Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
2025-06-21 – 2025-06-22 · Washington, DC · 📍 Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW · State championship
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, BILL JONES · Prize money: $19,400.00
Grand Champion: 3 Eyz BBQ (707.3944) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BLUE & GRAY BBQ
Entries
26
4 judged meats · 4 ancillary
Top score
707.3944
Winning margin
1.7260
GC over RC
Field average
675.18
median 685.37
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
690.2288
10th place overall
Field spread
131.5316
winner to last place
Prize money
$19,400.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 14%
beats 86% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
77%
of the 26 teams with a home region came from outside DC
Came back for more
44%
16 of 36 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.81 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1596
avg power rating going in · stronger than 89% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
3 EYZ BBQ took the Grand Championship home to VA.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A double category winner
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT and 3 EYZ BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: 3 EYZ BBQ and Hoos Smokin' tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Hoos Smokin' and Menke Boys BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Mispillion Meat Works (won 2023), UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (won 2023), Good Googly Goo BBQ (won 2024).
🃏 An upset on the books
3 EYZ BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-25 | Pennsylvania Ave | 35 | 690.2400 | APORKALYPSE NOW | BULL RUSH BBQ | |
| 2022-06-25 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 32 | 706.8228 | CHUNKY BBQ | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2023-06-24 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 29 | 702.2400 | Mispillion Meat Works | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2023-06-24 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 26 | 177.1428 | OPTIMUS SWINE | — |
| 2023-06-24 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 27 | 177.7372 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | — |
| 2024-06-22 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 36 | 704.0116 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2025-06-21 ← this one | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 26 | 707.3944 | 3 Eyz BBQ | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| 2025-06-21 | Washington, DC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-21 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 24 | 180.0000 | Smokecraft - MD | — |
| 2026-06-26 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 31 | 703.3828 | Titans of BBQ | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ |
| 2026-06-27 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 28 | 178.8572 | Smoked & Furious | — |
| 2027-06-25 | Washington, DC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2027-06-26 | Washington, DC | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 175.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.5716 | 174.2744 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 175.4056 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 169.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 707.3944 · median 685.3714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 2 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 3 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 4 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 5 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 6 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 7 | House of Que | |
| 8 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 10 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 11 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 12 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 13 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 14 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 15 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 16 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 17 | Hoos Smokin' | |
| 18 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 19 | Engine 2 BBQ | |
| 20 | Beerbelly's BBQ | |
| 21 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 22 | Old Fireman's BBQ | |
| 23 | Bayside Bull | |
| 24 | Thomas Family BBQ | |
| 25 | Down Range Smoke | |
| 26 | RIBS BY ANDY |
Chicken
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2686 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 3 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 4 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 5 | Hoos Smokin' | |
| 6 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 7 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 8 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 9 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 10 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 11 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 12 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 13 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 14 | House of Que | |
| 15 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 17 | Old Fireman's BBQ | |
| 18 | Beerbelly's BBQ | |
| 19 | Engine 2 BBQ | |
| 20 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 21 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 22 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 23 | Bayside Bull | |
| 24 | Thomas Family BBQ | |
| 25 | RIBS BY ANDY | |
| 26 | Down Range Smoke |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.1314 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 2 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 3 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 4 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 5 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 6 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 7 | Beerbelly's BBQ | |
| 8 | House of Que | |
| 9 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 10 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 11 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 12 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 13 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 14 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 15 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 16 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 17 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 18 | Old Fireman's BBQ | |
| 19 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 20 | Engine 2 BBQ | |
| 21 | Hoos Smokin' | |
| 22 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 23 | Bayside Bull | |
| 24 | Down Range Smoke | |
| 25 | Thomas Family BBQ | |
| 26 | RIBS BY ANDY |
Pork
26 entries · top 178.2972 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 3 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 4 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 5 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 6 | Hoos Smokin' | |
| 7 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 8 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 9 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 10 | Beerbelly's BBQ | |
| 11 | Engine 2 BBQ | |
| 12 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 13 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 14 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 15 | Bayside Bull | |
| 16 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 17 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 18 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 19 | House of Que | |
| 20 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 21 | Old Fireman's BBQ | |
| 22 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 23 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 24 | Down Range Smoke | |
| 25 | Thomas Family BBQ | |
| 26 | RIBS BY ANDY |
Brisket
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 4 | House of Que | |
| 5 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 6 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 7 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 8 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 9 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 10 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 11 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 12 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 13 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 14 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 15 | Engine 2 BBQ | |
| 16 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 17 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 18 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 19 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 20 | Thomas Family BBQ | |
| 21 | Hoos Smokin' | |
| 22 | Bayside Bull | |
| 23 | Beerbelly's BBQ | |
| 24 | RIBS BY ANDY | |
| 25 | Old Fireman's BBQ | |
| 26 | Down Range Smoke |
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.
Ancillary — Bachan'S Best Bbq
19 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beerbelly's BBQ | |
| 2 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 3 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 4 | Down Range Smoke | |
| 5 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 6 | House of Que | |
| 7 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 8 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 9 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 10 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 11 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 12 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 13 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 14 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 15 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 16 | RIBS BY ANDY | |
| 17 | Bayside Bull | |
| 18 | Engine 2 BBQ | |
| 19 | Hoos Smokin' |
Ancillary — Impossible Foods Championship
19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 2 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 3 | Engine 2 BBQ | |
| 4 | Thomas Family BBQ | |
| 5 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 6 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 7 | Beerbelly's BBQ | |
| 8 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 9 | Hoos Smokin' | |
| 10 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 11 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 12 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 13 | House of Que | |
| 14 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 15 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 16 | Bayside Bull | |
| 17 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 18 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 19 | Down Range Smoke |
Ancillary — Roseda National Steak
19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4516 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 2 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 3 | Engine 2 BBQ | |
| 4 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 5 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 6 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 7 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 8 | Thomas Family BBQ | |
| 9 | Beerbelly's BBQ | |
| 10 | Bayside Bull | |
| 11 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 12 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 13 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 14 | Down Range Smoke | |
| 15 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 16 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 17 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 18 | RIBS BY ANDY | |
| 19 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
Ancillary — Turkey Smoke
21 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 3 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 4 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 5 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 6 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 7 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 8 | Thomas Family BBQ | |
| 9 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 10 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 12 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 13 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 14 | Hoos Smokin' | |
| 15 | Beerbelly's BBQ | |
| 16 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 17 | House of Que | |
| 18 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 19 | Engine 2 BBQ | |
| 20 | Down Range Smoke | |
| 21 | RIBS BY ANDY |