2025-03-14 – 2025-03-15 · Dover, FL · 📍 215 Sydney Washer Rd · State championship
Reps: MIKE GARRETSON · Prize money: $5,050.00
Grand Champion: Tillman's BBQ (703.9544) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKE N' ASH BBQ
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 72 times in 100
Tillman's BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, HOT WACHULA'S, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Tillman's BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 18th tracked contest.
Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: Kings BBQ Team and GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ and HOT WACHULA'S tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: HOT WACHULA'S and TILLMAN'S BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
TILLMAN'S BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
TILLMAN'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
SMOKE N' ASH BBQ turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-16 | Dover, FL | 215 Sydney Washer Rd | 15 | 703.9544 | Kings BBQ | ACCUTECH BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 ← this one | Dover, FL | 215 Sydney Washer Rd | 15 | 703.9544 | Tillman's BBQ | SMOKE N' ASH BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.1428 | 174.8456 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 173.1084 | 168.5488 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.8572 | 172.5944 | 167.9656 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 173.7028 | 167.4056 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.1544 | 163.3828 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 167.9772 | 158.2744 | — |
| Ancillary — Pork | 163.9428 | 153.7028 | — |
| Ancillary — Brisket | 176.0000 | 163.3944 | — |
15 entries · top 703.9544 · median 682.7540
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE N' ASH BBQ | |
| 3 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 4 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 5 | KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 6 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 7 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 8 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 9 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 10 | Bull and Heifer BBQ | |
| 11 | 2 Guys BBQ | |
| 12 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 13 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 14 | Matty B's BBQ | |
| 15 | Cool Guys BBQ |
15 entries · top 177.1428 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE N' ASH BBQ | |
| 3 | KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 5 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 6 | 2 Guys BBQ | |
| 7 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 8 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 9 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 10 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 12 | Bull and Heifer BBQ | |
| 13 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 14 | Matty B's BBQ | |
| 15 | Cool Guys BBQ |
15 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 3 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 4 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 5 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 6 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE N' ASH BBQ | |
| 8 | KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 9 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 10 | 2 Guys BBQ | |
| 11 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 12 | Bull and Heifer BBQ | |
| 13 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 14 | Matty B's BBQ | |
| 15 | Yeti Mafia BBQ |
15 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 3 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 4 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 5 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 6 | Bull and Heifer BBQ | |
| 7 | KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE N' ASH BBQ | |
| 9 | 2 Guys BBQ | |
| 10 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 11 | Matty B's BBQ | |
| 12 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 14 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 15 | Yeti Mafia BBQ |
15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE N' ASH BBQ | |
| 2 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 3 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Bull and Heifer BBQ | |
| 5 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 6 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 7 | KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 8 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 9 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 10 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 11 | Matty B's BBQ | |
| 12 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 13 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 14 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 15 | 2 Guys BBQ |
8 entries · top 340.5372 · median 324.2286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | When Pigs Fly Family BBQ | |
| 2 | HOOKED ON QUE | |
| 3 | Future Primative | |
| 4 | Smoking Problems | |
| 5 | HSW BBQ | |
| 6 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 7 | K-Dub's Barbecue | |
| 8 | A Family Tradition BBQ |
8 entries · top 177.1544 · median 164.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | When Pigs Fly Family BBQ | |
| 2 | Future Primative | |
| 3 | HSW BBQ | |
| 4 | K-Dub's Barbecue | |
| 5 | HOOKED ON QUE | |
| 6 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 7 | Smoking Problems | |
| 8 | A Family Tradition BBQ |
8 entries · top 167.9772 · median 159.1202
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoking Problems | |
| 2 | HOOKED ON QUE | |
| 3 | When Pigs Fly Family BBQ | |
| 4 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 5 | HSW BBQ | |
| 6 | Future Primative | |
| 7 | A Family Tradition BBQ | |
| 8 | K-Dub's Barbecue |
8 entries · top 163.9428 · median 154.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | K-Dub's Barbecue | |
| 2 | When Pigs Fly Family BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoking Problems | |
| 4 | Future Primative | |
| 5 | A Family Tradition BBQ | |
| 6 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 7 | HOOKED ON QUE | |
| 8 | HSW BBQ |
8 entries · top 176.0000 · median 163.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | When Pigs Fly Family BBQ | |
| 2 | HOOKED ON QUE | |
| 3 | K-Dub's Barbecue | |
| 4 | HSW BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoking Problems | |
| 6 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 7 | Future Primative | |
| 8 | A Family Tradition BBQ |