Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest
2024-03-15 – 2024-03-16 · Dinuba, CA · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Old Town Franklin BBQ (698.2744) · 27 teams
Entries
27
5 categories
Top score
698.2744
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
671.17
median 675.34
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
2.2512 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.6232
what a walk cost here
Field spread
75.0744
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,000.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 40%
beats 60% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1548
avg power rating going in · stronger than 54% 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.
🃏 An upset on the books
Old Town Franklin BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Meat Candy Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-15 ← this one | Dinuba, CA | 27 | 698.2744 | Old Town Franklin BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Dinuba, CA | 26 | 699.4400 | Meat Candy Q |
| 2026-03-20 | Dinuba, CA | 27 | 705.1200 | Cynical BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
6 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.4286 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 2 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 3 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 4 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 6 | Sweets N Meats BBQ |
Master Series — Brisket
27 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 2 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | RBQ | |
| 5 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 6 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 7 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 8 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 9 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 10 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 12 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 13 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 14 | Beards BBQ | |
| 15 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 16 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 17 | Sequoia Smoke | |
| 18 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 20 | PORKCHOP & BUBBAS | |
| 21 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 22 | AK47 BBQ | |
| 23 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 24 | Mid Valley BBQ | |
| 25 | Sweets N Meats BBQ | |
| 26 | AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 27 | Don't Bite The Bone BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 2 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 3 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 4 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 5 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 7 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 8 | Sweets N Meats BBQ | |
| 9 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 11 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 12 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 13 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 14 | Sequoia Smoke | |
| 15 | RBQ | |
| 16 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 17 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 18 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 19 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 20 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | Beards BBQ | |
| 22 | PORKCHOP & BUBBAS | |
| 23 | Mid Valley BBQ | |
| 24 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 25 | AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 26 | Don't Bite The Bone BBQ | |
| 27 | AK47 BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
27 entries · top 698.2744 · median 675.3368
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 2 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 3 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 4 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 5 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 8 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 9 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 11 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 12 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 14 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 15 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 16 | RBQ | |
| 17 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 18 | PORKCHOP & BUBBAS | |
| 19 | Beards BBQ | |
| 20 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 21 | Mid Valley BBQ | |
| 22 | Sequoia Smoke | |
| 23 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 24 | Sweets N Meats BBQ | |
| 25 | AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 26 | AK47 BBQ | |
| 27 | Don't Bite The Bone BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
27 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 3 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 4 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 5 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | PORKCHOP & BUBBAS | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 8 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 9 | AK47 BBQ | |
| 10 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 11 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 12 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 13 | Sequoia Smoke | |
| 14 | Sweets N Meats BBQ | |
| 15 | Mid Valley BBQ | |
| 16 | RBQ | |
| 17 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 18 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 19 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 20 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 21 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 22 | Beards BBQ | |
| 23 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 24 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 25 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 26 | AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 27 | Don't Bite The Bone BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 4 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 5 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 6 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 7 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 8 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 9 | Mid Valley BBQ | |
| 10 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 11 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 14 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 15 | PORKCHOP & BUBBAS | |
| 16 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 17 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 18 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 19 | Don't Bite The Bone BBQ | |
| 20 | Beards BBQ | |
| 21 | RBQ | |
| 22 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 23 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 24 | AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 25 | Sweets N Meats BBQ | |
| 26 | AK47 BBQ | |
| 27 | Sequoia Smoke |