Massachusetts in May (Day 1)
2025-05-16 – 2025-05-17 · Wrentham, MA · 📍 529 South St · State championship
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT · Prize money: $4,000.00
Grand Champion: Fire At The End of the Day (693.0856) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HOG WASH BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Fire At The End of the Day has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ELJEFE SMOKE (won 2024).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| 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 | Wrentham, MA | 592 South St | 31 | 698.2628 | ELJEFE SMOKE | LG bbq |
| 2025-05-16 ← this one | 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 |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| 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 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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! |
Chicken
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! |
Pork Ribs
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 |
Pork
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 |
Brisket
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 |
Ancillary categories
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.
Kids-Q — Kids-Q 11+
6 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |