Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2026-06-27 · Washington, DC
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, BILL JONES · Prize money: $3,350.00
Grand Champion: Smoked & Furious (178.8572) · 28 teams
Entries
29
1 category
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
169.30
median 170.31
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
173.1200
what a walk cost here
Field spread
42.9144
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,350.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 36%
beats 64% of 2913 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Smoked & Furious took the Grand Championship home to KS.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-25 | Washington, DC | 32 | 706.8228 | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2023-06-24 | Washington, DC | 29 | 702.2400 | Mispillion Meat Works |
| 2023-06-24 | Washington, DC | 26 | 177.1428 | OPTIMUS SWINE |
| 2023-06-24 | Washington, DC | 27 | 177.7372 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2024-06-22 | Washington, DC | 36 | 704.0116 | Good Googly Goo BBQ |
| 2025-06-21 | Washington, DC | 26 | 707.3944 | 3 Eyz BBQ |
| 2025-06-21 | Washington, DC | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-21 | Washington, DC | 24 | 180.0000 | Smokecraft - MD |
| 2026-06-26 | Washington, DC | 31 | 703.3828 | Titans of BBQ |
| 2026-06-27 ← this one | Washington, DC | 28 | 178.8572 | Smoked & Furious |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat — Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.3088