Smoke on the Mountain
2025-07-25 – 2025-07-26 · Galax, VA · 📍 206 N. Main Street · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $8,500.00
Grand Champion: Kings BBQ Team (695.4172) · 37 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Bowmans Butt & BBQ
Entries
Top score
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Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
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Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Kings BBQ Team took the Grand Championship home to GA.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: Optimus Swine and HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: Glamping Grillers and BAD ROOSTER BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 3–4: Barking Pig BBQ and HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Poor Boys BBQ (won 2024).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1605 power rating going in — stronger than 93% of every contest tracked.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-21 | Galax, VA | 403 N. Main Street | 38 | 705.7028 | Under the Radar | One Eyed Pig BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Galax, VA | 403 N. Main Street | 32 | 710.2860 | Poor Boys BBQ | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 ← this one | Galax, VA | 206 N. Main Street | 37 | 695.4172 | Kings BBQ Team | Bowmans Butt & BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 176.5600 | 174.8572 | 173.1316 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.3200 | 174.2744 | 173.1316 |
| Master Series — Pork | 176.5716 | 173.1428 | 170.8228 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.2972 | 175.4172 | 174.2628 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 179.4400 | 174.2628 | 165.6800 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 171.4172 | 161.1316 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
37 entries · top 695.4172 · median 679.8972
Chicken
36 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.8286
Pork Ribs
37 entries · top 178.3200 · median 168.0000
Pork
37 entries · top 176.5716 · median 169.1200
Brisket
37 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.8228
Backyard Series
Overall
15 entries · top 354.2628 · median 336.5028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | Char-Cole Grillers | |
| 3 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 4 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 5 | T & S BBQ | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | Meadow Creek BBQ | |
| 8 | Rehab BBQ | |
| 9 | Que N Cue | |
| 10 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 11 | Steak Princess BBQ | |
| 12 | Drewbie-Que | |
| 13 | Little E's Que | |
| 14 | Bustin Butts & Kickin Ash | |
| 15 | Choppin Block BBQ |
Chicken
15 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T & S BBQ | |
| 2 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 3 | Char-Cole Grillers | |
| 4 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 7 | Meadow Creek BBQ | |
| 8 | Que N Cue | |
| 9 | Steak Princess BBQ | |
| 10 | Drewbie-Que | |
| 11 | Rehab BBQ | |
| 12 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 13 | Little E's Que | |
| 14 | Bustin Butts & Kickin Ash | |
| 15 | Choppin Block BBQ |
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2516 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | Char-Cole Grillers | |
| 3 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 4 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 5 | Rehab BBQ | |
| 6 | Meadow Creek BBQ | |
| 7 | LEE LA Q | |
| 8 | T & S BBQ | |
| 9 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 10 | Bustin Butts & Kickin Ash | |
| 11 | Little E's Que | |
| 12 | Steak Princess BBQ | |
| 13 | Que N Cue | |
| 14 | Drewbie-Que | |
| 15 | Choppin Block BBQ |