2026-06-05 – 2026-06-06 · Leesburg, VA · 📍 17558 Dry Mill Rd.
Reps: REGINA BODNAR, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $2,900.00
Grand Champion: Pinky Out BBQ (351.9772) · 12 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Clean Smoke BBQ Team
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 96% of the 713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.
Backyard Series — Chicken places 3–4: Tame the Flame BBQ and Pinky Out BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 1–2: Pinky Out BBQ and The Swine Doctor's BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Ancillary — Pork places 6–7: Pinky Out BBQ edged The Swine Doctor's BBQ by 0.0116.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 170.8456 | 153.7372 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 171.9656 | 161.0856 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 178.8572 | 170.2628 | 159.3600 |
12 entries · top 351.9772 · median 335.6456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 2 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 3 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 4 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 5 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 6 | Tame the Flame BBQ | |
| 7 | K-Town Pit Que | |
| 8 | Wit's End | |
| 9 | Tito's BBQ | |
| 10 | Stuie's BBQ | |
| 11 | ChessieQ | |
| 12 | Big Kyle BBQ |
12 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 2 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 3 | Tame the Flame BBQ | |
| 4 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 5 | K-Town Pit Que | |
| 6 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 7 | Wit's End | |
| 8 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 9 | Tito's BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Kyle BBQ | |
| 11 | ChessieQ | |
| 12 | Stuie's BBQ |
11 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 2 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 3 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 4 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 5 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Tame the Flame BBQ | |
| 7 | Stuie's BBQ | |
| 8 | Tito's BBQ | |
| 9 | Wit's End | |
| 10 | K-Town Pit Que | |
| 11 | ChessieQ |
12 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 2 | Tito's BBQ | |
| 3 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 4 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Wit's End | |
| 6 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 7 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 8 | Tame the Flame BBQ | |
| 9 | Stuie's BBQ | |
| 10 | K-Town Pit Que | |
| 11 | ChessieQ | |
| 12 | Big Kyle BBQ |