2023-04-07 – 2023-04-08 · Greencastle, PA · 📍 1546 Buchanan Trail East · State championship
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $4,100.00
Grand Champion: Off The Rack BBQ (702.8460) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 CHUNKY BBQ
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
702.8460 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 700.0116 ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ set in 2018.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
Off The Rack BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 90% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 11.4516 points — a wider margin than 90% of championships in the data.
Chicken places 3–4: DRILLING & GRILLING and BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM and OFF THE RACK BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Checkered Flag 500 and CHUNKY BBQ tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
OFF THE RACK BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 9th.
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 177.7372 that had stood across 5 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: DRILLING & GRILLING (won 2017).
This contest was away for 4 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2019-04-05.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-03 | Shady Grove, PA | Shady Grove, PA 17256 | 48 | 689.0972 | 270 SMOKERS | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| 2016-04-01 | Greencastle, PA | 1542 Buchanan Trail East | 54 | 694.7884 | 3 EYZ BBQ | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ |
| 2017-03-31 | Greencastle, PA | 1546 Buchanan Trail East | 59 | 683.9544 | DRILLING & GRILLING | THE BBQ GURU |
| 2018-04-06 | Greencastle, PA | 1546 Buchanan Trail East | 60 | 700.0116 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| 2019-04-05 | Greencastle, PA | 1542 Buchanan Trail East | 42 | 686.2056 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | PIGGIN' WHISKEY |
| 2021-04-09 | Greencastle, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-04-07 ← this one | Greencastle, PA | 1546 Buchanan Trail East | 30 | 702.8460 | Off The Rack BBQ | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Seven Valleys, PA | 35 Main St. | 21 | 693.0856 | Chunky BBQ | OFF THE RACK BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 170.8688 | 168.5716 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 171.9772 | 169.6684 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 173.7028 | 170.8456 |
30 entries · top 702.8460 · median 654.7428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 2 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 3 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 4 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 5 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 6 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 7 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 8 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 9 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 10 | Swappin Sauces | |
| 11 | DonSquatch Bbq | |
| 12 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 13 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 14 | Dead on Q | |
| 15 | War Pigs | |
| 16 | Allegheny Mountain BBQ | |
| 17 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 18 | Bad Company BBQ | |
| 19 | Red Brothers | |
| 20 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 21 | COSMIC SMOKE-N-BBQ LLC | |
| 22 | Doc Pearl & The 2 Rhodies | |
| 23 | Deans Rockn Rednecks | |
| 24 | 3 T's BBQ | |
| 25 | STACKED | |
| 26 | Lone Wolf Que | |
| 27 | Smokin Hann's BBQ | |
| 28 | Pappy's Q | |
| 29 | Smoking with Red | |
| 30 | Checkered Flag 500 |
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 2 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 3 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 4 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 5 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 6 | War Pigs | |
| 7 | Swappin Sauces | |
| 8 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 9 | Bad Company BBQ | |
| 10 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 11 | 3 T's BBQ | |
| 12 | Checkered Flag 500 | |
| 13 | DonSquatch Bbq | |
| 14 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 15 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 16 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 17 | Allegheny Mountain BBQ | |
| 18 | Doc Pearl & The 2 Rhodies | |
| 19 | Red Brothers | |
| 20 | COSMIC SMOKE-N-BBQ LLC | |
| 21 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 22 | Dead on Q | |
| 23 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 24 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 25 | STACKED | |
| 26 | Pappy's Q | |
| 27 | Deans Rockn Rednecks | |
| 28 | Smokin Hann's BBQ | |
| 29 | Smoking with Red | |
| 30 | Lone Wolf Que |
30 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Checkered Flag 500 | |
| 2 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 3 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 4 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 5 | Dead on Q | |
| 6 | COSMIC SMOKE-N-BBQ LLC | |
| 7 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 8 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 9 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 10 | Swappin Sauces | |
| 11 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 12 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 13 | Lone Wolf Que | |
| 14 | Red Brothers | |
| 15 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 16 | Deans Rockn Rednecks | |
| 17 | Smokin Hann's BBQ | |
| 18 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 19 | DonSquatch Bbq | |
| 20 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 21 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 22 | STACKED | |
| 23 | Allegheny Mountain BBQ | |
| 24 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 25 | Smoking with Red | |
| 26 | War Pigs | |
| 27 | Bad Company BBQ | |
| 28 | 3 T's BBQ | |
| 29 | Doc Pearl & The 2 Rhodies | |
| 30 | Pappy's Q |
30 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 2 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 3 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 4 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 5 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 6 | Checkered Flag 500 | |
| 7 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 8 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 9 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 10 | Swappin Sauces | |
| 11 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 12 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 13 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 14 | Allegheny Mountain BBQ | |
| 15 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 16 | War Pigs | |
| 17 | Doc Pearl & The 2 Rhodies | |
| 18 | STACKED | |
| 19 | DonSquatch Bbq | |
| 20 | COSMIC SMOKE-N-BBQ LLC | |
| 21 | Deans Rockn Rednecks | |
| 22 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 23 | 3 T's BBQ | |
| 24 | Bad Company BBQ | |
| 25 | Lone Wolf Que | |
| 26 | Pappy's Q | |
| 27 | Red Brothers | |
| 28 | Dead on Q | |
| 29 | Smokin Hann's BBQ | |
| 30 | Smoking with Red |
29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 161.6572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 2 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 3 | DonSquatch Bbq | |
| 4 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 5 | Dead on Q | |
| 6 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 7 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 8 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 9 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 10 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 11 | Doc Pearl & The 2 Rhodies | |
| 12 | Deans Rockn Rednecks | |
| 13 | Bad Company BBQ | |
| 14 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 15 | Red Brothers | |
| 16 | Swappin Sauces | |
| 17 | Allegheny Mountain BBQ | |
| 18 | War Pigs | |
| 19 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 20 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 21 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 22 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 23 | COSMIC SMOKE-N-BBQ LLC | |
| 24 | Lone Wolf Que | |
| 25 | STACKED | |
| 26 | 3 T's BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokin Hann's BBQ | |
| 28 | Pappy's Q | |
| 29 | Smoking with Red |