Decided by a tiebreaker
Tie
identical totals at the top
The top two teams finished on identical totals — the Grand Championship came down to the KCBS tiebreaker rules.
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 2026
Mar 28–29, 2026 · Urbanna, VA · 📍 Bethpage Camp-Resort · State championship
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Louise Weidner, Regina Bodnar · Prize money: $5,000
3 EYZ BBQ won Grand Champion at the BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) on March 28, 2026 in Urbanna, VA at Bethpage Camp-Resort, scoring 707.4060 in a field of 36 teams. B'S QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 707.4060. Category winners: Chicken — ALL FIRED UP BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — ALL FIRED UP BBQ (180.0000); Pork — GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — B'S QUE (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by Rough Cut Q with 349.1200. This is the 20th of 23 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ; the next is scheduled for March 19, 2027.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
628.98
median 689.05
707.41 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 179.44
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Master Series — Pork 178.86
- Master Series — Brisket 180 🔥
- Backyard Series — Chicken 177.70
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 174.86
144.43
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
36
6 judged meats
Top score
707.4060
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
684.93
628.98707.41
median 689.05 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
694.1940
628.98707.41
10th place overall
Field spread
78.4228
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 7%
beats 93% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.34 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,632
avg power rating going in · stronger than 91% of contests
Storylines (8 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.
Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
3 EYZ BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 7th
- Pork 7th
- Brisket 3rd
A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 20 tracked editions
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 20 tracked editions.
- 2017
- 2021
- 2021
A stacked field
1632
average power rating going in
Stronger than 91% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1632 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
- top seed SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (1855)
- 55 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 21 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: 3 EYZ BBQ and WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: Optimus Swine and Bailout Barbecue tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: Gold-N-Blue Barbecue and BOGGS HOG BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Master Series — Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
ALL FIRED UP BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
Back to defend
8
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2017, 2021, 2021), Old Virginia Smoke (won 2023), Smokecraft - MD (won 2024, 2024), Muttley Crew BBQ (won 2024), Fire & Shine BBQ (won 2025), B's Que (won 2026), Rough Cut Q (won 2026), Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ (won 2026).
- WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ · 2017, 2021, 2021
- Old Virginia Smoke · 2023
- Smokecraft - MD · 2024, 2024
- Muttley Crew BBQ · 2024
- Fire & Shine BBQ · 2025
- B's Que · 2026
- +2 more
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- B'S QUE · Brisket
- ALL FIRED UP BBQ · Pork Ribs
This contest's own records (5 in the KCBS record book)
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2017 | Urbanna, VA | 609 Browns Lane | 64 | 691.3484 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Urbanna, VA | 609 Browns Lane | 75 | 694.2972 | WHO CARES BBQ | PIGHEADED BBQ |
| Mar 26, 2021 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 46 | 697.0972 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | Rogue Hog BBQ |
| Mar 27, 2021 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 40 | 699.3828 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 53 | 703.4288 | Off the Rack BBQ | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 33 | 178.8572 | Old Virginia Smoke | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 33 | 180 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | — |
| Mar 25, 2023 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 46 | 706.2284 | Redneck Scientific | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 45 | 699.3944 | Smokecraft - MD | Optimus Swine |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 27 | 177.1544 | Glamping Grillers | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 26 | 176 | Smokecraft - MD | — |
| Mar 23, 2024 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 42 | 708.5256 | Muttley Crew BBQ | Ham Squad |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 45 | 703.4288 | Gettin' Basted | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 24 | 175.4172 | Fire & Shine BBQ | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 21 | 176.0344 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | — |
| Mar 22, 2025 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 43 | 708.5256 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | HotMess BBQ |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 40 | 702.2400 | B's Que | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 26 | 178.8572 | Rough Cut Q | — |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 27 | 177.1544 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | — |
| Mar 28, 2026 ← this one | Urbanna, VA | Bethpage Camp-Resort | 36 | 707.4060 | 3 Eyz BBQ | B'S QUE |
| Mar 19, 2027 | Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2027 | Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2028 | Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 179.4400 | 177.7144 | 176.5600 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 176 | 174.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 174.2744 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180 | 175.4172 | 173.7028 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 169.6916 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 171.4172 | 167.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
36 entries · top 707.4060 · median 689.0458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 2 | B'S QUE | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 5 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 6 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 8 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 9 | Bailout Barbecue | |
| 10 | Optimus Swine | |
| 11 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 13 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 14 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 15 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 16 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 17 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 18 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 19 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 20 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 21 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 22 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoking neighbors | |
| 24 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 25 | House of Que | |
| 26 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 27 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 28 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 29 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 30 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 31 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 32 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 33 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 34 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 35 | War Pigs | |
| 36 | 2BQVA |
Chicken
36 entries · top 179.4400 · median 174.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoking neighbors | |
| 3 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 4 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 5 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 6 | Optimus Swine | |
| 7 | Bailout Barbecue | |
| 8 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 9 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 12 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 13 | House of Que | |
| 14 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | B'S QUE | |
| 16 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 17 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 18 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 19 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 20 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 22 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 23 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 24 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 25 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 26 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 27 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 28 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 29 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 30 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 31 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 32 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 33 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 34 | 2BQVA | |
| 35 | War Pigs | |
| 36 | Buckshot's BBQ |
Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 180 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 2 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 3 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 7 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 8 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 9 | B'S QUE | |
| 10 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 11 | House of Que | |
| 12 | Optimus Swine | |
| 13 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 14 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 15 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 16 | Bailout Barbecue | |
| 17 | 2BQVA | |
| 18 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 19 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 21 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 22 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 23 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 24 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 25 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 26 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 27 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 28 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 29 | Smoking neighbors | |
| 30 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 31 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 32 | War Pigs | |
| 33 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 34 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 35 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 36 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ |
Pork
36 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 2 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 5 | B'S QUE | |
| 6 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 7 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 8 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 11 | Optimus Swine | |
| 12 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 13 | Bailout Barbecue | |
| 14 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 15 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 16 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 17 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 18 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 19 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 20 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 22 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 23 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoking neighbors | |
| 25 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 26 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 27 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 28 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 29 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 30 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 31 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 32 | House of Que | |
| 33 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 34 | War Pigs | |
| 35 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 36 | 2BQVA |
Brisket
36 entries · top 180 · median 171.1258 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B'S QUE | |
| 2 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 3 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 4 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 5 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 7 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 8 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 10 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 11 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 12 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 13 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 14 | Bailout Barbecue | |
| 15 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 17 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 18 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 19 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 20 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 21 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 22 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 23 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 24 | Optimus Swine | |
| 25 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 26 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 27 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 28 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 29 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 30 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 31 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 32 | Smoking neighbors | |
| 33 | House of Que | |
| 34 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 35 | War Pigs | |
| 36 | 2BQVA |
Backyard Series
Overall
19 entries · top 349.1200 · median 336.5260
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 2 | Castleton Q | |
| 3 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 4 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 5 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 6 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Bastian's Barbecue Co. | |
| 9 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 10 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 11 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 12 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 13 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 14 | K-10 BBQ | |
| 15 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 16 | Full Of Pit BBQ | |
| 17 | Up In Smoke | |
| 18 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 19 | Half Chicken Man |
Chicken
19 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Castleton Q | |
| 3 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 4 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 5 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 6 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 7 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 8 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 9 | K-10 BBQ | |
| 10 | Bastian's Barbecue Co. | |
| 11 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 12 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 13 | Full Of Pit BBQ | |
| 14 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 15 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 16 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 17 | Up In Smoke | |
| 18 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 19 | Half Chicken Man |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 174.8572 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 2 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 3 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 4 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 5 | Castleton Q | |
| 6 | Bastian's Barbecue Co. | |
| 7 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 8 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 9 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 10 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 11 | Half Chicken Man | |
| 12 | Up In Smoke | |
| 13 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Full Of Pit BBQ | |
| 16 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 17 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 18 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 19 | K-10 BBQ |