Record Book AK

The whole sport in one place — records, dynasties, and where the fire burns hottest, from 9 scored contests. Data grows nightly.

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Showing the AK record book — the stats, scores, championships, fields, category difficulty and season trend below are all limited to contests held in AK. Longest streaks, Team of the Year and the cross-region contest map stay global.

Contests scored

of 15 tracked

Teams

268 result rows

Reps

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

all-time, all categories

Highest score ever

710.8228

Smoken J's BBQ

Biggest field ever

Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS)

The sport over time in AK (contests per season, and the average winning score at full 4-meat contests)

Closest championships ever

Margin	Winner over runner-up
0.0116	Smoked & Furious over LC BBQ Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2025-06-21
1.1312	SMOKEY HAZE over Halfracks Smoke Shack Kenai River BBQ Competition · 2023-06-30
2.2512	40 BELOW over WHITE T-SHIRT Smokin' Deltana BBQ Challenge · 2021-07-23
2.8452	Pits and Grills over Smoked & Furious Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2024-07-26
4.0344	Bear's Den BBQ over SMOKEY HAZE Smoky Hayes BBQ Competition & Cook-Off · 2023-07-07
5.7600	BEAR NAKED BBQ over SMOKEY HAZE 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition · 2022-07-22
9.7028	Smoken J's BBQ over Holy Trinity BBQ Kenai River BBQ Competition · 2024-05-31

Highest overall contest scores

#	Team	Score	Event	Date
1	Smoken J's BBQ	710.8228	Kenai River BBQ Competition	2024-05-31
2	Smoked & Furious	703.9776	Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown	2025-06-21
3	LC BBQ	703.9660	Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown	2025-06-21
4	Holy Trinity BBQ	701.1200	Kenai River BBQ Competition	2024-05-31
5	Pits and Grills	701.0856	Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown	2024-07-26
6	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	699.3716	Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown	2025-06-21
7	BEAR NAKED BBQ	698.8112	1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition	2022-07-22
8	Sweetie's Bar-B-Q	698.8000	Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown	2025-06-21
9	Smoked & Furious	698.2404	Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown	2024-07-26
10	SMOKEY HAZE	698.2400	Kenai River BBQ Competition	2024-05-31
11	Bear's Den BBQ	695.4288	Smoky Hayes BBQ Competition & Cook-Off	2023-07-07
12	SMOKEY HAZE	693.6800	Kenai River BBQ Competition	2023-06-30
13	SMOKEY HAZE	693.0512	1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition	2022-07-22
14	Halfracks Smoke Shack	692.5488	Kenai River BBQ Competition	2023-06-30
15	Holy Trinity BBQ	691.9316	Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown	2024-07-26
16	SMOKEY HAZE	691.3944	Smoky Hayes BBQ Competition & Cook-Off	2023-07-07
17	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	689.0744	Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown	2025-06-21
18	40 BELOW	685.6568	Smokin' Deltana BBQ Challenge	2021-07-23
19	Smoken J's BBQ	685.0168	Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown	2024-07-26
20	WHITE T-SHIRT	683.4056	Smokin' Deltana BBQ Challenge	2021-07-23
21	SMOKEY HAZE	682.2056	Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown	2024-07-26
22	TEXAS OIL DUST	681.0516	Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown	2024-07-26
23	JC Holy Smokes	679.3600	Kenai River BBQ Competition	2024-05-31
24	JC Holy Smokes	677.6916	Kenai River BBQ Competition	2023-06-30
25	JC Holy Smokes	673.6344	Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown	2024-07-26

Highest category scores

Chicken

#	Team	Score
1	LC BBQ Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2025-06-21	180.0000 🔥
2	Smoken J's BBQ Kenai River BBQ Competition · 2024-05-31	180.0000 🔥
3	Smoken J's BBQ Kenai River BBQ Competition · 2023-06-30	178.8572
4	Smoked & Furious Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2025-06-21	178.8572
5	Smoked & Furious Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2024-07-26	177.7144
6	BEAR NAKED BBQ 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition · 2022-07-22	177.7028
7	Holy Trinity BBQ Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2024-07-26	177.7028
8	Pits and Grills Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2024-07-26	177.7028
9	Birching Good Meats Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) · 2023-04-29	176.5828
10	SMOKEY HAZE Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) · 2023-04-29	176.5716

Pork Ribs

#	Team	Score
1	Sweetie's Bar-B-Q Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2025-06-21	177.7144
2	Holy Trinity BBQ Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2024-07-26	177.7144
3	SMOKEY HAZE Kenai River BBQ Competition · 2024-05-31	177.7144
4	Smokin J's BBQ Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) · 2023-04-29	177.7144
5	Smoked & Furious Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2024-07-26	176.5716
6	Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) · 2023-04-29	176.5716
7	SMOKEY HAZE Smoky Hayes BBQ Competition & Cook-Off · 2023-07-07	176.5600
8	This Guys BBQ Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2025-06-21	175.4172
9	LC BBQ Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2025-06-21	174.2860
10	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2025-06-21	174.2860

Pork

#	Team	Score
1	Smoken J's BBQ Kenai River BBQ Competition · 2024-05-31	180.0000 🔥
2	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2025-06-21	178.8572
3	Smoked & Furious Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2025-06-21	178.8572
4	SMOKEY HAZE Kenai River BBQ Competition · 2024-05-31	178.8572
5	LC BBQ Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2025-06-21	178.8572
6	Pits and Grills Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2024-07-26	178.2972
7	SMOKEY HAZE Kenai River BBQ Competition · 2023-06-30	177.7144
8	Holy Trinity BBQ Kenai River BBQ Competition · 2024-05-31	176.5716
9	Bear's Den BBQ Smoky Hayes BBQ Competition & Cook-Off · 2023-07-07	176.0000
10	Halfracks Smoke Shack Kenai River BBQ Competition · 2023-06-30	176.0000

Brisket

#	Team	Score
1	BEAR NAKED BBQ 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition · 2022-07-22	180.0000 🔥
2	Holy Trinity BBQ Kenai River BBQ Competition · 2024-05-31	179.4400
3	Smoken J's BBQ Kenai River BBQ Competition · 2024-05-31	178.8572
4	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2025-06-21	178.2972
5	Halfracks Smoke Shack Kenai River BBQ Competition · 2023-06-30	176.5716
6	SMOKEY HAZE Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2024-07-26	176.0000
7	Sweetie's Bar-B-Q Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2025-06-21	176.0000
8	Halfracks Smoke Shack Kenai River BBQ Competition · 2024-05-31	175.4400
9	SMOKEY HAZE 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition · 2022-07-22	175.4056
10	40 BELOW Smokin' Deltana BBQ Challenge · 2021-07-23	174.3200

Perfect 180s (most recent)

Team	Category	Event	Date
LC BBQ	Chicken	Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown	2025-06-21
Smoken J's BBQ	Chicken	Kenai River BBQ Competition	2024-05-31
Smoken J's BBQ	Pork	Kenai River BBQ Competition	2024-05-31
BEAR NAKED BBQ	Brisket	1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition	2022-07-22

Team of the Year champions (national program — all regions)

Year	Series	Team	Points
2026	Backyard	Rollin Smoke BBQ 🏆	1331
2026	Master	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 🏆	2366
2025	Backyard	Electro-Que-ted 🏆	1414
2025	Master	GETTIN' BASTED 🏆	2826
2024	Backyard	WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ 🏆	1404
2024	Master	CHUNKY BBQ 🏆	2734
2023	Master	JANKY LEG BBQ 🏆	2773
2022	Master	Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit 🏆	2761
2021	Master	GETTIN' BASTED 🏆	2804
2020	Master	GETTIN' BASTED 🏆	2670
2019	Master	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 🏆	2774
2018	Master	GETTIN' BASTED 🏆	2840
2017	Master	CLARK CREW BBQ 🏆	2850
2016	Master	PORKY BUTTS BBQ 🏆	2846
2015	Master	CLARK CREW BBQ 🏆	2843
2014	Master	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS 🏆	2936
2013	Master	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS 🏆	2940
2013	Master	TRUEBUD BBQ 🏆	2940

Most grand championships

Team	GCs
BEAR NAKED BBQ	1
40 BELOW	1
SMOKEY HAZE	1
Smoken J's BBQ	1
Pits and Grills	1
Smoked & Furious	1
Bear's Den BBQ	1

Most reserve championships

Team	RCs
SMOKEY HAZE	2
WHITE T-SHIRT	1
Halfracks Smoke Shack	1
Holy Trinity BBQ	1
LC BBQ	1
Smoked & Furious	1

Most category wins

Team	Wins
SMOKEY HAZE	6
Smoken J's BBQ	4
WHITE T-SHIRT	3
BEAR NAKED BBQ	2
Holy Trinity BBQ	2
Bear's Den BBQ	2
Birching Good Meats	1
40 BELOW	1
White T-Shirt BBQ	1
Halfracks Smoke Shack	1
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	1
Pits and Grills	1
Sweetie's Bar-B-Q	1
LC BBQ	1
Smokin J's BBQ	1

Longest top-10 streaks (global)

Team	Streak
Westside BBQ	33 active
PARKSTAD SMOKERS	30 active
Too Sauced BBQ	29
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	27
The BBQ Ranch	26 active
Sensuous BBQ	25
D’Qued Barbeque	23
SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	23
White Squirrel BBQ	22 active
Backcorner BBQ	22
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood	21
Rollin Smoke BBQ	21
The Antwerp Smokers	20 active
SMELLAQUE	20
BBQ+	20

Most consecutive GCs (global)

Team	In a row
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	6 🏆
Sweaty Hogs	4 🏆
BOGGS HOG BBQ	4 🏆
BUNCH OF SWINES	4 🏆
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	4 🏆
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ	4 🏆
White Squirrel BBQ	4 🏆
Under the Radar	4 🏆
FIRE & SHINE BBQ	3 🏆
BLUE CHIP BBQ	3 🏆
Curly Bird BBQ	3 🏆
DAWGS BBQ	3 🏆
Dog Bite Barbecue	3 🏆
Fire Pig	3 🏆
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	3 🏆

Most active reps

Rep	Events
MICHELLE MANN	8
JOHN MANN	8
RICH TUTTLE	7
BUNNY TUTTLE	7

Biggest contests

Event	Teams	GC
Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2023-04-29 · Palmer, AK	12	Smokin J's BBQ
Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2023-04-29 · Palmer, AK	11	Birching Good Meats
Kenai River BBQ Competition 2023-06-30 · Soldotna, AK	9	Smokey Haze BBQ
Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown 2025-06-21 · Eagle River, AK	8	Smoked & Furious
Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown 2024-07-26 · Eagle River, AK	8	Pitts N Grills
Kenai River BBQ Competition 2024-05-31 · Soldotna, AK	7	Smokin J's BBQ
Smoky Hayes BBQ Competition & Cook-Off 2023-07-07 · Delta Junction, AK	6	Bear's Den Barbeque
Smokin' Deltana BBQ Challenge 2021-07-23 · Delta Junction, AK	6	40 BELOW
1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition 2022-07-22 · Delta Junction, AK	6	BARE NAKED BBQ

Category difficulty (which meat is toughest to score in AK)

Category	Entries	Avg score	Avg winning score	Perfect 180s	180s per 1,000 entries
Brisket toughest room	48	166.47	176.91	1	20.8
Chicken	60	167.12	177.14	2	33.3
Pork Ribs	62	168.43	175.42	0	0
Pork	48	168.43	176.98	1	20.8

Sorted by average score — the category at the top scores lowest across the whole field, which usually means the judges are hardest to please there.