MD State BBQ Bash
2025-10-10 – 2025-10-11 · Bel Air, MD · State championship
Reps: BILL JONES, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $12,500.00
Grand Champion: All Fired Up BBQ (701.6456) · 29 teams
Entries
39
6 categories
Top score
351.4400
Winning margin
2.9144
GC over RC
Field average
317.92
median 320.49
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
331.9200
what a walk cost here
Field spread
179.4744
winner to last place
Prize money
$12,500.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 83%
beats 17% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1534
avg power rating going in · stronger than 40% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
ALL FIRED UP BBQ took the Grand Championship home to PA.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
ALL FIRED UP BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-11 | Bel Air, MD | 26 | 695.3600 | Sweet Belly's BBQ |
| 2025-10-10 ← this one | Bel Air, MD | 29 | 701.6456 | All Fired Up BBQ |
| 2026-10-09 | Bel Air, MD | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
39 entries · top 180.0000 · median 159.9428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 2 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 3 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 4 | Grillfellas | |
| 5 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 6 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Bark-N-Dawgz BBQ | |
| 8 | Disco BBQ | |
| 9 | Bush River BBQ | |
| 10 | Money Muscle BBQ | |
| 11 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 12 | Sticky Bones BBQ | |
| 13 | Top Hat Smoking BBQ | |
| 14 | Meat and Heat BBQ Co. | |
| 15 | Hazard County Smokers | |
| 16 | Barrel Proof BBQ | |
| 17 | Corner Smokers | |
| 18 | Pool Crew BBQ | |
| 19 | Best Buckin' BBQ | |
| 20 | Make BBQ Great Again | |
| 21 | Kampy's Q | |
| 22 | Pig Kahunas | |
| 23 | Country Roads Q | |
| 24 | Upper 90 BBQ | |
| 25 | Estancia | |
| 26 | Blue Line BBQ | |
| 27 | Stewie's | |
| 28 | Saucy Boyz | |
| 29 | Smoking Big Daddy | |
| 30 | Smokin Dixie BBQ | |
| 31 | Hair of the Hog BBQ | |
| 32 | K-Town Pit Que | |
| 33 | BBQ McLovin' | |
| 34 | Bone Suckin' Good BBQ | |
| 35 | Stew and Crew BBQ | |
| 36 | Smoke Rings Barbecue | |
| 37 | You're Grillin me Smalls | |
| 38 | The Pirates of Ruthridge | |
| 39 | Back That Rack Up |
Backyard Series — Overall
39 entries · top 351.4400 · median 320.4912
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 2 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 3 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 4 | Grillfellas | |
| 5 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 6 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 7 | Corner Smokers | |
| 8 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 9 | Sticky Bones BBQ | |
| 10 | Estancia | |
| 11 | Blue Line BBQ | |
| 12 | Bush River BBQ | |
| 13 | Barrel Proof BBQ | |
| 14 | Country Roads Q | |
| 15 | Top Hat Smoking BBQ | |
| 16 | K-Town Pit Que | |
| 17 | Money Muscle BBQ | |
| 18 | Bark-N-Dawgz BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin Dixie BBQ | |
| 20 | Upper 90 BBQ | |
| 21 | Meat and Heat BBQ Co. | |
| 22 | Best Buckin' BBQ | |
| 23 | Saucy Boyz | |
| 24 | Bone Suckin' Good BBQ | |
| 25 | Pool Crew BBQ | |
| 26 | Make BBQ Great Again | |
| 27 | Stew and Crew BBQ | |
| 28 | Pig Kahunas | |
| 29 | Disco BBQ | |
| 30 | Kampy's Q | |
| 31 | Stewie's | |
| 32 | Smoking Big Daddy | |
| 33 | Hazard County Smokers | |
| 34 | The Pirates of Ruthridge | |
| 35 | Hair of the Hog BBQ | |
| 36 | BBQ McLovin' | |
| 37 | You're Grillin me Smalls | |
| 38 | Smoke Rings Barbecue | |
| 39 | Back That Rack Up |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
39 entries · top 174.2744 · median 161.6456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estancia | |
| 2 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 3 | Corner Smokers | |
| 4 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 5 | Blue Line BBQ | |
| 6 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 7 | Grillfellas | |
| 8 | K-Town Pit Que | |
| 9 | Stew and Crew BBQ | |
| 10 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 11 | Sticky Bones BBQ | |
| 12 | Bone Suckin' Good BBQ | |
| 13 | Country Roads Q | |
| 14 | Smokin Dixie BBQ | |
| 15 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 16 | Barrel Proof BBQ | |
| 17 | The Pirates of Ruthridge | |
| 18 | Upper 90 BBQ | |
| 19 | Saucy Boyz | |
| 20 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 21 | Bush River BBQ | |
| 22 | Best Buckin' BBQ | |
| 23 | Pig Kahunas | |
| 24 | Make BBQ Great Again | |
| 25 | Top Hat Smoking BBQ | |
| 26 | Pool Crew BBQ | |
| 27 | Meat and Heat BBQ Co. | |
| 28 | Stewie's | |
| 29 | Smoking Big Daddy | |
| 30 | Money Muscle BBQ | |
| 31 | Back That Rack Up | |
| 32 | Kampy's Q | |
| 33 | Bark-N-Dawgz BBQ | |
| 34 | Hair of the Hog BBQ | |
| 35 | You're Grillin me Smalls | |
| 36 | BBQ McLovin' | |
| 37 | Disco BBQ | |
| 38 | Hazard County Smokers | |
| 39 | Smoke Rings Barbecue |
Master Series — Brisket
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 2 | B'S QUE | |
| 3 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 4 | Sasquatch BBQ | |
| 5 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 6 | Top Gun Barbecue | |
| 7 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 8 | Oink 'n' Doink - MD | |
| 9 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 10 | Optimus Swine | |
| 11 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 12 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 13 | Salty Qrew | |
| 14 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 16 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 17 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 18 | Team Meat Coma | |
| 19 | Hair of the Hog | |
| 20 | Handsome Devil BBQ | |
| 21 | Castleton Q | |
| 22 | Valley Oak Smoke | |
| 23 | Just a Sliver Sweets | |
| 24 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 25 | THE GREAT HAMBINO | |
| 26 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 27 | Smoke Sum'n BBQ | |
| 28 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 29 | Hot and Slow BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Optimus Swine | |
| 2 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 3 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 4 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 5 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 6 | Sasquatch BBQ | |
| 7 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 8 | Top Gun Barbecue | |
| 9 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 10 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 11 | Team Meat Coma | |
| 12 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 13 | Hot and Slow BBQ | |
| 14 | Castleton Q | |
| 15 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 16 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Oink 'n' Doink - MD | |
| 18 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 19 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 20 | THE GREAT HAMBINO | |
| 21 | B'S QUE | |
| 22 | Valley Oak Smoke | |
| 23 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 24 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 25 | Handsome Devil BBQ | |
| 26 | Just a Sliver Sweets | |
| 27 | Hair of the Hog | |
| 28 | Smoke Sum'n BBQ | |
| 29 | Salty Qrew |
Master Series — Overall
29 entries · top 701.6456 · median 674.7428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 2 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 3 | Optimus Swine | |
| 4 | Top Gun Barbecue | |
| 5 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 6 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 7 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 8 | B'S QUE | |
| 9 | Oink 'n' Doink - MD | |
| 10 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 11 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 12 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 13 | Sasquatch BBQ | |
| 14 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 15 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 16 | Team Meat Coma | |
| 17 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Hair of the Hog | |
| 19 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 20 | Castleton Q | |
| 21 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 22 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 23 | Handsome Devil BBQ | |
| 24 | Hot and Slow BBQ | |
| 25 | Salty Qrew | |
| 26 | Just a Sliver Sweets | |
| 27 | THE GREAT HAMBINO | |
| 28 | Smoke Sum'n BBQ | |
| 29 | Valley Oak Smoke |
Master Series — Pork
29 entries · top 176.0000 · median 166.8112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 2 | Top Gun Barbecue | |
| 3 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 4 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 5 | Optimus Swine | |
| 6 | Hair of the Hog | |
| 7 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 8 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 9 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 10 | B'S QUE | |
| 11 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 12 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 14 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 15 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 16 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 17 | Oink 'n' Doink - MD | |
| 18 | Team Meat Coma | |
| 19 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 20 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Sasquatch BBQ | |
| 22 | Castleton Q | |
| 23 | Hot and Slow BBQ | |
| 24 | Handsome Devil BBQ | |
| 25 | Smoke Sum'n BBQ | |
| 26 | Salty Qrew | |
| 27 | THE GREAT HAMBINO | |
| 28 | Just a Sliver Sweets | |
| 29 | Valley Oak Smoke |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oink 'n' Doink - MD | |
| 2 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 3 | HARCO LOCO BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 5 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 6 | B'S QUE | |
| 7 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 8 | Optimus Swine | |
| 9 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 10 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 11 | Top Gun Barbecue | |
| 12 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 13 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 14 | Team Meat Coma | |
| 15 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 16 | Hair of the Hog | |
| 17 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 18 | Castleton Q | |
| 19 | Sasquatch BBQ | |
| 20 | FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 22 | Salty Qrew | |
| 23 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 24 | Hot and Slow BBQ | |
| 25 | Handsome Devil BBQ | |
| 26 | Just a Sliver Sweets | |
| 27 | Smoke Sum'n BBQ | |
| 28 | THE GREAT HAMBINO | |
| 29 | Valley Oak Smoke |