Jun 24–25, 2023 · Washington, DC · 📍 Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW · State championship
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Bill Jones · Prize money: $14,400
Mispillion Meat Works won Grand Champion at the Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle on June 24, 2023 in Washington, DC at Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW, scoring 702.2400 in a field of 29 teams. UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT took Reserve Grand Champion with 700.5488. Category winners: Chicken — Mispillion Meat Works (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Mispillion Meat Works (180.0000); Pork — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (180.0000); Brisket — BLUE EYED BBQ (180.0000). This is the 5th of 14 editions of this contest on record; the 2022 edition was won by CHUNKY BBQ; 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, 2016 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100
Mispillion Meat Works came in rated below the field's top team, CLARK CREW BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
2 of 12 tracked editions
APORKALYPSE NOW has won this contest 2 times across its 12 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.0344 points.
Stronger than 98% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1676 power rating going in — stronger than 98% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 1–2: Mispillion Meat Works and GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ and CHUNKY BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Colorado Bulldawg BBQ and Optimus Swine tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Mispillion Meat Works won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Mispillion Meat Works took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 16th.
BLUE EYED BBQ turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 4 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CHUNKY BBQ (won 2022).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2016 | Washington, DC | Pennsylvania Ave | 35 | 690.2400 | APORKALYPSE NOW | BULL RUSH BBQ |
| Jun 24, 2017 | Washington, DC | Pennsylvania Ave NW | 33 | 708.5372 | APORKALYPSE NOW | ALQUEMY - VA |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Washington, DC | Pennsylvania Ave NW | 42 | 704.5944 | SERIAL GRILLER | COOL SMOKE |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 32 | 706.8228 | CHUNKY BBQ | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Jun 24, 2023 ← this one | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 29 | 702.2400 | Mispillion Meat Works | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 26 | 177.1428 | OPTIMUS SWINE | — |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 27 | 177.7372 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | — |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 36 | 704.0116 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | The Fat is Where It's At |
| Jun 21, 2025 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 26 | 707.3944 | 3 Eyz BBQ | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| Jun 21, 2025 | Washington, DC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2025 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 24 | 180 | Smokecraft - MD | — |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 31 | 703.3828 | Titans of BBQ | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ |
| Jun 27, 2026 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 28 | 178.8572 | Smoked & Furious | — |
| Jun 25, 2027 | Washington, DC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 26, 2027 | Washington, DC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5600 | 173.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 176.0116 | 172 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.8456 | 173.1200 |
29 entries · top 702.2400 · median 681.0284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 2 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 3 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 4 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 5 | Optimus Swine | |
| 6 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 7 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 8 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 9 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 10 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 11 | Anonymous Q | |
| 12 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 13 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 14 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 15 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 16 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 17 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 18 | TNT Explosive BBQ | |
| 19 | HOOS SMOKIN | |
| 20 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 22 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 23 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 24 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 25 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 26 | LOST WHISKEY BBQ | |
| 27 | Cookin' With the Bassman | |
| 28 | Goudas BBQ | |
| 29 | Ribs by Andy |
29 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 2 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 3 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 4 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 5 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 6 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 7 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 8 | Optimus Swine | |
| 9 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 10 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 12 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 13 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 14 | Anonymous Q | |
| 15 | HOOS SMOKIN | |
| 16 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 17 | TNT Explosive BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 19 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 20 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 21 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 22 | Goudas BBQ | |
| 23 | Cookin' With the Bassman | |
| 24 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 25 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 26 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 27 | LOST WHISKEY BBQ | |
| 28 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 29 | Ribs by Andy |
29 entries · top 180 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 2 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 3 | TNT Explosive BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 5 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 6 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 7 | Optimus Swine | |
| 8 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 9 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 12 | LOST WHISKEY BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 14 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 15 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 16 | Anonymous Q | |
| 17 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 18 | HOOS SMOKIN | |
| 19 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 20 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 21 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 22 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 23 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 24 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 25 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 26 | Cookin' With the Bassman | |
| 27 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 28 | Ribs by Andy | |
| 29 | Goudas BBQ |
28 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 2 | Optimus Swine | |
| 3 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 4 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 6 | Anonymous Q | |
| 7 | HOOS SMOKIN | |
| 8 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 9 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 10 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 11 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 12 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 14 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 15 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 16 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 17 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 18 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 19 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 20 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 21 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 22 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 23 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 24 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 25 | LOST WHISKEY BBQ | |
| 26 | Goudas BBQ | |
| 27 | TNT Explosive BBQ | |
| 28 | Cookin' With the Bassman |
29 entries · top 180 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 2 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 3 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 4 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 5 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 7 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 9 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 10 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 11 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 12 | Anonymous Q | |
| 13 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 14 | Optimus Swine | |
| 15 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 17 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 18 | TNT Explosive BBQ | |
| 19 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 20 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 21 | LOST WHISKEY BBQ | |
| 22 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 23 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 24 | HOOS SMOKIN | |
| 25 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 26 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 27 | Cookin' With the Bassman | |
| 28 | Goudas BBQ | |
| 29 | Ribs by Andy |
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.
13 entries · top 173.7028 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anonymous Q | |
| 2 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 3 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 4 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 5 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 6 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 7 | TNT Explosive BBQ | |
| 8 | Optimus Swine | |
| 9 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 10 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 11 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 12 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Mispillion Meat Works |
19 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | Optimus Swine | |
| 5 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 6 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 7 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 8 | Anonymous Q | |
| 9 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 10 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 11 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 12 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 13 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 14 | TNT Explosive BBQ | |
| 15 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 16 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 17 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Ribs by Andy | |
| 19 | 3 EYZ BBQ |
17 entries · top 172 · median 162.8116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 2 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 3 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 4 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Optimus Swine | |
| 6 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 7 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 8 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 9 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 10 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 11 | TNT Explosive BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 13 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 14 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 15 | Ribs by Andy | |
| 16 | Anonymous Q | |
| 17 | CLARK CREW BBQ |