Hours of Operation: Mon - Fri 8:00am - 8:00pm






The National Battle

June 24-25, 2023

Last Judging - June, 2022


Held on Pennsylvania Avenue 
between the Washington Capitol Building
and the White House

Grand Champion

Mispillion Meat Works

Reserve Grand Champion

 Uncle Pig's BBQ Pit

Champion Chicken:

Mispillion Meat Works

Champion Ribs:

Mispillion Meat Works

Champion Pork:

Old Virginia Smoke

Champion Brisket:

Blue Eyed BBQ


Judge Starvin Marvin


Sunday Main Event
Judging 29 Competition BBQ Teams
for Ribs, Pulled Pork Shoulder, Chicken and Beef Brisket.


Saturday, Ancillary Meats.

Turkey, Beyond Meat and Steak


Special added Judging competition for  22 barbecue sauces.

Ahhh, the smell of barbecue first thing in the morning!

Not starving here


Military Teams Compete

As a USO fundraiser, all the services are here to compete

Uncle Pigs BBQ Pit

Reserve Grand Champion

Show me the meat!

Plenty for everyone


Beautiful Sunday in D.C.

Team Blue & Gray from Virginia

The National Battle 2022

June 24-25, 2022

Last Judging - June, 2019

Held on Pennsylvania Avenue 
between the Washington Capitol Building
and the White House


Judge Starvin Marvin


Sunday Main Event
Judging 32 Competition BBQ Teams
for Ribs, Pulled Pork Shoulder, Chicken and Beef Brisket.


Saturday, Ancillary Meats.

Turkey, Beyond Meat and Steak


Special added Judging competition for  35 barbecue sauces.

Grand Champion

CHUNKY BBQ

Reserve Grand Champion

 WOLF"S REVENGE

Champion Chicken:

Team Meat Coma

Champion Ribs:

Wolf's Revenge BBQ

Champion Pork:

Getten' Basted

Champion Brisket:

Team Meat Coma

3 TEAM MEAT COMA

4 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ

5 Anonymous Q

6 BOGGS HOG BBQ

7 Optimus Swine

8 OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE

9 DRILLING&GRILLING

10 TNT Explosive BBQ

11 TOP GUN BARBECUE

12 GETTIN' BASTED

13 GOOD GOOGLY BBQ

14 ALL FIRED UP BBQ

15 COOL SMOKE

16 COOKS BARBECUE

17 UNCLE PIG'S BBQ PIT

18 SWEET BELLY'S BBQ 19 OLD TOWN SMOKERS

20 POKE N SMOKE

21 HOOS SMOKIN' 22


 22 BLUE EYED BBQ

23 SMOKECRAFT - MD

24 JACK'S OLD SOUTH

25 LOST WHISKEY BBQ

26 SMOKEY MCTASTY

27 SOUTHERN SMOKE

28 PARD'N'THA SMOKE

29 RIBS BY ANDY

30 FOOD FOR THE SOUL

31 FLIP FLOP SAUCE

32 PLUMRAGIN GOOD FOOD

Not starvin here


National Gallery of Art

Ahhh, the smell of barbecue first thing in the morning!

Military Teams Compete

As a USO fundraiser, all the services are here to compete

Myron Mixon

"The winningest man in barbecue" with Jacks Old South Competition  team.

Barbecue Ribs Rule

Plenty of ribs for everyone


Show me the meat!

Some of the best in the USA

The fans


The ribs



The Sauces


Back in June Pre-Covid, 2019


Judging 36 Competition BBQ Teams
for Ribs, Pulled Pork Shoulder, Chicken and Beef Brisket.


Special added Judging competition for  30 barbecue sauces.

Myron Mixon

"The winningest man in barbecue" with Jacks Old South Competition Bar-B-Que team.

Tuffy Stone

"The Professor".  A two time Triple Crown winner in Memphis Whole Hog, Kansas City Royal and the Jack Daniels in Lynchburg, TN.

Dennis Milner

Driving (literally) the Johnson Meats Company 18 wheeler barbecue pit. 

Some of the crazy pit master smokers!


Sunday winners trophy presentation


The Judges Meeting


The Competition Teams


The Winning Trophys