2026 Backyard Team of the Year

Overall

Rank	Team	Points
1	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	551.63
2	Leaning Jowler BBQ	472.75
3	Dogpatch Q	463.38
4	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	451.90
5	Castleton Q	386.05
6	Pinky Out BBQ	375.80
7	Rough Cut Q	344.75
8	BROCK’S BBQ	332.25
9	Hot Thang BBQ	330.10
10	Capt. Blue BBQ	326.78
11	The Swine Doctor’s BBQ	318.63
12	MRC_Barbecue	303.90
13	Tame the Flame BBQ	298.18
14	Oink N’ Doink BBQ	266.98
15	Uncle Dubby’s Backyard BBQ	165.65
16	Backwooder BBQ	151.73
17	Mad Hatter BBQ	103.00
18	Troublemaker BBQ	93.45
19	K-Town Pit Que	75.70
20	Better Half Barbecue	74.20
21	Bay Brothers BBQ	72.33
22	All About the Wood	66.13
23	Ol’Blue BBQ	27.50
24	Santo Smokes	11.03
25	Marshall Mountain BBQ	5.60

Chicken

Rank	Team	Points
1	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	626.75
2	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	534.88
3	Leaning Jowler BBQ	457.53
4	The Swine Doctor’s BBQ	393.05
5	Hot Thang BBQ	392.48
6	BROCK’S BBQ	337.60
7	Capt. Blue BBQ	332.25
8	Oink N’ Doink BBQ	331.08
9	Castleton Q	325.23
10	Dogpatch Q	320.38
11	Pinky Out BBQ	300.93
12	Rough Cut Q	262.63
13	MRC_Barbecue	255.75
14	Backwooder BBQ	224.70
15	Tame the Flame BBQ	165.80
16	Bay Brothers BBQ	105.78
17	Uncle Dubby’s Backyard BBQ	104.38
18	Mad Hatter BBQ	82.40
19	K-Town Pit Que	80.40
20	Troublemaker BBQ	76.90
21	Better Half Barbecue	53.00
22	All About the Wood	38.73
23	Ol’Blue BBQ	38.50
24	Santo Smokes	16.58
25	Marshall Mountain BBQ	5.60

Ribs

Rank	Team	Points
1	Tame the Flame BBQ	574.50
2	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	465.90
3	Dogpatch Q	459.90
4	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	448.98
5	Leaning Jowler BBQ	364.93
6	Pinky Out BBQ	353.25
7	MRC_Barbecue	336.95
8	The Swine Doctor’s BBQ	325.88
9	Castleton Q	293.50
10	Rough Cut Q	275.13
11	Oink N’ Doink BBQ	244.88
12	Hot Thang BBQ	241.08
13	Capt. Blue BBQ	238.73
14	BROCK’S BBQ	222.43
15	Uncle Dubby’s Backyard BBQ	193.88
16	All About the Wood	170.80
17	Backwooder BBQ	152.55
18	Mad Hatter BBQ	128.75
19	Better Half Barbecue	84.40
20	Troublemaker BBQ	66.33
21	Marshall Mountain BBQ	56.00
22	K-Town Pit Que	54.05
23	Bay Brothers BBQ	50.00
24	Ol’Blue BBQ	33.00
25	Santo Smokes	21.98

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