WV Coalfields Cookoff
2023-06-09 – 2023-06-10 · Welch, WV · State championship
Reps: JULIE COOK, RUSTY COOK · Prize money: $9,000.00
Grand Champion: HIGH ON THE HOG (695.8968) · 16 teams
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Perfect 180s
Tightest race
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Double threats
How hot was the win?
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Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1084 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
High on the Hog took the Grand Championship home to IL.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1604 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
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 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-10 | Welch, WV | 15 | 704.5716 | UNDER THE RADAR |
| 2023-06-09 ← this one | Welch, WV | 16 | 695.8968 | HIGH ON THE HOG |
| 2024-06-07 | Welch, WV | 13 | 701.1084 | Muttley Crew BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
12 entries · top 173.1544 · median 166.5372
Backyard Series — Overall
12 entries · top 519.9544 · median 500.2344
Backyard Series — Pork
12 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.3944
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 174.8688 · median 169.1372
Master Series — Brisket
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9542
Master Series — Chicken
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2514
Master Series — Overall
16 entries · top 695.8968 · median 677.2970
Master Series — Pork
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.0912
Master Series — Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 176.0116 · median 166.8230