Longest span between titles
Staying good is harder than getting good. These teams were winning contests more than a decade apart.
13.3 yrs
from a first title to the last
- Set 19 Jun 2026
- How 2013 → 2026 · 9 titles
- Standing held outright
- Scope national, and available by state on the record book
The top 25
| # | Holder | from a first title to the last | Set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 2013 → 2026 · 9 titles |
13.3 yrs | 19 Jun 2026 |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED 2013 → 2026 · 85 titles |
13.2 yrs | 10 Jul 2026 |
| 3 | 3 EYZ BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 22 titles |
13.2 yrs | 28 Mar 2026 |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 2013 → 2026 · 27 titles |
13.1 yrs | 12 Jun 2026 |
| 5 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 19 titles |
13 yrs | 30 Jan 2026 |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA 2013 → 2026 · 37 titles |
13 yrs | 8 Aug 2026 |
| 7 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 7 titles |
13 yrs | 15 May 2026 |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 2013 → 2025 · 39 titles |
12.4 yrs | 25 Jul 2025 |
| 9 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE 2014 → 2026 · 18 titles |
12.2 yrs | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 10 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 2013 → 2025 · 68 titles |
12.2 yrs | 1 Aug 2025 |
| 11 | BLUE CHIP BBQ 2013 → 2025 · 12 titles |
12.1 yrs | 25 Jul 2025 |
| 12 | Burnin and Lootin 2013 → 2025 · 20 titles |
12.1 yrs | 20 Jun 2025 |
| 13 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS 2014 → 2026 · 11 titles |
12 yrs | 7 Aug 2026 |
| 14 | iBQ'n 2013 → 2025 · 24 titles |
11.9 yrs | 1 Aug 2025 |
| 15 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES 2014 → 2026 · 3 titles |
11.9 yrs | 31 Jul 2026 |
| 16 | BUNCH OF SWINES 2014 → 2026 · 38 titles |
11.8 yrs | 18 Jul 2026 |
| 17 | Organizer Portal 2013 → 2024 · 48 titles |
11.8 yrs | 6 Dec 2024 |
| 18 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 2014 → 2026 · 44 titles |
11.7 yrs | 26 Jun 2026 |
| 19 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO 2014 → 2025 · 17 titles |
11.4 yrs | 24 Oct 2025 |
| 20 | SMOKIN SKULLIES 2014 → 2025 · 11 titles |
11.4 yrs | 19 Sep 2025 |
| 21 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 2013 → 2024 · 44 titles |
11.3 yrs | 14 Sep 2024 |
| 22 | DRILLING & GRILLING 2014 → 2025 · 6 titles |
11.3 yrs | 26 Sep 2025 |
| 23 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ 2015 → 2026 · 13 titles |
11.2 yrs | 6 Jun 2026 |
| 24 | Porterhouse BBQ 2014 → 2025 · 6 titles |
10.9 yrs | 11 Apr 2025 |
| 25 | SLAPS BBQ 2015 → 2026 · 49 titles |
10.9 yrs | 24 Apr 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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