2026 Backyard Team of the Year

Overall

Rank	Team	Points
1	Rough Cut Q	623.50
2	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	601.20
3	Pinky Out BBQ	524.18
4	Leaning Jowler BBQ	520.55
5	BROCK’S BBQ	498.65
6	Dogpatch Q	482.50
7	The Swine Doctor’s BBQ	473.73
8	Hot Thang BBQ	467.38
9	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	451.90
10	MRC_Barbecue	431.15
11	Castleton Q	423.65
12	Capt. Blue BBQ	410.65
13	Better Half Barbecue	402.18
14	Oink N’ Doink BBQ	397.20
15	Tame the Flame BBQ	363.55
16	Yardogs BBQ	264.68
17	Backwooder BBQ	226.90
18	All About the Wood	188.00
19	Uncle Dubby’s Backyard BBQ	171.33
20	Squeals like the First Time	149.25
21	Brewski’s BBQ Competition Team	128.08
22	Bay Brothers BBQ	126.88
23	Zoni-Q	107.50
24	Mad Hatter BBQ	103.00
25	BKYDBBQ	96.98
26	Troublemaker BBQ	93.45
27	K-Town Pit Que	93.00
28	Ol’Blue BBQ	32.88
29	Lil Meat Big Flavor	27.48
30	Marshall Mountain BBQ	11.28
31	Santo Smokes	11.03
32	K Dog BBQ	5.68

Chicken

Rank	Team	Points
1	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	626.75
2	Hot Thang BBQ	546.33
3	BROCK’S BBQ	536.40
4	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	534.88
5	MRC_Barbecue	533.75
6	The Swine Doctor’s BBQ	488.90
7	Capt. Blue BBQ	481.35
8	Leaning Jowler BBQ	457.53
9	Oink N’ Doink BBQ	455.05
10	Pinky Out BBQ	426.95
11	Castleton Q	409.65
12	Rough Cut Q	402.73
13	Dogpatch Q	337.70
14	Squeals like the First Time	327.43
15	Yardogs BBQ	326.75
16	Backwooder BBQ	273.78
17	Tame the Flame BBQ	272.08
18	Better Half Barbecue	245.33
19	Brewski’s BBQ Competition Team	225.65
20	Bay Brothers BBQ	172.55
21	All About the Wood	145.15
22	K-Town Pit Que	137.95
23	Zoni-Q	134.38
24	Uncle Dubby’s Backyard BBQ	110.05
25	Mad Hatter BBQ	82.40
26	Troublemaker BBQ	76.90
27	Ol’Blue BBQ	60.00
28	BKYDBBQ	32.28
29	Santo Smokes	16.58
30	Marshall Mountain BBQ	11.28
31	Lil Meat Big Flavor	11.05
32	K Dog BBQ	5.68

Ribs

Rank	Team	Points
1	Tame the Flame BBQ	609.40
2	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	570.75
3	Leaning Jowler BBQ	504.60
4	Better Half Barbecue	487.95
5	The Swine Doctor’s BBQ	479.58
6	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	465.90
7	Dogpatch Q	459.90
8	Pinky Out BBQ	450.70
9	Rough Cut Q	442.03
10	Hot Thang BBQ	395.45
11	Backwooder BBQ	390.90
12	Oink N’ Doink BBQ	384.65
13	MRC_Barbecue	344.75
14	BROCK’S BBQ	337.90
15	Yardogs BBQ	295.25
16	Castleton Q	293.50
17	All About the Wood	287.30
18	Capt. Blue BBQ	243.10
19	BKYDBBQ	242.50
20	Uncle Dubby’s Backyard BBQ	233.43
21	Mad Hatter BBQ	128.75
22	Bay Brothers BBQ	125.45
23	Zoni-Q	107.50
24	Brewski’s BBQ Competition Team	105.90
25	Squeals like the First Time	77.05
26	Lil Meat Big Flavor	75.80
27	K-Town Pit Que	71.33
28	Troublemaker BBQ	66.33
29	Marshall Mountain BBQ	61.65
30	Ol’Blue BBQ	38.38
31	Santo Smokes	21.98
32	K Dog BBQ	5.65

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Want to dive into the details? Find a dashboard with all scores and team breakdowns here: MABA Backyard Dashboard.