Fire on the Mountain BBQ
2025-07-25 – 2025-07-26 · Leburn, KY · 📍 450 Kenny Champion Loop · State championship
Reps: LYGIA (LEX) VANEGAS, ROBERT VANDERIPE · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: BLUE CHIP BBQ (703.9544) · 10 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MUDVILLE BBQ
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How hot was the win?
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Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
BLUE CHIP BBQ took the Grand Championship home to TN.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 2–3: UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ and BLUE CHIP BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: CBF Que and MUDVILLE BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: Cotton BBQ and BLUE CHIP BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-25 ← this one | Leburn, KY | 450 Kenny Champion Loop | 10 | 703.9544 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | MUDVILLE BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Leburn, KY | 750 Sutton Memorial Drive | 22 | 703.3712 | DANG GOOD BBQ | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 171.9656 | 162.7884 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 174.2628 | 166.2400 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 159.9428 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 170.8344 | 155.3600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
10 entries · top 703.9544 · median 682.1600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 2 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 3 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 4 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 5 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 6 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 7 | CBF Que | |
| 8 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 9 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 10 | TNT BBQ |
Chicken
10 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 2 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 3 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 4 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 5 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 6 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 7 | TNT BBQ | |
| 8 | CBF Que | |
| 9 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 10 | Cotton BBQ |
Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 2 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 3 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 4 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 5 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 6 | CBF Que | |
| 7 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 8 | TNT BBQ | |
| 9 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 10 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY |
Pork
10 entries · top 177.7144 · median 173.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 2 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 3 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 4 | TNT BBQ | |
| 5 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 6 | CBF Que | |
| 7 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 8 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 9 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 10 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS |
Brisket
10 entries · top 175.4056 · median 170.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 2 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 3 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 4 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 5 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 6 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 7 | CBF Que | |
| 8 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 9 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 10 | TNT BBQ |