2024-09-20 – 2024-09-21 · Pine Bluff, AR · 📍 1 Regional Park Dr · State championship
Reps: DEBBIE SPRAY, SCOTT SPRAY · Prize money: $50,000.00
Grand Champion: Kith n Kin (698.2628) · 42 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SHAKE 'N BAKE 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, 2013 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 88 times in 100
Kith n' Kin came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 12-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Kith n' Kin won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 13 tracked editions
Thunder Hog BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 13 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.0804 points.
Chicken places 3–4: PARTS 'R' SMOKIN and THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE and PIGGIN' WHISKEY tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Bourbon & Blues BBQ and Cowboy Q tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-11 | Topeka, KS | Topeka, KS | 43 | 687.4516 | CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ | BLACK EYE BBQ |
| 2015-10-09 | Topeka, KS | Topeka, KS 66605 | 33 | 696.5600 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | BOXER Q BBQ |
| 2017-05-06 | Liberty, IN | 3801 West Old Dunlapsville RD | 26 | 695.9084 | VICTORY SMOKERS | GREY STREET BBQ |
| 2018-05-05 | Liberty, IN | 3801 West Old Dunlapsville RD | 28 | 693.6684 | GREY STREET BBQ | BANKIN BABY BBQ |
| 2019-05-04 | Liberty, IN | 381 W Old Dunlapsville | 26 | 696.5140 | Thunder Hog BBQ | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ |
| 2021-05-01 | Liberty, IN | 3801 W Old Dunlapsville Rd | 27 | 706.2400 | The BBQ Bus | GETTIN PIGGY WITH IT BACKYARD BBQ |
| 2021-10-15 | Topeka, KS | 3435 SE East Edge Rd | 25 | 699.3600 | Mad Mutt's BBQ | SMOKE RINGERS |
| 2022-04-29 | Liberty, IN | 3801 W Old Dunlapsville Rd | 25 | 707.9888 | Thunder Hog BBQ | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS |
| 2022-10-14 | Topeka, KS | 3435 SE East Edge Rd | 28 | 701.6688 | Cow Creek BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| 2023-10-13 | Topeka, KS | 3435 SE East Edge Rd | 39 | 707.4176 | Slaps BBQ | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 ← this one | Pine Bluff, AR | 1 Regional Park Dr | 42 | 698.2628 | Kith n Kin | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| 2024-10-11 | Topeka, KS | 3435 SE East Edge Rd | 31 | 700.5372 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2025-10-10 | Topeka, KS | 3435 SE East Edge Rd | 30 | 703.3828 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
| 2026-10-09 | Topeka, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 174.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 174.2628 | 171.9884 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
42 entries · top 698.2628 · median 678.4972
42 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2628
42 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.8400
42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180
42 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.4114