Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1)
2025-08-08 – 2025-08-09 · Doswell, VA · 📍 13191 Dawn Blvd · State championship
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, BILL JONES · Prize money: $4,150.00
Grand Champion: Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ (703.9428) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 B'S QUE
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Tightest race
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Double threats
How hot was the win?
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💪 A statement win
The champion won by 10.8800 points — a wider margin than 92% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
🧹 A double category winner
Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1605 power rating going in — stronger than 93% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-08 ← this one | Doswell, VA | 13191 Dawn Blvd | 25 | 703.9428 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | B'S QUE |
| 2025-08-08 | Doswell, VA | 13191 Dawn Blvd | 13 | 175.4288 | B's Q | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Doswell, VA | 13191 Dawn Blvd | 12 | 180.0000 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Doswell, VA | 13191 Dawn Blvd | 25 | 697.1204 | B's Que | Optimus Swine |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 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 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Pork
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 |
Brisket
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 |
Backyard Series
Overall
21 entries · top 353.1316 · median 342.2516
Chicken
21 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8456
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1200