Torry Island BBQ Showdown
2024-03-01 – 2024-03-02 · Belle Glade, FL · 📍 500 West Canal Street North · State championship
Reps: JEANNE TITUS, MIKE GARRETSON · Prize money: $12,550.00
Grand Champion: Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ (714.2744) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Going Yard BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IA.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A double category winner
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: HOT WACHULA'S and Poppa Pig tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: RUM RUNNERS BBQ and Low Eye Que tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: Low Eye Que and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-01 ← this one | Belle Glade, FL | 500 West Canal Street North | 21 | 714.2744 | Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | Belle Glade, FL | 5000 West Canal Street | 26 | 696.5028 | Sloppy Hogs | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Belle Glade, FL | 500 West Canal Street North | 34 | 705.6800 | Tillman's BBQ | ACCUTECH BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.5716 | 174.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4288 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 168.5484 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 171.4056 | 158.8800 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 151.3484 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
21 entries · top 714.2744 · median 687.9316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 3 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 4 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 5 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Bull and Boar BBQ | |
| 7 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 8 | Poppa Pig | |
| 9 | Nice Racks Florida | |
| 10 | Fantasy Q | |
| 11 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 12 | Low Eye Que | |
| 13 | Sporting Wood BBQ | |
| 14 | Big Daddy Pink | |
| 15 | Blitzkrieg BBQ | |
| 16 | Sawgrass Smoke | |
| 17 | Prayer Boys BBQ | |
| 18 | Walker Country Boy Flaming BBQ | |
| 19 | BBQ Ribs on Wheels & More | |
| 20 | Backwoods BBQ | |
| 21 | The Corn Star Smokers |
Chicken
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 2 | Poppa Pig | |
| 3 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 4 | Low Eye Que | |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Bull and Boar BBQ | |
| 7 | Nice Racks Florida | |
| 8 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 9 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 10 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 11 | Fantasy Q | |
| 12 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 13 | Sporting Wood BBQ | |
| 14 | Blitzkrieg BBQ | |
| 15 | Prayer Boys BBQ | |
| 16 | Big Daddy Pink | |
| 17 | Sawgrass Smoke | |
| 18 | Walker Country Boy Flaming BBQ | |
| 19 | BBQ Ribs on Wheels & More | |
| 20 | The Corn Star Smokers | |
| 21 | Backwoods BBQ |
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Bull and Boar BBQ | |
| 3 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Blitzkrieg BBQ | |
| 5 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 6 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 7 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 8 | Nice Racks Florida | |
| 9 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 10 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 11 | Poppa Pig | |
| 12 | Big Daddy Pink | |
| 13 | Fantasy Q | |
| 14 | Sporting Wood BBQ | |
| 15 | Low Eye Que | |
| 16 | Sawgrass Smoke | |
| 17 | BBQ Ribs on Wheels & More | |
| 18 | Walker Country Boy Flaming BBQ | |
| 19 | Prayer Boys BBQ | |
| 20 | The Corn Star Smokers | |
| 21 | Backwoods BBQ |
Pork
20 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.5486 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 2 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 3 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 6 | Nice Racks Florida | |
| 7 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 8 | Poppa Pig | |
| 9 | Low Eye Que | |
| 10 | Fantasy Q | |
| 11 | Big Daddy Pink | |
| 12 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 13 | Bull and Boar BBQ | |
| 14 | Sporting Wood BBQ | |
| 15 | Blitzkrieg BBQ | |
| 16 | Prayer Boys BBQ | |
| 17 | Sawgrass Smoke | |
| 18 | Backwoods BBQ | |
| 19 | BBQ Ribs on Wheels & More | |
| 20 | Walker Country Boy Flaming BBQ |
Brisket
21 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 3 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 4 | Fantasy Q | |
| 5 | Bull and Boar BBQ | |
| 6 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 7 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 8 | Sporting Wood BBQ | |
| 9 | Sawgrass Smoke | |
| 10 | Poppa Pig | |
| 11 | Nice Racks Florida | |
| 12 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Low Eye Que | |
| 14 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 15 | Big Daddy Pink | |
| 16 | Prayer Boys BBQ | |
| 17 | Blitzkrieg BBQ | |
| 18 | Walker Country Boy Flaming BBQ | |
| 19 | The Corn Star Smokers | |
| 20 | Backwoods BBQ | |
| 21 | BBQ Ribs on Wheels & More |
Backyard Series
Overall
8 entries · top 346.2628 · median 317.1602
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pompano Pit Kings | |
| 2 | Sweet Sugar Swine | |
| 3 | Cane Country BBQ | |
| 4 | Black Gold Bar-be-Que | |
| 5 | Playa Famous BBQ LLC | |
| 6 | Pig In or Pig Out BBQ | |
| 7 | All Hours BBQ | |
| 8 | Dirty Earny's Almost Famous BBQ |
Chicken
8 entries · top 171.4056 · median 159.1658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pompano Pit Kings | |
| 2 | Sweet Sugar Swine | |
| 3 | Cane Country BBQ | |
| 4 | Playa Famous BBQ LLC | |
| 5 | Black Gold Bar-be-Que | |
| 6 | Pig In or Pig Out BBQ | |
| 7 | All Hours BBQ | |
| 8 | Dirty Earny's Almost Famous BBQ |
Pork Ribs
8 entries · top 174.8572 · median 159.6628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pompano Pit Kings | |
| 2 | Sweet Sugar Swine | |
| 3 | Cane Country BBQ | |
| 4 | Black Gold Bar-be-Que | |
| 5 | All Hours BBQ | |
| 6 | Playa Famous BBQ LLC | |
| 7 | Pig In or Pig Out BBQ | |
| 8 | Dirty Earny's Almost Famous BBQ |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Sauce
14 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.9542 · 🔥 perfect 180