Jun 13–14, 2025 · Buckhannon, WV · 📍 Jawbone Park · State championship
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Bill Jones · Prize money: $10,000
CHUNKY BBQ won Grand Champion at the Almost Heaven BBQ Bash on June 13, 2025 in Buckhannon, WV at Jawbone Park, scoring 698.2516 in a field of 30 teams. BEER TIME BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.0856. Category winners: Chicken — POOR BOYS BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — Meat Monarchy (176.5716); Pork — ELITE BBQ SMOKERS (180.0000); Brisket — CONVICTED PIGS BBQ (180.0000). This is the 10th of 11 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by CHUNKY BBQ; the next was held in 2026.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 79% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1660 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
Chunky BBQ won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
CHUNKY BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 11 tracked editions
UNDER THE RADAR has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.6172 points.
Chicken places 2–3: BEER TIME BBQ and Dogpatch Q tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT and Menke Boys BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ and Bigfoot Mountain BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: 3 EYZ BBQ (won 2015), WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2023), CHUNKY BBQ (won 2024).
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2015 | Buckhannon, WV | Buckhannon, WV 26201 | 41 | 703.4172 | 3 EYZ BBQ | CHECKERED PIG |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Buckhannon, WV | Buckhannon, WV 26201 | 42 | 699.9544 | CHECKERED PIG | SMOKIN FOOLZ |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Weston, WV | Downtown Buckhannon | 57 | 706.2972 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Weston, WV | Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum | 59 | 690.8000 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Roanoke, WV | Stonewall Resort State Park | 31 | 691.3944 | ROCKY TOP BBQ | WHO CARES BBQ |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Roanoke, WV | Stonewall Resort | 28 | 705.1428 | UNDER THE RADAR | WHO CARES BBQ |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Roanoke, WV | Stonewall Resort | 20 | 704.5600 | UNDER THE RADAR | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Buckhannon, WV | 17 Friendly Way | 28 | 702.2284 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | CHUNKY BBQ |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Buckhannon, WV | Jawbone Park | 30 | 698.8228 | CHUNKY BBQ | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| Jun 13, 2025 ← this one | Buckhannon, WV | Jawbone Park | 30 | 698.2516 | Chunky BBQ | BEER TIME BBQ |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Buckhannon, WV | Jawbone Park | 29 | 699.3484 | Poor Boys BBQ | Smoked & Furious |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 177.7144 | 174.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 173.1200 | 170.8572 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4172 | 172.5600 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2744 | 172 |
30 entries · top 698.2516 · median 676.7770
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 2 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 3 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 4 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 5 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 6 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 7 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 8 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 9 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 10 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 12 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 13 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 14 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 15 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 16 | Hoos Smokin | |
| 17 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 18 | House of Que | |
| 19 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 20 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 21 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 22 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 23 | Professor Smoke | |
| 24 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 25 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 26 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 27 | Bigfoot Mountain BBQ | |
| 28 | Chucky's Barbecue | |
| 29 | Wild & Wonderful BBQ | |
| 30 | Almost Heaven Smokehouse |
30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 3 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 4 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 5 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 6 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 8 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 9 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 10 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 11 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 12 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 13 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 14 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 15 | House of Que | |
| 16 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 17 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 18 | Chucky's Barbecue | |
| 19 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 20 | Hoos Smokin | |
| 21 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 22 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 23 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 24 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 25 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 26 | Wild & Wonderful BBQ | |
| 27 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 28 | Professor Smoke | |
| 29 | Bigfoot Mountain BBQ | |
| 30 | Almost Heaven Smokehouse |
30 entries · top 176.5716 · median 169.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 2 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 3 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 4 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 5 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 6 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 7 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 8 | Bigfoot Mountain BBQ | |
| 9 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 10 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 11 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 12 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 13 | House of Que | |
| 14 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 15 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 17 | Hoos Smokin | |
| 18 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 19 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 20 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 21 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 22 | Professor Smoke | |
| 23 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 24 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 25 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 26 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 27 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 28 | Chucky's Barbecue | |
| 29 | Almost Heaven Smokehouse | |
| 30 | Wild & Wonderful BBQ |
30 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 3 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 4 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 5 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 6 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 7 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 8 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 9 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 10 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Hoos Smokin | |
| 12 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 13 | Professor Smoke | |
| 14 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 15 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 16 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 17 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 18 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 19 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 20 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 21 | House of Que | |
| 22 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 23 | Bigfoot Mountain BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 25 | Chucky's Barbecue | |
| 26 | Almost Heaven Smokehouse | |
| 27 | Wild & Wonderful BBQ | |
| 28 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 29 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 30 | Menke Boys BBQ |
30 entries · top 180 · median 168.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 2 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 3 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 4 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 5 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 6 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 7 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 8 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 9 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 10 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 12 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 13 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 14 | Hoos Smokin | |
| 15 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 16 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 17 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 19 | SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | |
| 20 | Professor Smoke | |
| 21 | House of Que | |
| 22 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 23 | CIRCLE L BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 25 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 26 | Wild & Wonderful BBQ | |
| 27 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 28 | Bigfoot Mountain BBQ | |
| 29 | Chucky's Barbecue | |
| 30 | Almost Heaven Smokehouse |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
11 entries · top 180 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180