Most Grand Championships
The headline record of the sport: how many times a team has walked away with the whole thing.
86
contests won outright
- Set Oct 16, 2026
- How from 484 contests · first in 2013
- Standing held outright
- Scope national, and available by state on the record book
The top 25
| # | Holder | Contests won outright | Set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED from 484 contests · first in 2013 |
86 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ from 376 contests · first in 2013 |
68 | Aug 1, 2025 |
| 3 | CLARK CREW BBQ from 256 contests · first in 2013 |
61 | Jul 28, 2023 |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ from 350 contests · first in 2015 |
49 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| 5 | Organizer Portal from 327 contests · first in 2013 |
48 | Dec 6, 2024 |
| =6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ from 273 contests · first in 2013 |
44 | Sep 14, 2024 |
| =6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN from 405 contests · first in 2014 |
44 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| 8 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS from 217 contests · first in 2013 |
43 | Jul 8, 2022 |
| =9 | BUNCH OF SWINES from 160 contests · first in 2014 |
39 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| =9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS from 266 contests · first in 2013 |
39 | Jul 25, 2025 |
| =11 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA from 318 contests · first in 2013 |
37 | Aug 8, 2026 |
| =11 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ from 352 contests · first in 2015 |
37 | Mar 28, 2025 |
| =13 | BOOMERANG BBQ from 154 contests · first in 2017 |
35 | Nov 20, 2020 |
| =13 | JANKY LEG BBQ from 223 contests · first in 2019 |
35 | Oct 17, 2026 |
| =15 | Under the Radar from 230 contests · first in 2014 |
34 | Oct 13, 2023 |
| =15 | RAZORRACKS from 256 contests · first in 2015 |
34 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| 17 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ from 239 contests · first in 2013 |
32 | Oct 21, 2022 |
| 18 | One2BBQ from 200 contests · first in 2013 |
30 | Sep 18, 2020 |
| 19 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit from 283 contests · first in 2015 |
29 | Apr 26, 2025 |
| 20 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC from 226 contests · first in 2013 |
28 | May 5, 2023 |
| =21 | Heavy Smoke BBQ from 202 contests · first in 2019 |
27 | May 17, 2024 |
| =21 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN from 268 contests · first in 2013 |
27 | Jun 12, 2026 |
| =23 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ from 111 contests · first in 2015 |
26 | Dec 2, 2022 |
| =23 | CHUNKY BBQ from 189 contests · first in 2020 |
26 | May 1, 2026 |
| =23 | BUTCHER BBQ from 227 contests · first in 2013 |
26 | Jun 3, 2023 |
Rebuilt nightly from every KCBS result we can find. A record here is only as complete as the data behind it — if a contest is missing from the archive, so is anything that happened at it.
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Grand Championships, reserve finishes, dynasties and droughts.
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- 😤 Most runner-up finishes without a title
- 🎯 Best championship rate
- 🗓️ Most Grand Championships in one season
- 🔒 Most consecutive Grand Championships
- 🗺️ Champions in the most states
- 🎪 Most different contests won
- 👑 Most wins at one contest
- 🛡️ Most consecutive wins at one contest
- 🗡️ Biggest field ever beaten
- 🏜️ Longest wait for a first title
- ⏳ Longest span between titles
- 🏅 Most state championships