Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown
2025-06-21 – 2025-06-22 · Eagle River, AK · State championship
Reps: JOHN MANN, MICHELLE MANN · Prize money: $1,500.00
Grand Champion: Smoked & Furious (703.9776) · 8 teams
Entries
8
4 categories
Top score
703.9776
Winning margin
0.0116
GC over RC
Field average
625.65
median 693.94
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5828 pts across the top 5
Field spread
530.8576
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,500.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 20%
beats 80% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1590
avg power rating going in
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Smoked & Furious took the Grand Championship home to KS.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-26 | Eagle River, AK | 8 | 701.0856 | Pitts N Grills |
| 2025-06-21 ← this one | Eagle River, AK | 8 | 703.9776 | Smoked & Furious |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
7 entries · top 178.2972 · median 173.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 2 | Sweetie's Bar-B-Q | |
| 3 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 4 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 5 | Bear's Den BBQ | |
| 6 | LC BBQ | |
| 7 | This Guys BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
7 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LC BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 3 | Sweetie's Bar-B-Q | |
| 4 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 5 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 6 | This Guys BBQ | |
| 7 | Bear's Den BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
8 entries · top 703.9776 · median 693.9372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 2 | LC BBQ | |
| 3 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 4 | Sweetie's Bar-B-Q | |
| 5 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 6 | Bear's Den BBQ | |
| 7 | This Guys BBQ | |
| 8 | Holy Trinity BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
7 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 2 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 3 | LC BBQ | |
| 4 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 5 | Sweetie's Bar-B-Q | |
| 6 | Bear's Den BBQ | |
| 7 | This Guys BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
8 entries · top 177.7144 · median 173.7088
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweetie's Bar-B-Q | |
| 2 | This Guys BBQ | |
| 3 | LC BBQ | |
| 4 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 5 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 6 | Holy Trinity BBQ | |
| 7 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 8 | Bear's Den BBQ |