We’re firing up the competition.
Get ready to witness some serious feats of flavor. Watch live as pitmasters from all over the country compete for glory and prizes in the ultimate test of BBQ mastery.
2025 KCBS CONTEST WINNERS
KCBS Chicken Winners:
- 1st – Wolf’s Revenge BBQ
- 2nd – Goudas BBQ
- 3rd – Uncle Pig’s BBQ Pit
- 4th – 3 Eyz BBQ
- 5th – Hoos Smokin
KCBS Ribs Winners:
- 1st – Blue & Gray BBQ
- 2nd – Blue Eyed BBQ
- 3rd – Muttley Crew BBQ
- 4th – Organized Chaos
- 5th – Uncle Pig’s BBQ Pit
America’s Best BBQ Sauce Winners:
- 1st – Mispillion Meat Works
- 2nd – House of Que
- 3rd – Uncle Pig’s BBQ Pit
- 4th – Old Virginia Smoke
- 5th – 3 Eyz BBQ
US Soy Combine Winners:
- 1st – Blue & gray BBQ
- 2nd – 3 Eyz BBQ
- 3rd – UNcle Pig’s BBQ Pit
- 4th – Goudas BBQ
- 5th – Old Virginia Smoke
KCBS Pork Winners:
- 1st – Muttley Crew BBQ
- 2nd – Piggy & Swine
- 3rd – Old Virginia Smoke
- 4th – Goudas BBQ
- 5th – Mispillion Meat Works
KCBS Briskett Winners:
- 1st – Muttley Crew BBQ
- 2nd – 3 Eyz BBQ
- 3rd – Smokecraft
- 4th – House of Que
- 5th – Team Meat Coma
Overall Winners
- Grand – 3 Eyz BBQ
- Reserve – Blue & Gray BBQ
- 3rd – Muttley Crew BBQ
- 4th – Mispillion Meat Works
- 5th – Old Virginia Smoke
Grand Champion
Reserve
2025 SANCTIONED CONTEST WINNERS
Roseda Best Beef Contest by the Steak Cookoff Association
Contestants will try and steak their claim to fame as the best in beef.
Winners:
- 1st – Old Virginia Smoke
- 2nd – Wolf’s Revenge BBQ
- 3rd – Engine 2 BBQ
- 4th – Team Meat Coma
- 5th – 3 Eyz BBQ
Smokin’ with Smithfield
Do you carry a torch for St. Louis style pork ribs? Then this is the competition to watch.
Winners:
- 1st – Smokecraft
- 2nd – Hoos Smokin
- 3rd – Old Virginia Smoke
- 4th – Beerbelly’s BBQ
- 5th – Uncle Pig’s BBQ Pit
National Pork BBQ Championship
You’ll feel the heat as contenders go hog wild in the ultimate pork battle.
Winners:
- 1st – Muttley Crew BBQ
- 2nd – Blue & Gray BBQ
- 3rd – Old Virginia Smoke
- 4th – Beerbelly’s BBQ
- 5th – 3 Eyz BBQ
Impossible Foods BBQ Championship
Meatless marvels go for gold in a plant-powered showdown of innovation and mastery.
Winners:
- 1st – Goudas BBQ
- 2nd – Wolf’s Revenge BBQ
- 3rd – Engine 2 BBQ
- 4th – Thomas Family BBQ
- 5th – 3 Eyz BBQ
USO Military Chef Cook off sponsored by the National Pork Board
You’ll feel the heat as contenders go hog wild in the ultimate pork battle.
Winners:
- 1st – Navy
- 2nd – Marines
First Responder Contest
Winners:
- 1st – Goudas BBQ
Bachan’s Chef’s Choice BBQ Contest
Our pitmasters get to choose what they want to cook in this creative event. Yes, chef!
Winners:
- 1st – Beerbelly’s BBQ
- 2nd – Wolf’s Revenge BBQ
- 3rd – 3 Eyz BBQ
- 4th – Down Range Smoke
- 5th – Smokecraft
National Turkey Federation Turkey Smoke Contest
Gobble up the excitement as these masters try and smoke out the competition.
Winners:
- 1st – Uncle Pig’s BBQ Pit
- 2nd – 3 Eyz BBQ
- 3rd – Piggy & Swine
- 4th – Mispillion Meat Works
- 5th – Grumpy Old Patriot BBQ
Brisket Wild Child Contest
Winners:
- 1st – Old Virginia Smoke
Can I try the competition BBQ?
While you can watch the teams cooking for certified judges throughout the
weekend, DC Health Code doesn’t permit them to sell or sample to attendees.
But some of the best BBQ restaurants in the country will be selling at the event,
including some who are also competing!