Jun 7–8, 2025 · Grahamsville, NY
Reps: Jeff Chambers, Regina Bodnar · Prize money: $1,600
Leaning Jowler BBQ won Grand Champion at the Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 2) on June 7, 2025 in Grahamsville, NY, scoring 360.0000 in a field of 8 teams. Rough Cut Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 356.5716. Category winners: Chicken — Leaning Jowler BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Leaning Jowler BBQ (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Capt. Blue BBQ.
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.
Leaning Jowler BBQ holds the KCBS record for highest backyard overall score — 360 Backyard Series, out of 360, won the board, set right here. 2 all-time records in the book were set at this contest.
Leaning Jowler BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Backyard Series — Chicken places 2–3: Yardogs BBQ and Rough Cut Q tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Chicken places 5–6: Tame the Flame BBQ and All About the Wood tied on 169.6916 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Ancillary — Pork places 4–5: 3 Muskabeers edged Rough Cut Q by 0.0232.
Leaning Jowler BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Capt. Blue BBQ (won 2025).
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2025 | Grahamsville, NY | Grahamsville Little World's Fair | 8 | 352.0116 | Capt. Blue BBQ |
| Jun 7, 2025 ← this one | Grahamsville, NY | Grahamsville Little World's Fair | 8 | 360 | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180 | 169.6916 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.8688 | — |
| Ancillary — Pork | 180 | 173.1200 | — |
8 entries · top 360 · median 347.9774
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 2 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 3 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 4 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 5 | All About the Wood | |
| 6 | Red and Black BBQ Shack | |
| 7 | Tame the Flame BBQ | |
| 8 | 3 Muskabeers |
8 entries · top 180 · median 172.5544 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 2 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 3 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 4 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 5 | Tame the Flame BBQ | |
| 6 | All About the Wood | |
| 7 | Red and Black BBQ Shack | |
| 8 | 3 Muskabeers |
8 entries · top 180 · median 175.1430 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 2 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 3 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 4 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 5 | 3 Muskabeers | |
| 6 | All About the Wood | |
| 7 | Red and Black BBQ Shack | |
| 8 | Tame the Flame BBQ |
6 entries · top 180 · median 173.7088 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 2 | Red and Black BBQ Shack | |
| 3 | All About the Wood | |
| 4 | 3 Muskabeers | |
| 5 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 6 | Tame the Flame BBQ |