Field, Fire Fork!
2023-09-29 – 2023-09-30 · Los Banos, CA · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $8,000.00
Grand Champion: Old Town Franklin BBQ (697.1088) · 19 teams
Entries
19
4 categories
Top score
697.1088
Winning margin
2.2972
GC over RC
Field average
647.00
median 672.99
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
672.9940
what a walk cost here
Field spread
390.2744
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 44%
beats 56% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1536
avg power rating going in · stronger than 42% of contests
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |