Mar 21–22, 2025 · Belle Glade, FL · 📍 5000 West Canal Street · State championship
Reps: Jeanne Titus, Mike Garretson · Prize money: $16,450
Sloppy Hogs won Grand Champion at the Torry Island BBQ Showdown on March 21, 2025 in Belle Glade, FL at 5000 West Canal Street, scoring 696.5028 in a field of 26 teams. GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.6684. Category winners: Chicken — GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — Low Eye Que (180.0000); Pork — T-Rex BBQ (176.6172); Brisket — Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q (176.5828). The Backyard Series standings were won by When Pigs Fly Family BBQ with 335.4288. This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ; 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2024 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
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 90 times in 100
Sloppy Hogs came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 10-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Sloppy Hogs won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.9996 points.
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ and RUM RUNNERS BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: K & E's Little Smokers and Sporting Wood BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 6–7: RUM RUNNERS BBQ and GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ (won 2024).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2024 | Belle Glade, FL | 500 West Canal Street North | 21 | 714.2744 | Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ | Going Yard BBQ |
| Mar 21, 2025 ← this one | Belle Glade, FL | 5000 West Canal Street | 26 | 696.5028 | Sloppy Hogs | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Belle Glade, FL | 500 West Canal Street North | 34 | 705.6800 | Tillman's BBQ | ACCUTECH BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7144 | 175.4056 | 169.6800 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.1316 | 170.8572 |
| Master Series — Pork | 176.6172 | 171.4172 | 168.5372 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 176.5828 | 173.1200 | 171.9656 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 167.9772 | 159.9544 | 154.2516 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 169.1544 | 161.7144 | 143.4400 |
26 entries · top 696.5028 · median 671.9314
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.3886
23 entries · top 180 · median 167.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
26 entries · top 176.6172 · median 164.2628
23 entries · top 176.5828 · median 170.2628
12 entries · top 335.4288 · median 314.8286
12 entries · top 167.9772 · median 158.2858
12 entries · top 169.1544 · median 161.3944
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
11 entries · top 172.5484 · median 167.9884