WV Coalfields Cookoff
2023-06-09 – 2023-06-10 · Welch, WV · 📍 88 Howard Street · State championship
Reps: JULIE COOK, RUSTY COOK · Prize money: $9,000.00
Grand Champion: HIGH ON THE HOG (695.8968) · 16 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
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
High on the Hog took the Grand Championship home to IL.
🧹 A double category winner
HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: UNDER THE RADAR (won 2022).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1605 power rating going in — stronger than 93% 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-10 | Welch, WV | 88 Howard Street | 15 | 704.5716 | UNDER THE RADAR | Optimus Swine |
| 2023-06-09 ← this one | Welch, WV | 88 Howard Street | 16 | 695.8968 | HIGH ON THE HOG | OFF THE RACK BBQ |
| 2024-06-07 | Welch, WV | 88 Howard Street | 13 | 701.1084 | Muttley Crew BBQ | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| 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 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 695.8968 · median 677.2970
Chicken
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2514
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 176.0116 · median 166.8230
Pork
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.0912
Brisket
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9542
Backyard Series
Overall
12 entries · top 519.9544 · median 500.2344
Chicken
12 entries · top 173.1544 · median 166.5372
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 174.8688 · median 169.1372
Pork
12 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.3944