Aug 9–10, 2025 · Canton, MA · 📍 100 Royall Street · State championship
Reps: Bill Wright, Kim Wright
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY won Grand Champion at the Trillium BBQ Throwdown on August 9, 2025 in Canton, MA at 100 Royall Street, scoring 697.6340 in a field of 20 teams. SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.7772. Category winners: Chicken — ELJEFE SMOKE (176.0000); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (176.5600); Pork — FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY (178.8572); Brisket — FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY (175.4056). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; 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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Pork Ribs places 3–4: Rough Cut Q and House of Que tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: HUMPHREY'S BBQ and PADDY MCQ'S tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: Bone Daddy's BBQ and CANYON RIDERS BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 11th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2025 ← this one | Canton, MA | 100 Royall Street | 20 | 697.6340 | Fire at The End of The Day | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Canton, MA | 100 Royall Street | 25 | 700.5488 | Smokin' Hoggz BBQ - MA | Iowa�s Smokey D�s BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 173.1316 | 170.8688 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 174.8456 | 169.6916 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 170.8344 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 171.9772 | 169.1316 |
20 entries · top 697.6340 · median 680.1886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 4 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 5 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 6 | House of Que | |
| 7 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 8 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 9 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 10 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 12 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 13 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 14 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 15 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 16 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 17 | Bone Daddy's BBQ | |
| 18 | Lone Star Q' | |
| 19 | Professor Smoke | |
| 20 | Beantown Smokers |
20 entries · top 176 · median 169.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 4 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 5 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 6 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 7 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 8 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 9 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 10 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 11 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 12 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 13 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | House of Que | |
| 15 | Bone Daddy's BBQ | |
| 16 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 17 | Lone Star Q' | |
| 18 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 19 | Professor Smoke | |
| 20 | Beantown Smokers |
20 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 3 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 4 | House of Que | |
| 5 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 6 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 7 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 8 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 9 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 10 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 11 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 12 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 13 | Bone Daddy's BBQ | |
| 14 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 15 | Beantown Smokers | |
| 16 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 17 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 19 | Professor Smoke | |
| 20 | Lone Star Q' |
20 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 3 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 7 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 8 | Bone Daddy's BBQ | |
| 9 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 10 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 11 | House of Que | |
| 12 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 13 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 14 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 15 | Professor Smoke | |
| 16 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 17 | Lone Star Q' | |
| 18 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 19 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 20 | Beantown Smokers |
20 entries · top 175.4056 · median 168.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 3 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 4 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 5 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 6 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 8 | House of Que | |
| 9 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 10 | Lone Star Q' | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 12 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 13 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 14 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 15 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 16 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 17 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 18 | Professor Smoke | |
| 19 | Bone Daddy's BBQ | |
| 20 | Beantown Smokers |