Team of the Year

Team profile

Bowmans Butt & BBQ

Contests
71
Grand Championships GC
6
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
6
Overall top 10s
52
Average overall score
567.373
Best overall score
708.537
Seasons active
2017–2026
Sanctioning bodies
KCBS

Strengths by category

How often the team finishes where, call by call. “Typical finish” is the average finish as a share of the field — lower is better.

Chicken

Typical finishTop 36%

Entries
70
Firsts
5
Top 10s
52

Ribs

Typical finishTop 39%

Entries
71
Firsts
8
Top 10s
50

Pork

Typical finishTop 49%

Entries
53
Firsts
2
Top 10s
26

Brisket

Typical finishTop 48%

Entries
42
Firsts
3
Top 10s
19

Season by season

Overall results per year: how many contests, how they finished, and how the scores moved.

Contests enteredby how the team finished
Contests by year for Bowmans Butt & BBQ Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2018 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2021 with 18 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 05101520 2018: 2 contests, 1 top 10 2 2018 2019: 3 contests, 2 top 10s 3 2019 2020: 6 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 4 top 10s 6 2020 2021: 18 contests, 4 Grand Championships, 17 top 10s 18 2021 2022: 8 contests, 6 top 10s 8 2022 2023: 10 contests, 7 top 10s 10 2023 2024: 7 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 6 top 10s 7 2024 2025: 9 contests, 6 top 10s 9 2025 2026: 6 contests, 3 top 10s 6 2026
Overall contests by year for Bowmans Butt & BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2018201467.086
2019302424.091
2020614383.897
202118417398.269
2022806683.543
20231007685.74
2024716693.078
2025906686.636
2026603685.505
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for Bowmans Butt & BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 693.078 in 2024. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 300400500600700800 2018: average overall score 467.086467.1 2018 2019: average overall score 424.091424.1 2019 2020: average overall score 383.897383.9 2020 2021: average overall score 398.269398.3 2021 2022: average overall score 683.543683.5 2022 2023: average overall score 685.74685.7 2023 2024: average overall score 693.078693.1 2024 2025: average overall score 686.636686.6 2025 2026: average overall score 685.505685.5 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 11th

    Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge

    Sep 18, 2026KCBS Rutherford College, NC 29 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    687.886
  2. 4th

    Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff

    Aug 21, 2026KCBS Edinburg, VA 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    690.789
  3. 5th

    Chillin & Grillin in the Glades

    Jul 17, 2026KCBS Wise, VA 35 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    693.051
  4. 10th

    Revolutionary BBQ Brawl

    Apr 24, 2026KCBS Chickahominy Riverfront Park 1350 John Tyler Hwy Williamsburg, VA 20 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    680.434
  5. 22nd

    BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)

    Mar 28, 2026KCBS Bethpage Camp-Resort 679 Brown's Lane Urbanna, VA 36 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    682.148
  6. 23rd

    BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)

    Mar 27, 2026KCBS Bethpage Camp-Resort 679 Brown's Lane Urbanna, VA 40 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    678.72
  7. 101st

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

    Nov 5, 2025KCBS Kansas Speedway 400 Kansas Blvd Kansas City, KS 158 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    681.623
  8. 139th

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

    Nov 5, 2025KCBS Kansas Speedway 400 Kansas Blvd Kansas City, KS 401 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    684.48
  9. 5th

    Fire in the Foothills

    Sep 26, 2025KCBS King, NC 25 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    688.492
  10. 15th

    Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge

    Sep 19, 2025KCBS Rutherford College, NC 36 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    681.6
  11. 2ndRGC

    Smoke on the Mountain

    Jul 25, 2025KCBS Galax, VA 37 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    693.074
  12. 4th

    Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2)

    Jun 7, 2025KCBS Roseland, VA 18 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    695.932

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