Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
2026-03-20 · Lebanon, TN
Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, CHARLIE BRINZA, CONNIE AMIDEI, DAVID BURSTEIN, JEANNE TITUS, JONATHAN AMIDEI
Grand Champion: Bourbon & Blues BBQ (180.0000) · 71 teams
Entries
71
1 category
Top score
180.0000
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
170.37
median 171.42
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
177.7028
what a walk cost here
Field spread
33.2116
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 29%
beats 71% of 2736 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
TRIPLE H BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Lebanon, TN | 125 | 713.1200 | Razorracks |
| 2026-03-20 | Lebanon, TN | 88 | 180.0000 | Alpine Smoke Works |
| 2026-03-20 ← this one | Lebanon, TN | 71 | 180.0000 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat — Chicken
71 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180