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.
42.9944
points clear of the runner-up
🥇 SMELLAQUE at Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- Set Aug 14, 2021
- How over ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS
- Standing held outright
- Scope national, and available by state on the record book
The top 25
| # | Holder | Points clear of the runner-up | Set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMELLAQUE at Porkapalooza BBQ Festival over ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS |
42.9944 | Aug 14, 2021 |
| 2 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. at Smoke in the North over LETZQ |
34.3888 | Aug 1, 2015 |
| 3 | MONTANA Q at Carnivores Classic over RUB Q LONG TIME |
30.9712 | May 30, 2014 |
| 4 | BOAR HOGS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q-TEAM at 2015 BBQ & Brew (BACKYARD CONTEST ONLY) over Groundhog Smokers |
30.8572 | Mar 13, 2015 |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED at BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 over BBQ Rebels |
29.7368 | Apr 15, 2023 |
| 6 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI at 8th Annual Poor Que over TOO POOR TO SCORE |
29.2340 | Jun 9, 2017 |
| 7 | Loco Smokers at IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) over Rubbed The Wrong Way |
29.0968 | Jul 17, 2026 |
| 8 | FROZEN TOQUE BBQ at Battle River BBQ Showdown over ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS |
26.9260 | Aug 10, 2019 |
| 9 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ at Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle over PARKSTAD SMOKERS |
25.8632 | Oct 2, 2021 |
| 10 | CAJUN BLAZE at D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival over THE BLUE BLOODS |
25.8060 | Feb 22, 2019 |
| 11 | MOE CASON BBQ at Smokin on the Water over Perth BBQ School Varsity |
25.7256 | Nov 3, 2018 |
| 12 | LONGNECK SIPPERS at Grillin'@Gator Grounds over Pork N P's |
25.6116 | Sep 15, 2017 |
| 13 | ROKENDE REGAHS at BBQ Battle Finland over Clean Smoke BBQ |
25.1660 | Jun 15, 2019 |
| 14 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS at Battle of the Bones over Fat Dads |
25.1428 | Jun 20, 2014 |
| 15 | BUNCH OF SWINES at Smoke on the Waters 2023 over North West BBQ |
25.0860 | Sep 23, 2023 |
| 16 | Smokey and the Pirate at Smoke on the River over TOO ASHAMED TO NAME |
24.6628 | Oct 14, 2016 |
| 17 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ at The Great Atlantic BBQ Competition over Cook the books |
24.1032 | Jul 19, 2025 |
| 18 | 3 EYZ BBQ at Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival over CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ |
23.5200 | May 1, 2015 |
| =19 | QUAU at Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) over One2BBQ |
23.4856 | Jul 26, 2013 |
| =19 | QUE AND A HALF MEN at Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest over CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ |
23.4856 | Sep 14, 2013 |
| 21 | DIRT ROAD BBQ at Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley over K.C. CAN CREW |
22.9372 | Jun 21, 2014 |
| 22 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM at Nostrano Garlic Festival Presents: Great Maine BBQ Challenge at Smuggler's Den Campground over SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
22.3888 | Sep 9, 2016 |
| 23 | The King and His Q at Smokin' in the Valley over Pit Bull Smokers |
21.7716 | Nov 4, 2023 |
| 24 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ at Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede over GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA |
21.7600 | Aug 16, 2013 |
| 25 | BULL RUSH BBQ at Fitzgerald Pig Pickin over BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW |
21.7488 | Jun 10, 2016 |
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