Fire on the Mountain BBQ
2025-07-25 – 2025-07-26 · Leburn, KY · State championship
Reps: LYGIA (LEX) VANEGAS, ROBERT VANDERIPE · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: BLUE CHIP BBQ (703.9544) · 10 teams
Entries
10
4 categories
Top score
703.9544
Winning margin
4.0116
GC over RC
Field average
683.50
median 682.16
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
3.4516 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
665.5656
what a walk cost here
Field spread
38.3888
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 21%
beats 79% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1570
avg power rating going in · stronger than 74% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
BLUE CHIP BBQ took the Grand Championship home to TN.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-25 ← this one | Leburn, KY | 10 | 703.9544 | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Leburn, KY | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |