A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 10 tracked editions
TRIPLE H BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
- 2023
- 2025
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025
Mar 14, 2025 · Lebanon, TN · 📍 945 E Baddour Pky
Reps: Carolyn Wells, Charlie Brinza, Connie Amidei, David Burstein, Jeanne Titus, Jonathan Amidei
Full results from the Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on March 14, 2025 in Lebanon, TN at 945 E Baddour Pky. Smoke Central BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Smokey Bees BBQ - MS (179.4400). This is the 7th of 13 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Triple H BBQ; the next was held in 2026.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
147.41
median 169.68
179.44 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2021 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
72
1 judged meat
Top score
179.4400
Winning margin
0.5828
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
168.24
147.41179.44
Pork Ribs · median 169.68 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
0.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
176.5716
147.41179.44
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
32.0344
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 17%
beats 83% of 5807 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (4 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 2–3: Smoke Central BBQ and Take It Easy BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Take It Easy BBQ and Rudes BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Rudes BBQ and Mulkey's BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
Back to defend
3
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THE BBQ BUS (won 2021), KITH N' KIN (won 2023), Meat Me in St. Louis (won 2024).
- THE BBQ BUS · 2021
- KITH N' KIN · 2023
- Meat Me in St. Louis · 2024
One of the big ones
72
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 96% of the 5,482 contests in the data
72 teams — bigger than 96% of the 5,482 contests in the data.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2021 | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 57 | 701.6456 | THE BBQ BUS | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 80 | 705.6800 | TRIPLE H BBQ | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 59 | 177.1544 | KITH N' KIN | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 93 | 701.6572 | Continental Barbecue Co. | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 72 | 178.8572 | Meat Me in St. Louis | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 100 | 704.5372 | Triple H BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| Mar 14, 2025 ← this one | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 72 | 179.4400 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E. Baddour Pkwy | 125 | 713.1200 | Razorracks | Kith n' Kin |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E. Baddour Pkwy | 88 | 180 | Alpine Smoke Works | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E. Baddour Pkwy | 71 | 180 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | — |
| Mar 19, 2027 | Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 19, 2027 | Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 19, 2027 | Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 178.8572 | 176.5716 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
72 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6800