Chillin & Grillin in the Glades

2023-07-14 – 2023-07-15 · Wise, VA · State championship

Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, BILL JONES · Prize money: $10,000.00

Grand Champion: MUDVILLE BBQ (698.2056) · 36 teams

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MUDVILLE BBQ

698.2056 · Master Series — Overall

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Optimus Swine

698.1940 · Master Series — Overall

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Glamping Grillers

696.5028 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

698.2056

Winning margin

0.0116

GC over RC

Field average

676.54

median 679.02

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

682.7544

what a walk cost here

Field spread

74.9940

winner to last place

Prize money

$10,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

Still Workin' On It

avg finish 7.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 3.4516 pts — MUDVILLE BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 42%

beats 58% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1609

avg power rating going in · stronger than 94% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

rated 1882 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

MUDVILLE BBQ took the Grand Championship home to CA.

🏟️ A stacked field

The field averaged a 1609 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.

🃏 An upset on the books

MUDVILLE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2015-07-10		18	684.4800	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS
2016-07-08		26	682.8112	BIG SHOW BBQ COOKIN' TEAM
2017-07-14		26	677.6688	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE
2018-07-20		29	692.4796	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
2019-07-19	Wise, VA	27	695.9772	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE
2021-07-16	Wise, VA	25	696.5488	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC
2022-07-15	Wise, VA	31	704.5488	UNCLE PIG'S BARBECUE PIT
2023-07-14 ← this one	Wise, VA	36	698.2056	MUDVILLE BBQ
2024-07-19	Wise, VA	31	712.5600	Swig-N-Pig
2025-07-18	Wise, VA	34	699.3716	Dog Bite Barbecue
2026-07-17	Wise, VA	—	—	—

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

36 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8228

#	Team	Score
1	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	177.7144
2	BIG DOG BBQ VA	176.5600
3	CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC	176.5600
4	MUDVILLE BBQ	176.5600
5	Optimus Swine	175.4056
6	Still Workin' On It	175.4056
7	PIG ON FIRE	174.8572
8	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	174.8456
9	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	174.2744
10	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	174.2628
11	Ham Squad	173.7028
12	SMOKIN SKULLIES	173.1200
13	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	171.9772
14	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	171.9772
15	Glamping Grillers	171.9772
16	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	171.9656
17	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	170.8228
18	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	170.8228
19	Pappy & Roleys	170.8228
20	SWIG-N-PIG	170.2744
21	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	170.2628
22	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	166.8800
23	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	165.1428
24	CONTAGIOUS Q	165.0972
25	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	164.5256
26	UNDER THE RADAR	164.5256
27	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	163.9428
28	BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH	163.9428
29	OFF THE RACK BBQ	162.8228
30	LAKEVIEW BBQ	162.8000
31	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	161.6456
32	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	161.0856
33	BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	159.3600
34	COSMIC SMOKE-N-BBQ LLC	159.3600
35	smokey anderson bbq	155.9428
36	BEEF PIGS BBQ	150.2516

Master Series — Chicken

36 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8228

#	Team	Score
1	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	177.7028
2	Ham Squad	175.4172
3	OFF THE RACK BBQ	175.4172
4	Glamping Grillers	175.4056
5	BIG DOG BBQ VA	174.8456
6	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	174.2628
7	Still Workin' On It	174.2628
8	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	174.2628
9	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	173.1200
10	BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	173.1200
11	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	173.1200
12	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	173.1200
13	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	171.9772
14	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	171.9772
15	SMOKIN SKULLIES	171.9772
16	MUDVILLE BBQ	171.9656
17	CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC	170.8228
18	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	170.8228
19	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	170.8228
20	Optimus Swine	170.8228
21	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	170.8228
22	PIG ON FIRE	169.6800
23	SWIG-N-PIG	169.6800
24	UNDER THE RADAR	169.6800
25	CONTAGIOUS Q	167.3944
26	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	166.2516
27	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	166.2400
28	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	166.2400
29	Pappy & Roleys	166.2284
30	COSMIC SMOKE-N-BBQ LLC	165.6916
31	LAKEVIEW BBQ	165.0856
32	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	163.3944
33	BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH	161.6572
34	smokey anderson bbq	161.6572
35	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	159.3600
36	BEEF PIGS BBQ	157.6688

Master Series — Overall

36 entries · top 698.2056 · median 679.0226

#	Team	Score
1	MUDVILLE BBQ	698.2056
2	Optimus Swine	698.1940
3	Glamping Grillers	696.5028
4	Still Workin' On It	695.9084
5	Ham Squad	694.2172
6	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	693.0628
7	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	689.0400
8	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	687.3372
9	BIG DOG BBQ VA	682.7660
10	UNDER THE RADAR	682.7544
11	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	682.1484
12	PIG ON FIRE	681.6572
13	OFF THE RACK BBQ	681.6228
14	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	681.0284
15	SMOKIN SKULLIES	681.0284
16	BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	679.8744
17	SWIG-N-PIG	679.3028
18	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	679.2796
19	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	678.7656
20	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	678.1828
21	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	677.5656
22	Pappy & Roleys	676.4112
23	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	675.9084
24	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	675.3032
25	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	674.7316
26	CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC	672.9944
27	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	670.7428
28	CONTAGIOUS Q	670.7204
29	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	670.6856
30	BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH	670.1716
31	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	667.2800
32	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	663.2456
33	LAKEVIEW BBQ	656.9372
34	COSMIC SMOKE-N-BBQ LLC	650.6976
35	smokey anderson bbq	638.0572
36	BEEF PIGS BBQ	623.2116

Master Series — Pork

36 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2686

#	Team	Score
1	BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	178.8572
2	Optimus Swine	177.7028
3	Glamping Grillers	177.1544
4	UNDER THE RADAR	176.5600
5	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	176.5600
6	OFF THE RACK BBQ	176.0000
7	Ham Squad	175.4172
8	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	173.7028
9	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	173.7028
10	CONTAGIOUS Q	173.1200
11	Still Workin' On It	173.1200
12	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	173.1200
13	SWIG-N-PIG	173.1084
14	BIG DOG BBQ VA	171.9772
15	SMOKIN SKULLIES	171.9656
16	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	171.9656
17	MUDVILLE BBQ	170.8228
18	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	170.8228
19	BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH	169.7144
20	CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC	169.6916
21	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	169.6800
22	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	168.5256
23	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	167.9772
24	Pappy & Roleys	167.3828
25	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	167.3712
26	PIG ON FIRE	166.8228
27	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	166.2400
28	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	166.2400
29	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	165.6800
30	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	165.0856
31	LAKEVIEW BBQ	163.9544
32	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	163.9428
33	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	159.3600
34	BEEF PIGS BBQ	158.8000
35	COSMIC SMOKE-N-BBQ LLC	158.2516
36	smokey anderson bbq	150.7772

Master Series — Pork Ribs

36 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.8286

#	Team	Score
1	MUDVILLE BBQ	178.8572
2	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	175.4056
3	BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH	174.8572
4	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	174.2744
5	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	174.2744
6	Optimus Swine	174.2628
7	Still Workin' On It	173.1200
8	UNDER THE RADAR	171.9888
9	Pappy & Roleys	171.9772
10	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	171.9772
11	Glamping Grillers	171.9656
12	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	170.8228
13	PIG ON FIRE	170.2972
14	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	170.2744
15	Ham Squad	169.6800
16	smokey anderson bbq	169.6800
17	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	169.1200
18	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	169.1200
19	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	168.5372
20	BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	168.5372
21	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	168.5372
22	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	168.5256
23	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	167.4400
24	COSMIC SMOKE-N-BBQ LLC	167.3944
25	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	167.3944
26	OFF THE RACK BBQ	167.3828
27	SWIG-N-PIG	166.2400
28	CONTAGIOUS Q	165.1088
29	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	165.0972
30	LAKEVIEW BBQ	165.0972
31	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	165.0856
32	SMOKIN SKULLIES	163.9656
33	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	162.8000
34	BIG DOG BBQ VA	159.3832
35	BEEF PIGS BBQ	156.4912
36	CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC	155.9200