2026-08-28 – 2026-08-29 · Saxonburg, PA · 📍 155 Pittsburgh Street · State championship
Reps: REGINA BODNAR, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $4,400.00
Grand Champion: Team Cookie (697.0628) · 16 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 B'S QUE
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
Team Cookie came in rated below the field's top team, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Team Cookie's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 16th tracked contest.
Chicken places 4–5: Sailor Nicks BBQ and HotMess BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS and B'S QUE tied on 170.8344 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: Oui Oui Oui edged Beer Time BBQ by 0.0116.
Team Cookie won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Team Cookie took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.
Circle L BBQ turned in 177.1772 in chicken — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Hot Mess BBQ (won 2025).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-06 | Saxonburg, PA | 240 Home Avenue | 14 | 710.2744 | Hot Mess BBQ | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2026-08-28 ← this one | Saxonburg, PA | 155 Pittsburgh Street | 16 | 697.0628 | Team Cookie | B'S QUE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1772 | 174.2628 | 167.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2628 | 170.8344 | 163.3944 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 170.2628 | 165.6916 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 171.4172 | 167.9656 |
16 entries · top 697.0628 · median 671.3142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Cookie | |
| 2 | B'S QUE | |
| 3 | Old Virginia Smoke | |
| 4 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 5 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 6 | Beer Time BBQ | |
| 7 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 8 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 9 | Circle L BBQ | |
| 10 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 11 | Team BS BBQ | |
| 12 | Foundry BBQ | |
| 13 | Oui Oui Oui | |
| 14 | Holy Smokes BBQ | |
| 15 | Pro Butt Rubbers | |
| 16 | Meat Stroke BBQ |
16 entries · top 177.1772 · median 170.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Circle L BBQ | |
| 2 | Old Virginia Smoke | |
| 3 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 5 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 6 | B'S QUE | |
| 7 | Team Cookie | |
| 8 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 9 | Foundry BBQ | |
| 10 | Oui Oui Oui | |
| 11 | Team BS BBQ | |
| 12 | Beer Time BBQ | |
| 13 | Meat Stroke BBQ | |
| 14 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 15 | Pro Butt Rubbers | |
| 16 | Holy Smokes BBQ |
16 entries · top 174.2628 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Cookie | |
| 2 | Oui Oui Oui | |
| 3 | Beer Time BBQ | |
| 4 | Old Virginia Smoke | |
| 5 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 6 | B'S QUE | |
| 7 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 8 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 9 | Team BS BBQ | |
| 10 | Holy Smokes BBQ | |
| 11 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 12 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 13 | Circle L BBQ | |
| 14 | Foundry BBQ | |
| 15 | Pro Butt Rubbers | |
| 16 | Meat Stroke BBQ |
16 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.2456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B'S QUE | |
| 2 | Team Cookie | |
| 3 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Beer Time BBQ | |
| 5 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 6 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 7 | Old Virginia Smoke | |
| 8 | Pro Butt Rubbers | |
| 9 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 10 | Oui Oui Oui | |
| 11 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 12 | Circle L BBQ | |
| 13 | Team BS BBQ | |
| 14 | Meat Stroke BBQ | |
| 15 | Foundry BBQ | |
| 16 | Holy Smokes BBQ |
16 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Cookie | |
| 2 | Old Virginia Smoke | |
| 3 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 4 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 5 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 6 | B'S QUE | |
| 7 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 8 | 4 BOXERS Q | |
| 9 | Beer Time BBQ | |
| 10 | Foundry BBQ | |
| 11 | Holy Smokes BBQ | |
| 12 | Circle L BBQ | |
| 13 | Pro Butt Rubbers | |
| 14 | Team BS BBQ | |
| 15 | Meat Stroke BBQ | |
| 16 | Oui Oui Oui |