The Golden State Battle VI
2024-03-01 – 2024-03-02 · Hollister, CA · State championship
Reps: KATHLEEN MCINTOSH, KELLY MCINTOSH · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Colorado Bull Dawg BBQ (693.6228) · 33 teams
Entries
33
5 categories
Top score
693.6228
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
675.29
median 675.38
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Dessert
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
686.1712
what a walk cost here
Field spread
54.8568
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 54%
beats 46% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1573
avg power rating going in · stronger than 76% of contests
Storylines
⚖️ Decided by a tiebreaker
The top two teams finished on identical totals — the Grand Championship came down to the KCBS tiebreaker rules.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
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 — Dessert
13 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 2 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 3 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 4 | Lady Mahalo | |
| 5 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 6 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 7 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 8 | OM BBQ | |
| 9 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 11 | Old Greenwood BBQ | |
| 12 | Mid Valley BBQ | |
| 13 | Pops BBQ 22 |
Master Series — Brisket
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 2 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 3 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 5 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 7 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 8 | OM BBQ | |
| 9 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 10 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 12 | Beards BBQ | |
| 13 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 14 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 15 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 16 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 17 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 19 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 20 | Old Greenwood BBQ | |
| 21 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 22 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 23 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 24 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 26 | LADY OF Q | |
| 27 | Los Mexi%22Q%22tioners | |
| 28 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 29 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 31 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 32 | KO BBQ | |
| 33 | Mid Valley BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 2 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 3 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 4 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 5 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 7 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 8 | Mid Valley BBQ | |
| 9 | KO BBQ | |
| 10 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 11 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 12 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 14 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 15 | Beards BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 17 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 18 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 19 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 20 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 21 | Old Greenwood BBQ | |
| 22 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 23 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 24 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 25 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 26 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 28 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 29 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 30 | OM BBQ | |
| 31 | LADY OF Q | |
| 32 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 33 | Los Mexi%22Q%22tioners |
Master Series — Overall
33 entries · top 693.6228 · median 675.3832
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 2 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 3 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 5 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 6 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 8 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 9 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 10 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 11 | OM BBQ | |
| 12 | LADY OF Q | |
| 13 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 14 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 16 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 17 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 18 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 21 | Beards BBQ | |
| 22 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 23 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 24 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 25 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 26 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 27 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 28 | KO BBQ | |
| 29 | Old Greenwood BBQ | |
| 30 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 31 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 32 | Mid Valley BBQ | |
| 33 | Los Mexi%22Q%22tioners |
Master Series — Pork
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5944 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 2 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 4 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 5 | LADY OF Q | |
| 6 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 9 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 10 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 11 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 12 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 13 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 14 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 15 | OM BBQ | |
| 16 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 17 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 19 | Beards BBQ | |
| 20 | KO BBQ | |
| 21 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 22 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 23 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 24 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 25 | Mid Valley BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 27 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 28 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 29 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 30 | Old Greenwood BBQ | |
| 31 | Los Mexi%22Q%22tioners | |
| 32 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 33 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OM BBQ | |
| 2 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 3 | LADY OF Q | |
| 4 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 5 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 6 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 8 | KO BBQ | |
| 9 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 10 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 11 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 12 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 13 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 14 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 15 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 17 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 19 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 23 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 24 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 25 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 26 | Mid Valley BBQ | |
| 27 | Beards BBQ | |
| 28 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 29 | Los Mexi%22Q%22tioners | |
| 30 | Old Greenwood BBQ | |
| 31 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 32 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 33 | Bad Bears BBQ |