ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2025-10-03 · Fargo, ND
Reps: JOHN SCHARFFBILLIG, LAURIE TWETEN · Prize money: $1,000.00
Grand Champion: KPG SMOKIN' (175.4400) · 24 teams
Entries
24
1 category
Top score
175.4400
Winning margin
0.0228
1st over 2nd
Field average
165.07
median 167.41
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5944 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
169.7372
what a walk cost here
Field spread
24.6512
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,000.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 75%
beats 25% of 2913 Pork Ribs wins in the data
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.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-27 | Fargo, ND | 47 | 703.4516 | Shiggin & Grinnin |
| 2025-10-03 | Fargo, ND | 46 | 696.5484 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 ← this one | Fargo, ND | 24 | 175.4400 | KPG SMOKIN' |
| 2026-05-01 | Fargo, ND | 71 | 697.1200 | Porky Butts BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | Fargo, ND | 36 | 178.8572 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ |
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 |