May 16–17, 2025 · Wrentham, MA · 📍 529 South St · State championship
Reps: Bill Wright, Kim Wright · Prize money: $4,000
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY won Grand Champion at the Massachusetts in May (Day 1) on May 16, 2025 in Wrentham, MA at 529 South St, scoring 693.0856 in a field of 27 teams. HOG WASH BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.7144. Category winners: Chicken — ELJEFE SMOKE (179.4400); Pork Ribs — Meat Monarchy (179.4400); Pork — Q Shanty (178.2972); Brisket — iQue (177.1544). This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by ELJEFE SMOKE; 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.
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.
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY 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 6–7: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and Morning Wood BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and PADDY MCQ'S tied on 178.8800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: Let It Smoke Barbecue and FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY tied on 172.5484 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ELJEFE SMOKE (won 2024).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2024 | 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 ← this one | 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 | 179.4400 | 174.2856 | 168.0344 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 176.0344 | 170.8572 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 172.5484 | 167.4056 |
| Brisket | 177.1544 | 170.8572 | 167.9656 |
27 entries · top 693.0856 · median 670.2172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 3 | LG bbq | |
| 4 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 5 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 6 | Q Shanty | |
| 7 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 9 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 10 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 11 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 12 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 13 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 14 | Q42 | |
| 15 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 16 | iQue | |
| 17 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 18 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 19 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 20 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 22 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 23 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 24 | Pray for me BBQ | |
| 25 | Sun of a Beach BBQ | |
| 26 | Silva Back BBQ | |
| 27 | Cow-Hen-Pig! |
27 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.3200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 2 | LG bbq | |
| 3 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 4 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 5 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 8 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 9 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 10 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 11 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 12 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 14 | Q Shanty | |
| 15 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 16 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 17 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 18 | Q42 | |
| 19 | Sun of a Beach BBQ | |
| 20 | iQue | |
| 21 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 22 | Pray for me BBQ | |
| 23 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 24 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 25 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 26 | Silva Back BBQ | |
| 27 | Cow-Hen-Pig! |
27 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 5 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 6 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 7 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 8 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 9 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 10 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 11 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 12 | Q Shanty | |
| 13 | LG bbq | |
| 14 | Sun of a Beach BBQ | |
| 15 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 16 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 17 | Pray for me BBQ | |
| 18 | Q42 | |
| 19 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 20 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 22 | iQue | |
| 23 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 24 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 25 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 26 | Cow-Hen-Pig! | |
| 27 | Silva Back BBQ |
27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q Shanty | |
| 2 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 3 | Q42 | |
| 4 | LG bbq | |
| 5 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 6 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 8 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 9 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 11 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 12 | iQue | |
| 13 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 14 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 15 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 16 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 17 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 18 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 19 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 20 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 21 | Cow-Hen-Pig! | |
| 22 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 24 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 25 | Pray for me BBQ | |
| 26 | Silva Back BBQ | |
| 27 | Sun of a Beach BBQ |
27 entries · top 177.1544 · median 166.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iQue | |
| 2 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 3 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 4 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 5 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 6 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 7 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 8 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 9 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 10 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 11 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 12 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 13 | Q Shanty | |
| 14 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 15 | Q42 | |
| 16 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 18 | LG bbq | |
| 19 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 20 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 21 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 22 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 23 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 24 | Silva Back BBQ | |
| 25 | Cow-Hen-Pig! | |
| 26 | Pray for me BBQ | |
| 27 | Sun of a Beach 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.
6 entries · top 180 · median 175.4228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burger Queen | |
| 2 | Starla's Sinister Smoke | |
| 3 | Crusher BBQ | |
| 4 | Jurassic Pork | |
| 5 | Ninja BBQ | |
| 6 | Baller BBQ |