Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs)
2023-03-17 – 2023-03-18 · Lebanon, TN · 📍 954 E Baddour Pky
Reps: JULIE COOK, RACHEL HARPER, RUSTY COOK, WAYNE HARPER
Grand Champion: KITH N' KIN (177.1544) · 59 teams
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👑 A dynasty in the making
TRIPLE H BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-19 | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 57 | 701.6456 | THE BBQ BUS | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 80 | 705.6800 | TRIPLE H BBQ | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 ← this one | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 59 | 177.1544 | KITH N' KIN | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 93 | 701.6572 | Continental Barbecue Co. | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 72 | 178.8572 | Meat Me in St. Louis | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 100 | 704.5372 | Triple H BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2025-03-14 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 72 | 179.4400 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E. Baddour Pkwy | 125 | 713.1200 | Razorracks | Kith n' Kin |
| 2026-03-20 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E. Baddour Pkwy | 88 | 180.0000 | Alpine Smoke Works | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E. Baddour Pkwy | 71 | 180.0000 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | — |
| 2027-03-19 | Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2027-03-19 | Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2027-03-19 | 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