Photo finishes
0.0344
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 3–4: Country Boys BBQ edged Dog Bite Barbecue by 0.0344.
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0344
Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2023
Sep 8, 2023 · Mannington, WV · 📍 206 Main Street
Reps: Louise Weidner, Robert McKee
Full results from the Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2023, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on September 8, 2023 in Mannington, WV at 206 Main Street. SMOKECRAFT - MD took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Chunky BBQ; the next was held in 2023.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
158.81
median 171.40
178.86 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Entries
8
1 judged meat
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
2.2856
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
170.05
158.81178.86
Pork Ribs · median 171.40 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
8.0228 pts across the top 5
Field spread
20.0456
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 30%
beats 70% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (1 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.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2023 | Mannington, WV | 206 Main Street | 12 | 703.4288 | Chunky BBQ | UNDER THE RADAR |
| Sep 8, 2023 ← this one | Mannington, WV | 206 Main Street | 8 | 178.8572 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | — |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Mannington, WV | 206 Main Street | 11 | 706.8460 | Under the Radar | OFF THE RACK BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 170.8344 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
8 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 3 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 5 | Pink Ring BBQ | |
| 6 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 7 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 8 | River King BBQ |