Feb 14–15, 2025 · Haines City, FL · 📍 555 Ledwith Ave. · State championship
Reps: Jeanne Titus, Mike Garretson · Prize money: $9,700
Menke Boys BBQ won Grand Champion at the Ribs on the Ridge on February 14, 2025 in Haines City, FL at 555 Ledwith Ave., scoring 702.8000 in a field of 16 teams. GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.7032. Category winners: Chicken — ACCUTECH BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — K & E's Little Smokers (177.7144); Pork — Going Yard BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — Menke Boys BBQ (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by Dogpatch Q with 349.6800. This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2026.
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 85% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0968 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100
Menke Boys BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Poppa Pig, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Menke Boys BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 37th tracked contest.
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: ACCUTECH BBQ and Sloppy Hogs tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: Bull and Heifer BBQ and Menke Boys BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 1–2: K & E's Little Smokers and SmokinGhost BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Belly Bustin Bistro won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
Menke Boys BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2025 ← this one | Haines City, FL | 555 Ledwith Ave. | 16 | 702.8000 | Menke Boys BBQ | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Haines City, FL | 555 Ledwith Ave. | 32 | 707.4172 | Kings BBQ Team | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 177.7028 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.2744 | 170.8572 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180 | 174.2744 | 170.8344 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180 | 173.1200 | 167.3828 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180 | 164.5256 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 172 | 159.9544 | — |
| Ancillary — Pork | 165.1200 | 154.8000 | — |
| Ancillary — Brisket | 162.2400 | 147.9884 | — |
16 entries · top 702.8000 · median 691.0688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 2 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 3 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 4 | Poppa Pig | |
| 5 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 6 | Sloppy Hogs | |
| 7 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 8 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 9 | Bull and Heifer BBQ | |
| 10 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin-N-Pokin | |
| 12 | Music City Smokers | |
| 13 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 14 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 15 | PigInorPigOut | |
| 16 | SMOKE SHACK BBQ |
15 entries · top 180 · median 174.2856 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 2 | Sloppy Hogs | |
| 3 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 4 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 5 | Poppa Pig | |
| 6 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 7 | Music City Smokers | |
| 8 | Smokin-N-Pokin | |
| 9 | Bull and Heifer BBQ | |
| 10 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 11 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 12 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 13 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 14 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 15 | PigInorPigOut |
15 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 2 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 3 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | Poppa Pig | |
| 5 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 6 | Sloppy Hogs | |
| 7 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin-N-Pokin | |
| 9 | Music City Smokers | |
| 10 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 12 | Bull and Heifer BBQ | |
| 13 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 14 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 15 | PigInorPigOut |
15 entries · top 180 · median 172.5828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 2 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 3 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 4 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 5 | Sloppy Hogs | |
| 6 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 7 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Poppa Pig | |
| 9 | PigInorPigOut | |
| 10 | Music City Smokers | |
| 11 | Bull and Heifer BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokin-N-Pokin | |
| 13 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 14 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 15 | 2nd Hand Smoke |
16 entries · top 180 · median 168.2630 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 2 | Bull and Heifer BBQ | |
| 3 | Poppa Pig | |
| 4 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 5 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 6 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 7 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 8 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 9 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 10 | Sloppy Hogs | |
| 11 | Smokin-N-Pokin | |
| 12 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 13 | Music City Smokers | |
| 14 | PigInorPigOut | |
| 15 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 16 | SMOKE SHACK BBQ |
8 entries · top 349.6800 · median 327.6456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | Belly Bustin Bistro | |
| 3 | Amped Up | |
| 4 | TRICKY PIG | |
| 5 | Powered by Smoke | |
| 6 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 7 | Evans Family Ranch | |
| 8 | Playa Famous BBQ |
8 entries · top 180 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | Belly Bustin Bistro | |
| 3 | Powered by Smoke | |
| 4 | Amped Up | |
| 5 | TRICKY PIG | |
| 6 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 7 | Evans Family Ranch | |
| 8 | Playa Famous BBQ |
8 entries · top 172 · median 162.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belly Bustin Bistro | |
| 2 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 3 | TRICKY PIG | |
| 4 | Amped Up | |
| 5 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 6 | Evans Family Ranch | |
| 7 | Powered by Smoke | |
| 8 | Playa Famous BBQ |
6 entries · top 165.1200 · median 158.8058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 2 | Belly Bustin Bistro | |
| 3 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 4 | Powered by Smoke | |
| 5 | Amped Up | |
| 6 | Evans Family Ranch |
6 entries · top 162.2400 · median 151.3772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belly Bustin Bistro | |
| 2 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 3 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 4 | Powered by Smoke | |
| 5 | Amped Up | |
| 6 | Evans Family Ranch |