Highest overall score
Four meats, six judges, one afternoon. The biggest total anybody has ever assembled.
718.8572
Master Series, out of 720
🥇 B' Mackin BBQ at 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest
- Set Sep 12, 2025
- How 35-team field · won the contest
- Standing held outright
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The top 25
| # | Holder | Score (of 720) | Set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B' Mackin BBQ at 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 35-team field · won the contest |
718.8572 | Sep 12, 2025 |
| =2 | Smoked & Furious at 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN 90-team field · won the contest |
717.7144 | Aug 11, 2023 |
| =2 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ at Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown 15-team field · won the contest |
717.7144 | Jun 6, 2026 |
| 4 | Bad Dog BBQ at Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 26-team field · won the contest |
717.7028 | Sep 26, 2025 |
| 5 | Tuffy's BBQ at NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship 12-team field · won the contest |
716.5716 | Sep 18, 2026 |
| =6 | SLAPS BBQ at Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 1 27-team field · won the contest |
716.0116 | Jul 30, 2021 |
| =6 | Club Carbon CR at Camino del Fuego 2026 16-team field · won the contest |
716.0116 | Sep 18, 2026 |
| 8 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ at Smoke on the Ohio 12-team field · won the contest |
716 | Sep 9, 2022 |
| 9 | Glamping Grillers at Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) 27-team field · won the contest |
715.4288 | Mar 28, 2025 |
| 10 | JAESTAR BBQ at Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest 28-team field · won the contest |
714.8800 | Sep 11, 2015 |
| =11 | CAJUN BLAZE at Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown 45-team field · won the contest |
714.8572 | Sep 25, 2015 |
| =11 | Fat&Dumb BBQ at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 102-team field · won the contest |
714.8572 | Sep 27, 2019 |
| =11 | Poppa Pig at 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show 43-team field · won the contest |
714.8572 | Jan 4, 2024 |
| =11 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS at Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana 35-team field · won the contest |
714.8572 | May 15, 2026 |
| =11 | GETTIN' BASTED at No Smoke, No Glory 16-team field · won the contest |
714.8572 | Jul 10, 2026 |
| 16 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ at NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship 12-team field · finished 2nd |
714.2860 | Sep 18, 2026 |
| =17 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ at Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) 32-team field · won the contest |
714.2744 | Jun 23, 2018 |
| =17 | RAZORRACKS at Southaven Springfest 34-team field · won the contest |
714.2744 | Apr 21, 2023 |
| =17 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ at Torry Island BBQ Showdown 21-team field · won the contest |
714.2744 | Mar 1, 2024 |
| =17 | JANKY LEG BBQ at East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship 42-team field · won the contest |
714.2744 | Aug 23, 2024 |
| =21 | SWIG-N-PIG at Big BBQ Bash 36-team field · won the contest |
714.2628 | Jun 23, 2023 |
| =21 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ at Transylvanian Grill & BBQ Camp 10-team field · won the contest |
714.2628 | May 10, 2025 |
| =21 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN at Smoke on the Falls 36-team field · won the contest |
714.2628 | Apr 3, 2026 |
| 24 | MAN MEAT BBQ at Grasshopper '19 53-team field · won the contest |
713.7372 | May 10, 2019 |
| 25 | HOT COLE'S BBQ at Brew B Q 26-team field · won the contest |
713.7144 | Nov 10, 2017 |
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