Smoke On The Rail Bbq Festival
New Freedom, PA — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
8
6 with results
Typical draw
34
teams · biggest 43
Purse listed
$34K
across all editions
State championship
8 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 Boggs Hog BBQ — 1 win (2026)
- 🏆 B's Que — 1 win (2026)
- 🏆 Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 Piggy & Swine BBQ — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 The Fat is Where It's At — 1 win (2024)
- 🏆 Rooters-N-Tooters TN — 1 win (2024)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 710.8688 | B'S QUE | 2026-07-24 |
| Overall (Backyard) | 354.8800 | Better Half Barbecue | 2026-07-24 |
| Chicken | 180.0000 🔥 | The Fat is Where It's At | 2025-07-25 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 🔥 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 2025-07-26 |
| Pork | 180.0000 🔥 | GETTIN' BASTED | 2025-07-26 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 🔥 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | 2025-07-25 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinky Out BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | top 24% |
| Better Half Barbecue | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | top 21% |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | top 17% |
| The Fat is Where It's At | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | top 21% |
| Backwooder BBQ | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 45% |
| B'S QUE | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 9% |
| Piggy & Swine BBQ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 16% |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 12% |
| Rough Cut Q | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 43% |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 21% |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | top 19% |
| All About the Wood | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | top 22% |
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | top 30% |
| Leaning Jowler BBQ | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | top 26% |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | top 26% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-07-24 🏅 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2027-07-23 🏅 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-07-25 🏅 | 1 Playground Alley | 39 | 707.4172 | Boggs Hog BBQ | ELJEFE SMOKE | — |
| 2026-07-24 🏅 | 1 Playground Alley | 43 | 710.8688 | B's Que | BBQ Maestros | — |
| 2025-07-26 🏅 | 1 Playground Alley | 27 | 704.5256 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | $8,000.00 |
| 2025-07-25 🏅 | 1 Playground Alley | 30 | 706.8112 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | HotMess BBQ | $8,000.00 |
| 2024-07-27 🏅 | 1 Playground Alley | 32 | 703.9544 | The Fat is Where It's At | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | $9,200.00 |
| 2024-07-26 🏅 | 1 Playground Alley | 35 | 693.0512 | Rooters-N-Tooters TN | BLUE EYED BBQ | $9,200.00 |