Trillium BBQ Throwdown
2025-08-09 – 2025-08-10 · Canton, MA · State championship
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT
Grand Champion: Fire at The End of The Day (697.6340) · 20 teams
Entries
20
4 categories
Top score
697.6340
Winning margin
2.8568
GC over RC
Field average
673.23
median 680.19
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.7144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
680.4800
what a walk cost here
Field spread
87.5084
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 43%
beats 57% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1555
avg power rating going in · stronger than 61% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-09 ← this one | Canton, MA | 20 | 697.6340 | Fire at The End of The Day |
| 2026-08-08 | Canton, MA | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
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 |
Master Series — Chicken
20 entries · top 176.0000 · 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 |
Master Series — Overall
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 |
Master Series — Pork
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 |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
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' |