A day of perfect scores
3
perfect 180s
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- HOLY SMOKIN!!! · Chicken
- Rollin Smoke BBQ · Pork Ribs
- Glamping Grillers · Pork Ribs
Roast N Boast 2025
Oct 17–18, 2025 · Columbus, MS · 📍 698 Heigh Drive · State championship
Reps: Lygia (Lex) Vanegas, Robert Vanderipe · Prize money: $5,500
Glamping Grillers won Grand Champion at the Roast N Boast on October 17, 2025 in Columbus, MS at 698 Heigh Drive, scoring 702.8000 in a field of 13 teams. PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9660. Category winners: Chicken — Glamping Grillers (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Glamping Grillers (180.0000); Pork — PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — Kith n' Kin (174.2628). The Backyard Series standings were won by Rollin Smoke BBQ with 357.7028. This is the 6th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by SMOKEBUSTERS.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
625.46
median 681.02
702.80 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 178.86
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Master Series — Pork 178.30
- Master Series — Brisket 174.26
- Backyard Series — Chicken 180 🔥
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Ancillary — Pork 179.44
143.36
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Entries
13
7 judged meats
Top score
702.8000
Winning margin
2.8340
GC over RC
Field average
675.08
625.46702.80
median 681.02 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
3.4284 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.3028
625.46702.80
10th place overall
Field spread
77.3372
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,500
on the line
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 23%
beats 77% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
59%
16 of 27 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.57 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,574
avg power rating going in · stronger than 58% of contests
Storylines (5 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
Tie
closest of 15 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ and Kith n' Kin tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 2–3: PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ and MUDVILLE BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 3–4: MUDVILLE BBQ and Smokey Bees BBQ - MS tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Master Series — Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Master Series — Pork 2–3 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
Glamping Grillers won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Glamping Grillers took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 8th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 8th
- Brisket 3rd
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BEER B QUE BOYS (won 2022), SMOKEBUSTERS (won 2024).
- BEER B QUE BOYS · 2022
- SMOKEBUSTERS · 2024
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2018 | Columbus, MS | 764 Hwy 69 S | 17 | 689.6456 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Columbus, MS | Columbus Lowndes Fairground | 25 | 699.9312 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT | SOUTH PORK |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Columbus, MS | 764 Hwy 69 S. | 8 | 701.6688 | BEER B QUE BOYS | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Columbus, MS | 764 Hwy 69 S. | 12 | 705.0972 | COLORADO BULLDAWG BBQ | Poppa Pig |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Columbus, MS | Hwy 69 | 15 | 699.9312 | SMOKEBUSTERS | GENERAL LEE SMOKING |
| Oct 17, 2025 ← this one | Columbus, MS | 698 Heigh Drive | 13 | 702.8000 | Glamping Grillers | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 167.3828 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 171.9772 | 163.9428 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 169.6800 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 174.2628 | 170.8344 | 162.8000 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180 | 165.1200 | 161.0740 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 167.9656 | 163.9772 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 179.4400 | 168.5372 | 164.5256 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
13 entries · top 702.8000 · median 681.0172
Chicken
13 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9656
Pork Ribs
13 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
13 entries · top 178.2972 · median 172.5600
Brisket
13 entries · top 174.2628 · median 169.1200
Backyard Series
Overall
12 entries · top 357.7028 · median 330.5144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 3 | Grass Hoggs | |
| 4 | Smokey Bonez | |
| 5 | MSqUe | |
| 6 | HOGG UGLY | |
| 7 | Country Hoggs | |
| 8 | Rowdy Hogs | |
| 9 | Misfits of Smoke | |
| 10 | Too Sauced to Pork | |
| 11 | Sweet Racks and Spicy Chicks | |
| 12 | Party Barge BBQ |
Chicken
12 entries · top 180 · median 164.2572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 2 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | Grass Hoggs | |
| 4 | Smokey Bonez | |
| 5 | Too Sauced to Pork | |
| 6 | Misfits of Smoke | |
| 7 | Country Hoggs | |
| 8 | HOGG UGLY | |
| 9 | Rowdy Hogs | |
| 10 | MSqUe | |
| 11 | Sweet Racks and Spicy Chicks | |
| 12 | Party Barge BBQ |
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 180 · median 167.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | MSqUe | |
| 3 | Rowdy Hogs | |
| 4 | HOGG UGLY | |
| 5 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 6 | Party Barge BBQ | |
| 7 | Grass Hoggs | |
| 8 | Country Hoggs | |
| 9 | Smokey Bonez | |
| 10 | Sweet Racks and Spicy Chicks | |
| 11 | Misfits of Smoke | |
| 12 | Too Sauced to Pork |
Ancillary
Pork
12 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | Misfits of Smoke | |
| 3 | Sweet Racks and Spicy Chicks | |
| 4 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 5 | HOGG UGLY | |
| 6 | Smokey Bonez | |
| 7 | MSqUe | |
| 8 | Party Barge BBQ | |
| 9 | Grass Hoggs | |
| 10 | Rowdy Hogs | |
| 11 | Country Hoggs | |
| 12 | Too Sauced to Pork |