Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2)
2023-04-29 – 2023-04-30 · Williamsburg, VA · 📍 2205 Jamestown Rd · State championship
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, BILL JONES · Prize money: $7,700.00
Grand Champion: OPTIMUS SWINE 757 (695.9312) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 OFF THE RACK 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
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Pork Ribs places 7–8: Mispillion Meat Works and OFF THE RACK BBQ tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 8–9: UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT and OFF THE RACK BBQ tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Brisket places 7–8: Bowmans Butt & BBQ and WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BUSHMASTER BBQ (won 2023).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1611 power rating going in — stronger than 95% of every contest tracked.
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-28 | Williamsburg, VA | 2205 Jamestown Rd | 20 | 701.6684 | BUSHMASTER BBQ | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2023-04-29 ← this one | Williamsburg, VA | 2205 Jamestown Rd | 19 | 695.9312 | OPTIMUS SWINE 757 | OFF THE RACK BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 175.4516 | 172.5600 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7144 | 173.7144 | 170.8572 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 175.4400 | 170.8572 | 166.2512 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 169.6800 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 170.8344 | 167.3944 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 695.9312 · median 680.4800
Chicken
19 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9772
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.5600
Pork
19 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8572
Brisket
19 entries · top 175.4400 · median 166.2512
Backyard Series
Overall
21 entries · top 349.1200 · median 334.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 3 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | T & S BBQ | |
| 5 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 6 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 7 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 8 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 9 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 10 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 12 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 13 | Low & Slow Locomotives | |
| 14 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 15 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 18 | PINK RING BBQ | |
| 19 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 20 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 21 | Que N Cue |
Chicken
21 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 2 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 4 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 5 | T & S BBQ | |
| 6 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 7 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 8 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 9 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 10 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 11 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 12 | Low & Slow Locomotives | |
| 13 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 14 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 18 | PINK RING BBQ | |
| 19 | Que N Cue | |
| 20 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 21 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 173.7028 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 3 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 4 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 5 | T & S BBQ | |
| 6 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 9 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 10 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 11 | PINK RING BBQ | |
| 12 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 13 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 14 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 15 | Low & Slow Locomotives | |
| 16 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 17 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 18 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 19 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 20 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 21 | Que N Cue |