2026-02-20 – 2026-02-21 · Haines City, FL · 📍 555 Ledwith Ave. · State championship
Reps: BRYAN STEWART, MIKE GARRETSON · Prize money: $9,700.00
Grand Champion: Kings BBQ Team (707.4172) · 32 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Bourbon & Blues BBQ
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
707.4172 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 702.8000 Menke Boys BBQ set in 2025.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
Kings BBQ Team came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: Puck Brothers and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: GETTIN' BASTED and Optimus Swine tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 3–4: Bourbon & Blues BBQ and WHEN PIGS DIE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Kings BBQ Team won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Kings BBQ Team took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 17th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-14 | Haines City, FL | 555 Ledwith Ave. | 16 | 702.8000 | Menke Boys BBQ | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ |
| 2026-02-20 ← this one | Haines City, FL | 555 Ledwith Ave. | 32 | 707.4172 | Kings BBQ Team | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.1428 | 174.2856 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 175.4288 | 174.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork | 179.4400 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.8800 | 174.2628 | 171.4172 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 170.8228 | 163.9772 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 170.8344 | 166.2516 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 176.0000 | 170.2628 | 163.4288 |
| Ancillary — Brisket | 175.4056 | 164.0000 | 154.2284 |
32 entries · top 707.4172 · median 682.1598
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 3 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 4 | Campfire Que | |
| 5 | Optimus Swine | |
| 6 | Bull and Boar BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 8 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 9 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 10 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 12 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 13 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 14 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Puck Brothers | |
| 16 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 17 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 18 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 19 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 20 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 21 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 22 | Team BS BBQ | |
| 23 | Hawks Den BBQ | |
| 24 | Low Eye Que | |
| 25 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 26 | Team Smoke Showin | |
| 27 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 28 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 29 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 30 | Smokin Side Piece | |
| 31 | PigInorPigOut | |
| 32 | Cousins Q |
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 3 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 4 | Bull and Boar BBQ | |
| 5 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 6 | Puck Brothers | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | Optimus Swine | |
| 9 | Campfire Que | |
| 10 | Smokin Side Piece | |
| 11 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 12 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Team Smoke Showin | |
| 14 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 15 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 16 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 17 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 18 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 19 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 22 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 23 | Low Eye Que | |
| 24 | Team BS BBQ | |
| 25 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 26 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 27 | Hawks Den BBQ | |
| 28 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 29 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 30 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 31 | PigInorPigOut |
32 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 2 | Campfire Que | |
| 3 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 4 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 5 | Puck Brothers | |
| 6 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 7 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 8 | Optimus Swine | |
| 9 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 10 | Bull and Boar BBQ | |
| 11 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 12 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 13 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 14 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 15 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 16 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 18 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 19 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 20 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 21 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 22 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 23 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 24 | Team BS BBQ | |
| 25 | Team Smoke Showin | |
| 26 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 27 | Low Eye Que | |
| 28 | Hawks Den BBQ | |
| 29 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 30 | Smokin Side Piece | |
| 31 | Cousins Q | |
| 32 | PigInorPigOut |
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Optimus Swine | |
| 3 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 4 | Campfire Que | |
| 5 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 6 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 7 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 8 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 9 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 10 | Team BS BBQ | |
| 11 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 12 | Low Eye Que | |
| 13 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 14 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 15 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 17 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 18 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 19 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 21 | Bull and Boar BBQ | |
| 22 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 24 | Hawks Den BBQ | |
| 25 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 26 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 27 | Team Smoke Showin | |
| 28 | Puck Brothers | |
| 29 | PigInorPigOut | |
| 30 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 31 | Smokin Side Piece |
32 entries · top 178.8800 · median 168.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawks Den BBQ | |
| 2 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 3 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 7 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 8 | Bull and Boar BBQ | |
| 9 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 10 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 11 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 12 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 13 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 14 | Team BS BBQ | |
| 15 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 16 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 17 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Campfire Que | |
| 19 | Low Eye Que | |
| 20 | Puck Brothers | |
| 21 | Team Smoke Showin | |
| 22 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 23 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 24 | Optimus Swine | |
| 25 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 26 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 27 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 28 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 29 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 30 | Cousins Q | |
| 31 | Smokin Side Piece | |
| 32 | PigInorPigOut |
13 entries · top 351.9772 · median 337.0972
13 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.7028
13 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5600
12 entries · top 176.0000 · median 169.1200
12 entries · top 175.4056 · median 160.8172