The chicken record book

Every chicken entry ever tracked — records, the teams who own the category, and how hard it actually scores. Pork Ribs · Pork · Brisket

Highest chicken scores ever

#	Score	Team	Where	When
1	180.0000 🔥	SOUTH RYLAND	Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY)
2	180.0000 🔥	MASTERS OF FIRE	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest	2019-01-19
3	180.0000 🔥	Accutech BBQ	Lakeland Pig Festival	2019-01-25
4	180.0000 🔥	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)	2019-02-01
5	180.0000 🔥	The Specialists	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship	2019-02-08
6	180.0000 🔥	HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2019-02-15
7	180.0000 🔥	TINY E BBQ	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	2019-02-15
8	180.0000 🔥	Rio Valley Meat BBQ	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	2019-02-15
9	180.0000 🔥	Hawg Feathers	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	2019-03-08
10	180.0000 🔥	Bushmaster BBQ	Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2	2019-03-15
11	180.0000 🔥	iBQ'n	PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition	2019-03-22
12	180.0000 🔥	GREY STREET BBQ	PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition	2019-03-22
13	180.0000 🔥	BUNCH OF SWINES	Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day2	2019-03-23
14	180.0000 🔥	THE SMOKING HILLS	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2	2019-03-23
15	180.0000 🔥	Three Hog Night Smokers	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2	2019-03-23
16	180.0000 🔥	Burnin and Lootin	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1	2019-03-29
17	180.0000 🔥	CONTAGIOUS Q	Smoke on the Falls	2019-04-12
18	180.0000 🔥	CHOOCHOO BBQ	Smoke on the Falls	2019-04-12
19	180.0000 🔥	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	Smoke In the Springs	2019-04-12
20	180.0000 🔥	CLARK CREW BBQ	Smoke In the Springs	2019-04-12
21	180.0000 🔥	BOOMERANG BBQ	Smoke In the Springs	2019-04-12
22	180.0000 🔥	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	Pork-A-Palooza	2019-04-19
23	180.0000 🔥	HAMTOWN SMOKERS	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	2019-04-26
24	180.0000 🔥	BOOMERANG BBQ	LuLu's Brew & Que	2019-04-26
25	180.0000 🔥	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	BBQ, Bikes and Blues	2019-04-26

Most chicken wins

Team	Wins
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	26
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	24
GETTIN' BASTED	24
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	23
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	19
JANKY LEG BBQ	18
BUNCH OF SWINES	18
Ham Squad	15
SLAPS BBQ	15
MAN MEAT BBQ	15
Leaning Jowler BBQ	15
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	14
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood	14
Optimus Swine	13
Smoke Central BBQ	13

Most podiums (top-3 calls)

Team	Podiums
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	75
GETTIN' BASTED	65
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	55
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	49
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	46
SLAPS BBQ	45
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	43
JANKY LEG BBQ	38
Optimus Swine	37
MAN MEAT BBQ	36
RAZORRACKS	35
LEE LA Q	35
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	35
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	33
Heavy Smoke BBQ	33

The 180 club 🔥

Team	Perfect scores
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	26
GETTIN' BASTED	19
SLAPS BBQ	17
JANKY LEG BBQ	14
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	13
CHUNKY BBQ	13
Poppa Pig	12
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	10
Smoke Central BBQ	10
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	9
Heavy Smoke BBQ	9
TRIPLE H BBQ	8
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	8
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	8
MAN MEAT BBQ	8

2026 Team of the Year (chicken, Master Series)

#	Team	Points
1	GETTIN' BASTED	2315
2	ELJEFE SMOKE	2298
3	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	2202
4	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	2175
5	B'S QUE	2149
6	Glamping Grillers	2033
7	JANKY LEG BBQ	2019
8	BEER TIME BBQ	1995
9	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	1965
10	Meat Monarchy	1963

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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
LA	230	159.21
TX	1727	162.14
MD	821	163.05
ON	251	164.32
DE	314	164.58
IL	2965	165.02
AB	937	165.19
NJ	1929	165.37
MT	655	165.51
WI	2431	165.86