Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
2026-03-20 – 2026-03-21 · Lebanon, TN · State championship
Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, CHARLIE BRINZA, CONNIE AMIDEI, DAVID BURSTEIN, JEANNE TITUS, JONATHAN AMIDEI · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Razorracks (713.1200) · 125 teams
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Tightest race
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👑 A dynasty in the making
TRIPLE H BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
⚖️ Decided by a tiebreaker
The top two teams finished on identical totals — the Grand Championship came down to the KCBS tiebreaker rules.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
RAZORRACKS took the Grand Championship home to MO.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
39 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1603 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
RAZORRACKS came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-08 | Nashville, TN | 67 | 706.8344 | BILLY RAY BBQ |
| 2021-03-19 | Lebanon, TN | 57 | 701.6456 | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2023-03-17 | Lebanon, TN | 80 | 705.6800 | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | Lebanon, TN | 59 | 177.1544 | KITH N' KIN |
| 2024-03-15 | Lebanon, TN | 93 | 701.6572 | Continental Barbecue Co. |
| 2024-03-15 | Lebanon, TN | 72 | 178.8572 | Meat Me in St. Louis |
| 2025-03-14 | Lebanon, TN | 100 | 704.5372 | Triple H BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Lebanon, TN | 72 | 179.4400 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2026-03-20 ← this one | Lebanon, TN | 125 | 713.1200 | Razorracks |
| 2026-03-20 | Lebanon, TN | 88 | 180.0000 | Alpine Smoke Works |
| 2026-03-20 | Lebanon, TN | 71 | 180.0000 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
79 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Pork
52 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5314 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series — Chicken
52 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series — Overall
52 entries · top 358.8572 · median 339.9774
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
51 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6684
Master Series — Brisket
124 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
125 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
125 entries · top 713.1200 · median 683.9200
Master Series — Pork
125 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
125 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180