A first Grand Championship
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title in the data
This was SoCal Outlaw BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data.
19th Annual Burnt Offering BBQ Contest (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Oct 20–21, 2023 · Riverside, CA · 📍 8351 Magnolia Ave
Reps: Kathleen McIntosh, Kelly McIntosh
SoCal Outlaw BBQ won Grand Champion at the 19th Annual Burnt Offering BBQ Contest (COMPETITOR SERIES) on October 20, 2023 in Riverside, CA at 8351 Magnolia Ave, scoring 692.5488 in a field of 20 teams. Chasin' Barrels BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.2516. Category winners: Chicken — Two Brothers Barbeque (176.0228); Pork Ribs — Grill Worthy (Trail Life) (178.8800).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
509.21
median 654.78
692.55 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.02
- Pork Ribs 178.88
146.25
178.88
Entries
20
2 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
692.5488
Winning margin
6.2972
GC over RC
Field average
653.37
509.21692.55
median 654.78 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.0456 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
655.3716
509.21692.55
10th place overall
Field spread
183.3372
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A rookie on the podium
1st
at their first tracked contest
SoCal Outlaw BBQ finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 9–10: No Swine without Wine and Monita's Pythons in Search of the Holy Grill tied on 166.8344 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Froggz Food edged No Swine without Wine by 0.0116. Chicken places 4–5: PS Smokin Meats edged BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ by 0.1028.
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0116
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.1028
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
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.0228 | 171.9772 | 166.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 170.8344 | 166.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Competitor Series
Overall
20 entries · top 692.5488 · median 654.7830 · out of 720, not the usual 720
Chicken
20 entries · top 176.0228 · median 165.9714
Pork Ribs
20 entries · top 178.8800 · median 165.6858
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Competitor Series — Pork Butt
20 entries · top 175.4172 · median 163.9772
Competitor Series — Tri-Tip
20 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.7030