Aug 8–9, 2025 · Doswell, VA · 📍 13191 Dawn Blvd · State championship
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Bill Jones · Prize money: $4,150
Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ won Grand Champion at the Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) on August 8, 2025 in Doswell, VA at 13191 Dawn Blvd, scoring 703.9428 in a field of 25 teams. B'S QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.0628. Category winners: Chicken — Goudas Barbecue (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ (180.0000); Pork — Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ (177.7144); Brisket — 3 EYZ BBQ (177.7144). The Backyard Series standings were won by Capt. Blue BBQ with 353.1316. This is the 1st of 4 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2025.
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, 2025 to 2025 — 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 85 times in 100
Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 15-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 28th tracked contest.
Wider than 90% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.8800 points — a wider margin than 90% of championships in the data.
Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: Piggy & Swine BBQ and BLUE & GRAY BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: BLUE & GRAY BBQ and HotMess BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 7–8: Goudas Barbecue and Ham Squad tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 9th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2025 ← this one | Doswell, VA | 13191 Dawn Blvd | 25 | 703.9428 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | B'S QUE |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Doswell, VA | 13191 Dawn Blvd | 13 | 175.4288 | B's Q | — |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Doswell, VA | 13191 Dawn Blvd | 12 | 180 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | — |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Doswell, VA | 13191 Dawn Blvd | 25 | 697.1204 | B's Que | Optimus Swine |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 175.4056 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.1200 | 169.7144 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7144 | 175.4056 | 172.5600 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 171.4056 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 169.7144 |
25 entries · top 703.9428 · median 686.7544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | B'S QUE | |
| 3 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 4 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 5 | Ham Squad | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 8 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 9 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 10 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 11 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 12 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 13 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 14 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 15 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 16 | Optimus Swine | |
| 17 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 18 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 19 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 20 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 21 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 22 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 23 | Hoos Smokin | |
| 24 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 25 | smokey anderson bbq |
25 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 2 | Ham Squad | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | B'S QUE | |
| 5 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 9 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 10 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 11 | Optimus Swine | |
| 12 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 13 | Hoos Smokin | |
| 14 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 15 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 16 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 17 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 18 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 19 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 20 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 21 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 22 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 23 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 24 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 25 | LAKEVIEW BBQ |
25 entries · top 180 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 3 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 4 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 5 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 6 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 7 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 8 | Ham Squad | |
| 9 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 10 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 12 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 13 | B'S QUE | |
| 14 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 15 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 16 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 18 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 19 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 20 | Optimus Swine | |
| 21 | Hoos Smokin | |
| 22 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 23 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 24 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 25 | smokey anderson bbq |
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 3 | B'S QUE | |
| 4 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 5 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 6 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 7 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 8 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 9 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 10 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 11 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 12 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 13 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 15 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 16 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 17 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 18 | Optimus Swine | |
| 19 | Ham Squad | |
| 20 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 21 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 22 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 23 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 24 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 25 | Hoos Smokin |
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 3 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 4 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 5 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 6 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 7 | Optimus Swine | |
| 8 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 9 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 12 | Ham Squad | |
| 13 | B'S QUE | |
| 14 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 15 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 16 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 17 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 18 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 19 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 20 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 21 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 22 | Hoos Smokin | |
| 23 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 24 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 25 | BIG DOG BBQ VA |
21 entries · top 353.1316 · median 342.2516
21 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8456
21 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1200