Most Reserve Championships
Second overall is the hardest place to finish. These teams have done it more than anybody.
71
runner-up finishes overall
- Set 6 Mar 2026
- How from 479 contests · 85 titles
- Standing held outright
- Scope national, and available by state on the record book
The top 25
| # | Holder | runner-up finishes overall | Set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED from 479 contests · 85 titles |
71 | 6 Mar 2026 |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ from 371 contests · 68 titles |
48 | 8 Aug 2026 |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ from 270 contests · 44 titles |
46 | 6 Dec 2024 |
| 4 | Organizer Portal from 327 contests · 48 titles |
46 | 15 Sep 2023 |
| 5 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS from 217 contests · 43 titles |
40 | 23 Feb 2024 |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ from 349 contests · 37 titles |
39 | 28 Jun 2025 |
| 7 | SLAPS BBQ from 346 contests · 49 titles |
37 | 10 Apr 2026 |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN from 401 contests · 44 titles |
33 | 17 Jul 2026 |
| 9 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ from 343 contests · 16 titles |
33 | 19 May 2023 |
| 10 | SPITFIRE from 244 contests · 14 titles |
31 | 28 Aug 2026 |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA from 312 contests · 37 titles |
30 | 18 Jul 2026 |
| 12 | DIRT ROAD BBQ from 239 contests · 24 titles |
29 | 19 Jun 2021 |
| 13 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE from 320 contests · 18 titles |
28 | 13 Jun 2026 |
| 14 | CLARK CREW BBQ from 256 contests · 61 titles |
28 | 15 Sep 2023 |
| 15 | BUNCH OF SWINES from 151 contests · 38 titles |
26 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 16 | MAN MEAT BBQ from 305 contests · 12 titles |
26 | 10 Jul 2026 |
| 17 | One2BBQ from 200 contests · 30 titles |
26 | 16 Jul 2021 |
| 18 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ from 320 contests · 16 titles |
25 | 27 Mar 2026 |
| 19 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN from 262 contests · 27 titles |
23 | 22 Aug 2025 |
| 20 | 3 EYZ BBQ from 202 contests · 22 titles |
22 | 14 Jun 2024 |
| 21 | SMELLAQUE from 106 contests · 20 titles |
22 | 28 Aug 2026 |
| 22 | BUTCHER BBQ from 226 contests · 26 titles |
22 | 28 Jul 2023 |
| 23 | LUCKY'S Q from 176 contests · 21 titles |
22 | 24 Sep 2021 |
| 24 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM from 195 contests · 18 titles |
22 | 25 Jan 2019 |
| 25 | Meat Candy Q from 155 contests · 12 titles |
21 | 15 May 2026 |
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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