Record Book MA
The whole sport in one place — records, dynasties, and where the fire burns hottest, from 28 scored contests. Data grows nightly.
Showing the MA record book — the stats, scores, championships, fields, category difficulty and season trend below are all limited to contests held in MA. Longest streaks, Team of the Year and the cross-region contest map stay global.
Contests scored
28
of 35 tracked
Teams
181
2780 result rows
Reps
14
Perfect 180s
22 🔥
all-time, all categories
The sport over time in MA (contests per season, and the average winning score at full 4-meat contests)
Hot in 2026 🔥
| Team | GCs this season |
|---|---|
| Brookside BBQ | 1 |
Closest championships ever
| Margin | Winner over runner-up |
|---|---|
| 0.0228 | Brookside BBQ over FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY Mass in May (Day 2) · 2026-05-16 |
| 0.4912 | INSANE SWINE BBQ over FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown · 2021-09-25 |
| 0.5484 | GETTIN' BASTED over CHUNKY BBQ Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) · 2024-09-20 |
| 1.6680 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY over SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) · 2025-09-12 |
| 1.6796 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY over New Pigs on the Block Massachusetts in May (Day 2) · 2025-05-17 |
| 2.2628 | ELJEFE SMOKE over LG bbq Massachusetts in May (Day 2) · 2024-05-18 |
| 2.3088 | PADDY MCQ'S over SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) · 2025-09-13 |
| 2.7768 | PADDY MCQ'S over HOG WASH BBQ Weekend of Giving · 2024-10-26 |
| 2.8568 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY over SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA Trillium BBQ Throwdown · 2025-08-09 |
| 2.8912 | POOR BOYS BBQ over SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA Massachusetts in May (Day 1) · 2024-05-17 |
Highest overall contest scores
Highest category scores
Chicken
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | House of Que Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) · 2025-09-12 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | SmoKEN Meatz Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) · 2023-09-22 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | Let It Smoke Barbecue Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) · 2023-09-23 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 4 | HOG WASH BBQ Massachusetts in May (Day 2) · 2024-05-18 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 5 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) · 2024-09-20 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) · 2024-09-20 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 7 | FIRE DOWN BELOW Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES · 2019-05-18 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 8 | ELJEFE SMOKE Massachusetts in May (Day 1) · 2025-05-16 |
179.4400 |
| 9 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque Mass in May (Day 2) · 2026-05-16 |
179.4400 |
| 10 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ · 2019-10-04 |
179.4400 |
Pork Ribs
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) · 2023-09-22 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | PADDY MCQ'S Massachusetts in May (Day 2) · 2024-05-18 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) · 2024-09-20 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 4 | Meat Monarchy Massachusetts in May (Day 1) · 2025-05-16 |
179.4400 |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA Massachusetts in May (Day 1) · 2025-05-16 |
178.8800 |
| 6 | PADDY MCQ'S Massachusetts in May (Day 1) · 2025-05-16 |
178.8800 |
| 7 | PADDY MCQ'S Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) · 2026-05-16 |
178.8800 |
| 8 | STICKS & STONES BBQ Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) · 2025-09-13 |
178.8572 |
| 9 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY Mass in May (Day 2) · 2026-05-16 |
178.8572 |
| 10 | GETTIN' BASTED Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) · 2023-09-23 |
178.8572 |
Pork
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY Massachusetts in May (Day 2) · 2025-05-17 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | SmoKEN Meatz Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) · 2025-09-12 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | SmoKEN Meatz Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) · 2023-09-23 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 4 | Transformer BBQ Massachusetts in May (Day 2) · 2024-05-18 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 5 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) · 2024-09-21 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 6 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES · 2022-10-01 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 7 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) · 2023-09-23 |
179.4400 |
| 8 | BIG RAZ BBQ Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ · 2019-10-04 |
178.8800 |
| 9 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY Trillium BBQ Throwdown · 2025-08-09 |
178.8572 |
| 10 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) · 2025-09-13 |
178.8572 |
Brisket
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) · 2025-09-12 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) · 2023-09-23 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S Somerset Sizzle · 2023-05-20 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 4 | CycloneBBQ Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) · 2023-09-22 |
179.4400 |
| 5 | Up-2 BBQ Massachusetts in May (Day 2) · 2025-05-17 |
178.8572 |
| 6 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY Massachusetts in May (Day 2) · 2025-05-17 |
178.8572 |
| 7 | Inclusive BBQ Events Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) · 2025-09-12 |
178.8572 |
| 8 | Up-2 BBQ Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) · 2023-09-23 |
178.8572 |
| 9 | LG bbq Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) · 2024-09-21 |
178.8572 |
| 10 | Waypoint BBQ Massachusetts in May (Day 1) · 2024-05-17 |
178.3200 |
Perfect 180s (most recent)
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
Most reserve championships
Most category wins
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 |
| 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 🏆 |
| 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
Biggest contests
Category difficulty (which meat is toughest to score in MA)
| Category | Entries | Avg score | Avg winning score | Perfect 180s | 180s per 1,000 entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisket toughest room | 512 | 164.13 | 177.78 | 3 | 5.9 |
| Pork Ribs | 592 | 166.59 | 177.19 | 3 | 5.1 |
| Pork | 513 | 166.68 | 178.41 | 6 | 11.7 |
| Chicken | 576 | 167.62 | 178.46 | 7 | 12.2 |
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.