State Cup Winners
2026 State Cup Winners
STATE CUP CONTEST |
CHAMPION |
North Carolina – Bear-B-Q – 5/2 | TBD |
New York – Grand Am BBQ NY State Championship (Open) – 5/3 | TBD |
West Virginia – Almost Heaven BBQ Bash – 6/20 | TBD |
Virginia – Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff – 8/22 | TBD |
Delaware – First State BBQ Bash – TBD | TBD |
Pennsylvania – Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship – 10/3 | TBD |
Maryland – Maryland State BBQ Bash – 10/10 | TBD |
New Jersey – Red, White, & Que Day 1 – 10/24 | TBD |
2026 MABA CUP WINNER | TBD |
2025 State Cup Winners
STATE CUP CONTEST |
CHAMPION |
Virginia -Chillin and Grillin in the Glades 7/19 | Old Virginia Smoke |
North Carolina – Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown 10/25 | Smokin Skullies |
West Virginia – Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 6/14 | Convicted Pigs BBQ |
New York – Grand American Open 8/3 | Top Gun Barbecue |
Pennsylvania – Twin Valley Fire & Smoke Day 1 5/17 | Pig Candy Barbecue Co. |
Delaware – “The First State” BBQ Bash 9/28 | Mispillion Meat Works |
Maryland – Maryland State BBQ Bash 10/11 | All Fired Up BBQ |
New Jersey – New Jersey KnoQ-out Day 1, 5/25 | Glazed and Infused |
2025 MABA CUP WINNER | All Fired Up BBQ |
2024 State Cup Winners
STATE CUP CONTEST |
CHAMPION |
Virginia – Revolutionary BBQ Brawl 4/20 | Wolf’s Revenge BBQ |
North Carolina – Jiggy with the Piggy 5/4 | Muttley Crew BBQ |
West Virginia – Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 6/15 | Poor Boys BBQ |
New York – No contest for 2024 | |
Pennsylvania – Smoke on the Rails 7/27 | Drilling & Grilling |
Delaware – “The First State” BBQ Bash 9/28 | Mispillion Meat Works |
Maryland – Maryland State BBQ Bash 10/11 | SweetBelly’s BBQ |
New Jersey – Red, White & Que 10/19 | Boggs Hog BBQ |
2024 MABA CUP WINNER | Wolf’s Revenge BBQ |
2023 State Cup Winners
STATE CUP CONTEST |
CHAMPION |
New Jersey – KnoQ-Out | Uncle Pig’s Barbeque Pit |
Delaware – Delaware Bay-B-Que | Mispillion Meat Works |
North Carolina – Jiggy with the Piggy | Redneck Scientific |
West Virginia – Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | D’Qued Barbeque |
Virginia – Chillin’ & Grillin’ in the Glades | Optimus Swine |
Pennsylvania – New Holland Summer Fest | Chunky BBQ |
New York – I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | N/A |
Maryland – Maryland State BBQ Bash | SweetBelly’s BBQ |
2023 MABA CUP WINNER | Optimus Swine |
2022 State Cup Winners
STATE CUP CONTEST |
CHAMPION |
New Jersey – KnoQ-Out 4/23/2022 | Redneck Smoke Club |
North Carolina – Kings of Que 5/21/2022 | Muttley Crew BBQ |
West Virginia – Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 6/18/2022 | D’Qued Barbeque |
Virginia – Chillin’ and Grillin’ in the Glades 7/16/2022 | Old Virginia Smoke |
Pennsylvania – Smoke in the Grove 7/30/2022 | Checkered Flag 500 |
New York – I Love Barbecue & Music Festival 9/4/2022 | Top Gun Barbecue |
Maryland – Maryland State BBQ Bash 10/15/2022 | T n T Explosive BBQ |
Delaware – No contests currently scheduled. | |
2022 MABA CUP WINNER | D’Qued Barbeque |
2021 State Cup Winners
STATE CUP CONTEST |
CHAMPION |
Maryland – Interstate BBQ Festival Day 1 |
Smokecraft – MD |
New Jersey – KnoQ-out Day 1 (Campground BBQ Series) | Boggs Hog BBQ |
Virginia – BBQ Jamboree | Wolf’s Revenge BBQ |
West Virginia – Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | Convicted Pigs BBQ |
Pennsylvania – Smoke in the Grove | Smokestack Redemption |
New York – I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | Top Gun Barbecue |
North Carolina – Currituck Heritage Festival Bulls & BBQ | Redneck Scientific |
Delaware – N/A | |
2021 MABA CUP WINNER | Top Gun Barbecue |
