Smoke on the Rail (Day 2)

2023-07-29 – 2023-07-30 · New Freedom, PA · State championship

Reps: LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $9,200.00

Grand Champion: Drilling And Grilling (703.9884) · 40 teams

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Weber's Backyard BBQ

346.2516 · Backyard Series — Overall

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STICKS & STONES BBQ

345.1544 · Backyard Series — Overall

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MRC_Barbecue

345.0856 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

6 categories

Top score

346.2516

Winning margin

1.0972

GC over RC

Field average

335.41

median 335.95

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Pork

1.1772 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

336.5488

what a walk cost here

Field spread

33.1660

winner to last place

Prize money

$9,200.00

on the line

Most consistent

Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team

avg finish 6.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 2.8572 pts — Weber's Backyard BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 91%

beats 9% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1575

avg power rating going in · stronger than 77% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GETTIN' BASTED

rated 1922 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0972 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.

🃏 An upset on the books

Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 9-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	New Freedom, PA	51	698.8116	3 Eyz BBQ
2023-07-29 ← this one	New Freedom, PA	40	703.9884	Drilling And Grilling

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Backyard Series — Chicken

22 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6914

#	Team	Score
1	Weber's Backyard BBQ	178.8572
2	STICKS & STONES BBQ	176.0000
3	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	174.2628
4	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	173.1200
5	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	172.5600
6	HotMess BBQ	172.5600
7	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	171.9772
8	COAL CRACKER BBQ	171.9656
9	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	171.9656
10	Oink N' Doink BBQ	170.2744
11	Purple Panda	169.7028
12	MRC_Barbecue	169.6800
13	Capt. Blue BBQ	169.1544
14	Stroked Out Cooking Team	169.1316
15	Kane's BBQ	167.3712
16	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	166.8228
17	Full Throttle BBQ	166.8112
18	Bill's Back Yard	165.6684
19	Col. Buck’s BBQ	164.0000
20	Pink Ring BBQ	163.9888
21	Leaning Jowler BBQ	163.9656
22	Castleton Q	157.6800

Backyard Series — Overall

22 entries · top 346.2516 · median 335.9544

#	Team	Score
1	Weber's Backyard BBQ	346.2516
2	STICKS & STONES BBQ	345.1544
3	MRC_Barbecue	345.0856
4	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	344.5256
5	HotMess BBQ	342.8456
6	Capt. Blue BBQ	341.1200
7	Kane's BBQ	340.4912
8	Bill's Back Yard	339.3828
9	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	339.3828
10	Stroked Out Cooking Team	336.5488
11	Oink N' Doink BBQ	336.5372
12	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	335.3716
13	Leaning Jowler BBQ	334.8112
14	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	334.7656
15	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	331.9200
16	Col. Buck’s BBQ	330.8228
17	Purple Panda	329.7144
18	Pink Ring BBQ	329.6804
19	COAL CRACKER BBQ	329.6684
20	Full Throttle BBQ	329.6112
21	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	322.2056
22	Castleton Q	313.0856

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

22 entries · top 175.4056 · median 166.8228

#	Team	Score
1	MRC_Barbecue	175.4056
2	Bill's Back Yard	173.7144
3	Kane's BBQ	173.1200
4	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	172.5600
5	Capt. Blue BBQ	171.9656
6	Leaning Jowler BBQ	170.8456
7	HotMess BBQ	170.2856
8	STICKS & STONES BBQ	169.1544
9	Stroked Out Cooking Team	167.4172
10	Weber's Backyard BBQ	167.3944
11	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	166.8228
12	Col. Buck’s BBQ	166.8228
13	Oink N' Doink BBQ	166.2628
14	Pink Ring BBQ	165.6916
15	Full Throttle BBQ	162.8000
16	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	162.2516
17	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	160.5028
18	Purple Panda	160.0116
19	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	159.9428
20	COAL CRACKER BBQ	157.7028
21	Castleton Q	155.4056
22	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	155.3828

Master Series — Brisket

40 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5314

#	Team	Score
1	Menke Boys BBQ	179.4400
2	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	178.8572
3	TOP GUN BARBECUE	177.7028
4	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	176.5600
5	OFF THE RACK BBQ	175.4172
6	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	174.8456
7	GETTIN' BASTED	171.9772
8	Mispillion Meat Works	171.4056
9	Deans Rockn Rednecks	170.8228
10	SMOKECRAFT - MD	170.8228
11	TEAM MEAT COMA	170.2628
12	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	170.2628
13	BIG DOG BBQ VA	170.2628
14	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	169.6800
15	The Fat is Where It's At	169.6800
16	Swappin Sauces	169.1200
17	CycloneBBQ	168.5600
18	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	168.5372
19	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	168.5372
20	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	168.5372
21	3 EYZ BBQ	168.5256
22	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	167.9772
23	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	167.4288
24	4 BOXERS Q	166.8572
25	ELJEFE SMOKE	166.8344
26	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	165.7028
27	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	165.1428
28	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	164.5256
29	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	163.9428
30	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	162.8456
31	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	162.8116
32	Second Helping BBQ -PA	161.7144
33	Kickin' Ash BBQ	161.6688
34	Let It Smoke Barbecue	159.9428
35	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	158.2172
36	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	158.1940
37	Mullen It Over BBQ	156.5256
38	Pappy's Q	155.9656
39	The Fake Italian	154.8228
40	Cobia Smoke	131.8860

Master Series — Chicken

40 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9772

#	Team	Score
1	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	178.8572
2	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	178.3200
3	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	178.2972
4	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	177.7372
5	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	176.5716
6	Mispillion Meat Works	176.5600
7	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	176.5600
8	Deans Rockn Rednecks	176.0000
9	GETTIN' BASTED	176.0000
10	3 EYZ BBQ	175.4400
11	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	175.4056
12	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	175.4056
13	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	174.2628
14	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	173.7028
15	4 BOXERS Q	173.1316
16	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	173.1200
17	The Fat is Where It's At	173.1200
18	OFF THE RACK BBQ	173.1200
19	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	171.9888
20	ELJEFE SMOKE	171.9772
21	TOP GUN BARBECUE	171.9772
22	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	171.9656
23	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	170.8228
24	Mullen It Over BBQ	169.7144
25	TEAM MEAT COMA	169.1084
26	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	168.5600
27	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	168.5372
28	Second Helping BBQ -PA	168.0344
29	Kickin' Ash BBQ	167.9772
30	Let It Smoke Barbecue	167.3828
31	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	165.7372
32	SMOKECRAFT - MD	165.6800
33	Swappin Sauces	163.9772
34	Menke Boys BBQ	162.8572
35	CycloneBBQ	162.8340
36	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	160.5028
37	Pappy's Q	159.4060
38	BIG DOG BBQ VA	156.5256
39	The Fake Italian	155.9884
40	Cobia Smoke	151.9772

Master Series — Overall

40 entries · top 703.9884 · median 678.2456

#	Team	Score
1	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	703.9884
2	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	699.3600
3	Mispillion Meat Works	696.5028
4	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	695.9432
5	3 EYZ BBQ	693.6340
6	GETTIN' BASTED	690.8460
7	OFF THE RACK BBQ	690.8000
8	The Fat is Where It's At	690.2400
9	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	689.6456
10	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	688.5144
11	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	685.6800
12	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	685.6572
13	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	685.0628
14	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	683.9084
15	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	683.3828
16	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	682.2400
17	TOP GUN BARBECUE	681.6684
18	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	680.4912
19	SMOKECRAFT - MD	679.9200
20	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	678.2628
21	CycloneBBQ	678.2284
22	ELJEFE SMOKE	678.1944
23	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	678.1828
24	4 BOXERS Q	677.0972
25	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	677.0516
26	Deans Rockn Rednecks	673.6228
27	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	669.0748
28	TEAM MEAT COMA	667.8628
29	Menke Boys BBQ	663.3828
30	BIG DOG BBQ VA	659.8628
31	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	659.7824
32	Let It Smoke Barbecue	659.2456
33	Second Helping BBQ -PA	656.5944
34	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	655.9316
35	Swappin Sauces	650.7088
36	The Fake Italian	649.0512
37	Mullen It Over BBQ	647.3144
38	Kickin' Ash BBQ	636.4120
39	Pappy's Q	615.7832
40	Cobia Smoke	612.4232

Master Series — Pork

40 entries · top 176.5828 · median 171.1142

#	Team	Score
1	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	176.5828
2	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	176.5716
3	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	176.5600
4	The Fat is Where It's At	176.5600
5	Mispillion Meat Works	175.4056
6	TEAM MEAT COMA	174.8572
7	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	174.8456
8	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	173.7028
9	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	173.7028
10	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	173.1428
11	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	173.1428
12	SMOKECRAFT - MD	173.1428
13	4 BOXERS Q	173.1428
14	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	173.1200
15	3 EYZ BBQ	173.1084
16	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	172.5944
17	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	172.0116
18	GETTIN' BASTED	172.0116
19	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	171.4056
20	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	171.4056
21	ELJEFE SMOKE	170.8228
22	BIG DOG BBQ VA	170.2628
23	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	169.7028
24	CycloneBBQ	169.6800
25	Cobia Smoke	169.1200
26	Second Helping BBQ -PA	167.4400
27	Let It Smoke Barbecue	167.3944
28	OFF THE RACK BBQ	166.8456
29	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	166.8456
30	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	165.6800
31	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	165.6800
32	The Fake Italian	165.0972
33	TOP GUN BARBECUE	163.4056
34	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	161.6456
35	Deans Rockn Rednecks	161.0972
36	Menke Boys BBQ	159.3828
37	Mullen It Over BBQ	158.8228
38	Swappin Sauces	157.0744
39	Kickin' Ash BBQ	152.5260
40	Pappy's Q	151.3488

Master Series — Pork Ribs

40 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5658 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	180.0000 🔥
2	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	178.3200
3	CycloneBBQ	177.1544
4	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	176.5600
5	3 EYZ BBQ	176.5600
6	OFF THE RACK BBQ	175.4172
7	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	174.2628
8	The Fake Italian	173.1428
9	Mispillion Meat Works	173.1316
10	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	172.0116
11	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	172.0000
12	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	171.9884
13	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	171.9772
14	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	171.9772
15	The Fat is Where It's At	170.8800
16	GETTIN' BASTED	170.8572
17	SMOKECRAFT - MD	170.2744
18	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	170.2628
19	TOP GUN BARBECUE	168.5828
20	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	168.5716
21	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	168.5600
22	ELJEFE SMOKE	168.5600
23	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	168.0116
24	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	167.3828
25	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	166.2400
26	Deans Rockn Rednecks	165.7028
27	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	165.0856
28	Let It Smoke Barbecue	164.5256
29	4 BOXERS Q	163.9656
30	BIG DOG BBQ VA	162.8116
31	Mullen It Over BBQ	162.2516
32	Menke Boys BBQ	161.7028
33	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	161.1200
34	Swappin Sauces	160.5372
35	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	160.5260
36	Cobia Smoke	159.4400
37	Second Helping BBQ -PA	159.4056
38	Kickin' Ash BBQ	154.2400
39	TEAM MEAT COMA	153.6344
40	Pappy's Q	149.0628