The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1)
2025-01-24 – 2025-01-25 · Hollister, CA · 📍 Casa de Fruta · State championship
Reps: KATHLEEN MCINTOSH, KELLY MCINTOSH · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Cherry Anchor BBQ (705.1428) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 14.3200 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
Cherry Anchor BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 1–2: Meat Candy Q and Chompa Q tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: GETTIN' BASTED and 5TH GEAR BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: Cherry Anchor BBQ and BULL MARKET BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
Cherry Anchor BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 15-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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-24 ← this one | Hollister, CA | Casa de Fruta | 31 | 705.1428 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2025-01-25 | Hollister, CA | Casa de Fruta | 27 | 703.4516 | Gettin' Basted | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 172.5828 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4516 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 171.4056 | 166.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 705.1428 · median 675.3716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 2 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 6 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 7 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 8 | Chompa Q | |
| 9 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 10 | LADY OF Q | |
| 11 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 12 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 13 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 14 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 15 | OM BBQ | |
| 16 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 17 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 18 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 20 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 21 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 22 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 23 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 24 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 25 | RBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 27 | Beards BBQ | |
| 28 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 29 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 30 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 31 | B&E BBQ |
Chicken
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 2 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 3 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 4 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 5 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 8 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 9 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 10 | Beards BBQ | |
| 11 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 12 | OM BBQ | |
| 13 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 15 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 16 | LADY OF Q | |
| 17 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 18 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 19 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 20 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 21 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 22 | RBQ | |
| 23 | Chompa Q | |
| 24 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 25 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 26 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 27 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 29 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 30 | B&E BBQ | |
| 31 | PRISON BREAK BBQ |
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | Chompa Q | |
| 3 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 4 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 5 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 6 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 7 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 8 | LADY OF Q | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 11 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 12 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 14 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 15 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 16 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 17 | OM BBQ | |
| 18 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 19 | RBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 21 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 24 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 25 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 26 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 27 | B&E BBQ | |
| 28 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 29 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 30 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 31 | Beards BBQ |
Pork
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5484 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 2 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 5 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 6 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Chompa Q | |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 9 | LADY OF Q | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 11 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 12 | OM BBQ | |
| 13 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 14 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 15 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 16 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 19 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 20 | Beards BBQ | |
| 21 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 22 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 23 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 24 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 25 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 26 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 27 | RBQ | |
| 28 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 29 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 30 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 31 | B&E BBQ |
Brisket
31 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 2 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 3 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 5 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 6 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 7 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 8 | RBQ | |
| 9 | Beards BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 12 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 13 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 14 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 16 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 17 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 18 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 19 | OM BBQ | |
| 20 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 21 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 22 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 23 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 24 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 25 | LADY OF Q | |
| 26 | Chompa Q | |
| 27 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 28 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 29 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 30 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 31 | B&E 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 — Dessert
9 entries · top 176.5600 · median 172.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OM BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin Volts | |
| 3 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 6 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Beards BBQ | |
| 8 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 9 | Big Boys BBQ |