A day of perfect scores
4
perfect 180s
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Bourbon & Blues BBQ · Chicken
- iBQ'n · Chicken
- House of Que · Chicken
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2026
Mar 20, 2026 · Lebanon, TN · 📍 945 E. Baddour Pkwy
Reps: Carolyn Wells, Charlie Brinza, Connie Amidei, David Burstein, Jeanne Titus, Jonathan Amidei
Full results from the Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2026, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on March 20, 2026 in Lebanon, TN at 945 E. Baddour Pkwy. iBQ'n took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — Bourbon & Blues BBQ (180.0000). This is the 10th of 13 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by Alpine Smoke Works; the next is scheduled for March 19, 2027.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
146.79
median 171.42
180 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2021 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
71
1 judged meat
Top score
180
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
170.37
146.79180
Chicken · median 171.42 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
177.7028
146.79180
10th place in Chicken
Field spread
33.2116
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 23%
beats 77% of 5595 Chicken 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.
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
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: Bourbon & Blues BBQ and iBQ'n tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: iBQ'n and House of Que tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: House of Que and BooyaQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THE BBQ BUS (won 2021).
- THE BBQ BUS · 2021
One of the big ones
71
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 95% of the 5,482 contests in the data
71 teams — bigger than 95% of the 5,482 contests in the data.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2021 | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 57 | 701.6456 | THE BBQ BUS | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 80 | 705.6800 | TRIPLE H BBQ | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 59 | 177.1544 | KITH N' KIN | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 93 | 701.6572 | Continental Barbecue Co. | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 72 | 178.8572 | Meat Me in St. Louis | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 100 | 704.5372 | Triple H BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 72 | 179.4400 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E. Baddour Pkwy | 125 | 713.1200 | Razorracks | Kith n' Kin |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E. Baddour Pkwy | 88 | 180 | Alpine Smoke Works | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 ← this one | Lebanon, TN | 945 E. Baddour Pkwy | 71 | 180 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | — |
| Mar 19, 2027 | Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 19, 2027 | Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 19, 2027 | Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 178.8572 | 177.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
71 entries · top 180 · median 171.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180