Jun 13, 2025 · West Salem, WI · 📍 N5334 Neshonoc Rd.
Reps: Charlie Brinza, David Burstein, Jeanne Titus · Prize money: $1,200
Grand Champion: T-Mac Smokin (175.4172) · 35 teams
Full results from the Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on June 13, 2025 in West Salem, WI at N5334 Neshonoc Rd.. Category winners: Pork Ribs — T-MAC SMOKIN (175.4172). This is the 4th of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Hot Daddy's BBQ.
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
What it has taken to win here, 2019 to 2025 — 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.
Pork Ribs places 1–2: T-MAC SMOKIN edged Blended Smoke BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Motley Crew BBQ edged Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Hot Shots BBQ edged Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ by 0.0228.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Que U (won 2023), Hot Daddy's BBQ (won 2024).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | West Salem, WI | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2019 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc RD | 37 | 682.2628 | B.S. Barbeque | CITY SLICKERS BBQ |
| Jun 9, 2023 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc RD. | 29 | 176.5716 | Que U | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc RD. | 26 | 175.4288 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 ← this one | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc Rd. | 35 | 175.4172 | T-Mac Smokin | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 174.2744 | 171.9656 |
35 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.4172
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.
24 entries · top 177.1544 · median 169.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | Broke Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Racks BBQ 2 | |
| 5 | LC BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 7 | Black Stack BBQ | |
| 8 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 9 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 10 | Blended Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | Sassy Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 13 | Southside Smoke | |
| 14 | Motley Crew BBQ | |
| 15 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 16 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 17 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 18 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 19 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 20 | Broke Boys BBQ 2 | |
| 21 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 22 | When Pigs Die 2 | |
| 23 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 24 | WHEN PIGS DIE |