Mar 17–18, 2023 · Lebanon, TN · 📍 954 E Baddour Pky · State championship
Reps: Doug Reid, Julie Cook, Rachel Harper, Rusty Cook, Wayne Harper · Prize money: $10,000
TRIPLE H BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship on March 17, 2023 in Lebanon, TN at 954 E Baddour Pky, scoring 705.6800 in a field of 80 teams. LOCAL YOKELS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.0856. Category winners: Chicken — HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — QUE U (180.0000); Pork — PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — SmokinGhost BBQ (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by VETERAN PORK PULLERS with 349.1084. This is the 3rd of 14 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by THE BBQ BUS; the next was held in 2023.
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, 2019 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.
TRIPLE H BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
2 of 11 tracked editions
TRIPLE H BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: Can Country Outlaw BBQ and RAZORRACKS tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: WEQ4U and JMB BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: JMB BBQ and UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Bigger than 97% of the 5,468 contests in the data
80 teams — bigger than 97% of the 5,468 contests in the data.
This contest usually draws about 62 teams
80 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 62.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2019 | Nashville, TN | 4001 Bell RD | 67 | 706.8344 | BILLY RAY BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 57 | 701.6456 | THE BBQ BUS | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
| Mar 17, 2023 ← this one | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 80 | 705.6800 | TRIPLE H BBQ | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 59 | 177.1544 | KITH N' KIN | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 93 | 701.6572 | Continental Barbecue Co. | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 72 | 178.8572 | Meat Me in St. Louis | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 100 | 704.5372 | Triple H BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 72 | 179.4400 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E. Baddour Pkwy | 125 | 713.1200 | Razorracks | Kith n' Kin |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E. Baddour Pkwy | 88 | 180 | Alpine Smoke Works | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E. Baddour Pkwy | 71 | 180 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | — |
| Mar 19, 2027 | Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 19, 2027 | Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 19, 2027 | Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 177.1428 | 176.5600 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4172 | 173.1316 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180 | 177.7372 | 175.4056 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180 | 176 | 174.8572 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 172.5944 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 172.5600 | 170.8572 |
80 entries · top 705.6800 · median 675.5656
80 entries · top 180 · median 170.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180
80 entries · top 180 · median 167.1086 · 🔥 perfect 180
80 entries · top 180 · median 168.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
80 entries · top 180 · median 167.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
43 entries · top 349.1084 · median 333.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 2 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 3 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 4 | LEE LA Q | |
| 5 | HESSHOGS | |
| 6 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 7 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 8 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 9 | DOUBLE BARRELL SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Ridge Bros BBQ | |
| 11 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 12 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 13 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 14 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 15 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 16 | Bentley Que | |
| 17 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 18 | WestNash BBQ | |
| 19 | Que N Cue | |
| 20 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | MADAB'S BBQ | |
| 22 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 23 | RIBLIFE | |
| 24 | Secondhand Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 25 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 26 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 27 | SMOKIN' BANDITS BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN' DADDIES BBQ | |
| 29 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 30 | BIG DADDY DAVE'S BBQ | |
| 31 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 32 | SLATER HOUSE BBQ | |
| 33 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 34 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 35 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 36 | Red, White & Que | |
| 37 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 38 | Carter's BBQ | |
| 39 | Big Byrd BBQ | |
| 40 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 41 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 42 | TWO CATS | |
| 43 | THE COCKY PIGS |
43 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 2 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 3 | Ridge Bros BBQ | |
| 4 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 5 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | HESSHOGS | |
| 8 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 9 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 10 | Que N Cue | |
| 11 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 12 | MADAB'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 14 | DOUBLE BARRELL SMOKERS | |
| 15 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 17 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 18 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 19 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 20 | WestNash BBQ | |
| 21 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 22 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' BANDITS BBQ | |
| 24 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 25 | Red, White & Que | |
| 26 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 27 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 28 | SLATER HOUSE BBQ | |
| 29 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 30 | Bentley Que | |
| 31 | Secondhand Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 32 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 33 | BIG DADDY DAVE'S BBQ | |
| 34 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 35 | Carter's BBQ | |
| 36 | RIBLIFE | |
| 37 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 38 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 39 | THE COCKY PIGS | |
| 40 | SMOKIN' DADDIES BBQ | |
| 41 | Big Byrd BBQ | |
| 42 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 43 | TWO CATS |
43 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 2 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 3 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 4 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 5 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | HESSHOGS | |
| 8 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 9 | Bentley Que | |
| 10 | DOUBLE BARRELL SMOKERS | |
| 11 | RIBLIFE | |
| 12 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' DADDIES BBQ | |
| 14 | Secondhand Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 16 | WestNash BBQ | |
| 17 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 18 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 19 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 21 | BIG DADDY DAVE'S BBQ | |
| 22 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 23 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 25 | Ridge Bros BBQ | |
| 26 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN' BANDITS BBQ | |
| 28 | Que N Cue | |
| 29 | MADAB'S BBQ | |
| 30 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 31 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 32 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 33 | SLATER HOUSE BBQ | |
| 34 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 35 | Big Byrd BBQ | |
| 36 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 37 | Carter's BBQ | |
| 38 | Red, White & Que | |
| 39 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 40 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 41 | TWO CATS | |
| 42 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 43 | THE COCKY PIGS |
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.
39 entries · top 180 · median 174.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180