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

🥇

Gold-N-Blue Barbecue

353.7144 · Backyard Series — Overall

🥈

Kane's BBQ

346.2628 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Swine 'N' Roses BBQ

343.9656 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

7 categories

Top score

353.7144

Winning margin

7.4516

GC over RC

Field average

331.35

median 333.07

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

339.4056

what a walk cost here

Field spread

53.8292

winner to last place

Prize money

$9,200.00

on the line

Most consistent

3 EYZ BBQ

avg finish 6.60 across 5 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 2.2856 pts — SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION

How hot was the win?

Top 81%

beats 19% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1558

avg power rating going in · stronger than 65% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GETTIN' BASTED

rated 1920 pre-contest

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)

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

#	Team	Score
1	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	179.4400
2	Kane's BBQ	177.7028
3	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	174.2972
4	Broomstick BBQ	174.2744
5	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	174.2628
6	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	173.1316
7	Zoni-Q	172.5484
8	Col. Buck’s BBQ	171.9884
9	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	170.8456
10	HotMess BBQ	170.8228
11	Small Batch BBQ MD	170.2856
12	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	170.2628
13	Oink N' Doink BBQ	169.1200
14	House of Hawg	168.5256
15	Bill's Back Yard	167.9772
16	Rubbin' and Chuggin' BBQ	167.9772
17	COAL CRACKER BBQ	167.4172
18	STICKS & STONES BBQ	167.4172
19	Weber's Backyard BBQ	167.3828
20	Capt. Blue BBQ	165.7028
21	Real Men Smoke	165.6800
22	Butchie's Backyard BBQ	165.1316
23	Jarheadbbq	165.0856
24	Leaning Jowler BBQ	164.5828
25	Castleton Q	163.9656
26	Pink Ring BBQ	163.9656
27	Big Butts BBQ	163.9544
28	Full Throttle BBQ	163.4172
29	Stroked Out Cooking Team	163.4056
30	MRC_Barbecue	162.8000
31	Purple Panda	158.8572
32	All About the Wood	158.2744
33	Lucky Q Bbq	156.5024

Backyard Series — Overall

33 entries · top 353.7144 · median 333.0740

#	Team	Score
1	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	353.7144
2	Kane's BBQ	346.2628
3	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	343.9656
4	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	342.8688
5	Small Batch BBQ MD	341.1544
6	Zoni-Q	341.1084
7	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	340.5944
8	Weber's Backyard BBQ	340.5256
9	Oink N' Doink BBQ	339.9888
10	Col. Buck’s BBQ	339.4056
11	Real Men Smoke	335.9772
12	Leaning Jowler BBQ	335.4400
13	HotMess BBQ	335.3716
14	Capt. Blue BBQ	334.8344
15	MRC_Barbecue	334.7888
16	COAL CRACKER BBQ	334.2628
17	Stroked Out Cooking Team	333.0740
18	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	331.9544
19	All About the Wood	331.4288
20	STICKS & STONES BBQ	330.2744
21	Broomstick BBQ	330.2404
22	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	329.6224
23	Full Throttle BBQ	329.0972
24	Jarheadbbq	329.0516
25	Rubbin' and Chuggin' BBQ	328.5032
26	Big Butts BBQ	326.7772
27	House of Hawg	326.2056
28	Butchie's Backyard BBQ	322.2632
29	Pink Ring BBQ	318.7772
30	Bill's Back Yard	317.0512
31	Castleton Q	307.3600
32	Purple Panda	302.7088
33	Lucky Q Bbq	299.8852

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

33 entries · top 174.2744 · median 166.2972

#	Team	Score
1	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	174.2744
2	All About the Wood	173.1544
3	Weber's Backyard BBQ	173.1428
4	MRC_Barbecue	171.9888
5	Small Batch BBQ MD	170.8688
6	Oink N' Doink BBQ	170.8688
7	Leaning Jowler BBQ	170.8572
8	Real Men Smoke	170.2972
9	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	169.7372
10	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	169.7028
11	Stroked Out Cooking Team	169.6684
12	Capt. Blue BBQ	169.1316
13	Kane's BBQ	168.5600
14	Zoni-Q	168.5600
15	Col. Buck’s BBQ	167.4172
16	COAL CRACKER BBQ	166.8456
17	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	166.2972
18	Full Throttle BBQ	165.6800
19	HotMess BBQ	164.5488
20	Jarheadbbq	163.9660
21	STICKS & STONES BBQ	162.8572
22	Big Butts BBQ	162.8228
23	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	161.6916
24	Rubbin' and Chuggin' BBQ	160.5260
25	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	158.7768
26	House of Hawg	157.6800
27	Butchie's Backyard BBQ	157.1316
28	Broomstick BBQ	155.9660
29	Pink Ring BBQ	154.8116
30	Bill's Back Yard	149.0740
31	Purple Panda	143.8516
32	Castleton Q	143.3944
33	Lucky Q Bbq	143.3828

Master Series — Brisket

51 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.3712

#	Team	Score
1	GETTIN' BASTED	177.7144
2	3 EYZ BBQ	176.5600
3	4 BOXERS Q	175.4400
4	Mispillion Meat Works	175.4056
5	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	174.8456
6	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	174.2628
7	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	174.2628
8	Second Helping BBQ -PA	173.7028
9	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	173.1200
10	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	173.1200
11	The Fat is Where It's At	172.0000
12	TOP GUN BARBECUE	171.4284
13	Menke Boys BBQ	170.8228
14	The Fake Italian	170.8228
15	Sasquatch BBQ	169.6916
16	Deans Rockn Rednecks	168.5600
17	OFF THE RACK BBQ	168.5372
18	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	168.5372
19	BIG DOG BBQ VA	167.4056
20	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	167.4056
21	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	167.3944
22	ELJEFE SMOKE	167.3944
23	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	167.3828
24	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	167.3828
25	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	167.3712
26	TEAM MEAT COMA	167.3712
27	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	166.2400
28	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	166.2400
29	Hair of the Hog	165.7144
30	Swappin Sauces	165.7028
31	QUE U	165.1428
32	UP IN SMOKERS	164.5372
33	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	164.5372
34	HARCO LOCO BBQ	163.9888
35	FAT MAXINE'S BBQ	163.9544
36	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	163.4172
37	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	163.3828
38	NEANDERTHAL Q	161.1200
39	Mullen It Over BBQ	159.9772
40	Anonymous Q	159.9656
41	Let It Smoke Barbecue	159.3600
42	SMOKECRAFT - MD	158.2284
43	Palm tree smokehouse	156.5372
44	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	156.5144
45	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	155.9428
46	CycloneBBQ	155.9428
47	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	155.3600
48	Kickin' Ash BBQ	151.3600
49	Cobia Smoke	150.2744
50	Pappy's Q	143.9200
51	B&S BBQ	143.4172

Master Series — Chicken

51 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	OFF THE RACK BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	180.0000 🔥
4	GETTIN' BASTED	179.4400
5	TOP GUN BARBECUE	177.7144
6	The Fat is Where It's At	177.7028
7	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	177.7028
8	3 EYZ BBQ	176.5600
9	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	175.4172
10	QUE U	175.4172
11	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	175.4172
12	SMOKECRAFT - MD	175.4056
13	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	174.8456
14	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	174.2744
15	HARCO LOCO BBQ	174.2744
16	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	174.2628
17	TEAM MEAT COMA	174.2628
18	BIG DOG BBQ VA	173.7028
19	UP IN SMOKERS	173.7028
20	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	173.1084
21	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	172.5484
22	Mispillion Meat Works	171.9772
23	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	171.9656
24	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	170.8112
25	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	170.2744
26	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	170.2744
27	Mullen It Over BBQ	169.7144
28	CycloneBBQ	169.1428
29	Deans Rockn Rednecks	169.1200
30	Anonymous Q	169.1200
31	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	169.1200
32	FAT MAXINE'S BBQ	169.1200
33	Sasquatch BBQ	168.5712
34	NEANDERTHAL Q	168.5372
35	The Fake Italian	167.4172
36	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	167.3828
37	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	166.2400
38	ELJEFE SMOKE	166.2284
39	Let It Smoke Barbecue	165.0972
40	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	165.0972
41	4 BOXERS Q	165.0856
42	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	164.5484
43	Swappin Sauces	163.3828
44	Palm tree smokehouse	161.7028
45	Second Helping BBQ -PA	159.9772
46	Menke Boys BBQ	159.9772
47	Pappy's Q	159.3600
48	Kickin' Ash BBQ	154.2516
49	Hair of the Hog	154.2400
50	B&S BBQ	150.2972
51	Cobia Smoke	144.5372

Master Series — Overall

51 entries · top 698.8116 · median 671.9084

#	Team	Score
1	3 EYZ BBQ	698.8116
2	OFF THE RACK BBQ	698.8116
3	GETTIN' BASTED	695.9888
4	TOP GUN BARBECUE	692.5372
5	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	691.4288
6	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	690.8000
7	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	689.6228
8	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	689.1204
9	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	689.0512
10	The Fat is Where It's At	687.9544
11	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	687.3488
12	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	684.5032
13	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	684.4452
14	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	682.7888
15	Sasquatch BBQ	682.2400
16	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	682.2288
17	Mispillion Meat Works	682.2172
18	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	681.6688
19	QUE U	681.6688
20	4 BOXERS Q	679.9084
21	BIG DOG BBQ VA	679.3600
22	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	678.1716
23	TEAM MEAT COMA	674.1600
24	UP IN SMOKERS	673.0744
25	FAT MAXINE'S BBQ	672.4460
26	SMOKECRAFT - MD	671.9084
27	ELJEFE SMOKE	671.8628
28	HARCO LOCO BBQ	670.8004
29	Deans Rockn Rednecks	668.4916
30	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	667.8628
31	The Fake Italian	665.5884
32	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	664.4228
33	Menke Boys BBQ	663.3032
34	Second Helping BBQ -PA	662.8000
35	Anonymous Q	662.1944
36	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	661.0856
37	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	660.9944
38	Let It Smoke Barbecue	660.9600
39	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	657.6004
40	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	656.9944
41	CycloneBBQ	654.1828
42	NEANDERTHAL Q	654.1488
43	Palm tree smokehouse	653.0288
44	Swappin Sauces	651.8748
45	Mullen It Over BBQ	643.3260
46	Hair of the Hog	641.5772
47	Kickin' Ash BBQ	640.9832
48	Cobia Smoke	604.4232
49	Pappy's Q	588.2056
50	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	557.6576
51	B&S BBQ	293.7144

Master Series — Pork

50 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4056

#	Team	Score
1	OFF THE RACK BBQ	178.8572
2	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	177.7144
3	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	177.7028
4	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	174.8456
5	GETTIN' BASTED	174.2856
6	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	174.2744
7	Sasquatch BBQ	172.5600
8	BIG DOG BBQ VA	171.4172
9	QUE U	170.8344
10	The Fat is Where It's At	170.8344
11	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	170.8344
12	3 EYZ BBQ	170.2744
13	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	170.2744
14	ELJEFE SMOKE	170.2628
15	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	170.2628
16	TOP GUN BARBECUE	169.6916
17	Deans Rockn Rednecks	169.6916
18	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	169.6800
19	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	169.1772
20	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	169.1544
21	Menke Boys BBQ	168.5488
22	4 BOXERS Q	167.9656
23	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	167.4288
24	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	167.4172
25	HARCO LOCO BBQ	167.4056
26	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	167.4056
27	FAT MAXINE'S BBQ	167.3944
28	Kickin' Ash BBQ	167.3828
29	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	166.8344
30	TEAM MEAT COMA	166.8344
31	Anonymous Q	166.2400
32	Mispillion Meat Works	165.6800
33	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	165.6800
34	SMOKECRAFT - MD	163.9772
35	Hair of the Hog	163.9656
36	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	163.9428
37	Let It Smoke Barbecue	163.3828
38	Second Helping BBQ -PA	162.2628
39	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	162.2628
40	UP IN SMOKERS	160.5600
41	Palm tree smokehouse	160.5144
42	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	159.3944
43	Swappin Sauces	159.3832
44	Cobia Smoke	158.8344
45	NEANDERTHAL Q	158.8000
46	The Fake Italian	158.2400
47	CycloneBBQ	158.2400
48	Mullen It Over BBQ	151.9428
49	Pappy's Q	143.8972
50	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	48.0116

Master Series — Pork Ribs

50 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.8228

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	178.8572
2	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	176.5716
3	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	176.5600
4	3 EYZ BBQ	175.4172
5	SMOKECRAFT - MD	174.2972
6	Palm tree smokehouse	174.2744
7	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	174.2744
8	UP IN SMOKERS	174.2744
9	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	173.7144
10	TOP GUN BARBECUE	173.7028
11	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	173.1660
12	Let It Smoke Barbecue	173.1200
13	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	171.9772
14	FAT MAXINE'S BBQ	171.9772
15	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	171.9656
16	4 BOXERS Q	171.4172
17	Sasquatch BBQ	171.4172
18	OFF THE RACK BBQ	171.4172
19	CycloneBBQ	170.8572
20	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	170.8344
21	QUE U	170.2744
22	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	169.6916
23	Mispillion Meat Works	169.1544
24	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	169.1316
25	The Fake Italian	169.1084
26	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	168.5372
27	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	167.9888
28	Kickin' Ash BBQ	167.9888
29	ELJEFE SMOKE	167.9772
30	The Fat is Where It's At	167.4172
31	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	166.8688
32	Anonymous Q	166.8688
33	Second Helping BBQ -PA	166.8572
34	BIG DOG BBQ VA	166.8344
35	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	165.7144
36	NEANDERTHAL Q	165.6916
37	TEAM MEAT COMA	165.6916
38	HARCO LOCO BBQ	165.1316
39	GETTIN' BASTED	164.5488
40	Menke Boys BBQ	163.9544
41	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	163.4172
42	Swappin Sauces	163.4060
43	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	162.8344
44	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	161.6916
45	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	161.6916
46	Mullen It Over BBQ	161.6916
47	Deans Rockn Rednecks	161.1200
48	Hair of the Hog	157.6572
49	Cobia Smoke	150.7772
50	Pappy's Q	141.0284

Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey smoke

45 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2972

#	Team	Score
1	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	178.8572
2	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	178.8572
3	Mispillion Meat Works	177.7144
4	NEANDERTHAL Q	177.7028
5	Kane's BBQ	173.7144
6	Deans Rockn Rednecks	173.1772
7	3 EYZ BBQ	171.4284
8	Weber's Backyard BBQ	170.2744
9	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	170.2628
10	TEAM MEAT COMA	169.7028
11	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	169.1200
12	Capt. Blue BBQ	168.5828
13	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	168.5372
14	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	168.5256
15	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	168.0228
16	STICKS & STONES BBQ	168.0228
17	Col. Buck’s BBQ	167.9656
18	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	167.3944
19	MRC_Barbecue	167.3944
20	Full Throttle BBQ	167.3828
21	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	166.8228
22	Swappin Sauces	166.2972
23	Second Helping BBQ -PA	166.2972
24	Menke Boys BBQ	165.6916
25	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	165.1316
26	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	165.0856
27	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	165.0856
28	QUE U	165.0856
29	SMOKECRAFT - MD	164.5600
30	Leaning Jowler BBQ	162.7884
31	The Fake Italian	160.5484
32	OFF THE RACK BBQ	160.5372
33	Broomstick BBQ	159.9428
34	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	158.8228
35	Stroked Out Cooking Team	158.8000
36	Oink N' Doink BBQ	158.2172
37	Pink Ring BBQ	157.6916
38	HARCO LOCO BBQ	157.6456
39	Castleton Q	157.1428
40	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	156.5028
41	COAL CRACKER BBQ	155.4288
42	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	152.5144
43	Big Butts BBQ	149.0972
44	Bill's Back Yard	145.1660
45	Purple Panda	142.2744