Honeybee BBQ Competition
2025-05-30 – 2025-05-31 · Lafayette, GA · State championship
Reps: LYGIA (LEX) VANEGAS, ROBERT VANDERIPE · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Stewbabys BBQ (699.4060) · 26 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
🃏 An upset on the books
Stewbabys BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 15-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-31 | LaFayette, GA | 22 | 699.9656 | Under The Radar |
| 2020-06-12 | LaFayette, GA | — | — | — |
| 2022-06-03 | Lafayette, GA | 25 | 701.0740 | Smoke Me Silly |
| 2023-06-02 | Lafayette, GA | 27 | 710.8228 | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2024-05-31 | Lafayette, GA | 25 | 698.1940 | Bad Rooster BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 ← this one | Lafayette, GA | 26 | 699.4060 | Stewbabys BBQ |
| 2026-05-29 | Lafayette, GA | 19 | 710.8344 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Pork
11 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | BAD BRAD'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 4 | 3D BBQ | |
| 5 | Grillbilly Holland | |
| 6 | Boer's BBQ | |
| 7 | JACK SHACK | |
| 8 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin Joe's | |
| 10 | Holy Smokes! | |
| 11 | Masons Rolling BBQ |
Backyard Series — Chicken
11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 2 | Grillbilly Holland | |
| 3 | Masons Rolling BBQ | |
| 4 | LEE LA Q | |
| 5 | JACK SHACK | |
| 6 | 3D BBQ | |
| 7 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 8 | BAD BRAD'S BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin Joe's | |
| 10 | Boer's BBQ | |
| 11 | Holy Smokes! |
Backyard Series — Overall
11 entries · top 353.1200 · median 334.7656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 2 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 3 | 3D BBQ | |
| 4 | LEE LA Q | |
| 5 | Grillbilly Holland | |
| 6 | BAD BRAD'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Masons Rolling BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin Joe's | |
| 9 | JACK SHACK | |
| 10 | Boer's BBQ | |
| 11 | Holy Smokes! |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 177.1428 · median 159.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 2 | 3D BBQ | |
| 3 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 4 | LEE LA Q | |
| 5 | BAD BRAD'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Masons Rolling BBQ | |
| 7 | Grillbilly Holland | |
| 8 | Smokin Joe's | |
| 9 | Boer's BBQ | |
| 10 | JACK SHACK | |
| 11 | Holy Smokes! |
Master Series — Brisket
26 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.4172
Master Series — Chicken
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8286
Master Series — Overall
26 entries · top 699.4060 · median 680.4570
Master Series — Pork
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.0970
Master Series — Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6858