Photo finishes
0.0116
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 7–8: Optimus Swine edged SMOKECRAFT - MD by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0116
Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2023
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 RIBS) 2023, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on June 24, 2023 in Washington, DC at Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Mispillion Meat Works took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (177.7372). This is the 4th of 11 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by OPTIMUS SWINE; 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.
147.38
median 168.53
177.74 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
27
1 judged meat
Top score
177.7372
Winning margin
0.5828
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
167.30
147.38177.74
Pork Ribs · median 168.53 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5940 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
170.8572
147.38177.74
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
30.3544
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 38%
beats 62% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Came back for more
47%
15 of 32 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines (2 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.
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CHUNKY BBQ (won 2022).
- CHUNKY BBQ · 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 26 | 177.1428 | OPTIMUS SWINE | — |
| Jun 24, 2023 ← this one | 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 173.1432 | 170.8572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 177.7372 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 3 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 4 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 5 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 6 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 7 | Optimus Swine | |
| 8 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 9 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 10 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 11 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 13 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 14 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Anonymous Q | |
| 16 | TNT Explosive BBQ | |
| 17 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 18 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 19 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 20 | MENKE BOYS BBQ | |
| 21 | Gouda's BBQ | |
| 22 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 23 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 24 | COLORADO BULLDAWG BBQ | |
| 25 | COOKIN' WITH THE BASSMAN | |
| 26 | HOOS SMOKIN | |
| 27 | RIBS BY ANDY |