A first Grand Championship
10
tracked contests to get there
This was Meat Sweats's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 10th tracked contest.
IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) 2024
May 3–4, 2024 · San Diego, CA · 📍 4545 ViewRidge Ave
Reps: Kathleen McIntosh, Kelly McIntosh
Meat Sweats won Grand Champion at the IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) on May 3, 2024 in San Diego, CA at 4545 ViewRidge Ave, scoring 648.6056 in a field of 10 teams. We Shock the Competition BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 638.8344. Category winners: Chicken — Meat Sweats (162.3200); Pork Ribs — Loco Smokers (167.9772); Pork — Smoke Meat Not Meth (165.1200); Brisket — We Shock the Competition BBQ (159.9544). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Smokin' Volts Barbeque; the next was held in 2025.
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.
588.97
median 619.38
648.61 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 162.32
- Pork Ribs 167.98
- Pork 165.12
- Brisket 159.95
134.26
167.98
Entries
10
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
648.6056
Winning margin
9.7712
GC over RC
Field average
619.96
588.97648.61
median 619.38 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.8228 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
588.9716
588.97648.61
10th place overall
Field spread
59.6340
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
Came back for more
14%
2 of 14 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines (4 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 dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 4 tracked editions
Loco Smokers has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
- 2025
- 2026
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 8–9: Tangy Tramps BBQ and We BBQ For Those Who Can't tied on 152.5256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: Meat Sweats edged Loco Smokers by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 7–8: JMJ edged Vegas 357 by 0.0572.
- Pork 8–9 · tie
- Brisket 2–3 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0572
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Meat Sweats took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 3rd.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 2nd
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 full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2023 | San Diego, CA | 4545 Viewridge Dr | 14 | 707.9656 | Smokin' Volts Barbeque | — |
| May 3, 2024 ← this one | San Diego, CA | 4545 ViewRidge Ave | 10 | 648.6056 | Meat Sweats | — |
| Jun 20, 2025 | San Diego, CA | 4545 Viewridge Ave. #100 | 15 | 694.2056 | Loco Smokers | — |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Santa Ana, CA | 1261 E Dyer Rd | 9 | 670.7428 | LOCO SMOKERS | Rubbed The Wrong Way |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 162.3200 | 153.1428 | 134.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 167.9772 | 160.5600 | 149.6800 |
| Pork | 165.1200 | 162.2972 | 138.8456 |
| Brisket | 159.9544 | 154.2172 | 139.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Competitor Series
Overall
10 entries · top 648.6056 · median 619.3828 · out of 720, not the usual 720
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Sweats | |
| 2 | We Shock the Competition BBQ | |
| 3 | Loco Smokers | |
| 4 | We BBQ For Those Who Can't | |
| 5 | JMJ | |
| 6 | Smoke Meat Not Meth | |
| 7 | Jr's BBQ | |
| 8 | Tangy Tramps BBQ | |
| 9 | Renew- 569 | |
| 10 | Vegas 357 |
Chicken
10 entries · top 162.3200 · median 152.8800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Sweats | |
| 2 | Tangy Tramps BBQ | |
| 3 | We Shock the Competition BBQ | |
| 4 | We BBQ For Those Who Can't | |
| 5 | Renew- 569 | |
| 6 | JMJ | |
| 7 | Loco Smokers | |
| 8 | Jr's BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoke Meat Not Meth | |
| 10 | Vegas 357 |
Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 167.9772 · median 159.1372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loco Smokers | |
| 2 | Smoke Meat Not Meth | |
| 3 | Meat Sweats | |
| 4 | We BBQ For Those Who Can't | |
| 5 | Jr's BBQ | |
| 6 | We Shock the Competition BBQ | |
| 7 | JMJ | |
| 8 | Vegas 357 | |
| 9 | Tangy Tramps BBQ | |
| 10 | Renew- 569 |
Pork
10 entries · top 165.1200 · median 159.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Meat Not Meth | |
| 2 | Meat Sweats | |
| 3 | JMJ | |
| 4 | Loco Smokers | |
| 5 | We Shock the Competition BBQ | |
| 6 | Vegas 357 | |
| 7 | Jr's BBQ | |
| 8 | Tangy Tramps BBQ | |
| 9 | We BBQ For Those Who Can't | |
| 10 | Renew- 569 |
Brisket
10 entries · top 159.9544 · median 153.9486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | We Shock the Competition BBQ | |
| 2 | Meat Sweats | |
| 3 | Loco Smokers | |
| 4 | We BBQ For Those Who Can't | |
| 5 | Jr's BBQ | |
| 6 | Renew- 569 | |
| 7 | JMJ | |
| 8 | Smoke Meat Not Meth | |
| 9 | Vegas 357 | |
| 10 | Tangy Tramps BBQ |
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.
Ancillary — Chili
8 entries · top 172.5600 · median 166.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renew- 569 | |
| 2 | We BBQ For Those Who Can't | |
| 3 | Meat Sweats | |
| 4 | Loco Smokers | |
| 5 | Jr's BBQ Senior | |
| 6 | JMJ | |
| 7 | Jr's BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoke Meat Not Meth |
Ancillary — Side Dish
8 entries · top 178.8800 · median 162.5544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | We BBQ For Those Who Can't | |
| 2 | Smoke Meat Not Meth #2 | |
| 3 | Renew- 569 | |
| 4 | JMJ 2.0 | |
| 5 | Tangy Tramps BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke Meat Not Meth | |
| 7 | JMJ | |
| 8 | Jr's BBQ |