Jun 24, 2023 · Washington, DC · 📍 Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Bill Jones
Full results from the Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2023, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on June 24, 2023 in Washington, DC at Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW. WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — Optimus Swine (177.1428). This is the 3rd of 11 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Mispillion Meat Works; the next was held in 2023.
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
What it has taken to win here, 2022 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.
Chicken places 1–2: Optimus Swine and WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: REDNECK SCIENTIFIC and 3 EYZ BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CHUNKY BBQ (won 2022).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2022 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 32 | 706.8228 | CHUNKY BBQ | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 29 | 702.2400 | Mispillion Meat Works | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Jun 24, 2023 ← this one | 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 | 177.1428 | 174.8572 | 172.0228 |
26 entries · top 177.1428 · median 170.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Optimus Swine | |
| 2 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 3 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 4 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 5 | Anonymous Q | |
| 6 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 7 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 8 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 9 | TNT Explosive BBQ | |
| 10 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 11 | COLORADO BULLDAWG BBQ | |
| 12 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 13 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 14 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 15 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 16 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 17 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 18 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 19 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 20 | HOOS SMOKIN | |
| 21 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 22 | MENKE BOYS BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 24 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Gouda's BBQ | |
| 26 | RIBS BY ANDY |