2025-05-17 – 2025-05-18 · Wrentham, MA · 📍 529 South St · State championship
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT · Prize money: $4,000.00
Grand Champion: Fire At The End of the Day (708.5600) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 New Pigs on the Block
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, 2024 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.
Closer than 75% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6796 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
708.5600 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 698.2628 ELJEFE SMOKE set in 2024.
Fire At The End of the Day won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
2 of 4 tracked editions
Fire At The End of the Day has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
Chicken places 5–6: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and Half-Inked BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Mullen It Over BBQ and Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Morning Wood BBQ and ELJEFE SMOKE tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY won Pork Ribs, Pork — 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 13th.
UP-2 BBQ turned in 178.8572 in brisket — past the 178.3200 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ELJEFE SMOKE (won 2024), Fire At The End of the Day (won 2025).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
24 of 27 teams from 2025-05-16 came back
24 of the 27 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-17 | Wrentham, MA | 592 South St | 30 | 691.3712 | Poor Boys BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2024-05-18 | Wrentham, MA | 592 South St | 31 | 698.2628 | ELJEFE SMOKE | LG bbq |
| 2025-05-16 | Wrentham, MA | 529 South St | 27 | 693.0856 | Fire At The End of the Day | HOG WASH BBQ |
| 2025-05-17 ← this one | Wrentham, MA | 529 South St | 29 | 708.5600 | Fire At The End of the Day | New Pigs on the Block |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 174.2744 | 172.0116 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 177.1428 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 168.5372 |
29 entries · top 708.5600 · median 672.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 6 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 7 | Brookside BBQ | |
| 8 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 9 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 10 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 11 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 12 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 14 | LG bbq | |
| 15 | Q Shanty | |
| 16 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 17 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 18 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 19 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 20 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 21 | Transformer BBQ | |
| 22 | Q42 | |
| 23 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 24 | Steve's Prime BBQ | |
| 25 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 26 | Pray for me BBQ | |
| 27 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 28 | Cow-Hen-Pig! | |
| 29 | Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team |
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 2 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 3 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 4 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 7 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 8 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 9 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 10 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 11 | Brookside BBQ | |
| 12 | Q42 | |
| 13 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 14 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 15 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 16 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 17 | LG bbq | |
| 18 | Steve's Prime BBQ | |
| 19 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 20 | Pray for me BBQ | |
| 21 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 22 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 23 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 24 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 25 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 26 | Q Shanty | |
| 27 | Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team | |
| 28 | Cow-Hen-Pig! | |
| 29 | Transformer BBQ |
29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | LG bbq | |
| 5 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 6 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 7 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 8 | Q Shanty | |
| 9 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 10 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 11 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 12 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 14 | Q42 | |
| 15 | Brookside BBQ | |
| 16 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 17 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 18 | Transformer BBQ | |
| 19 | Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team | |
| 20 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 21 | Cow-Hen-Pig! | |
| 22 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 23 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 24 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 25 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 26 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 27 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 28 | Steve's Prime BBQ | |
| 29 | Pray for me BBQ |
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 3 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 4 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 5 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 8 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 9 | Steve's Prime BBQ | |
| 10 | Pray for me BBQ | |
| 11 | Transformer BBQ | |
| 12 | Q Shanty | |
| 13 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 14 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 15 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 16 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 17 | LG bbq | |
| 18 | Brookside BBQ | |
| 19 | Q42 | |
| 20 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 21 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 22 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 23 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 24 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 25 | Cow-Hen-Pig! | |
| 26 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 27 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 28 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 29 | Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team |
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 2 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 3 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 4 | Brookside BBQ | |
| 5 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 6 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 7 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 8 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 9 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 10 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 12 | LG bbq | |
| 13 | Q Shanty | |
| 14 | Steve's Prime BBQ | |
| 15 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 17 | Pray for me BBQ | |
| 18 | Transformer BBQ | |
| 19 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 20 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 21 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 22 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 23 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 24 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 25 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 26 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 27 | Q42 | |
| 28 | Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team | |
| 29 | Cow-Hen-Pig! |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
8 entries · top 174.2628 · median 171.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little LG's | |
| 2 | Ninja BBQ | |
| 3 | Baller BBQ | |
| 4 | Burger Queen | |
| 5 | Starla's Sinister Smoke | |
| 6 | Half-Inked JR | |
| 7 | Jurassic Pork | |
| 8 | Crusher BBQ |