Maryland vs Virginia

Region Against

Maryland 84 contests · 1,002 teams · 13.5 years 3 this season · 2 on the calendar

3–16

measures won

Virginia 222 contests · 1,398 teams · 13.4 years 11 this season · 6 on the calendar

Virginia takes 16 of the 20 measures below to Maryland's 3. 301 teams have cooked in both.

Every measure

The winning side of each row is marked. “Winner” isn't always the bigger number — the tougher judging room is the one with the lower average category score, and that row is scored that way.

Maryland	Measure	Virginia
84	Contests held	222
60	Contests with results	174
3	Contests this season	11
2	On the calendar	6
14	Seasons on record	14
1,002	Teams competed	1,398
0	Teams competing this season	129
38 teams	Typical field	30 teams
106 teams	Biggest field	75 teams
685.81	Avg winning score Master · of 720	690.68
705.0972	Best score ever Master overall	712.5600
159.77	Avg category score lower = tougher room	163.66
30	Perfect 180s	145
3.2	180s per 1,000 entries	6.8
70	Grand champions crowned	197
13	State championships	76
50	Recurring contests	127
28	Towns hosting	42
12	Reps working	13
$162,350	Published purses contests that listed one	$379,390

Contests per season (seasons with results, up to this one)

When each one cooks (month of year)

How each room scores (average per judged meat — lower is harder)

Teams that cook in both (301 in total)

A contest counts once per team, whether it cooked one series there or two. These are the teams whose own record says how the two regions compare.

Team	Rating	MD contests	MD GCs	VA contests	VA GCs
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	1801	31	4	90	5
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	1743	18	4	103	9
3 EYZ BBQ	1757	35	5	50	8
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	1754	16	—	69	4
BIG DOG BBQ VA	1403	8	—	65	—
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	1719	29	—	39	8
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	1815	24	2	40	8
APORKALYPSE NOW	1860	29	4	35	5
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	1571	11	—	52	1
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	1669	27	1	36	2
4:20 Q	1790	26	2	36	4
LAKEVIEW BBQ	1456	15	—	43	—
Optimus Swine	1748	6	—	48	5
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	1694	1	—	51	4
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	1753	2	—	48	5

Who wins in Maryland

Team	GCs	Contests
3 EYZ BBQ	5	35
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	4	31
APORKALYPSE NOW	4	29
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	4	18
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	3	30
Top Gun Barbecue	3	8
4:20 Q	2	26
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	2	24

Who wins in Virginia

Team	GCs	Contests
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	9	103
3 EYZ BBQ	8	50
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	8	40
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	8	39
POOR BOYS BBQ	6	32
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	5	90
Optimus Swine	5	48
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	5	48

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