Humphrey's BBQ Competition Team 🔥
Chad, Nicole, & Jill after winning 1st place in Brisket (with a perfect 180) at Kora Kares for Kids BBQ Competition in Hiram, Maine.
The backstory:
Humphrey's BBQ competition team has been competing since circa 2013, they have been building their own smokers for around the same amount of time. After the 2019 season Chad and Nicole decided to take some time off of the competition circuit to create some new products, they had their minds on and wanted to be able to give 110% into some new exciting ventures, but after a few years of developing new recipes, creating many new products and exploring some exciting business ventures they decided to dip their toes back in the competition water in 2023 at the Kora Kares of Kids BBQ Competiton where with the third addition to their competition team, Jill, they scored a 180 in Brisket and were bit by the competition bug again. During the 2024 season, they picked up some more contests to get back into the swing of things, then decided to take the full plunge in 2025. The 2025 season currently has over 30 contests scheduled for Team Humphrey's, and they can't wait to hit the road!
Humphrey's BBQ 2025 Sponsors!
X-Thermic Solutions - Mainemachining.com
Flame Boss - Flameboss.com
Snake River Farms - Snakeriverfarms.com (Affiliate)
Simply Marvelous - Simplymarvelousbbq.com
Hammer Stahl - Myhammerstahl.com
Smokin' Hoggz BBQ - Smokinhoggzbbq.com
The 2025 Competition season:
Fire on Ice BBQ championship - Onamia, MN - February 21st & 22nd
Chad & Nicole scored a 4th place call in ribs and finished 13th overall out of 42 all-star teams! Humphrey's BBQ had a fantastic time at this competition, from the teams who competed alongside us to the organizers and the atmosphere. This contest was a hit!
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship - Lebanon, TN - 3/14/25 & 3/15/25
We had a fabulous time at the Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship in Lebanon, TN! We didn't walk away with any records it was a tough competition with a lot of great teams (Over 140 Pro and backyard teams!), but we had a great time and it's nice to get back on the competition trail with a contest of this magnitude being our second of the year! We made some adjustments and are more than ready to hit the next competition in a few weeks! Thank you to everyone who put on the Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship, we look forward to coming back again!
Southern New England BBQ Throwdown - Bristol, CT - 4/11/25 & 4/12/25
New Jersey KnoQ-out - Blairstown, NJ - 5/2/25 & 5/3/25
Massachusetts in May - Wrentham, MA - 5/16/25 & 5/17/25
Granite State BBQ Championship - Hancock, NH - 5/30/25 & 5/31/25
Bring'n Home the Bacon - Salem, WI - 6/13/25 to 6/15/25
Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff - Schenectady, NY - 6/21/25 & 6/22/25
Grand American BBQ World Championship - Port Jervis, NY - 8/1/25 & 8/2/25
Trillium BBQ Throwdown - Canton, MA - 8/9/25 & 8/10/25
Kora Kares for Kids - Hiram, ME - 8/16/25 & 8/17/25
Nor' Easter BBQ Showdown - Southwick, MA - 9/12/25 & 9/13/25
Green Mountain BBQ Championship - Braintree, VT - 9/19/25 & 9/20/25
The Jack Daniels World Championship - Lynchburg, TN - 10/10/25 & 10/11/25
Notes about our competition schedule: This isn't our full competition schedule for the year; we have other contests planned that we either haven't finalized travel, logistics, or dates for yet. We will be sure to add those dates as we get them and update the contest list to show how we did at each contest! Have a contest you think we would love? Send us a message!
Nicole Humphrey with her 'Anything Maple' entry at the Green Mountain BBQ Championship in 2024