Team of the Year

Team profile

Small Axe BBQ

Contests
54
Grand Championships GC
3
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
3
Overall top 10s
30
Average overall score
683.416
Best overall score
706.88
Seasons active
2022–2026
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 38%

Entries
49
Firsts
2
Top 10s
24

Ribs

Typical finishTop 37%

Entries
55
Firsts
5
Top 10s
26

Pork

Typical finishTop 44%

Entries
50
Firsts
1
Top 10s
19

Brisket

Typical finishTop 34%

Entries
50
Firsts
4
Top 10s
28

Sauce

Typical finishTop 48%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

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 Small Axe BBQ Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2022 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2025 with 14 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 051015 2022: 7 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 5 top 10s 7 2022 2023: 6 contests, 3 top 10s 6 2023 2024: 11 contests, 2 Grand Championships, 7 top 10s 11 2024 2025: 14 contests, 9 top 10s 14 2025 2026: 11 contests, 6 top 10s 11 2026
Overall contests by year for Small Axe BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2022715677.406
2023603683.263
20241127677.495
20251409688.951
20261106686.203
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for Small Axe BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 688.951 in 2025. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 675680685690695 2022: average overall score 677.406677.4 2022 2023: average overall score 683.263683.3 2023 2024: average overall score 677.495677.5 2024 2025: average overall score 688.951689.0 2025 2026: average overall score 686.203686.2 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 69th

    Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

    Oct 9, 2026KCBS Wiseman Park Lynchburg, TN 99 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    682.171
  2. 8th

    Smoke on the Sound

    Sep 25, 2026KCBS Redmond, WA 17 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    674.731
  3. 19th

    Meat & Tater BBQ Fest

    Sep 4, 2026KCBS Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park 1900 Records Way Meridian, ID 52 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    692.56
  4. 8th

    9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition

    Aug 22, 2026KCBS Clocktower Park 1401 Palisade Blvd DuPont, WA 27 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    685.668
  5. 14th

    Sutherlin Throwdown

    Jul 18, 2026KCBS OR 29 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    690.194
  6. 3rd

    BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

    May 23, 2026KCBS North Bend, OR 33 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    697.646
  7. 14th

    Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship

    Apr 24, 2026KCBS Lodi, CA 29 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    678.172
  8. 2ndRGC

    Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition

    Mar 27, 2026KCBS Lake Havasu City, AZ 33 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    702.812
  9. 10th

    Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest

    Mar 20, 2026KCBS Rose Ann Vuich Park 855 E. El Monte Way Dinuba, CA 27 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    686.24
  10. 5th

    BBQ & Brew Festival

    Feb 27, 2026KCBS Yuma, AZ 25 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    690.171
  11. 39th

    11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge

    Jan 16, 2026KCBS Rotary Park 2314 Balboa Drive Bullhead City, AZ 53 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    667.863
  12. 4th

    BBQ Jackpot

    Nov 21, 2025KCBS Bass Pro Shops 8200 Dean Martin Drive Las Vegas, NV 90 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    698.846

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