Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1)
2025-08-08 – 2025-08-09 · Doswell, VA · State championship
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, BILL JONES · Prize money: $4,150.00
Grand Champion: Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ (703.9428) · 25 teams
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1607 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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-08 ← this one | Doswell, VA | 25 | 703.9428 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | Doswell, VA | 13 | 175.4288 | B's Q |
| 2025-08-08 | Doswell, VA | 12 | 180.0000 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2025-08-09 | Doswell, VA | 25 | 697.1204 | B's Que |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
21 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8456
Backyard Series — Overall
21 entries · top 353.1316 · median 342.2516
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1200
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |