The Downtown BBQ Showdown (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2026-04-17 · Lake City, FL · 📍 828 NE Lake Desoto Circle
Reps: RACHEL HARPER, WAYNE HARPER
Grand Champion: Hold Your Horses BBQ (177.7144) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA
Entries
21
1 judged meat
Top score
177.7144
Winning margin
1.1428
1st over 2nd
Field average
171.79
median 173.12
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.7144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
173.1200
10th place overall
Field spread
23.4744
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 51%
beats 49% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Came back for more
23%
6 of 26 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ took the Grand Championship home to GA.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 2–3: SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA and SMOKE N' ASH BBQ tied on 176.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: TILLMAN'S BBQ and Blessed Beyond BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: SMOKE N' ASH BBQ edged Going Yard BBQ by 0.0116.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Lake City, FL | 828 NE Lake Desoto Circle | 41 | 706.8344 | Accutech BBQ | Kings BBQ Team |
| 2026-04-17 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 176.0000 | 173.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 177.7144 · median 173.1200