Jun 9–10, 2023 · Welch, WV · 📍 88 Howard Street · State championship
Reps: Julie Cook, Rusty Cook · Prize money: $9,000
HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO won Grand Champion at the WV Coalfields Cookoff on June 9, 2023 in Welch, WV at 88 Howard Street, scoring 695.8968 in a field of 16 teams. OFF THE RACK BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.6228. Category winners: Chicken — HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO (177.7028); Pork Ribs — SMOKECRAFT - MD (176.0116); Pork — SMOKECRAFT - MD (177.7028); Brisket — HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO (177.7028). The Backyard Series standings were won by Swine 'N' Roses BBQ with 519.9544. This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2022 edition was won by UNDER THE RADAR; the next was held in 2024.
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, 2022 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO came in rated below the field's top team, Under the Radar, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Stronger than 90% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1627 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO and One Eyed Pig BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: POOR BOYS BBQ and OFF THE RACK BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ and D’Qued Barbeque tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 9th.
SMOKECRAFT - MD turned in 176.0116 in pork ribs — past the 175.4172 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: UNDER THE RADAR (won 2022).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2022 | Welch, WV | 88 Howard Street | 15 | 704.5716 | UNDER THE RADAR | Optimus Swine |
| Jun 9, 2023 ← this one | Welch, WV | 88 Howard Street | 16 | 695.8968 | HIGH ON THE HOG | OFF THE RACK BBQ |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Welch, WV | 88 Howard Street | 13 | 701.1084 | Muttley Crew BBQ | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 169.1084 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 176.0116 | 169.7032 | 165.0972 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7028 | 173.1084 | 167.3828 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7028 | 170.8228 | 167.3828 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 173.1544 | 169.1084 | 162.2628 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 174.8688 | 170.8344 | 163.9544 |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 177.7028 | 167.4172 | 157.6572 |
16 entries · top 695.8968 · median 677.2970
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2514
16 entries · top 176.0116 · median 166.8230
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.0912
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9542
12 entries · top 519.9544 · median 500.2344 · out of 540, not the usual 360
12 entries · top 173.1544 · median 166.5372
12 entries · top 174.8688 · median 169.1372
12 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.3944