Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2026-06-27 · Washington, DC · 📍 Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, BILL JONES · Prize money: $3,350.00
Grand Champion: Smoked & Furious (178.8572) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ
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🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Smoked & Furious took the Grand Championship home to KS.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 1–2: Smoked & Furious and GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: 3 EYZ BBQ and WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Mispillion Meat Works and TWISTED PAIR BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Mispillion Meat Works (won 2023), Good Googly Goo BBQ (won 2024), 3 Eyz BBQ (won 2025), Smokecraft - MD (won 2025), Titans of BBQ (won 2026).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-25 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 32 | 706.8228 | CHUNKY BBQ | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2023-06-24 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 29 | 702.2400 | Mispillion Meat Works | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2023-06-24 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 26 | 177.1428 | OPTIMUS SWINE | — |
| 2023-06-24 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 27 | 177.7372 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | — |
| 2024-06-22 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 36 | 704.0116 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2025-06-21 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 26 | 707.3944 | 3 Eyz BBQ | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2025-06-21 | Washington, DC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-21 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 24 | 180.0000 | Smokecraft - MD | — |
| 2026-06-26 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 31 | 703.3828 | Titans of BBQ | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ |
| 2026-06-27 ← this one | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 28 | 178.8572 | Smoked & Furious | — |
| 2027-06-25 | Washington, DC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2027-06-26 | Washington, DC | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.3088