2023-09-09 – 2023-09-10 · Mannington, WV · 📍 206 Main Street · State championship
Reps: LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $3,000.00
Grand Champion: Under the Radar (706.8460) · 11 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 OFF THE RACK BBQ
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
706.8460 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 703.4288 Chunky BBQ set in 2023.
Stronger than 97% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1655 power rating going in — stronger than 97% of every contest tracked.
Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: Optimus Swine and OFF THE RACK BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: SMOKECRAFT - MD and BEER TIME BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: BEER TIME BBQ and CHUNKY BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
OFF THE RACK BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
UNDER THE RADAR took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 4th.
OFF THE RACK BBQ turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Chunky BBQ (won 2023), Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit (won 2023).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-08 | Mannington, WV | 206 Main Street | 12 | 703.4288 | Chunky BBQ | UNDER THE RADAR |
| 2023-09-08 | Mannington, WV | 206 Main Street | 8 | 178.8572 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | — |
| 2023-09-09 ← this one | Mannington, WV | 206 Main Street | 11 | 706.8460 | Under the Radar | OFF THE RACK BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 176.0000 | 173.7144 | 169.6684 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 172.5716 | 163.9428 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 168.5372 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.0116 | 154.8000 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176.0116 | 171.9884 | 163.4172 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 170.2744 | 161.6684 |
11 entries · top 706.8460 · median 690.2176
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 2 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 3 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 4 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 5 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 7 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 8 | Optimus Swine | |
| 9 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 10 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin1 .4fun |
11 entries · top 176.0000 · median 173.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 2 | Optimus Swine | |
| 3 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 4 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 5 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 6 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 7 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 8 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 9 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 10 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin1 .4fun |
11 entries · top 177.1428 · median 171.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 2 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 3 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 4 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 5 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 6 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 7 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 8 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 9 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Optimus Swine | |
| 11 | Smokin1 .4fun |
11 entries · top 178.2972 · median 173.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 2 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 4 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 5 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 6 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 7 | Optimus Swine | |
| 8 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 9 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 10 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin1 .4fun |
11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 2 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 3 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 4 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 5 | Optimus Swine | |
| 6 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 7 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 8 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 10 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin1 .4fun |
12 entries · top 351.4516 · median 337.9830
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 3 | T & S BBQ | |
| 4 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 5 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 6 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 7 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 8 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 9 | Pink Ring BBQ | |
| 10 | Little E's Que | |
| 11 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 12 | 5 Alarm BBQ |
12 entries · top 176.0116 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 3 | T & S BBQ | |
| 4 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 5 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 6 | Pink Ring BBQ | |
| 7 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 8 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 9 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 10 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 11 | 5 Alarm BBQ | |
| 12 | Little E's Que |
12 entries · top 175.4400 · median 168.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 3 | T & S BBQ | |
| 4 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 5 | Little E's Que | |
| 6 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 7 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 8 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 9 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 10 | Pink Ring BBQ | |
| 11 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 12 | 5 Alarm BBQ |