Smoke on the Rail (Day 1)
2023-07-28 – 2023-07-29 · New Freedom, PA · State championship
Reps: ANGELA MCKEE, LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $9,200.00
Grand Champion: 3 Eyz BBQ (698.8116) · 51 teams
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?
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
3 EYZ BBQ took the Grand Championship home to VA.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
3 EYZ BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-28 ← this one | New Freedom, PA | 51 | 698.8116 | 3 Eyz BBQ |
| 2023-07-29 | New Freedom, PA | 40 | 703.9884 | Drilling And Grilling |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
33 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.4172
Backyard Series — Overall
33 entries · top 353.7144 · median 333.0740
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 174.2744 · median 166.2972
Master Series — Brisket
51 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.3712
Master Series — Chicken
51 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
51 entries · top 698.8116 · median 671.9084
Master Series — Pork
50 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4056
Master Series — Pork Ribs
50 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.8228
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey smoke
45 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2972