Field, Fire Fork!
2023-09-29 – 2023-09-30 · Los Banos, CA · 📍 403 F. St. · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $8,000.00
Grand Champion: Old Town Franklin BBQ (697.1088) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Cherry Anchor BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: Big Cat BBQ and OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Simply Marvelous BBQ and Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers and Cherry Anchor BBQ tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 172.5600 | 167.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 171.9772 | 163.9772 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 176.0000 | 170.8456 | 167.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 697.1088 · median 672.9940
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 2 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 3 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | |
| 6 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 7 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 8 | RBQ | |
| 9 | OM BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 12 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 13 | Bar - B - Cuda BBQ | |
| 14 | KO BBQ | |
| 15 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 16 | Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers | |
| 17 | Smoke House Catering | |
| 18 | Brewskies BBQ | |
| 19 | Bullshark BBQ |
Chicken
19 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 2 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 3 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 6 | RBQ | |
| 7 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 8 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | |
| 9 | Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers | |
| 10 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 11 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 12 | Bar - B - Cuda BBQ | |
| 13 | OM BBQ | |
| 14 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 15 | Brewskies BBQ | |
| 16 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 17 | KO BBQ | |
| 18 | Bullshark BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke House Catering |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 2 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 3 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 6 | OM BBQ | |
| 7 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 8 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 9 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 10 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 11 | KO BBQ | |
| 12 | Bar - B - Cuda BBQ | |
| 13 | RBQ | |
| 14 | Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers | |
| 15 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 16 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 17 | Bullshark BBQ | |
| 18 | Smoke House Catering | |
| 19 | Brewskies BBQ |
Pork
18 entries · top 179.4400 · median 173.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 2 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 3 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 4 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 5 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 6 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 7 | KO BBQ | |
| 8 | RBQ | |
| 9 | OM BBQ | |
| 10 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 12 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 13 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | |
| 14 | Bar - B - Cuda BBQ | |
| 15 | Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers | |
| 16 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 17 | Brewskies BBQ | |
| 18 | Smoke House Catering |
Brisket
18 entries · top 176.0000 · median 167.6798
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 2 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 3 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 4 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | |
| 5 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 6 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 7 | Bar - B - Cuda BBQ | |
| 8 | RBQ | |
| 9 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 10 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 12 | OM BBQ | |
| 13 | KO BBQ | |
| 14 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 15 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 16 | Smoke House Catering | |
| 17 | Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers | |
| 18 | Brewskies BBQ |