Chillin & Grillin in the Glades
2023-07-14 – 2023-07-15 · Wise, VA · 📍 110 E. Main Street · State championship
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, BILL JONES · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: MUDVILLE BBQ (698.2056) · 36 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Optimus Swine
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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.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: Ham Squad and OFF THE RACK BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY and Still Workin' On It tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Still Workin' On It and MUTTLEY CREW BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2018), REDNECK SCIENTIFIC (won 2021).
🏟️ 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)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-10 | Wise, VA 24293 | 18 | 684.4800 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 2016-07-08 | Main Street | 26 | 682.8112 | BIG SHOW BBQ COOKIN' TEAM | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 2017-07-14 | 206 E Main St | 26 | 677.6688 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 2018-07-20 | 206 E Main St | 29 | 692.4796 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 2019-07-19 | Wise, VA | Wise, VA 24293 | 27 | 695.9772 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Wise, VA | 309 E Main St | 25 | 696.5488 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Wise, VA | P.O. Box 3494 | 31 | 704.5488 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBECUE PIT | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2023-07-14 ← this one | Wise, VA | 110 E. Main Street | 36 | 698.2056 | MUDVILLE BBQ | Optimus Swine |
| 2024-07-19 | Wise, VA | 110 E. Main Street | 31 | 712.5600 | Swig-N-Pig | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2025-07-18 | Wise, VA | 303 E. Main Street | 34 | 699.3716 | Dog Bite Barbecue | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2026-07-17 | Wise, VA | 303 E. Main Street | 35 | 698.2284 | Twisted Pair BBQ | Maya Jane BBQ |
| 2027-07-16 | Wise, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.8456 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 175.4056 | 174.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
36 entries · top 698.2056 · median 679.0226
Chicken
36 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8228
Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.8286
Pork
36 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2686
Brisket
36 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8228