Jul 26–27, 2024 · Eagle River, AK · 📍 Elks Lodge #2682 · State championship
Reps: John Mann, Michelle Mann · Prize money: $1,500
Pits and Grills won Grand Champion at the Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown on July 26, 2024 in Eagle River, AK at Elks Lodge #2682, scoring 701.0856 in a field of 8 teams. Smoked & Furious took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.2404. Category winners: Chicken — Smoked & Furious (177.7144); Pork Ribs — Holy Trinity BBQ (177.7144); Pork — Pits and Grills (178.2972); Brisket — SMOKEY HAZE (176.0000). 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 67 times in 100
Pits and Grills came in rated below the field's top team, Smoked & Furious, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 2–3: Holy Trinity BBQ and Pits and Grills tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: Pits and Grills and Smoken J's BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 1–2: Smoked & Furious edged Holy Trinity BBQ by 0.0116.
Pits and Grills took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 4th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2024 ← this one | Eagle River, AK | Elks Lodge #2682 | 8 | 701.0856 | Pitts N Grills | Smoked & Furious |
| Jun 21, 2025 | Eagle River, AK | 18344 N Eagle River Rd | 8 | 703.9776 | Smoked & Furious | LC BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 171.4172 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 173.1428 | — |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 169.6800 | — |
| Brisket | 176 | 170.8228 | — |
8 entries · top 701.0856 · median 683.6112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pits and Grills | |
| 2 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 3 | Holy Trinity BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoken J's BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKEY HAZE | |
| 6 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 7 | JC Holy Smokes | |
| 8 | Bear's Den BBQ |
8 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 2 | Holy Trinity BBQ | |
| 3 | Pits and Grills | |
| 4 | SMOKEY HAZE | |
| 5 | JC Holy Smokes | |
| 6 | Smoken J's BBQ | |
| 7 | Bear's Den BBQ | |
| 8 | TEXAS OIL DUST |
8 entries · top 177.7144 · median 173.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holy Trinity BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 3 | Pits and Grills | |
| 4 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 5 | JC Holy Smokes | |
| 6 | Smoken J's BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEY HAZE | |
| 8 | Bear's Den BBQ |
8 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pits and Grills | |
| 2 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 3 | Smoken J's BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKEY HAZE | |
| 5 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 6 | JC Holy Smokes | |
| 7 | Holy Trinity BBQ | |
| 8 | Bear's Den BBQ |
8 entries · top 176 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEY HAZE | |
| 2 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 3 | Holy Trinity BBQ | |
| 4 | Pits and Grills | |
| 5 | Smoken J's BBQ | |
| 6 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 7 | Bear's Den BBQ | |
| 8 | JC Holy Smokes |