A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 6 tracked editions
Fire & Shine BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
- 2025
- 2025
First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025
Sep 26, 2025 · Milford, DE · 📍 20142 Beaver Dam Dr
Reps: Bill Jones, Louise Weidner
Grand Champion: Rough Cut Q (178.8572) · 12 teams
Full results from the First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on September 26, 2025 in Milford, DE at 20142 Beaver Dam Dr. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Rough Cut Q (178.8572). This is the 3rd of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Fire & Shine BBQ; the next was held in 2025.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
158.26
median 169.70
178.86 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2025 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
12
1 judged meat · 1 ancillary
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
5.7372
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
169.17
158.26178.86
Pork Ribs · median 169.70 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
8.0344 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
166.2400
158.26178.86
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
20.5944
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 30%
beats 70% of 5807 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (2 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
0.0228
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 3–4: Hot Thang BBQ edged Leaning Jowler BBQ by 0.0228.
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0228
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2025 | Milford, DE | 20142 Beaver Dam Dr | 25 | 697.6688 | Drilling & Grilling | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Milford, DE | 20142 Beaver Dam Dr | 16 | 176.0116 | Fire & Shine BBQ | — |
| Sep 26, 2025 ← this one | Milford, DE | 20142 Beaver Dam Dr | 12 | 178.8572 | Rough Cut Q | — |
| Sep 28, 2025 | Milford, DE | 20142 Beaver Dam Dr | 14 | 352 | Fire & Shine BBQ | — |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Milford, DE | 20142 Beaver Dam Dr | 39 | 702.2400 | Mispillion Meat Works | Susquehanna Smokers |
| Sep 27, 2026 | Milford, DE | 20142 Beaver Dam Dr | 16 | 350.2744 | Rough Cut Q | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 170.8228 | 166.2400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 2 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 3 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 4 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 5 | All About the Wood | |
| 6 | BIG D'S BBQ - DE | |
| 7 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 8 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 9 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 11 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | Castleton Q |
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Dessert
12 entries · top 180 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 2 | All About the Wood | |
| 3 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 4 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 5 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 6 | Bay Brothers BBQ | |
| 7 | B'S QUE | |
| 8 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 9 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 10 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 11 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 12 | Whiskey Business BBQ |