The Downtown BBQ Showdown
2026-04-17 – 2026-04-18 · Lake City, FL · State championship
Reps: RACHEL HARPER, WAYNE HARPER · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Accutech BBQ (706.8344) · 41 teams
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1200 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 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)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-14 | Lake City, FL | 32 | 701.6804 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ LLC |
| 2024-11-08 | Lake City, FL | 26 | 709.1200 | Gettin' Basted |
| 2026-04-17 ← this one | Lake City, FL | 41 | 706.8344 | Accutech BBQ |
| 2026-04-17 | Lake City, FL | 21 | 177.7144 | Hold Your Horses BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Pie
20 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.3086 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Brisket
41 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6800
Master Series — Chicken
41 entries · top 178.8572 · median 174.2744
Master Series — Overall
41 entries · top 706.8344 · median 688.4800
Master Series — Pork
41 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
41 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180