Mar 14–15, 2025 · Fayetteville, AR · 📍 1335 W. Knapp Dr. · State championship
Reps: Eugene Wickham, Sarah Wickham · Prize money: $6,200
HOLLOW Q won Grand Champion at the University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest on March 14, 2025 in Fayetteville, AR at 1335 W. Knapp Dr., scoring 705.7372 in a field of 28 teams. WOOD HOOK BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9312. Category winners: Chicken — HOLLOW Q (180.0000); Pork Ribs — LOVE 2 Q (178.8572); Pork — LOVE 2 Q (180.0000); Brisket — HOLLOW Q (177.1772). This is the 1st of 4 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 92 times in 100
HOLLOW Q came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 8-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was HOLLOW Q's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 69th tracked contest.
Pork Ribs places 6–7: GETTIN' BASTED and Ahh Townley BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: Shiggin aint easy and BULL IN THE RING tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: SmokeMasters BBQ and WOOD HOOK BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
HOLLOW Q won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
HOLLOW Q took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 20th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2025 ← this one | Fayetteville, AR | 1335 W. Knapp Dr. | 28 | 705.7372 | HOLLOW Q | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Fayetteville, AR | 1335 W. Knapp Dr. | 37 | 703.9544 | MUNNY'S STOVE | BBQ Maestros |
| Mar 12, 2027 | Fayetteville, AR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 13, 2027 | Fayetteville, AR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.1428 | 173.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4288 | 173.1772 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.7028 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 177.1772 | 173.1428 | 170.8228 |
28 entries · top 705.7372 · median 687.3256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 2 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | SmokeMasters BBQ | |
| 5 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 6 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 7 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 8 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 9 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 10 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 11 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 12 | Ambition Que | |
| 13 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 15 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Cowboy Q | |
| 17 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 18 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 19 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 20 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 21 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 22 | Singing Pigs | |
| 23 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 24 | F6 | |
| 25 | Partners N' Swine | |
| 26 | DASAWYERS | |
| 27 | Papa Bears KC Barbecue | |
| 28 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S |
28 entries · top 180 · median 172.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 2 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 3 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 4 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | SmokeMasters BBQ | |
| 7 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 8 | Cowboy Q | |
| 9 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 10 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 11 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 12 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 13 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 14 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 15 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 17 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 18 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 19 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 20 | Ambition Que | |
| 21 | Partners N' Swine | |
| 22 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 23 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 24 | DASAWYERS | |
| 25 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 26 | F6 | |
| 27 | Singing Pigs | |
| 28 | Papa Bears KC Barbecue |
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 2 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 3 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 4 | Ambition Que | |
| 5 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 8 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 9 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 10 | F6 | |
| 11 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 12 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 13 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 14 | SmokeMasters BBQ | |
| 15 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 16 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 17 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 18 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 19 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 20 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 21 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 22 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 23 | Cowboy Q | |
| 24 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 25 | Papa Bears KC Barbecue | |
| 26 | Partners N' Swine | |
| 27 | Singing Pigs | |
| 28 | DASAWYERS |
27 entries · top 180 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 2 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 3 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 4 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 5 | SmokeMasters BBQ | |
| 6 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 9 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 10 | Cowboy Q | |
| 11 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 12 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 13 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 14 | DASAWYERS | |
| 15 | Ambition Que | |
| 16 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 17 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 19 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 20 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 21 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 22 | Singing Pigs | |
| 23 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 24 | F6 | |
| 25 | Partners N' Swine | |
| 26 | Papa Bears KC Barbecue | |
| 27 | Rub Me Raw BBQ |
28 entries · top 177.1772 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 2 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Singing Pigs | |
| 5 | SmokeMasters BBQ | |
| 6 | Ambition Que | |
| 7 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 8 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 9 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 10 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 11 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 12 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 13 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 14 | Cowboy Q | |
| 15 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 16 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 17 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 18 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 19 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 20 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 21 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 22 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 23 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 24 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 25 | DASAWYERS | |
| 26 | F6 | |
| 27 | Partners N' Swine | |
| 28 | Papa Bears KC Barbecue |