Jun 27–28, 2025 · Van Buren, AR · 📍 619 Main Street · State championship
Reps: Karen Jane Williams, Ralph Williams · Prize money: $3,550
BLIND HOG BBQ won Grand Champion at the Old Town Smokeout on June 27, 2025 in Van Buren, AR at 619 Main Street, scoring 705.0972 in a field of 27 teams. Glamping Grillers took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.0512. Category winners: Chicken — HOLLOW Q (180.0000); Pork Ribs — MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ (178.8572); Pork — BLIND HOG BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — SUPER SWINE (180.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2025.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100
BLIND HOG BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, RAZORRACKS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Blind Hog BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 74th tracked contest.
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Stronger than 91% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1632 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 3–4: Glamping Grillers and BULL IN THE RING tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Poppa Pig and WOOD HOOK BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Pits and Grills and PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BLIND HOG BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 20th.
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 ← this one | Van Buren, AR | 619 Main Street | 27 | 705.0972 | Blind Hog BBQ | Glamping Grillers |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Van Buren, AR | 619 Main Street | 6 | 178.8572 | Thin Blue Smoke | — |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Van Buren, AR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Van Buren, AR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5828 | 174.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176 | 172.5716 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.1428 | 173.1428 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.8456 | 170.8112 |
27 entries · top 705.0972 · median 687.8852
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 2 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 3 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 4 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 5 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 6 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 7 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 8 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 9 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 10 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 11 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 12 | LA PASADITA | |
| 13 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 14 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 15 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 16 | Poppa Pig | |
| 17 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 18 | Pits and Grills | |
| 19 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 20 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 21 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 22 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 23 | DASAWYERS | |
| 24 | Survivor-Que | |
| 25 | FATTMIKES BBQ | |
| 26 | Bad to the Bone | |
| 27 | FAST HAND BBQ Co. |
27 entries · top 180 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 2 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 3 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 4 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 5 | DASAWYERS | |
| 6 | FAST HAND BBQ Co. | |
| 7 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 8 | Poppa Pig | |
| 9 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 10 | LA PASADITA | |
| 11 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 12 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 13 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 14 | Pits and Grills | |
| 15 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 16 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 17 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 18 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 19 | FATTMIKES BBQ | |
| 20 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 21 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 22 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 23 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 24 | Survivor-Que | |
| 25 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 26 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 27 | Bad to the Bone |
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 2 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 3 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 4 | Pits and Grills | |
| 5 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 6 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 7 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 8 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 9 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 10 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 11 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 12 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 13 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 14 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 15 | Poppa Pig | |
| 16 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 17 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 18 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 19 | FAST HAND BBQ Co. | |
| 20 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 21 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 22 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 23 | LA PASADITA | |
| 24 | Bad to the Bone | |
| 25 | Survivor-Que | |
| 26 | FATTMIKES BBQ | |
| 27 | DASAWYERS |
26 entries · top 180 · median 171.6856 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 2 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 3 | LA PASADITA | |
| 4 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 5 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 6 | Poppa Pig | |
| 7 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 8 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 9 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 10 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 11 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 12 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 13 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 14 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 15 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 16 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 17 | Survivor-Que | |
| 18 | Pits and Grills | |
| 19 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 20 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 21 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 22 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 23 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 24 | FATTMIKES BBQ | |
| 25 | DASAWYERS | |
| 26 | Bad to the Bone |
26 entries · top 180 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 2 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 3 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 4 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 5 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 6 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 7 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 8 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 9 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 10 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 11 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 12 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 13 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 14 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 15 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 16 | LA PASADITA | |
| 17 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 18 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 19 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 20 | DASAWYERS | |
| 21 | Pits and Grills | |
| 22 | Poppa Pig | |
| 23 | FATTMIKES BBQ | |
| 24 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 25 | Bad to the Bone | |
| 26 | Survivor-Que |