Jun 28–29, 2024 · Riverside, CA · 📍 Magnolia Church · State championship
Reps: Kathleen McIntosh, Kelly McIntosh · Prize money: $8,000
Poppa Pig won Grand Champion at the 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest on June 28, 2024 in Riverside, CA at Magnolia Church, scoring 707.9884 in a field of 35 teams. BURNIN AND LOOTIN took Reserve Grand Champion with 707.4632. Category winners: Chicken — RACK CITY BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (177.7144); Pork — STEVO'S BBQ TEAM (179.4400); Brisket — BURNIN AND LOOTIN (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by The Legend of Melano with 334.2856.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 94% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5252 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.
Poppa Pig won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: RACK CITY BBQ and BURNIN AND LOOTIN tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: Big Boys BBQ and Can Do BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: BULL MARKET BBQ and Meat Candy Q tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 176.5600 | 174.8572 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 176 | 173.7260 |
| Master Series — Pork | 179.4400 | 177.7144 | 173.7372 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180 | 176.5944 | 174.2628 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 170.8228 | 162.2516 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 167.4400 | 159.9428 | — |
35 entries · top 707.9884 · median 683.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poppa Pig | |
| 2 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 3 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 5 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 6 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 7 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 9 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 10 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 11 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 13 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 14 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 15 | LADY OF Q | |
| 16 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 17 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 18 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 19 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 20 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 21 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 22 | RSA's Rollin' Smokehouse Team | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 24 | Beards BBQ | |
| 25 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 26 | Mid Valley BBQ | |
| 27 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 28 | Proper Smoke | |
| 29 | Blackjack bbq | |
| 30 | AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 31 | Fire Breathin' Bros | |
| 32 | IN FLAMMA, BULL! | |
| 33 | FAT SAL'S BBQ | |
| 34 | Ron's Barbecue | |
| 35 | Montia's Pythons in Search of the Holy Grill |
35 entries · top 180 · median 170.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 4 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 6 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 7 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 9 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 10 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 11 | Poppa Pig | |
| 12 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 13 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 14 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 15 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 16 | RSA's Rollin' Smokehouse Team | |
| 17 | Mid Valley BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 19 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 21 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 22 | LADY OF Q | |
| 23 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 24 | AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 25 | Montia's Pythons in Search of the Holy Grill | |
| 26 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 27 | Beards BBQ | |
| 28 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 29 | IN FLAMMA, BULL! | |
| 30 | Blackjack bbq | |
| 31 | Proper Smoke | |
| 32 | Fire Breathin' Bros | |
| 33 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 34 | FAT SAL'S BBQ | |
| 35 | Ron's Barbecue |
35 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 2 | Poppa Pig | |
| 3 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 6 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 8 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 9 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 10 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 11 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 12 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 14 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 15 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 16 | Mid Valley BBQ | |
| 17 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 18 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 19 | RSA's Rollin' Smokehouse Team | |
| 20 | AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 21 | LADY OF Q | |
| 22 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 23 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 24 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 25 | Beards BBQ | |
| 26 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 27 | Ron's Barbecue | |
| 28 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 29 | FAT SAL'S BBQ | |
| 30 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 31 | Proper Smoke | |
| 32 | Fire Breathin' Bros | |
| 33 | Blackjack bbq | |
| 34 | Montia's Pythons in Search of the Holy Grill | |
| 35 | IN FLAMMA, BULL! |
35 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 4 | Poppa Pig | |
| 5 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 6 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 7 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 8 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 9 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 10 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 11 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 14 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 15 | LADY OF Q | |
| 16 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 17 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 18 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 19 | Proper Smoke | |
| 20 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 21 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 22 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 23 | RSA's Rollin' Smokehouse Team | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 25 | Beards BBQ | |
| 26 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 27 | Blackjack bbq | |
| 28 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 29 | FAT SAL'S BBQ | |
| 30 | Mid Valley BBQ | |
| 31 | Fire Breathin' Bros | |
| 32 | Ron's Barbecue | |
| 33 | AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 34 | IN FLAMMA, BULL! | |
| 35 | Montia's Pythons in Search of the Holy Grill |
35 entries · top 180 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 2 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 3 | Poppa Pig | |
| 4 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 5 | LADY OF Q | |
| 6 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 7 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 8 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 9 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 10 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 12 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 13 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 15 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 17 | Beards BBQ | |
| 18 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 19 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 20 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 21 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 22 | RSA's Rollin' Smokehouse Team | |
| 23 | IN FLAMMA, BULL! | |
| 24 | Mid Valley BBQ | |
| 25 | Proper Smoke | |
| 26 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 27 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 28 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 30 | Blackjack bbq | |
| 31 | Fire Breathin' Bros | |
| 32 | FAT SAL'S BBQ | |
| 33 | Montia's Pythons in Search of the Holy Grill | |
| 34 | AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 35 | Ron's Barbecue |
8 entries · top 334.2856 · median 322.7830
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Legend of Melano | |
| 2 | RSA's Rollin in The Backyard BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Wild Side BBQ | |
| 4 | Task Force Bravo BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Big J's So Cal Bbq | |
| 6 | SBPOA | |
| 7 | Grill Worthy (Trail Life) | |
| 8 | D2-2Q |
8 entries · top 170.8228 · median 163.0914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wild Side BBQ | |
| 2 | The Legend of Melano | |
| 3 | Task Force Bravo BBQ Team | |
| 4 | RSA's Rollin in The Backyard BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Big J's So Cal Bbq | |
| 6 | Grill Worthy (Trail Life) | |
| 7 | D2-2Q | |
| 8 | SBPOA |
8 entries · top 167.4400 · median 160.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Legend of Melano | |
| 2 | RSA's Rollin in The Backyard BBQ Team | |
| 3 | SBPOA | |
| 4 | Task Force Bravo BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Wild Side BBQ | |
| 6 | Big J's So Cal Bbq | |
| 7 | Grill Worthy (Trail Life) | |
| 8 | D2-2Q |
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.
13 entries · top 180 · median 166.9028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 2 | Jennifer Palmer | |
| 3 | FAT SAL'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Donald Stettler | |
| 5 | Danielle Kelly | |
| 6 | CJ Hartsock2 | |
| 7 | CJ Hartsock | |
| 8 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 10 | IN FLAMMA, BULL! | |
| 11 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 12 | Addison Lovato | |
| 13 | Theresa Copple |
14 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.3088
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 2 | IN FLAMMA, BULL! | |
| 3 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 4 | Donna Fong | |
| 5 | Robert Green | |
| 6 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 7 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 8 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 9 | Nicole Lovato | |
| 10 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 11 | Ron's Barbecue | |
| 12 | Fire Breathin' Bros | |
| 13 | Theresa Copple | |
| 14 | CJ Hartsock |
9 entries · top 175.4172 · median 160.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donald Stettler | |
| 2 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 3 | Theresa Copple | |
| 4 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 5 | Wild Side BBQ | |
| 6 | Nicole Lovato | |
| 7 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 8 | IN FLAMMA, BULL! | |
| 9 | CJ Hartsock |