The Downtown BBQ Showdown

2026-04-17 – 2026-04-18 · Lake City, FL · 📍 828 NE Lake Desoto Circle · State championship

Reps: RACHEL HARPER, WAYNE HARPER · Prize money: $10,000.00

Grand Champion: Accutech BBQ (706.8344) · 41 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 Kings BBQ Team

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ACCUTECH BBQ

706.8344 · Master Series — Overall

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Kings BBQ Team

705.7144 · Master Series — Overall

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Mad Dog BBQ

703.9544 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

706.8344

Winning margin

1.1200

GC over RC

Field average

682.87

median 688.48

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Kings BBQ Team (Pork), ACCUTECH BBQ (Pork Ribs)

Tightest race

Brisket

1.1200 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

694.2400

10th place overall

Field spread

96.0800

winner to last place

Prize money

$10,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

Mad Dog BBQ

avg finish 7.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 1.1428 pts — ACCUTECH BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 16%

beats 84% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

41%

of the 41 teams with a home region came from outside FL

Came back for more

54%

14 of 26 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.55 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1557

avg power rating going in · stronger than 63% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Kings BBQ Team

rated 1794 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1200 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 1–2: Mad Dog BBQ and Puck Brothers tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: Pop's Smoke on the Hill and KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: MAYA JANE BBQ CO. and SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

🃏 An upset on the books

Accutech BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Kings BBQ Team, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-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)

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)

Where the field came from (home regions on file)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
2023-04-14	Lake City, FL	828 NE Lake Desoto Circle	32	701.6804	COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ LLC	Cooters N Smoke
2024-11-08	Lake City, FL	200 NE Hillsboro St	26	709.1200	Gettin' Basted	Mad Dog BBQ
2026-04-17 ← this one	Lake City, FL	828 NE Lake Desoto Circle	41	706.8344	Accutech BBQ	Kings BBQ Team
2026-04-17	Lake City, FL	828 NE Lake Desoto Circle	21	177.7144	Hold Your Horses BBQ	—

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	178.8572	177.7028	175.4400
Pork Ribs	180.0000	176.5600	174.8688
Pork	180.0000	176.5600	175.4288
Brisket	177.7144	176.5944	173.1200

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

41 entries · top 706.8344 · median 688.4800

#	Team	Score
1	ACCUTECH BBQ	706.8344
2	Kings BBQ Team	705.7144
3	Mad Dog BBQ	703.9544
4	Going Yard BBQ	702.2860
5	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	701.0972
6	Low Eye Que	699.9772
7	COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ	698.2404
8	Pop's Smoke on the Hill	698.2400
9	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	694.7772
10	Cold Beer BBQ	694.2400
11	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	693.6228
12	Rum Runners BBQ	693.5996
13	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	692.5028
14	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	691.9200
15	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	691.8968
16	Stewey Magoos BBQ	691.3832
17	TILLMAN'S BBQ	690.2288
18	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	690.1944
19	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	689.6228
20	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	688.4916
21	Paca Crew BBQ	688.4800
22	Piglitically Incorrect BBQ	686.7544
23	PeachCoast BBQ	685.0400
24	So So Barbeque	683.9316
25	Yeti Mafia BBQ	683.8856
26	Quenut BBQ	682.7312
27	Lucky Three BBQ PTY	682.1716
28	Puck Brothers	682.1484
29	Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ	681.0288
30	K & E's Little Smokers	680.4340
31	Big & Ugly BBQ	675.8744
32	Bros & Fire PTY	675.3028
33	Blessed Beyond BBQ	673.6000
34	Slapulator BBQ	672.9944
35	NICE Racks	670.1372
36	SMOKIN 3's BBQ	658.1028
37	Sweet Meat Butcher Shop	654.6396
38	T's Smokin Bones Bar-B-Que	654.1488
39	Boys WIL-B Boys BBQ	652.9828
40	Dirty Earnie's Almost Famous BBQ	643.8516
41	Suwannee County Fire Rescue	610.7544

Chicken

41 entries · top 178.8572 · median 174.2744

#	Team	Score
1	Mad Dog BBQ	178.8572
2	Puck Brothers	178.8572
3	Pop's Smoke on the Hill	177.7144
4	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	177.7144
5	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	177.7028
6	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	177.7028
7	Yeti Mafia BBQ	176.5600
8	Piglitically Incorrect BBQ	176.5600
9	Cold Beer BBQ	176.0000
10	Low Eye Que	175.4400
11	COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ	175.4288
12	Going Yard BBQ	175.4172
13	Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ	175.4172
14	Slapulator BBQ	175.4056
15	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	175.4056
16	Quenut BBQ	175.4056
17	Blessed Beyond BBQ	175.4056
18	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	175.4056
19	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	174.8456
20	So So Barbeque	174.2860
21	Stewey Magoos BBQ	174.2744
22	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	174.2628
23	ACCUTECH BBQ	173.7028
24	TILLMAN'S BBQ	173.1200
25	Bros & Fire PTY	173.1200
26	Kings BBQ Team	172.5600
27	Big & Ugly BBQ	171.4172
28	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	170.8344
29	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	170.8228
30	Rum Runners BBQ	170.8112
31	NICE Racks	169.6800
32	K & E's Little Smokers	168.5256
33	PeachCoast BBQ	167.9772
34	Paca Crew BBQ	167.9656
35	Lucky Three BBQ PTY	165.0972
36	SMOKIN 3's BBQ	163.9656
37	Boys WIL-B Boys BBQ	162.8228
38	T's Smokin Bones Bar-B-Que	159.9772
39	Dirty Earnie's Almost Famous BBQ	158.8456
40	Sweet Meat Butcher Shop	155.9084
41	Suwannee County Fire Rescue	153.7144

Pork Ribs

41 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	ACCUTECH BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Low Eye Que	178.8572
3	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	178.8572
4	Rum Runners BBQ	176.5600
5	Mad Dog BBQ	176.5600
6	Kings BBQ Team	176.5600
7	Going Yard BBQ	176.0116
8	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	175.4172
9	So So Barbeque	175.4056
10	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	174.8688
11	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	174.8572
12	Cold Beer BBQ	174.2972
13	PeachCoast BBQ	174.2744
14	Puck Brothers	174.2628
15	Stewey Magoos BBQ	171.9888
16	COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ	171.9772
17	K & E's Little Smokers	171.9656
18	Pop's Smoke on the Hill	171.4172
19	Yeti Mafia BBQ	170.8344
20	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	170.8344
21	Bros & Fire PTY	170.8228
22	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	170.8228
23	Paca Crew BBQ	170.8228
24	TILLMAN'S BBQ	170.2744
25	Big & Ugly BBQ	169.6800
26	Lucky Three BBQ PTY	169.6800
27	Blessed Beyond BBQ	168.5372
28	NICE Racks	168.5372
29	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	168.5372
30	Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ	168.5372
31	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	168.5256
32	Quenut BBQ	167.3828
33	Boys WIL-B Boys BBQ	166.8228
34	Piglitically Incorrect BBQ	166.2516
35	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	165.6800
36	Sweet Meat Butcher Shop	164.5256
37	Slapulator BBQ	162.8116
38	T's Smokin Bones Bar-B-Que	161.0972
39	SMOKIN 3's BBQ	159.3484
40	Dirty Earnie's Almost Famous BBQ	155.9660
41	Suwannee County Fire Rescue	139.9772

Pork

41 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Kings BBQ Team	180.0000 🔥
2	Cold Beer BBQ	178.8572
3	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	177.7028
4	TILLMAN'S BBQ	177.1544
5	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	176.5600
6	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	176.5600
7	Mad Dog BBQ	176.5600
8	Rum Runners BBQ	176.5600
9	Pop's Smoke on the Hill	176.0000
10	ACCUTECH BBQ	175.4288
11	K & E's Little Smokers	175.4172
12	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	174.2744
13	COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ	174.2744
14	Lucky Three BBQ PTY	174.2744
15	Quenut BBQ	174.2628
16	Low Eye Que	173.7028
17	Going Yard BBQ	173.1544
18	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	173.1200
19	Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ	173.1200
20	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	172.5600
21	Paca Crew BBQ	171.9772
22	Piglitically Incorrect BBQ	171.9772
23	PeachCoast BBQ	171.9656
24	Sweet Meat Butcher Shop	171.4056
25	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	171.4056
26	SMOKIN 3's BBQ	170.8344
27	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	170.8228
28	Bros & Fire PTY	170.2628
29	NICE Racks	170.2628
30	Big & Ugly BBQ	169.6800
31	Puck Brothers	168.5256
32	Stewey Magoos BBQ	167.4172
33	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	167.3944
34	Yeti Mafia BBQ	167.3828
35	T's Smokin Bones Bar-B-Que	166.2400
36	Blessed Beyond BBQ	165.6800
37	Suwannee County Fire Rescue	165.1428
38	Slapulator BBQ	165.0972
39	Boys WIL-B Boys BBQ	163.9544
40	Dirty Earnie's Almost Famous BBQ	163.9428
41	So So Barbeque	161.1200

Brisket

41 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6800

#	Team	Score
1	Paca Crew BBQ	177.7144
2	Stewey Magoos BBQ	177.7028
3	Going Yard BBQ	177.7028
4	ACCUTECH BBQ	177.7028
5	Kings BBQ Team	176.5944
6	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	176.5600
7	COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ	176.5600
8	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	174.2744
9	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	174.2628
10	Lucky Three BBQ PTY	173.1200
11	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	173.1200
12	So So Barbeque	173.1200
13	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	173.1200
14	Pop's Smoke on the Hill	173.1084
15	Mad Dog BBQ	171.9772
16	Low Eye Que	171.9772
17	Piglitically Incorrect BBQ	171.9656
18	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	171.9656
19	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	170.8228
20	PeachCoast BBQ	170.8228
21	Slapulator BBQ	169.6800
22	TILLMAN'S BBQ	169.6800
23	Rum Runners BBQ	169.6684
24	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	169.1200
25	Yeti Mafia BBQ	169.1084
26	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	167.3828
27	T's Smokin Bones Bar-B-Que	166.8344
28	Quenut BBQ	165.6800
29	Big & Ugly BBQ	165.0972
30	Dirty Earnie's Almost Famous BBQ	165.0972
31	Cold Beer BBQ	165.0856
32	K & E's Little Smokers	164.5256
33	Blessed Beyond BBQ	163.9772
34	Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ	163.9544
35	SMOKIN 3's BBQ	163.9544
36	Sweet Meat Butcher Shop	162.8000
37	NICE Racks	161.6572
38	Bros & Fire PTY	161.0972
39	Puck Brothers	160.5028
40	Boys WIL-B Boys BBQ	159.3828
41	Suwannee County Fire Rescue	151.9200

Ancillary categories

Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.

Ancillary — Pie

20 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.3086 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	180.0000 🔥
4	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	178.8572
5	Cold Beer BBQ	177.7028
6	Sweet Meat Butcher Shop	176.5600
7	Quenut BBQ	176.5600
8	Sheri Carder	175.4400
9	Rum Runners BBQ	174.8572
10	K & E's Little Smokers	174.3200
11	T's Smokin Bones Bar-B-Que	174.2972
12	Heather Raish	174.2856
13	Robin Crawford	173.7372
14	John Kelly	172.5600
15	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	171.9656
16	Heather Washington	170.2972
17	Rum Runners BBQ 2	169.1200
18	Puck Brothers	166.8228
19	Sweet Smoke Q 2	162.8344
20	Suwannee County Fire Rescue	160.5144

The Downtown BBQ Showdown

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Traveled in

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

📸 Photo finishes

🃏 An upset on the books

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)

Where the field came from (home regions on file)

This contest over the years full contest page →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Ancillary — Pie