May 17–18, 2024 · Wrentham, MA · 📍 592 South St · State championship
Reps: Karen Jane Williams, Ralph Williams · Prize money: $5,000
POOR BOYS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Massachusetts in May (Day 1) on May 17, 2024 in Wrentham, MA at 592 South St, scoring 691.3712 in a field of 30 teams. SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.4800. Category winners: Chicken — FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY (177.1428); Pork Ribs — PADDY MCQ'S (176.0116); Pork — Q Shanty (177.7144); Brisket — Waypoint BBQ (178.3200). This is the 1st of 4 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2024.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2024 to 2025 — 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.
POOR BOYS BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 4 tracked editions
Fire At The End of the Day has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
Chicken places 3–4: New Pigs on the Block and Mullen It Over BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: STICKS & STONES BBQ and POOR BOYS BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: LG bbq and Dummer BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2024 ← this one | Wrentham, MA | 592 South St | 30 | 691.3712 | Poor Boys BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| May 18, 2024 | Wrentham, MA | 592 South St | 31 | 698.2628 | ELJEFE SMOKE | LG bbq |
| May 16, 2025 | Wrentham, MA | 529 South St | 27 | 693.0856 | Fire At The End of the Day | HOG WASH BBQ |
| May 17, 2025 | Wrentham, MA | 529 South St | 29 | 708.5600 | Fire At The End of the Day | New Pigs on the Block |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 173.7028 | 170.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0116 | 173.7144 | 169.7372 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 174.2744 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 178.3200 | 169.6684 | 166.2628 |
30 entries · top 691.3712 · median 665.3430
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | LG bbq | |
| 5 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 6 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 7 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 8 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 9 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 10 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 11 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 12 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 13 | Q Shanty | |
| 14 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 15 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 16 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 17 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 18 | Gus's BBQ | |
| 19 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 20 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 21 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 22 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 23 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 24 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 25 | N.Y.Dirty Water Dawgs | |
| 26 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 27 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 28 | Q42 | |
| 29 | Cow-Hen-Pig | |
| 30 | Pray For Me BBQ |
30 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | LG bbq | |
| 3 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 4 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 7 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 8 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 10 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 11 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 12 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 13 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 14 | Q Shanty | |
| 15 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 16 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 17 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 18 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 19 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 20 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 21 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 23 | Gus's BBQ | |
| 24 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 25 | N.Y.Dirty Water Dawgs | |
| 26 | Pray For Me BBQ | |
| 27 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 28 | Q42 | |
| 29 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 30 | Cow-Hen-Pig |
30 entries · top 176.0116 · median 168.0060
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 2 | LG bbq | |
| 3 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 4 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 5 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 6 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 7 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 8 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 10 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 11 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 12 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 13 | Gus's BBQ | |
| 14 | Q42 | |
| 15 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 16 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 17 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 18 | N.Y.Dirty Water Dawgs | |
| 19 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 20 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 21 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 22 | Q Shanty | |
| 23 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 24 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 25 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 26 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 27 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 28 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 29 | Cow-Hen-Pig | |
| 30 | Pray For Me BBQ |
30 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q Shanty | |
| 2 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | LG bbq | |
| 6 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 7 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 8 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 9 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 10 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 11 | Gus's BBQ | |
| 12 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 13 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 14 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 15 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 16 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 17 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 18 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 19 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 20 | Q42 | |
| 21 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 22 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 23 | Pray For Me BBQ | |
| 24 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 25 | N.Y.Dirty Water Dawgs | |
| 26 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 27 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 28 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 29 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 30 | Cow-Hen-Pig |
30 entries · top 178.3200 · median 162.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 2 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 3 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 7 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 8 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 9 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 10 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 11 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 12 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 13 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 14 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 15 | Cow-Hen-Pig | |
| 16 | Gus's BBQ | |
| 17 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 18 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 19 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 20 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 21 | Q Shanty | |
| 22 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 23 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 24 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 25 | N.Y.Dirty Water Dawgs | |
| 26 | LG bbq | |
| 27 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 28 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 29 | Pray For Me BBQ | |
| 30 | Q42 |
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.
3 entries · top 173.1200 · median 170.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burger Queen | |
| 2 | Starla's Sinister Smoke | |
| 3 | Hillside BBQ Jr. |
3 entries · top 173.1544 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jurassic Pork | |
| 2 | Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 3 | Ninja BBQ |