The pork ribs record book

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

Highest pork ribs scores ever

#	Score	Team	Where	When
1	180.0000 🔥	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
2	180.0000 🔥	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	2019-02-15
3	180.0000 🔥	Organizer Portal	Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off	2019-02-22
4	180.0000 🔥	Smokestack Redemption	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo	2019-03-08
5	180.0000 🔥	GREY STREET BBQ	PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition	2019-03-22
6	180.0000 🔥	HIGH i QUE	VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits	2019-04-05
7	180.0000 🔥	PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q	Fire at the Foothills(BACKYARD ONLY)	2019-04-05
8	180.0000 🔥	REDBONES BBQ	Fire at the Foothills(BACKYARD ONLY)	2019-04-05
9	180.0000 🔥	BLUE CHIP BBQ	Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off	2019-04-05
10	180.0000 🔥	BYO GRILL	Smoke In the Springs	2019-04-12
11	180.0000 🔥	Smokestack Redemption	Interstate BBQ Festival	2019-04-19
12	180.0000 🔥	Thin Blue Swine	High on the Hog Festival	2019-04-19
13	180.0000 🔥	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	2019-04-26
14	180.0000 🔥	THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2019-04-26
15	180.0000 🔥	South Pork	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2019-05-03
16	180.0000 🔥	BBQ UP	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2019-05-03
17	180.0000 🔥	SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	2019-05-17
18	180.0000 🔥	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2	2019-05-25
19	180.0000 🔥	Under the Radar	Honeybee BBQ Competition	2019-05-31
20	180.0000 🔥	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)	2019-05-31
21	180.0000 🔥	BOOMERANG BBQ	Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)	2019-05-31
22	180.0000 🔥	4 LEGS UP BBQ	Central Plains Ribfest	2019-06-14
23	180.0000 🔥	THE CELTIC PIG	26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge	2019-06-14
24	180.0000 🔥	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	2019-06-14
25	180.0000 🔥	RAZORRACKS	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	2019-06-14

Most pork ribs wins

Team	Wins
GETTIN' BASTED	35
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	21
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	20
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ	19
Meat Candy Q	19
LEE LA Q	19
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	18
THE BBQ BUS	16
RAZORRACKS	16
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	16
SLAPS BBQ	15
White Squirrel BBQ	14
PADDY MCQ'S	14
CHUNKY BBQ	14
Optimus Swine	13

Most podiums (top-3 calls)

Team	Podiums
GETTIN' BASTED	78
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	55
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	52
MAN MEAT BBQ	50
SLAPS BBQ	49
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	48
LEE LA Q	45
CHUNKY BBQ	45
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	42
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ	40
RAZORRACKS	37
Dogpatch Q	37
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	36
TRIPLE H BBQ	36
THE BBQ BUS	36

The 180 club 🔥

Team	Perfect scores
GETTIN' BASTED	14
JANKY LEG BBQ	10
TRIPLE H BBQ	8
Smoke Central BBQ	8
SLAPS BBQ	8
RAZORRACKS	7
Meat Candy Q	7
SMOKECRAFT - MD	6
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	6
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	6
Damn Fine Beef & Swine	6
4 LEGS UP BBQ	5
Under the Radar	5
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	5
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	5

2026 Team of the Year (pork ribs, Master Series)

#	Team	Points
1	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	2499
2	PADDY MCQ'S	2410
3	B'S QUE	2374
4	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	2364
5	BBQ Hot Yard	2300
6	Meat Candy Q	2227
7	TRIPLE H BBQ	2149
8	Sailor Nicks BBQ	2139
9	Bocephus BBQ	2131
10	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	2113

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How pork ribs scores (average and perfect 180s per season)

Score distribution (entries scoring 100+)

Where pork ribs scores toughest (lowest average score, min 200 entries)

State / province	Entries	Avg score
TX	2366	159.57
LA	227	160.16
MD	821	161.00
DE	310	162.59
NJ	2037	163.32
ON	262	163.34
AB	920	163.70
IL	3244	163.99
WI	2723	164.05
PA	2960	164.06