9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
2024-01-12 – 2024-01-13 · Bullhead City, AZ · State championship
Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, MICHELLE MANN, RICH TUTTLE · Prize money: $20,000.00
Grand Champion: CHERRY ANCHOR BBQ (699.9428) · 58 teams
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
Widest winning margin
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1544 points — closer than 80% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Cherry Anchor BBQ took the Grand Championship home to CA.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
10 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
Cherry Anchor BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Heavy Smoke BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 ↗
Ancillary — Appetizer
12 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.1372 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 2 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 3 | Underhogs | |
| 4 | No Swine without Wine | |
| 5 | BAMA BBQ | |
| 6 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 7 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 8 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 9 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 10 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 11 | Shane Edd's BBQ | |
| 12 | TCB-TAKEN CARE OF BBQ |
Ancillary — Cook's choice
10 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 2 | New Life BBQ | |
| 3 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 4 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 5 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 6 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 7 | Shane Edd's BBQ | |
| 8 | No Swine without Wine | |
| 9 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 10 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP |
Ancillary — Dessert
15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 178.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Underhogs | |
| 2 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 3 | BAMA BBQ | |
| 4 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 5 | Shane Edd's BBQ | |
| 6 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 7 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 8 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 9 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 11 | TCB-TAKEN CARE OF BBQ | |
| 12 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 13 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 14 | No Swine without Wine | |
| 15 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP |
Ancillary — Sausage
16 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1200
Kids-Q — Kid's que older division 11-16
11 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MacKenna -Shenanigans BBQ | |
| 2 | Aiden | |
| 3 | Jaidynn | |
| 4 | Flame of Thrones | |
| 5 | Matthew - Honey Paws Kid | |
| 6 | Eden | |
| 7 | Gage - Honey Paws Kid | |
| 8 | Kinsey | |
| 9 | Samantha Lucky Ladies | |
| 10 | Yaba-Dabba-Do | |
| 11 | Avery |
Kids-Q — Kids que younger division 5-10
4 entries · top 176.5716 · median 158.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abigail Lucky Ladies | |
| 2 | Kailtin Lucky Ladies | |
| 3 | Jocelyn | |
| 4 | Dexter |
Master Series — Brisket
58 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.9770 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
57 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8344
Master Series — Overall
58 entries · top 699.9428 · median 676.1540
Master Series — Pork
58 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
58 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.8630