Sep 29–30, 2023 · Los Banos, CA · 📍 403 F. St. · State championship
Reps: Michael Santiago, Rhonda Santiago · Prize money: $8,000
OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ won Grand Champion at the Field, Fire Fork! on September 29, 2023 in Los Banos, CA at 403 F. St., scoring 697.1088 in a field of 19 teams. Cherry Anchor BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.8116. Category winners: Chicken — Big Cat BBQ (175.4172); Pork Ribs — BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ (178.8572); Pork — Big Boys BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — Cherry Anchor BBQ (176.0000).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Old Town Franklin BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 45th tracked contest.
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.
| 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 | 170.8456 | 167.4056 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
18 entries · top 176 · 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 |