2025 Winners

Charley West BBQ Fest would like to congratulate all of our contestants from Saturday's competitions. You all cooked great BBQ, filled a lot of hungry bellies, and made a lot of smiling faces, but the following contestants won our People's Choice Best BBQ and blind judged events:

COMPETITION BBQ TEAM DIVISION:

Best Ribs:

1st Place - Dakota Farmer

2nd Place - Stills & Squeals

3rd Place - Gettin' Piggy With It

Best Pulled Pork:

1st Place - Dakota Farmer

2nd Place - Stills & Squeals

3rd Place - Gettin' Piggy With It

Best Sauce:

1st Place - Stills & Squeals

2nd Place - Dakota Farmer

3rd Place - Gettin' Piggy With It

Best Wildcard:

1st Place - Gettin' Piggy With It

2nd Place - Stills & Squeals

3rd Place - Dakota Farmer

People's Choice:

1st Place - Stills & Squeals

2nd Place - Gettin' Piggy With It

3rd Place - Dakota Farmer

BACKYARD BBQ DIVISION:

Best Ribs:

1st Place - Curry's Backyard BBQ

2nd Place - Bradley Schmalzer

3rd Place - Midnight Smokers / David Mincer

Best Pulled Pork:

1st Place - Bradley Schmalzer

2nd Place - Curry's Backyard BBQ

3rd Place - Notorious P.I.G.

Best Sauce:

1st Place - Curry's Backyard BBQ

2nd Place - Bradley Schmalzer

3rd Place - Notorious P.I.G.

Best Wildcard:

1st Place - Bradley Schmalzer

2nd Place - Curry's Backyard BBQ

3rd Place - Midnight Smokers / David Mincer

People's Choice:

1st Place - DKAYS / Don Kinder

2nd Place - Bradley Schmalzer

3rd Place - Midnight Smokers / David Mincer

Thank you all for your hard work, time, and contributions to a fantastic event we are really proud of!