WV Hunting Heroes BBQ Throwdown
2023-04-21 – 2023-04-22 · Cottageville, WV · 📍 Jackson County Fairgrounds · State championship
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $5,300.00
Grand Champion: Under the Radar (670.1712) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 9.2000 points — a wider margin than 89% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Under the Radar took the Grand Championship home to GA.
🧹 A double category winner
T & S BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Pork places 1–2: BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH and ShawnBo's BBQ tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 2–3: UNDER THE RADAR edged HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO by 0.0116. Backyard Series — Chicken places 4–5: H.A. Cafe edged POOR BOYS BBQ by 0.0116.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 169.6684 | 161.1084 | 154.2400 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 173.1316 | 163.9772 | 145.0856 |
| Master Series — Pork | 167.4172 | 162.2284 | 154.2744 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 169.1200 | 163.3944 | 152.5144 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7144 | 166.8112 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 166.2972 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 177.1428 | 153.0740 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
15 entries · top 670.1712 · median 642.1832
Chicken
14 entries · top 169.6684 · median 156.2228
Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 173.1316 · median 158.8172
Pork
14 entries · top 167.4172 · median 158.8228
Brisket
15 entries · top 169.1200 · median 157.1200
Backyard Series
Overall
6 entries · top 529.1544 · median 509.3598
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T & S BBQ | |
| 2 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 3 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 5 | H.A. Cafe | |
| 6 | Sawdust BBQ |
Chicken
6 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T & S BBQ | |
| 2 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 3 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 4 | H.A. Cafe | |
| 5 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | Sawdust BBQ |
Pork Ribs
6 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T & S BBQ | |
| 2 | H.A. Cafe | |
| 3 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 5 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 6 | Sawdust BBQ |
Pork
6 entries · top 177.1428 · median 171.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 2 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | T & S BBQ | |
| 4 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 5 | Sawdust BBQ | |
| 6 | H.A. Cafe |