Trillium BBQ Throwdown
2026-08-08 – 2026-08-09 · Canton, MA · 📍 100 Royall Street · State championship
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Smokin' Hoggz BBQ - MA (700.5488) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Iowa�s Smokey D�s BBQ
Entries
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Perfect 180s
Tightest race
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How hot was the win?
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Came back for more
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Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 9.7716 points — a wider margin than 91% of championships in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
Smokin' Hoggz BBQ - MA won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: Fire At The End of the Day and Sticks & Stones BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Canyon Riders BBQ and Mullen It Over BBQ tied on 170.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: Morning Wood BBQ and Two Peas in a Pod tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Fire at The End of The Day (won 2025).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-09 | Canton, MA | 100 Royall Street | 20 | 697.6340 | Fire at The End of The Day | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2026-08-08 ← this one | Canton, MA | 100 Royall Street | 25 | 700.5488 | Smokin' Hoggz BBQ - MA | Iowa�s Smokey D�s BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 170.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 175.4056 | 172.5828 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 174.2628 | 169.1084 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 700.5488 · median 676.4684
Chicken
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5372
Pork
25 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1200
Brisket
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.9884