New Holland Summer Fest 2023

Aug 25–26, 2023 · New Holland, PA · 📍 400 E. Jackson St. · State championship

Reps: Louise Weidner, Robert McKee · Prize money: $8,700

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CHUNKY BBQ

693.0512 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOKECRAFT - MD

692.5256 · Master Series — Overall

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WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

683.9316 · Master Series — Overall

CHUNKY BBQ won Grand Champion at the New Holland Summer Fest on August 25, 2023 in New Holland, PA at 400 E. Jackson St., scoring 693.0512 in a field of 44 teams. SMOKECRAFT - MD took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.5256. Category winners: Chicken — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — SMOKECRAFT - MD (173.7144); Pork — CHUNKY BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — SMOKECRAFT - MD (177.7028). This is the 10th of 11 editions of this contest on record; the 2022 edition was won by OPTIMUS SWINE; the next was held in 2024.

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

496.46 median 656.99 693.05 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 178.86
Pork Ribs 173.71
Pork 176.56
Brisket 177.70

130.75 178.86

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2024 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 3 ancillary

Top score

693.0512

Winning margin

0.5256

GC over RC

Field average

647.03

496.46693.05

median 656.99 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

2.3088 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

674.7084

496.46693.05

10th place overall

Field spread

196.5944

winner to last place

Prize money

$8,700

on the line

Most consistent

SMOKECRAFT - MD

avg finish 4.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 3.4400 pts — SMOKECRAFT - MD

How hot was the win?

Top 62%

beats 38% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

59%

29 of 49 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.63 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,549

avg power rating going in · stronger than 37% of contests

Top-rated in the field

CHUNKY BBQ

rated 1808 pre-contest

Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

A razor-thin finish

0.5256 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 94% of the 4,710 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5256 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.

Chunky BBQ
SMOKECRAFT - MD

A dynasty in the making

2× wins at this contest

2 of 11 tracked editions

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.

2016
2017

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point

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.

Chicken 6–7 · tie
Chicken 9–10 · tie
Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

SMOKECRAFT - MD won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.

Pork Ribs 1st
Brisket 1st

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

CHUNKY BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 16th.

Chicken 16th
Pork Ribs 5th
Pork 1st
Brisket 2nd

Back to defend

2 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: LO' -N- SLO' BBQ (won 2016, 2017), SMOKECRAFT (won 2019).

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ · 2016, 2017
SMOKECRAFT · 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)

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
Aug 23, 2013	New Holland, PA	New Holland, PA	71	675.4056	Drilling & Grilling BBQ Team	PA MIDNITE SMOKERS
Aug 22, 2014	New Holland, PA	New Holland, PA 17557	70	685.0856	DIZZY PIG	3 EYZ BBQ
Aug 28, 2015	New Holland, PA	New Holland, PA 17557	70	682.8456	4:20 Q	FLYING PORKERS
Aug 26, 2016	New Holland, PA	New Holland, PA	66	691.9312	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	BIG D'S BBQ
Aug 25, 2017	New Holland, PA	400 Block E Jackson St	69	681.0860	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	BEERBEQUE
Aug 24, 2018	New Holland, PA	400 Block E Jackson St	71	692	3N1 Q	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ
Aug 23, 2019	New Holland, PA	400 E Jackson St	65	685.0740	SMOKECRAFT	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
Aug 27, 2021	New Holland, PA	400 E Jackson St	44	694.8112	WOLF'S REVENGE	DANTE'S INFERNO
Aug 26, 2022	New Holland, PA	400 E. Jackson St.	49	698.8000	OPTIMUS SWINE	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ
Aug 25, 2023 ← this one	New Holland, PA	400 E. Jackson St.	44	693.0512	Chunky BBQ	SMOKECRAFT - MD
Aug 23, 2024	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

#	Team	Score
1	CHUNKY BBQ	693.0512
2	SMOKECRAFT - MD	692.5256
3	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	683.9316
4	TOP GUN BARBECUE	682.7888
5	DIG'N N PIG'N	679.3256
6	OFF THE RACK BBQ	679.3144
7	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	675.9084
8	Sasquatch Inferno	675.8628
9	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	674.7660
10	Mispillion Meat Works	674.7084
11	WEEKEND SMOKERS	672.4688
12	Brown Liquor BBQ	671.8856
13	ACCUTECH BBQ	670.1600
14	Drilling and Grilling	670.1140
15	The Fat is Where It's At	669.0168
16	ALL HOGGED UP	667.3600
17	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	667.2340
18	TINY E BBQ	666.6856
19	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	661.5544
20	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	658.1484
21	COOKS N HOOKS	658.1256
22	4 BOXERS Q	657.0288
23	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	656.9596
24	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	655.2684
25	Second Helping BBQ -PA	653.5544
26	All About the Wood	653.5312
27	Palm tree smokehouse	651.2796
28	Jim's Pequea Pullers	644.3776
29	Mullen It Over BBQ	643.8628
30	PAPPY PETE'S BBQ	643.2000
31	HARCO LOCO BBQ	642.1260
32	Whiskey Damage BBQ	630.6972
33	Jack the Ribber	629.0744
34	BUTTHEAD BBQ	626.0800
35	COAL CRACKER BBQ	618.0688
36	Smokin Daddies GNC	617.0404
37	Fire Ants BBQ	615.2112
38	Pappy's Q	608.9260
39	Stumpy Coals BBQ	607.8288
40	3 T's BBQ	607.8056
41	Brisket Butts and BBQ	602.1148
42	Whats Smokin	586.6632
43	Butchie's Backyard BBQ	577.4404
44	The Griller B's	496.4568

Chicken

44 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.7030

#	Team	Score
1	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	178.8572
2	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	175.4288
3	SMOKECRAFT - MD	175.4172
4	Brown Liquor BBQ	175.4056
5	ACCUTECH BBQ	174.2744
6	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	174.2628
7	The Fat is Where It's At	174.2628
8	WEEKEND SMOKERS	173.1316
9	TINY E BBQ	173.1200
10	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	173.1200
11	All About the Wood	171.9772
12	Sasquatch Inferno	171.9656
13	OFF THE RACK BBQ	171.9656
14	The Griller B's	171.9656
15	TOP GUN BARBECUE	171.4172
16	CHUNKY BBQ	170.8228
17	Drilling and Grilling	169.6800
18	Palm tree smokehouse	169.1200
19	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	168.5372
20	HARCO LOCO BBQ	168.5372
21	DIG'N N PIG'N	168.5256
22	Jim's Pequea Pullers	167.9888
23	ALL HOGGED UP	167.4172
24	COOKS N HOOKS	167.3828
25	Mullen It Over BBQ	165.6800
26	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	165.6684
27	PAPPY PETE'S BBQ	165.0856
28	Mispillion Meat Works	165.0856
29	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	164.5256
30	Whiskey Damage BBQ	163.4172
31	4 BOXERS Q	163.4060
32	Second Helping BBQ -PA	162.8344
33	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	162.2628
34	BUTTHEAD BBQ	159.4056
35	Stumpy Coals BBQ	158.2400
36	Pappy's Q	158.2400
37	3 T's BBQ	157.6684
38	Smokin Daddies GNC	154.2516
39	Whats Smokin	153.6572
40	Butchie's Backyard BBQ	153.6344
41	Fire Ants BBQ	152.5028
42	Jack the Ribber	150.8000
43	Brisket Butts and BBQ	147.3716
44	COAL CRACKER BBQ	143.9200

Pork Ribs

44 entries · top 173.7144 · median 162.2628

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKECRAFT - MD	173.7144
2	DIG'N N PIG'N	172.5716
3	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	172.5600
4	Mispillion Meat Works	172.5600
5	CHUNKY BBQ	171.4056
6	COOKS N HOOKS	170.8228
7	ALL HOGGED UP	169.7256
8	ACCUTECH BBQ	169.1200
9	Second Helping BBQ -PA	169.1200
10	4 BOXERS Q	168.5600
11	TOP GUN BARBECUE	168.5488
12	Sasquatch Inferno	168.5372
13	Brown Liquor BBQ	167.4172
14	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	166.8344
15	Smokin Daddies GNC	165.1432
16	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	165.0972
17	All About the Wood	164.5600
18	WEEKEND SMOKERS	163.9772
19	Jack the Ribber	163.9772
20	OFF THE RACK BBQ	162.8000
21	Drilling and Grilling	162.8000
22	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	162.2628
23	Palm tree smokehouse	162.2628
24	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	161.6456
25	The Fat is Where It's At	161.1084
26	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	161.0972
27	The Griller B's	161.0856
28	TINY E BBQ	161.0856
29	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	160.5488
30	PAPPY PETE'S BBQ	160.5144
31	Jim's Pequea Pullers	159.9544
32	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	157.6572
33	Whiskey Damage BBQ	157.0856
34	Brisket Butts and BBQ	155.9772
35	COAL CRACKER BBQ	155.9544
36	HARCO LOCO BBQ	155.3716
37	Fire Ants BBQ	155.3600
38	BUTTHEAD BBQ	154.8000
39	Pappy's Q	153.0972
40	Mullen It Over BBQ	152.5372
41	Butchie's Backyard BBQ	146.8116
42	Whats Smokin	142.2172
43	3 T's BBQ	141.6916
44	Stumpy Coals BBQ	138.8116

Pork

44 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.9600

#	Team	Score
1	CHUNKY BBQ	176.5600
2	Brown Liquor BBQ	173.7028
3	DIG'N N PIG'N	172.5600
4	The Fat is Where It's At	171.9884
5	OFF THE RACK BBQ	171.4172
6	Mispillion Meat Works	170.8344
7	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	170.2628
8	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	169.1200
9	TOP GUN BARBECUE	169.1200
10	WEEKEND SMOKERS	168.5372
11	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	168.5372
12	Second Helping BBQ -PA	167.9772
13	4 BOXERS Q	167.4056
14	SMOKECRAFT - MD	165.6912
15	Drilling and Grilling	165.6684
16	TINY E BBQ	165.0972
17	Sasquatch Inferno	165.0972
18	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	165.0856
19	The Griller B's	163.4056
20	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	162.8456
21	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	162.8344
22	PAPPY PETE'S BBQ	162.2400
23	ACCUTECH BBQ	161.6800
24	COAL CRACKER BBQ	161.6800
25	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	161.6340
26	Mullen It Over BBQ	161.1084
27	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	159.9312
28	COOKS N HOOKS	158.8228
29	BUTTHEAD BBQ	158.8000
30	Fire Ants BBQ	157.6912
31	ALL HOGGED UP	157.6572
32	Brisket Butts and BBQ	157.1316
33	Whiskey Damage BBQ	157.0972
34	Pappy's Q	156.5144
35	All About the Wood	156.4912
36	HARCO LOCO BBQ	155.3944
37	Palm tree smokehouse	155.3712
38	Jim's Pequea Pullers	154.7772
39	3 T's BBQ	153.0972
40	Jack the Ribber	151.4400
41	Stumpy Coals BBQ	150.2400
42	Butchie's Backyard BBQ	146.2400
43	Smokin Daddies GNC	145.6800
44	Whats Smokin	145.0972

Brisket

43 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.8572

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKECRAFT - MD	177.7028
2	CHUNKY BBQ	174.2628
3	TOP GUN BARBECUE	173.7028
4	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	173.1428
5	OFF THE RACK BBQ	173.1316
6	ALL HOGGED UP	172.5600
7	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	171.9656
8	Drilling and Grilling	171.9656
9	Sasquatch Inferno	170.2628
10	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	169.1200
11	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	168.5372
12	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	167.3828
13	TINY E BBQ	167.3828
14	WEEKEND SMOKERS	166.8228
15	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	166.2400
16	Mispillion Meat Works	166.2284
17	DIG'N N PIG'N	165.6684
18	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	165.0972
19	ACCUTECH BBQ	165.0856
20	Mullen It Over BBQ	164.5372
21	Palm tree smokehouse	164.5256
22	Jack the Ribber	162.8572
23	HARCO LOCO BBQ	162.8228
24	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	161.6684
25	Jim's Pequea Pullers	161.6572
26	The Fat is Where It's At	161.6572
27	COOKS N HOOKS	161.0972
28	Stumpy Coals BBQ	160.5372
29	All About the Wood	160.5028
30	4 BOXERS Q	157.6572
31	COAL CRACKER BBQ	156.5144
32	Brown Liquor BBQ	155.3600
33	PAPPY PETE'S BBQ	155.3600
34	3 T's BBQ	155.3484
35	Second Helping BBQ -PA	153.6228
36	Whiskey Damage BBQ	153.0972
37	BUTTHEAD BBQ	153.0744
38	Smokin Daddies GNC	151.9656
39	Fire Ants BBQ	149.6572
40	Whats Smokin	145.6916
41	Brisket Butts and BBQ	141.6344
42	Pappy's Q	141.0744
43	Butchie's Backyard BBQ	130.7544

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 · median 173.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	The Griller B's	180 🔥
2	HARCO LOCO BBQ	179.4400
3	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	178.3200
4	Jim's Pequea Pullers	177.7028
5	DIG'N N PIG'N	177.1544
6	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	176.5716
7	Lo'-N-Slo' BBQ	175.4172
8	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	174.2628
9	WEEKEND SMOKERS	173.1428
10	PAPPY PETE'S BBQ	173.1200
11	Fire Ants BBQ	173.1084
12	COAL CRACKER BBQ	170.3200
13	3 T's BBQ	169.6916
14	ALL HOGGED UP	168.5716
15	All About the Wood	165.6684
16	Brisket Butts and BBQ	164.5256
17	Smokin Daddies GNC	159.3944

Ancillary — Sausage

17 entries · top 176.5944 · median 169.7028

#	Team	Score
1	All About the Wood	176.5944
2	Drilling and Grilling	175.4172
3	Brisket Butts and BBQ	175.4056
4	PAPPY PETE'S BBQ	170.8688
5	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	170.8228
6	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	170.2744
7	Stumpy Coals BBQ	170.2512
8	BUTTHEAD BBQ	169.7144
9	Jim's Pequea Pullers	169.7028
10	Lo'-N-Slo' BBQ	169.6800
11	ALL HOGGED UP	169.1428
12	Team Meadow Creek	168
13	3 T's BBQ	165.7144
14	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	164.5256
15	COAL CRACKER BBQ	162.8344
16	The Griller B's	161.7144
17	Second Helping BBQ -PA	155.9428

Ancillary — Whole Hog

5 entries · top 165.6916 · median 162.2516

#	Team	Score
1	ALL HOGGED UP	165.6916
2	Lo'-N-Slo' BBQ	163.9660
3	COAL CRACKER BBQ	162.2516
4	Pappy's Q	158.8116
5	Team Meadow Creek	158.2172

New Holland Summer Fest 2023

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

A dynasty in the making

Photo finishes

A double category winner

How the title was won

Back to defend

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Ancillary — Chef'S Choice

Ancillary — Sausage

Ancillary — Whole Hog