Ribs on the Ridge
2025-02-14 – 2025-02-15 · Haines City, FL · State championship
Reps: JEANNE TITUS, MIKE GARRETSON · Prize money: $9,700.00
Grand Champion: Menke Boys BBQ (702.8000) · 16 teams
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 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.
🃏 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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-14 ← this one | Haines City, FL | 16 | 702.8000 | Menke Boys BBQ |
| 2026-02-20 | Haines City, FL | 32 | 707.4172 | Kings BBQ Team |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — 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 |
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 |
Backyard Series — 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 |
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 |
Backyard Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |