Jun 21, 2025 · Washington, DC · 📍 Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Bill Jones · Prize money: $3,350
Full results from the Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on June 21, 2025 in Washington, DC at Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Hoos Smokin' took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — SMOKECRAFT - MD (180.0000). This is the 7th of 11 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by 3 Eyz BBQ; the next was held in 2026.
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: Beerbelly's BBQ and UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Mispillion Meat Works edged REDNECK SCIENTIFIC by 0.0116.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Mispillion Meat Works (won 2023), UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (won 2023).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2022 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 32 | 706.8228 | CHUNKY BBQ | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 29 | 702.2400 | Mispillion Meat Works | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 26 | 177.1428 | OPTIMUS SWINE | — |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 27 | 177.7372 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | — |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 36 | 704.0116 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | The Fat is Where It's At |
| Jun 21, 2025 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 26 | 707.3944 | 3 Eyz BBQ | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| Jun 21, 2025 | Washington, DC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2025 ← this one | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 24 | 180 | Smokecraft - MD | — |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 31 | 703.3828 | Titans of BBQ | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ |
| Jun 27, 2026 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 28 | 178.8572 | Smoked & Furious | — |
| Jun 25, 2027 | Washington, DC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 26, 2027 | Washington, DC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.1200 | 169.1200 |
24 entries · top 180 · median 167.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 2 | Hoos Smokin' | |
| 3 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 4 | Beerbelly's BBQ | |
| 5 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 6 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 7 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 8 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 9 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 10 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 11 | House of Que | |
| 12 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 13 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 14 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 15 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 16 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 17 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 18 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 19 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 20 | Down Range Smoke | |
| 21 | Engine 2 BBQ | |
| 22 | Thomas Family BBQ | |
| 23 | Bayside Bull | |
| 24 | RIBS BY ANDY |