Contests
444
55554 scored
Teams competing
4335
States & provinces
61
Perfect 180s
912 🔥
Biggest field
401
teams at one contest
New teams
1719
first tracked contest this year
Team of the Year champions
- 🏆 Backyard Series — Electro-Que-ted (1414 pts)
- 🏆 Master Series — GETTIN' BASTED (2826 pts)
Highest overall scores
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B' Mackin BBQ 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest · 2025-09-12 |
718.8572 |
| 2 | Bad Dog BBQ Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival · 2025-09-26 |
717.7028 |
| 3 | Glamping Grillers Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) · 2025-03-28 |
715.4288 |
| 4 | Poppa Pig Lakeland Pig Festival · 2025-01-24 |
714.2744 |
| 5 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ Transylvanian Grill & BBQ Camp · 2025-05-10 |
714.2628 |
| 6 | JANKY LEG BBQ Trekking for CDH · 2025-09-13 |
714.2628 |
| 7 | Poppa Pig 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest · 2025-09-12 |
714.2628 |
| 8 | Burnin and Lootin 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest · 2025-09-12 |
713.1316 |
| 9 | Tillman's BBQ Plant City Pig Jam · 2025-11-21 |
713.1316 |
| 10 | Burnin and Lootin Pitmaster's NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship · 2025-06-20 |
712.5716 |
Most Grand Championships
| Team | GCs |
|---|---|
| GETTIN' BASTED | 9 |
| Electro-Que-ted | 7 |
| FIRE & SHINE BBQ | 7 |
| Leaning Jowler BBQ | 7 |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 6 |
| Dogpatch Q | 5 |
| Fire Pig | 5 |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 5 |
| SMELLAQUE | 5 |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 5 |
Biggest contests
| Event | Teams | GC |
|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 401 | Wag's Backwoods BBQ |
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 159 | Slaps BBQ |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 158 | Rooters-N-Tooters TN |
| 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 106 | Meat Me In St. Louis |
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 100 | Triple H BBQ |
| Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) Houston, TX | 98 | Western Midstream Partners |
| Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 92 | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 92 | Parts 'R' Smokin |
| Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 90 | Kings BBQ Team |
| BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 90 | Big Johns BBQ Company |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests |
|---|---|
| MO | 38 |
| AL | 26 |
| KS | 23 |
| TN | 20 |
| CA | 18 |
| VA | 18 |
| GA | 15 |
| IN | 15 |
| IA | 14 |
| IL | 14 |
| PA | 12 |
| NJ | 9 |