Score of the month
713.1200
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
RAZORRACKS put up 713.1200 at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship — the highest overall of the month.
March 2026 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in March 2026 — 1 Mar to 31 Mar.
27contests scored
687teams competed
881top-ten calls
72perfect 180s
125biggest field
11states & provinces
106new teams
10Backyard boards
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March 2026, set as a proper newspaper.
Every Grand Champion named, the month in figures across the top, the perfect 180s,
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The stories
Hottest hand
2×
Grand Championships
Justice BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in March 2026.
First one ever
10th
contest — and their first GC
Smoking Butcher won their first Grand Championship at W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol, in their 10th contest in the data.
- 7 Mar
Upset of the month
14-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 14% chance
Smoking Butcher won W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol over top-rated BBQ+ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
72
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 72 perfect 180s were handed out in March 2026.
- Chicken ×26
- Pork ×19
- Brisket ×16
- Pork Ribs ×11
Closest call
0.0000
points between 1st and 2nd
3 EYZ BBQ edged B'S QUE by 0.0000 at BBQ Gives Back (Day 2).
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+33
power rating points
Clean Smoke BBQ Team gained 33 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #1075 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
HevyQue BBQ finished 1st at American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 106 new teams in Mar 2026
Best in the backyard
358.8572
Backyard overall, out of 360
NORALA BBQ TEAM put up 358.8572 on the Backyard board at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 10 Backyard boards in Mar 2026
- won it
Biggest field
125
teams at one contest
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship drew 125 teams, and Razorracks won it.
- Lebanon
- TN
Road warriors
7
contests cooked
SMOKIN SKULLIES cooked 7 contests in March 2026 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 7th
New on the calendar
68
teams at a brand-new contest
8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship ran for the first time on record, drawing 68 teams, and JDQ BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 8 first editions in Mar 2026
- Olathe
- KS
Busiest weekend
8
contests on one date
8 sanctioned contests were cooked on 20 Mar alone.
- 20 Mar
Rep of the month
7
contests worked
CHARLIE BRINZA repped 7 contests in March 2026 — somebody has to run the table.
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship |
713.1200 |
| 2 | Kith n' Kin Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship |
710.8460 |
| 3 | BLUE CHIP BBQ Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship |
709.6684 |
| 4 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship |
708.5488 |
| 5 | POOH BEAR BBQ Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship |
707.9888 |
| 6 | Brinkerhoff BBQ Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition |
707.9888 |
| 7 | 3 EYZ BBQ BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) |
707.4060 |
| 8 | B'S QUE BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) |
707.4060 |
| 9 | Kermit's Ex Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge |
707.3828 |
| 10 | Crossed Rifles BBQ Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge |
706.2744 |
| 11 | OnlyCans Competition BBQ Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge |
706.2632 |
| 12 | SmokinGhost BBQ Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship |
706.2516 |
| 13 | With a 180 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship |
705.7032 |
| 14 | Electro-Que-ted Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
705.6916 |
| 15 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship |
705.6800 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×26 💯 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×11 💯 | Smoking Butcher W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×19 💯 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×16 💯 | Optimus Swine Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 48 more in March 2026.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Clean Smoke BBQ Team #1075 | 1,596 | +33 |
| PUDDLEDUCK BBQ #443 | 1,689 | +33 |
| B'S QUE #249 | 1,740 | +32 |
| Big James Kitchen #590 | 1,659 | +28 |
| Two Pigs And A Smoker #803 | 1,627 | +27 |
| With a 180 #1012 | 1,603 | +27 |
| Southern Swine #988 | 1,606 | +27 |
| RobbieQ #1349 | 1,574 | +27 |
| BROCK'S BBQ #609 | 1,657 | +26 |
| Wapatui Smokers #967 | 1,608 | +26 |
| TRIPLE H BBQ #13 | 1,902 | -24 |
| Mispillion Meat Works #340 | 1,713 | -27 |
| MAN MEAT BBQ #168 | 1,769 | -29 |
| Optimus Swine #224 | 1,748 | -30 |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE #110 | 1,800 | -32 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 7 | — | 7 |
| Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | 7 | — | 17 |
| House of Que | 7 | — | 18 |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 6 | — | 2 |
| The Swine Doctor's BBQ | 6 | — | 10 |
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | 6 | — | 11 |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 6 | — | 12 |
| PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| OnlyCans Competition BBQ | 5 | — | 3 |
| RobbieQ | 5 | — | 3 |
| Clean Smoke BBQ Team | 5 | — | 4 |
| SOUTH BRIXIA | 5 | — | 7 |
| FIRE & SHINE BBQ | 5 | — | 9 |
| Art Razza Piave Bbq | 5 | — | 10 |
| Dr. Smoke | 5 | — | 20 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| CHARLIE BRINZA | 7 | 4 |
| JEANNE TITUS | 6 | 3 |
| LUCA FAMIGLI | 5 | 1 |
| ROBERTO SIROK | 5 | 1 |
| ALEX JR BROWN | 4 | 1 |
| REGINA BODNAR | 4 | 1 |
| CAROLYN WELLS | 3 | 1 |
| CONNIE AMIDEI | 3 | 1 |
| DAVID BURSTEIN | 3 | 1 |
| JONATHAN AMIDEI | 3 | 1 |
| CAROL BIGLER | 2 | 1 |
| DAVID DYCHE | 2 | 1 |
| JO DYCHE | 2 | 1 |
| LOUISE WEIDNER | 2 | 1 |
| MIKE GARRETSON | 2 | 1 |
| RANDY G BIGLER | 2 | 1 |
| WAYNE HARPER | 2 | 2 |
| BUNNY TUTTLE | 1 | 1 |
| DAVE ROGERS | 1 | 1 |
| DEBRA GAGE | 1 | — |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 4 | 72 |
| Virginia | 4 | 65 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 182 |
| BZ | 3 | 14 |
| Alabama | 2 | 85 |
| Florida | 2 | 74 |
| Georgia | 1 | 77 |
| Kansas | 1 | 68 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 37 |
| Arizona | 1 | 33 |
| California | 1 | 28 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship |
358.8572 |
| 2 | Big James Kitchen Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship |
358.8572 |
| 3 | Southern Swine Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) |
357.7028 |
| 4 | Big & Ugly BBQ Jeepin 4 Justice |
357.1428 |
| 5 | Mind if I Smoke? Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) |
356.5716 |
| 6 | BROCK'S BBQ BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) |
354.8572 |
| 7 | Big James Kitchen Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
354.2744 |
| 8 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge |
354.2744 |
| 9 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
353.1316 |
| 10 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship |
353.1200 |
| 11 | Rollin Smoke BBQ Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) |
353.1200 |
| 12 | DAWGS BBQ American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest |
353.1084 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS |
68 | JDQ BBQ |
| Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition Lake Havasu City, AZ |
33 | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| Jeepin 4 Justice Shady Hills, FL |
15 | Kings BBQ Team |
| Rocker's and Smoker's (ONE MEAT RIBS) LIVORNO FERRARIS (VC), 13 |
15 | Smoky Cotte |
| Rocker's and Smoker's (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) LIVORNO FERRARIS (VC), 13 |
14 | BOARS BBQ TEAM CANAVESE |
| W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol (ONE MEAT RIBS) Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ |
11 | South Brixia Barbecue |
| W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ |
10 | SMOKING BUTCHER |
| W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ |
8 | SMOKING BUTCHER |
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