ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2025-10-03 · Fargo, ND · 📍 3202 13th Ave S
Reps: JOHN SCHARFFBILLIG, LAURIE TWETEN · Prize money: $1,000.00
Grand Champion: KPG SMOKIN' (175.4400) · 24 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE BBQ BUS
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Porky Butts BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
KPG SMOKIN' took the Grand Championship home to MN.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 6–7: BURNT TREES BBQ and RUM N' SMOKE BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and SHIGGIN & GRINNIN tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: KPG SMOKIN' edged THE BBQ BUS by 0.0228.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Shiggin & Grinnin (won 2024).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-27 | Fargo, ND | 3202 13th Ave S | 47 | 703.4516 | Shiggin & Grinnin | Son of a Boar BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | Fargo, ND | 3202 13th Ave S | 46 | 696.5484 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 ← this one | Fargo, ND | 3202 13th Ave S | 24 | 175.4400 | KPG SMOKIN' | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Fargo, ND | 3202 13th Ave S | 71 | 697.1200 | Porky Butts BBQ | SIX BUTT BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | Fargo, ND | 3202 13th Ave S | 36 | 178.8572 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 170.8456 | 169.7372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 175.4400 · median 167.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPG SMOKIN' | |
| 2 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 3 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 4 | Blended Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 6 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 7 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 9 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 10 | Borgy the BBQ Butcher | |
| 11 | BnB BBQ | |
| 12 | CROSSCUT BBQ2 | |
| 13 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 14 | Flatlands BBQ | |
| 15 | Lost In The Sauce | |
| 16 | Still Can't Win BBQ | |
| 17 | Angry Bear BBQ | |
| 18 | Prairie Smoke BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokey North BBQ | |
| 20 | Hit or Miss | |
| 21 | BRAZEN BARREL BBQ | |
| 22 | Silly Willies | |
| 23 | Three Stoog3 BBQ | |
| 24 | Wild Willy's BBQ & Seasonings |