A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 10 tracked editions
TRIPLE H BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
- 2023
- 2025
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2026-03-20 · Lebanon, TN · 📍 945 E. Baddour Pkwy
Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, CHARLIE BRINZA, CONNIE AMIDEI, DAVID BURSTEIN, JEANNE TITUS, JONATHAN AMIDEI
Grand Champion: Alpine Smoke Works (180.0000) · 88 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Electro-Que-ted
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
143.38
median 168.54
180.00 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2021 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
88
1 judged meat
Top score
180.0000
Winning margin
1.1428
1st over 2nd
Field average
167.58
143.38180.00
median 168.54 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
176.5600
143.38180.00
10th place overall
Field spread
36.6172
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 12%
beats 88% of 5765 Pork Ribs wins in the data
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 5 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 2–3: Electro-Que-ted and Sailor Nicks BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Sailor Nicks BBQ and PUDDLEDUCK BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: One2BBQ and Three Stooges Barbeque tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0116
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THE BBQ BUS (won 2021), Smokey Bees BBQ - MS (won 2025).
- THE BBQ BUS · 2021
- Smokey Bees BBQ - MS · 2025
One of the big ones
88
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 98% of the 5,410 contests in the data
88 teams made this a bigger field than 98% of every contest tracked.
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- ALPINE SMOKE WORKS · Pork Ribs
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-19 | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 57 | 701.6456 | THE BBQ BUS | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 80 | 705.6800 | TRIPLE H BBQ | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 59 | 177.1544 | KITH N' KIN | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 93 | 701.6572 | Continental Barbecue Co. | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 72 | 178.8572 | Meat Me in St. Louis | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 100 | 704.5372 | Triple H BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2025-03-14 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 72 | 179.4400 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E. Baddour Pkwy | 125 | 713.1200 | Razorracks | Kith n' Kin |
| 2026-03-20 ← this one | Lebanon, TN | 945 E. Baddour Pkwy | 88 | 180.0000 | Alpine Smoke Works | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E. Baddour Pkwy | 71 | 180.0000 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | — |
| 2027-03-19 | Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2027-03-19 | Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2027-03-19 | Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 176.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
88 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180