ND BBQ Championship
Fargo, ND · 📍 3202 13th Ave S — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
5
5 with results
Typical draw
45
teams · biggest 71
Purse listed
$30K
across all editions
State championship
3 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 Porky Butts BBQ — 2 wins (2026, 2026)
- 🏆 BIGG SMOAK BBQ — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 KPG SMOKIN' — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 Shiggin & Grinnin — 1 win (2024)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 703.4516 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | Sep 27, 2024 |
| Chicken | 179.4400 | Eggspert BBQ | May 1, 2026 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 🔥 | SPITFIRE | May 1, 2026 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | May 1, 2026 |
| Brisket | 180 🔥 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | Oct 3, 2025 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGG SMOAK BBQ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 23% |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 15% |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 1% |
| OWENS BBQ | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | top 21% |
| SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | top 19% |
| CROSSCUT BBQ2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | top 33% |
| BnB BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | top 19% |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | top 10% |
| Son of a Boar BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | top 8% |
| BURNT TREES BBQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | top 29% |
| Good Grefe! | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | top 42% |
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | top 30% |
| Phoenix BBQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | top 24% |
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | top 27% |
| Sheyenne BBQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | top 50% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 🏅 | 3202 13th Ave S | 71 | 697.1200 | Porky Butts BBQ | SIX BUTT BBQ | $10,200 |
| May 1, 2026 | 3202 13th Ave S | 36 | 178.8572 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | — | — |
| Oct 3, 2025 🏅 | 3202 13th Ave S | 46 | 696.5484 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | $9,200 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 3202 13th Ave S | 24 | 175.4400 | KPG SMOKIN' | — | $1,000 |
| Sep 27, 2024 🏅 | 3202 13th Ave S | 47 | 703.4516 | Shiggin & Grinnin | Son of a Boar BBQ | $9,200 |