2024-05-18 – 2024-05-19 · Wrentham, MA · 📍 592 South St · State championship
Reps: BOB MCKINNON, TERRI MCKINNON · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: ELJEFE SMOKE (698.2628) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 LG bbq
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.
698.2628 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 691.3712 Poor Boys BBQ set in 2024.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
ELJEFE SMOKE came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
ELJEFE SMOKE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
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 2–3: LG bbq and PADDY MCQ'S tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: STICKS & STONES BBQ and BEVERAGE BROTHERS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Let It Smoke Barbecue and FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PADDY MCQ'S turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 176.0116 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Poor Boys BBQ (won 2024).
28 of 30 teams from 2024-05-17 came back
28 of the 30 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-17 | Wrentham, MA | 592 South St | 30 | 691.3712 | Poor Boys BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2024-05-18 ← this one | Wrentham, MA | 592 South St | 31 | 698.2628 | ELJEFE SMOKE | LG bbq |
| 2025-05-16 | Wrentham, MA | 529 South St | 27 | 693.0856 | Fire At The End of the Day | HOG WASH BBQ |
| 2025-05-17 | 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 | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 174.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 174.8572 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.0000 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 171.9772 | 170.2856 |
31 entries · top 698.2628 · median 678.8340
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 2 | LG bbq | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 5 | Gus's BBQ | |
| 6 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 7 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 8 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | N.Y. Dirty Water Dawgs | |
| 10 | Transformer BBQ | |
| 11 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 12 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 13 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 15 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 16 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 17 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 18 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 19 | Q Shanty | |
| 20 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 21 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 22 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 23 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 24 | Q42 | |
| 25 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 26 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 27 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 28 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 29 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 30 | Cow-Hen -Pig | |
| 31 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ |
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2856 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 2 | LG bbq | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 5 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 6 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 7 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 8 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 9 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 10 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 11 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 13 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 14 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 15 | Gus's BBQ | |
| 16 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 17 | N.Y. Dirty Water Dawgs | |
| 18 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 20 | Cow-Hen -Pig | |
| 21 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 22 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 23 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 24 | Transformer BBQ | |
| 25 | Q42 | |
| 26 | Q Shanty | |
| 27 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 28 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 29 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 30 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 31 | Titans of BBQ |
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.3316 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 2 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 3 | Q Shanty | |
| 4 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 5 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 6 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 7 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 8 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 9 | Transformer BBQ | |
| 10 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 11 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 12 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 13 | N.Y. Dirty Water Dawgs | |
| 14 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 15 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | Cow-Hen -Pig | |
| 17 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 18 | LG bbq | |
| 19 | Gus's BBQ | |
| 20 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 21 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 22 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 23 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 24 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 25 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 26 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 27 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 28 | Q42 | |
| 29 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 30 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 31 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ |
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transformer BBQ | |
| 2 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 3 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 4 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 5 | LG bbq | |
| 6 | N.Y. Dirty Water Dawgs | |
| 7 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 8 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 9 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 10 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 11 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 12 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 13 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 14 | Gus's BBQ | |
| 15 | Q Shanty | |
| 16 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | Q42 | |
| 18 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 19 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 20 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 21 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 22 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 23 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 24 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 25 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 26 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 27 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 28 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 29 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 30 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 31 | Cow-Hen -Pig |
31 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.6172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Gus's BBQ | |
| 3 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 4 | LG bbq | |
| 5 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 6 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 8 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 9 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 10 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 11 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 12 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 13 | Q42 | |
| 14 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 15 | N.Y. Dirty Water Dawgs | |
| 16 | Q Shanty | |
| 17 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 18 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 19 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 20 | Transformer BBQ | |
| 21 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 22 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 23 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 24 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 25 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 26 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 27 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 28 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 29 | Cow-Hen -Pig | |
| 30 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 31 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ |
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 176.5600 · median 175.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hillside BBQ Jr. | |
| 2 | Buger Queen | |
| 3 | Starla's Sinister Smoke |
4 entries · top 174.8800 · median 169.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Nine Jack | |
| 2 | Ninja | |
| 3 | Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 4 | Jurassic Pork |