Widest championship margin
Not a contest so much as an exhibition — the runner-up in each of these was closer to tenth than to the winner.
674.3200
points clear of the runner-up
🥇 BUTCHER BBQat Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
- Set 26 Jul 2013
- How over 4 LEGS UP BBQ
- Standing held outright
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The top 25
| # | Holder | points clear of the runner-up | Set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTCHER BBQat Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off over 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
674.3200 | 26 Jul 2013 |
| 2 | Bubba Grillsat The River Grill before the Big Chill over Big Ed's BBQ - Ed Scarberry |
398.3544 | 10 Oct 2014 |
| 3 | APORKALYPSE NOWat Maryland State BBQ Bash over Clubhouse BBQ |
361.7256 | 10 Aug 2018 |
| 4 | QUAUat Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival over SOCK MONKEY BBQ |
361.0628 | 22 Apr 2016 |
| 5 | JIGGY PIGGYat 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest over PIT ROW BBQ |
359.3600 | 19 Sep 2014 |
| 6 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERSat Roman Roast on the River over THE LOW AND SLOW SMOKERS |
358.3316 | 11 May 2018 |
| 7 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pitat Maryland State BBQ Bash over Snow Hillbilly BBQ |
354.7656 | 11 Aug 2017 |
| 8 | Under the Radarat *BBQ Boogie & Blues over Grillin Sundays |
354.2856 | 27 Apr 2018 |
| 9 | 3 EYZ BBQat Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ over TRIBAL SMOKERS |
344.0228 | 31 Jul 2015 |
| 10 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWAat 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open over GETTIN' BASTED |
186.3544 | 3 Oct 2015 |
| 11 | Drilling & Grilling BBQ Teamat New Holland Summer Fest over The Hunter Hill Honeys |
170.8916 | 23 Aug 2013 |
| 12 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MAat *Great Maine BBQ Challenge over HUMPHREY'S BBQ |
44.0112 | 22 Sep 2017 |
| 13 | SMELLAQUEat Porkapalooza BBQ Festival over ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS |
42.9944 | 14 Aug 2021 |
| 14 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K.at Smoke in the North over LETZQ |
34.3888 | 1 Aug 2015 |
| 15 | MONTANA Qat Carnivores Classic over RUB Q LONG TIME |
30.9712 | 30 May 2014 |
| 16 | BOAR HOGS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q-TEAMat 2015 BBQ & Brew (BACKYARD CONTEST ONLY) over Groundhog Smokers |
30.8572 | 13 Mar 2015 |
| 17 | GETTIN' BASTEDat BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 over BBQ Rebels |
29.7368 | 15 Apr 2023 |
| 18 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELIat *8th Annual Poor Que over TOO POOR TO SCORE |
29.2340 | 9 Jun 2017 |
| 19 | Loco Smokersat IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) over Rubbed The Wrong Way |
29.0968 | 17 Jul 2026 |
| 20 | FROZEN TOQUE BBQat Battle River BBQ Showdown over ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS |
26.9260 | 10 Aug 2019 |
| 21 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQat Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle over PARKSTAD SMOKERS |
25.8632 | 2 Oct 2021 |
| 22 | CAJUN BLAZEat D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival over THE BLUE BLOODS |
25.8060 | 22 Feb 2019 |
| 23 | GOOD SMOKE BBQat Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival over THE 5TH ARTERY |
25.7256 | 8 Aug 2014 |
| 24 | MOE CASON BBQat Smokin on the Water over Perth BBQ School Varsity |
25.7256 | 3 Nov 2018 |
| 25 | LONGNECK SIPPERSat *Grillin'@Gator Grounds over Pork N P's |
25.6116 | 15 Sep 2017 |
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