Mass in May (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
2026-05-16 · Wrentham, MA · 📍 592 South Street
Reps: ABIGAIL NICHOLS, JAKE NICHOLS · Prize money: $625.00
Grand Champion: Humphrey's BBQ (178.8800) · 25 teams
Entries
25
1 judged meat · 1 ancillary
Top score
178.8800
Winning margin
0.5828
1st over 2nd
Field average
167.54
median 170.26
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4744 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
171.9656
10th place overall
Field spread
32.6516
winner to last place
Prize money
$625.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 37%
beats 63% of 2791 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: American Barbecue Company edged Meat Monarchy by 0.0116. Chicken places 7–8: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA edged Brookside BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 9–10: New Pigs on the Block edged Rough Cut Q by 0.0344.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Wrentham, MA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-16 | Wrentham, MA | 592 South Street | 31 | 698.2628 | Brookside BBQ | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| 2026-05-16 | Wrentham, MA | 592 South Street | 23 | 178.8800 | Paddy McQ's | — |
| 2026-05-16 ← this one | Wrentham, MA | 592 South Street | 25 | 178.8800 | Humphrey's BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8800 | 175.4056 | 171.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
25 entries · top 178.8800 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Angrycock BBQ | |
| 3 | Q Shanty | |
| 4 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 5 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 6 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 8 | Brookside BBQ | |
| 9 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 10 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 11 | Pray For Me BBQ | |
| 12 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 13 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 14 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 15 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 16 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 17 | Cousins Que | |
| 18 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 19 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 20 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 21 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 22 | Boosted BBQ | |
| 23 | KEN-Q | |
| 24 | Cow,Hen,Pig! | |
| 25 | Rudy Q |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Kids-Q — Anything On A Stick
6 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Half Inked Jr | |
| 2 | One NIne Jack | |
| 3 | VoxTech BBQ | |
| 4 | Ninja BBQ | |
| 5 | Rough Q-Ties | |
| 6 | Guardrail Grillers |