ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2026-05-01 · Fargo, ND · 📍 3202 13th Ave S
Reps: JOHN SCHARFFBILLIG, LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH
Grand Champion: PORKY BUTTS BBQ (178.8572) · 36 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 RUM N' SMOKE BBQ
Entries
36
1 judged meat
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
4.0000
1st over 2nd
Field average
164.41
median 165.13
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
170.2856
10th place overall
Field spread
36.0572
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 36%
beats 64% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Porky Butts BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
PORKY BUTTS BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 8–9: Hog Time BBQ edged Syndicate BBQ by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Prairie Smoke BBQ edged Hog Time BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 3–4: GONER BBQ edged LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ by 0.0228.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Shiggin & Grinnin (won 2024), BIGG SMOAK BBQ (won 2025), KPG SMOKIN' (won 2025).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-27 | Fargo, ND | 3202 13th Ave S | 47 | 703.4516 | Shiggin & Grinnin | Son of a Boar BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | Fargo, ND | 3202 13th Ave S | 46 | 696.5484 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | Fargo, ND | 3202 13th Ave S | 24 | 175.4400 | KPG SMOKIN' | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Fargo, ND | 3202 13th Ave S | 71 | 697.1200 | Porky Butts BBQ | SIX BUTT BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 ← this one | Fargo, ND | 3202 13th Ave S | 36 | 178.8572 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.7028 | 170.2856 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 2 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | GONER BBQ | |
| 4 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 5 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 6 | BRAZEN BARREL BBQ | |
| 7 | Prairie Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | Hog Time BBQ | |
| 9 | Syndicate BBQ | |
| 10 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 11 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 12 | FERNANDO'S RIB COMPANY | |
| 13 | Yankee Twang BBQ Co. | |
| 14 | Still Can't Win BBQ | |
| 15 | Sweet & Saucy BBQ Team | |
| 16 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 17 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokey North BBQ | |
| 19 | Sheyenne BBQ | |
| 20 | ROKER Q | |
| 21 | Flatlands BBQ | |
| 22 | KPG SMOKIN' | |
| 23 | Angry Bear BBQ | |
| 24 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 25 | CRF Blue Ribb'n BBQ | |
| 26 | CROSSCUT BBQ2 | |
| 27 | BURNT WOOD BBQ | |
| 28 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 29 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 30 | Three Stoog3 BBQ | |
| 31 | Hit or Miss | |
| 32 | Smoke Jumpers BBQ | |
| 33 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 34 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 35 | Sugar Shack | |
| 36 | Silly Willies |