May 30–31, 2025 · Leesburg, VA · 📍 17558 Dry Mill Rd.
Reps: Louise Weidner, Robert McKee · Prize money: $4,000
Leaning Jowler BBQ won Grand Champion at The Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) on May 30, 2025 in Leesburg, VA at 17558 Dry Mill Rd., scoring 347.3944 in a field of 12 teams. Pinky Out BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 346.8572. Category winners: Chicken — Leaning Jowler BBQ (176.5600); Pork Ribs — Pinky Out BBQ (175.4516).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 90% of the 610 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5372 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 6–7: Tito's BBQ edged Better Half Barbecue by 0.0228.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176.5600 | 166.2400 | 144.5368 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 175.4516 | 170.2744 | 152.5144 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 171.4056 | 161.7140 | 148.5028 |
12 entries · top 347.3944 · median 323.1202
12 entries · top 176.5600 · median 159.6744
12 entries · top 175.4516 · median 165.1086
11 entries · top 171.4056 · median 159.3600