A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 10 tracked editions
TRIPLE H BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
- 2023
- 2025
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) 2023
Mar 17–18, 2023 · Lebanon, TN · 📍 954 E Baddour Pky
Reps: Julie Cook, Rachel Harper, Rusty Cook, Wayne Harper
Grand Champion: KITH N' KIN (177.1544) · 59 teams
Full results from the Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) 2023, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on March 17, 2023 in Lebanon, TN at 954 E Baddour Pky. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Kith n' Kin (177.1544). This is the 3rd of 13 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by TRIPLE H BBQ; the next was held in 2024.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
151.98
median 167.97
177.15 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2021 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
59
1 judged meat · 1 ancillary
Top score
177.1544
Winning margin
1.7144
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
166.61
151.98177.15
Pork Ribs · median 167.97 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
174.2628
151.98177.15
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
25.1772
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 52%
beats 48% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Came back for more
23%
13 of 57 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 3–4: WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ and SmokinGhost BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: SmokinGhost BBQ and REDBONES BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: REDBONES BBQ and COTTON BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
One of the big ones
59
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 91% of the 5,462 contests in the data
59 teams — bigger than 91% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2021 | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 57 | 701.6456 | THE BBQ BUS | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 80 | 705.6800 | TRIPLE H BBQ | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| Mar 17, 2023 ← this one | 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 175.4172 | 174.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
59 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.9656
Ancillary categories
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.
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey Smoke
42 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.8284