Ribs on the Ridge
2025-02-14 – 2025-02-15 · Haines City, FL · 📍 555 Ledwith Ave. · State championship
Reps: JEANNE TITUS, MIKE GARRETSON · Prize money: $9,700.00
Grand Champion: Menke Boys BBQ (702.8000) · 16 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 GOOD GOOGLY GOO 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
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0968 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Menke Boys BBQ took the Grand Championship home to VA.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A double category winner
Belly Bustin Bistro won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🃏 An upset on the books
Menke Boys BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Poppa Pig, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-14 ← this one | Haines City, FL | 555 Ledwith Ave. | 16 | 702.8000 | Menke Boys BBQ | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ |
| 2026-02-20 | Haines City, FL | 555 Ledwith Ave. | 32 | 707.4172 | Kings BBQ Team | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.2744 | 170.8572 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 170.8344 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 173.1200 | 167.3828 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 164.5256 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 172.0000 | 159.9544 | — |
| Ancillary — Pork | 165.1200 | 154.8000 | — |
| Ancillary — Brisket | 162.2400 | 147.9884 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
15 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |
Pork
15 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Brisket
16 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Backyard Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
8 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Pork Ribs
8 entries · top 172.0000 · 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 |
Ancillary
Pork
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 |
Brisket
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 |