Torry Island BBQ Showdown

2026-03-20 – 2026-03-21 · Belle Glade, FL · State championship

Reps: MIKE GARRETSON, WAYNE HARPER · Prize money: $16,450.00

Grand Champion: Tillman's BBQ (705.6800) · 34 teams

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Navin's Backyard BBQ

349.7028 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Pompano Pit Kings

343.9884 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Mike's Backyard BBQ

341.1200 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

7 categories

Top score

349.7028

Winning margin

5.7144

GC over RC

Field average

317.32

median 321.63

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

315.9884

what a walk cost here

Field spread

74.5372

winner to last place

Prize money

$16,450.00

on the line

Most consistent

Mike's Backyard BBQ

avg finish 3.00 across 3 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 4.5944 pts — TILLMAN'S BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 86%

beats 14% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1533

avg power rating going in · stronger than 39% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GETTIN' BASTED

rated 1910 pre-contest

Storylines

🔥 A day of perfect scores

4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

🃏 An upset on the books

Tillman's BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2024-03-01	Belle Glade, FL	21	714.2744	Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ
2025-03-21	Belle Glade, FL	26	696.5028	Sloppy Hogs
2026-03-20 ← this one	Belle Glade, FL	34	705.6800	Tillman's BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Ancillary — Sauce

25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3712

#	Team	Score
1	Tillman's Barbecue(3)	178.8572
2	Mike's Backyard BBQ	177.7028
3	Pompano Pit Kings	174.8572
4	Navin's Backyard BBQ(3)	174.8456
5	TILLMAN'S BBQ	174.2628
6	Tillman's Barbecue(2)	174.2628
7	Rum Runners BBQ(2)	174.2628
8	Bull and Boar BBQ	172.5600
9	GETTIN' BASTED	171.9656
10	Ain't That Rich	169.7028
11	Gettin' Basted(3)	169.6684
12	Gettin' Basted(2)	169.6684
13	The CORN Star Smokers	167.3712
14	Dirty Earnie's Almost Famous BBQ	166.8228
15	Rum Runners BBQ	166.2284
16	Little Nicky's BBQ	166.2284
17	Navin's Backyard BBQ	166.2284
18	Cold Beer BBQ	165.0740
19	Navin's Backyard BBQ(2)	164.5256
20	Playa Famous BBQ LLC	161.6340
21	Black Gold Barbecue	159.9196
22	FINFROCK's Backyard BBQ	159.3712
23	Sandbar Smokers	158.8112
24	Navin's Backyard BBQ(4)	157.6340
25	Walker Country Boy BBQ	154.2168

Backyard Series — Chicken

17 entries · top 172.0000 · median 157.6800

#	Team	Score
1	Navin's Backyard BBQ	172.0000
2	T-Rex Rub BBQ Team	171.4056
3	Cane Country BBQ	169.1200
4	Pompano Pit Kings	167.9656
5	Mike's Backyard BBQ	164.5600
6	Sandbar Smokers	163.4284
7	Smokin' Hot & Dirty	162.8800
8	When Pigs Fly Family BBQ	161.1428
9	Pahokee O's BBQ	157.6800
10	Slab Boys	157.6572
11	Roadside BBQ	155.4400
12	Smoke Showing Backyard BBQ	153.1084
13	Playa Famous BBQ LLC	150.2628
14	Fats BBQ and Soul Food	150.2172
15	Coco's Cookin'	149.0628
16	Butcher Boys BBQ	139.3716
17	Black Gold Barbecue	119.7484

Backyard Series — Overall

17 entries · top 349.7028 · median 321.6340

#	Team	Score
1	Navin's Backyard BBQ	349.7028
2	Pompano Pit Kings	343.9884
3	Mike's Backyard BBQ	341.1200
4	Cane Country BBQ	340.5372
5	T-Rex Rub BBQ Team	339.9884
6	When Pigs Fly Family BBQ	336.5484
7	Smokin' Hot & Dirty	331.4056
8	Pahokee O's BBQ	322.8456
9	Smoke Showing Backyard BBQ	321.6340
10	Sandbar Smokers	315.9884
11	Roadside BBQ	315.4400
12	Playa Famous BBQ LLC	296.5712
13	Fats BBQ and Soul Food	293.0172
14	Butcher Boys BBQ	291.8744
15	Coco's Cookin'	289.5428
16	Slab Boys	289.0172
17	Black Gold Barbecue	275.1656

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

17 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.1656

#	Team	Score
1	Navin's Backyard BBQ	177.7028
2	Mike's Backyard BBQ	176.5600
3	Pompano Pit Kings	176.0228
4	When Pigs Fly Family BBQ	175.4056
5	Cane Country BBQ	171.4172
6	T-Rex Rub BBQ Team	168.5828
7	Smokin' Hot & Dirty	168.5256
8	Smoke Showing Backyard BBQ	168.5256
9	Pahokee O's BBQ	165.1656
10	Roadside BBQ	160.0000
11	Black Gold Barbecue	155.4172
12	Sandbar Smokers	152.5600
13	Butcher Boys BBQ	152.5028
14	Playa Famous BBQ LLC	146.3084
15	Fats BBQ and Soul Food	142.8000
16	Coco's Cookin'	140.4800
17	Slab Boys	131.3600

Master Series — Brisket

34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	TILLMAN'S BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	WHEN PIGS DIE	175.4056
3	BrewsCue	175.4056
4	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	175.4056
5	GETTIN' BASTED	174.2628
6	ACCUTECH BBQ	174.2628
7	Smokin Armadillo BBQ	173.7144
8	Ain't That Rich	173.7028
9	Going Yard BBQ	173.1200
10	Little Nicky's BBQ	171.4172
11	DONE RIGHT SMOKIN	170.8228
12	Cold Beer BBQ	169.6800
13	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	169.6684
14	Jarassic Bark	168.5828
15	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	168.5372
16	Bull and Boar BBQ	168.5256
17	K & E's Little Smokers	167.4056
18	Slapulator BBQ	165.6800
19	Cooters N Smoke	165.0972
20	Double Barrel Smokers	163.3828
21	Dirty Earnie's Almost Famous BBQ	162.8228
22	Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	162.8000
23	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	161.6572
24	Rum Runners BBQ	160.5372
25	Clark's BBQ & More	159.4056
26	T-Rex BBQ	157.0628
27	Stewey Magoos BBQ	153.6800
28	Piginorpigout BBQ	151.3828
29	FINFROCK's Backyard BBQ	146.2284
30	Walker Country Boy BBQ	142.2628
31	The CORN Star Smokers	139.3372
32	BBQ Ribs on Wheels	138.2172
33	Meathead's BBQ	110.1944
34	That BBQ Place	20.0000

Master Series — Chicken

34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	TILLMAN'S BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	GETTIN' BASTED	177.7028
3	Slapulator BBQ	176.5600
4	Stewey Magoos BBQ	175.4172
5	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	175.4056
6	Double Barrel Smokers	175.4056
7	Rum Runners BBQ	175.4056
8	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	174.2628
9	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	174.2628
10	ACCUTECH BBQ	173.1200
11	DONE RIGHT SMOKIN	173.1200
12	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	173.1084
13	Little Nicky's BBQ	170.8228
14	Smokin Armadillo BBQ	170.8228
15	WHEN PIGS DIE	170.8228
16	Jarassic Bark	169.6800
17	Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	169.6800
18	K & E's Little Smokers	169.6800
19	Cold Beer BBQ	166.8572
20	T-Rex BBQ	166.8228
21	Cooters N Smoke	166.8228
22	BrewsCue	164.5256
23	Ain't That Rich	162.7768
24	Piginorpigout BBQ	158.8344
25	Walker Country Boy BBQ	158.2856
26	Bull and Boar BBQ	158.2400
27	That BBQ Place	156.6056
28	Going Yard BBQ	155.9544
29	Meathead's BBQ	154.8800
30	The CORN Star Smokers	153.1428
31	Dirty Earnie's Almost Famous BBQ	152.5372
32	Clark's BBQ & More	149.1544
33	FINFROCK's Backyard BBQ	147.9428
34	BBQ Ribs on Wheels	145.7144

Master Series — Overall

34 entries · top 705.6800 · median 679.0344

#	Team	Score
1	TILLMAN'S BBQ	705.6800
2	ACCUTECH BBQ	702.2400
3	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	695.3600
4	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	694.7540
5	Slapulator BBQ	693.6456
6	BrewsCue	690.7540
7	K & E's Little Smokers	688.4912
8	Rum Runners BBQ	687.9312
9	GETTIN' BASTED	685.6456
10	Jarassic Bark	684.5260
11	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	684.4456
12	DONE RIGHT SMOKIN	683.9200
13	Cold Beer BBQ	683.3716
14	Going Yard BBQ	682.1944
15	WHEN PIGS DIE	681.6228
16	Ain't That Rich	681.5652
17	Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	679.3144
18	Cooters N Smoke	678.7544
19	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	676.4224
20	Stewey Magoos BBQ	675.3372
21	Smokin Armadillo BBQ	674.7316
22	Bull and Boar BBQ	672.4572
23	Little Nicky's BBQ	671.3488
24	Double Barrel Smokers	670.7084
25	T-Rex BBQ	661.0516
26	Dirty Earnie's Almost Famous BBQ	649.0404
27	Piginorpigout BBQ	618.7884
28	Walker Country Boy BBQ	613.6452
29	Clark's BBQ & More	603.3600
30	The CORN Star Smokers	586.7088
31	Meathead's BBQ	586.7084
32	BBQ Ribs on Wheels	583.8860
33	FINFROCK's Backyard BBQ	571.8396
34	That BBQ Place	483.4284

Master Series — Pork

34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Going Yard BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	TILLMAN'S BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	178.8572
4	Slapulator BBQ	177.7028
5	Cooters N Smoke	177.1544
6	Double Barrel Smokers	176.5600
7	K & E's Little Smokers	176.0000
8	ACCUTECH BBQ	176.0000
9	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	175.4172
10	Jarassic Bark	175.4172
11	Ain't That Rich	175.4056
12	Bull and Boar BBQ	174.8572
13	Rum Runners BBQ	174.8456
14	WHEN PIGS DIE	172.5600
15	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	171.9656
16	BrewsCue	171.9656
17	Cold Beer BBQ	170.8228
18	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	169.6800
19	Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	169.1200
20	Stewey Magoos BBQ	167.3828
21	Piginorpigout BBQ	164.0456
22	Smokin Armadillo BBQ	162.8000
23	DONE RIGHT SMOKIN	162.2628
24	Dirty Earnie's Almost Famous BBQ	161.1088
25	That BBQ Place	160.5368
26	GETTIN' BASTED	159.4172
27	Clark's BBQ & More	159.4056
28	T-Rex BBQ	158.3088
29	Little Nicky's BBQ	157.6916
30	Meathead's BBQ	155.3712
31	Walker Country Boy BBQ	147.4056
32	FINFROCK's Backyard BBQ	146.8800
33	The CORN Star Smokers	142.7888
34	BBQ Ribs on Wheels	141.1084

Master Series — Pork Ribs

34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.1316

#	Team	Score
1	ACCUTECH BBQ	178.8572
2	BrewsCue	178.8572
3	Stewey Magoos BBQ	178.8572
4	T-Rex BBQ	178.8572
5	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	177.7144
6	Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	177.7144
7	DONE RIGHT SMOKIN	177.7144
8	Rum Runners BBQ	177.1428
9	Cold Beer BBQ	176.0116
10	K & E's Little Smokers	175.4056
11	GETTIN' BASTED	174.2628
12	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	174.2628
13	Slapulator BBQ	173.7028
14	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	173.7028
15	Going Yard BBQ	173.1200
16	Dirty Earnie's Almost Famous BBQ	172.5716
17	Little Nicky's BBQ	171.4172
18	Jarassic Bark	170.8460
19	Bull and Boar BBQ	170.8344
20	Ain't That Rich	169.6800
21	Cooters N Smoke	169.6800
22	Smokin Armadillo BBQ	167.3944
23	Meathead's BBQ	166.2628
24	Walker Country Boy BBQ	165.6912
25	TILLMAN'S BBQ	165.6800
26	WHEN PIGS DIE	162.8344
27	BBQ Ribs on Wheels	158.8460
28	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	157.0740
29	Double Barrel Smokers	155.3600
30	The CORN Star Smokers	151.4400
31	That BBQ Place	146.2860
32	Piginorpigout BBQ	144.5256
33	Clark's BBQ & More	135.3944
34	FINFROCK's Backyard BBQ	130.7884