Record Book NE
The whole sport in one place — records, dynasties, and where the fire burns hottest, from 22 scored contests. Data grows nightly.
Showing the NE record book — the stats, scores, championships, fields, category difficulty and season trend below are all limited to contests held in NE. Longest streaks, Team of the Year and the cross-region contest map stay global.
Contests scored
22
of 32 tracked
Teams
275
3433 result rows
Reps
16
Perfect 180s
38 🔥
all-time, all categories
The sport over time in NE (contests per season, and the average winning score at full 4-meat contests)
Hot in 2026 🔥
| Team | GCs this season |
|---|---|
| Bocephus BBQ | 1 |
Closest championships ever
Highest overall contest scores
Highest category scores
Chicken
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine SJV Winter Rub · 2025-01-24 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | 913 BBQ 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition · 2021-05-28 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | DIRT ROAD BBQ Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 · 2021-06-19 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 4 | LC BBQ Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 · 2021-06-19 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 5 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ GOBS Que (DAY 1) · 2021-08-13 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 6 | CLARK CREW BBQ Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge · 2022-09-03 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge · 2022-09-03 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 8 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS GOBS Que (DAY 2) · 2021-08-14 |
178.8800 |
| 9 | Shiggin aint easy SJV Winter Rub · 2025-01-24 |
178.8572 |
| 10 | DIRT ROAD BBQ Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge · 2019-08-31 |
178.8572 |
Pork Ribs
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bow Que Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown · 2025-07-11 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | SmokinGhost BBQ SJV Winter Rub · 2025-01-24 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ Central Plains Ribfest · 2019-06-14 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest C · 2021-05-30 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 5 | LC BBQ Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 · 2021-06-19 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 6 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 · 2021-06-19 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 7 | Bushmaster BBQ SJV Winter Rub · 2023-01-27 |
179.4400 |
| 8 | STAR CITY BBQ 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition · 2019-05-31 |
178.8800 |
| 9 | HIGH i QUE 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition · 2021-05-28 |
178.8800 |
| 10 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 · 2021-06-19 |
178.8800 |
Pork
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown · 2025-07-11 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown · 2025-07-11 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition · 2019-05-31 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 4 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition · 2021-05-28 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 5 | Texas Smoke Whisperer Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 · 2021-06-18 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 6 | WHO DAT BBQ GOBS Que (DAY 1) · 2021-08-13 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 7 | TEAM CRAWFORD Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge · 2021-09-04 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 8 | SLAPS BBQ Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge · 2022-09-03 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 9 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition · 2021-05-28 |
178.8800 |
| 10 | MAN MEAT BBQ Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 · 2021-06-18 |
178.8800 |
Brisket
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ SJV Winter Rub · 2024-01-26 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | LUCKY'S Q Q for a Cause · 2019-04-26 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | DIRT ROAD BBQ 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition · 2019-05-31 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 4 | Florida Boy's BBQ Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 · 2021-06-19 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 5 | DIRT ROAD BBQ Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge · 2021-09-04 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 6 | Mr. Dudes BBQ Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge · 2022-09-03 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 7 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE SJV Winter Rub · 2026-01-30 |
179.4400 |
| 8 | LC BBQ Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 · 2021-06-19 |
179.4400 |
| 9 | SLAPS BBQ GOBS Que (DAY 2) · 2021-08-14 |
179.4400 |
| 10 | TEAM CRAWFORD GOBS Que (DAY 2) · 2021-08-14 |
178.8800 |
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 NE)
| Category | Entries | Avg score | Avg winning score | Perfect 180s | 180s per 1,000 entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisket toughest room | 614 | 165.16 | 177.95 | 6 | 9.8 |
| Pork Ribs | 690 | 166.72 | 176.76 | 6 | 8.7 |
| Chicken | 632 | 166.91 | 176.86 | 7 | 11.1 |
| Pork | 615 | 166.98 | 178.68 | 8 | 13 |
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.