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The chicken record book
Every chicken entry ever tracked — records, the teams who own the category, and how hard it actually scores.
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The first 25 perfect chicken 180s
180 is the ceiling, so the record is shared — listed here in the order they were set. The record page counts everyone who has one →
| # | Score (of 180) | Team | Where | When |
|---|
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW |
Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel |
Mar 15, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
UNCULTURED SWINE |
High on the Hog Festival |
Apr 19, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
GETTIN' BASTED |
Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival |
Apr 19, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
GREAT PLAINS BBQ |
R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship |
Apr 26, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
WILDCATTERS Q CREW |
Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival |
May 3, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
SMOKIN BONES |
Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival |
May 3, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
MIKE |
Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival |
May 3, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
WILDCATTERS Q CREW |
Boots & BBQ Festival |
May 10, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
WILDCATTERS Q CREW |
Grand Lake BBQ Festival |
May 17, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
WILD BLUE |
Big Blue BBQ Championship |
May 31, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
QUETPIES |
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) |
Jun 7, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ |
Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest |
Jun 14, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
LEFT COAST Q |
Silicon Valley BBQ Championships |
Jun 28, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
RURAL ROUTE BBQ |
Super City Blues & Ques |
Jun 28, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
Big B BBQ Company |
Super City Blues & Ques |
Jun 28, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
BUTCHER BBQ |
CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition |
Aug 9, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
PHAT JACKS BBQ NE |
21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska |
Aug 16, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
SMOKE ON THIS |
Music City Festival & BBQ Championship |
Aug 23, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
DR. NORDY'S BBQ |
When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In |
Aug 23, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
G "QUE" |
Smokin' Brew BBQ |
Aug 30, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
Making Meat BBQ |
Bands & BBQ at the Point |
Sep 6, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
South Pork |
Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival |
Sep 20, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
CAVEMAN CUISINE |
Bikes Blues & BBQ |
Sep 20, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship |
Sep 27, 2013 |
| =1 |
180 🔥 |
MOKAN MEATHEADS |
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour |
Sep 27, 2013 |
Most podiums (top-3 calls)
2026 Team of the Year (chicken, Master Series)
| # | Team | Points |
|---|
| 1 | ELJEFE SMOKE | 2,331 |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | 2,315 |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 2,258 |
| 4 | B'S QUE | 2,240 |
| 5 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 2,237 |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 2,222 |
| 7 | Meat Monarchy | 2,203 |
| 8 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | 2,202 |
| 9 | MUNNY'S STOVE | 2,110 |
| 10 | Glamping Grillers | 2,102 |
Full board on kcbs.us ↗
How chicken scores (average and perfect 180s per season)
Score distribution (entries scoring 100+)
Where chicken scores toughest (lowest average score, min 200 entries)
| State / province | Entries | Avg score |
|---|
| NY |
2,744 |
160.27 |
| TX |
3,840 |
160.65 |
| MD |
2,493 |
161.82 |
| DE |
1,261 |
161.92 |
| NM |
732 |
162.39 |
| NJ |
3,063 |
162.63 |
| RI |
302 |
162.85 |
| ON |
468 |
163.29 |
| MT |
1,219 |
163.31 |
| CT |
1,280 |
163.68 |