Blaze of 47

2025-07-18 – 2025-07-19 · Salt Lake City, UT · State championship

Reps: BRIAN MOORE, STEVEN FLEWALLEN · Prize money: $20,000.00

Grand Champion: Smokin' Volts BBQ (707.9888) · 26 teams

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SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ

707.9888 · Master Series — Overall

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Rio Valley Meat BBQ

704.5372 · Master Series — Overall

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UTAH BBQ COMPANY

702.8228 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

707.9888

Winning margin

3.4516

GC over RC

Field average

689.01

median 691.39

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

Tightest race

Pork

2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

694.7768

what a walk cost here

Field spread

55.5312

winner to last place

Prize money

$20,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ

avg finish 5.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 1.1428 pts — SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 8%

beats 92% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1583

avg power rating going in · stronger than 82% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Rio Valley Meat BBQ

rated 1774 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ took the Grand Championship home to CA.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

4 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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1200

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	178.8572
2	1 Bite BBQ	177.7144
3	Big Juicy BBQ	177.7028
4	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	176.5716
5	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	176.5600
6	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	176.5600
7	UTAH BBQ COMPANY	176.0000
8	Ribbin-1-Out	175.4172
9	Rio Valley Meat BBQ	174.2628
10	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	173.7028
11	Tuffy's BBQ	173.1316
12	SLINGIN MEATS	173.1200
13	Brinkerhoff BBQ	173.1200
14	CROOKED PIGS	173.1200
15	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	173.1084
16	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	169.7144
17	Iron Horse Party Rentals	168.5944
18	SinBin BBQ	168.5256
19	Florida Boy's BBQ	168.5256
20	Triple Nines BBQ	167.4056
21	5XL BBQ	167.3944
22	Uncle Jesse's BBQ	164.5600
23	Wild West BBQ	163.9656
24	GIRLS CAN GRILL	163.9428
25	Red Beards BBQ	159.9544
26	Ribbed For Your Pleasure	155.4060

Master Series — Chicken

26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Uncle Jesse's BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Wild West BBQ	179.4400
3	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	178.8572
4	UTAH BBQ COMPANY	177.1428
5	Florida Boy's BBQ	176.5600
6	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	176.5600
7	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	176.5600
8	SinBin BBQ	175.4400
9	Rio Valley Meat BBQ	175.4172
10	Brinkerhoff BBQ	175.4056
11	Tuffy's BBQ	174.2628
12	SLINGIN MEATS	173.1200
13	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	173.1200
14	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	172.5600
15	Ribbin-1-Out	172.0000
16	GIRLS CAN GRILL	171.9772
17	1 Bite BBQ	171.9772
18	5XL BBQ	171.4056
19	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	171.4056
20	Triple Nines BBQ	169.7028
21	CROOKED PIGS	167.3828
22	Iron Horse Party Rentals	166.2400
23	Red Beards BBQ	164.5600
24	Big Juicy BBQ	163.9656
25	Ribbed For Your Pleasure	163.9544
26	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	162.8228

Master Series — Overall

26 entries · top 707.9888 · median 691.3944

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	707.9888
2	Rio Valley Meat BBQ	704.5372
3	UTAH BBQ COMPANY	702.8228
4	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	702.2400
5	Brinkerhoff BBQ	700.4912
6	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	699.3944
7	1 Bite BBQ	698.2400
8	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	696.5488
9	SinBin BBQ	695.9544
10	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	694.7768
11	SLINGIN MEATS	693.0744
12	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	692.5028
13	Ribbin-1-Out	691.9544
14	Wild West BBQ	690.8344
15	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	690.2056
16	GIRLS CAN GRILL	688.4800
17	Triple Nines BBQ	686.7884
18	Florida Boy's BBQ	684.4912
19	Tuffy's BBQ	682.7888
20	Big Juicy BBQ	682.1712
21	5XL BBQ	681.6112
22	Uncle Jesse's BBQ	677.1084
23	CROOKED PIGS	674.7084
24	Iron Horse Party Rentals	673.0744
25	Red Beards BBQ	669.0400
26	Ribbed For Your Pleasure	652.4576

Master Series — Pork

26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.9886 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Rio Valley Meat BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Brinkerhoff BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	180.0000 🔥
4	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	177.7144
5	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	177.7144
6	Iron Horse Party Rentals	176.5600
7	GIRLS CAN GRILL	176.0000
8	UTAH BBQ COMPANY	175.4172
9	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	175.4056
10	Wild West BBQ	174.8688
11	5XL BBQ	174.2856
12	SLINGIN MEATS	174.2744
13	SinBin BBQ	174.2744
14	Ribbin-1-Out	173.7028
15	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	172.5600
16	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	171.9656
17	Ribbed For Your Pleasure	171.4172
18	Triple Nines BBQ	170.8228
19	Florida Boy's BBQ	170.2856
20	1 Bite BBQ	169.6912
21	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	169.6800
22	Red Beards BBQ	169.6684
23	Big Juicy BBQ	169.6684
24	Uncle Jesse's BBQ	167.4056
25	CROOKED PIGS	166.2400
26	Tuffy's BBQ	165.1200

Master Series — Pork Ribs

26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.5600

#	Team	Score
1	1 Bite BBQ	178.8572
2	Triple Nines BBQ	178.8572
3	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	178.2972
4	SinBin BBQ	177.7144
5	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	176.5600
6	GIRLS CAN GRILL	176.5600
7	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	175.4056
8	Rio Valley Meat BBQ	174.8572
9	Red Beards BBQ	174.8572
10	UTAH BBQ COMPANY	174.2628
11	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	173.7144
12	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	173.7144
13	Wild West BBQ	172.5600
14	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	172.5600
15	SLINGIN MEATS	172.5600
16	Brinkerhoff BBQ	171.9656
17	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	171.4056
18	Big Juicy BBQ	170.8344
19	Ribbin-1-Out	170.8344
20	Tuffy's BBQ	170.2744
21	Florida Boy's BBQ	169.1200
22	5XL BBQ	168.5256
23	CROOKED PIGS	167.9656
24	Uncle Jesse's BBQ	165.1428
25	Iron Horse Party Rentals	161.6800
26	Ribbed For Your Pleasure	161.6800