New Holland Summer Fest
2023-08-25 – 2023-08-26 · New Holland, PA · 📍 400 E. Jackson St. · State championship
Reps: LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $8,700.00
Grand Champion: Chunky BBQ (693.0512) · 44 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKECRAFT - MD
Entries
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Perfect 180s
Tightest race
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How hot was the win?
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5256 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
CHUNKY BBQ took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
🧹 A double category winner
SMOKECRAFT - MD won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 6–7: BLUE & GRAY BBQ and The Fat is Where It's At tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: TINY E BBQ and UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: BLUE & GRAY BBQ and Mispillion Meat Works tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: LO' -N- SLO' BBQ (won 2016, 2017), SMOKECRAFT (won 2019).
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-23 | New Holland, PA | 71 | 675.4056 | Drilling & Grilling BBQ Team | PA MIDNITE SMOKERS | |
| 2014-08-22 | New Holland, PA 17557 | 70 | 685.0856 | DIZZY PIG | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 2015-08-28 | New Holland, PA 17557 | 70 | 682.8456 | 4:20 Q | FLYING PORKERS | |
| 2016-08-26 | New Holland, PA | 66 | 691.9312 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | BIG D'S BBQ | |
| 2017-08-25 | 400 Block E Jackson St | 69 | 681.0860 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | BEERBEQUE | |
| 2018-08-24 | 400 Block E Jackson St | 71 | 692.0000 | 3N1 Q | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 2019-08-23 | New Holland, PA | 400 E Jackson St | 65 | 685.0740 | SMOKECRAFT | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2021-08-27 | New Holland, PA | 400 E Jackson St | 44 | 694.8112 | WOLF'S REVENGE | DANTE'S INFERNO |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland, PA | 400 E. Jackson St. | 49 | 698.8000 | OPTIMUS SWINE | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ |
| 2023-08-25 ← this one | New Holland, PA | 400 E. Jackson St. | 44 | 693.0512 | Chunky BBQ | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2024-08-23 | New Holland, PA | 400 E. Jackson St. | 38 | 699.9428 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7144 | 171.4056 | 168.5600 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 171.4172 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.1316 | 169.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
44 entries · top 693.0512 · median 656.9942
Chicken
44 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.7030
Pork Ribs
44 entries · top 173.7144 · median 162.2628
Pork
44 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.9600
Brisket
43 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.8572
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Chef'S Choice
17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Griller B's | |
| 2 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 3 | TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ | |
| 4 | Jim's Pequea Pullers | |
| 5 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 6 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 7 | Lo'-N-Slo' BBQ | |
| 8 | CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ | |
| 9 | WEEKEND SMOKERS | |
| 10 | PAPPY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Fire Ants BBQ | |
| 12 | COAL CRACKER BBQ | |
| 13 | 3 T's BBQ | |
| 14 | ALL HOGGED UP | |
| 15 | All About the Wood | |
| 16 | Brisket Butts and BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokin Daddies GNC |
Ancillary — Sausage
17 entries · top 176.5944 · median 169.7028
Ancillary — Whole Hog
5 entries · top 165.6916 · median 162.2516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALL HOGGED UP | |
| 2 | Lo'-N-Slo' BBQ | |
| 3 | COAL CRACKER BBQ | |
| 4 | Pappy's Q | |
| 5 | Team Meadow Creek |