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 17 tracked

Teams

268 result rows

Reps

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

all-time, across the four meats

Highest score ever

710.8228

Master · 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 (Master)

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

Biggest blowouts (Master)

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

Best scores that didn't win (Master)

Score	Team · finish
703.9660	LC BBQ finished 2nd Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2025-06-21
701.1200	Holy Trinity BBQ finished 2nd Kenai River BBQ Competition · 2024-05-31
699.3716	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. finished 3rd Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2025-06-21
698.8000	Sweetie's Bar-B-Q finished 4th Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2025-06-21
698.2404	Smoked & Furious finished 2nd Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2024-07-26
698.2400	SMOKEY HAZE finished 3rd Kenai River BBQ Competition · 2024-05-31
693.0512	SMOKEY HAZE finished 2nd 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition · 2022-07-22
692.5488	Halfracks Smoke Shack finished 2nd Kenai River BBQ Competition · 2023-06-30
691.9316	Holy Trinity BBQ finished 3rd Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2024-07-26
691.3944	SMOKEY HAZE finished 2nd Smoky Hayes BBQ Competition & Cook-Off · 2023-07-07

A day this good usually wins a contest outright — these are the unluckiest great cooks on record.

Highest overall contest scores

Master (out of 720)

#	Team	Score	Event
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

Highest category scores

Chicken → full record book

#	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	Smoked & Furious Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2025-06-21	178.8572
4	Smoken J's BBQ Kenai River BBQ Competition · 2023-06-30	178.8572
5	Smoked & Furious Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2024-07-26	177.7144
6	Holy Trinity BBQ Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2024-07-26	177.7028
7	Pits and Grills Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2024-07-26	177.7028
8	BEAR NAKED BBQ 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition · 2022-07-22	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 → full record book

#	Team	Score
1	Sweetie's Bar-B-Q Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2025-06-21	177.7144
2	SMOKEY HAZE Kenai River BBQ Competition · 2024-05-31	177.7144
3	Holy Trinity BBQ Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2024-07-26	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 → full record book

#	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	LC BBQ Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2025-06-21	178.8572
5	SMOKEY HAZE Kenai River BBQ Competition · 2024-05-31	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	Halfracks Smoke Shack Kenai River BBQ Competition · 2023-06-30	176.0000
10	Bear's Den BBQ Smoky Hayes BBQ Competition & Cook-Off · 2023-07-07	176.0000

Brisket → full record book

#	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	Sweetie's Bar-B-Q Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2025-06-21	176.0000
7	SMOKEY HAZE Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown · 2024-07-26	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	DAWGS BBQ 🏆	1356
2026 ↗	Master	JANKY LEG BBQ 🏆	2602
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

Most perfect 180s (career)

Team	180s
Smoken J's BBQ	2 🔥

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	24
SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	23
White Squirrel BBQ	22 active
Backcorner BBQ	22
The Antwerp Smokers	21 active
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood	21
Rollin Smoke BBQ	21
BBQ+	20
Knockstone BBQ Team Austria	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 🏆
ZIPS BBQ	4 🏆
White Squirrel BBQ	4 🏆
Under the Radar	4 🏆
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	3 🏆
JANKY LEG BBQ	3 🏆
BLUE CHIP BBQ	3 🏆
Curly Bird BBQ	3 🏆
DAWGS BBQ	3 🏆
Dog Bite Barbecue	3 🏆

Most active reps

Rep	Events
MICHELLE MANN	8
JOHN MANN	8
RICH TUTTLE	7
BUNNY TUTTLE	7
SARAH WICKHAM	2
EUGENE WICKHAM	2

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.