Jan 25–26, 2025 · Hollister, CA · 📍 Casa de Fruta · State championship
Reps: Kathleen McIntosh, Kelly McIntosh · Prize money: $6,000
GETTIN' BASTED won Grand Champion at The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) on January 25, 2025 in Hollister, CA at Casa de Fruta, scoring 703.4516 in a field of 27 teams. SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 702.2744. Category winners: Chicken — OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT (178.8572); Brisket — Bad Bears BBQ (177.7028). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Cherry Anchor BBQ.
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 78% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1772 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
GETTIN' BASTED won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 3 boards, best of them 5th. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 5–6: GETTIN' BASTED and Cherry Anchor BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Big Boys BBQ and Chompa Q tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ and SMOKIN' AXE BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bad Bears BBQ turned in 177.7028 in brisket — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Cherry Anchor BBQ (won 2025).
26 of 31 teams from 2025-01-24 came back
26 of the 31 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2025 | Hollister, CA | Casa de Fruta | 31 | 705.1428 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| Jan 25, 2025 ← this one | Hollister, CA | Casa de Fruta | 27 | 703.4516 | Gettin' Basted | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 176.5600 | 175.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.0344 | 174.2972 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.3200 | 171.9772 |
27 entries · top 703.4516 · median 691.3372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 3 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 6 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 7 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 8 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 9 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 10 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 11 | OM BBQ | |
| 12 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 14 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 15 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 16 | LADY OF Q | |
| 17 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 18 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 19 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 20 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 21 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 22 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 23 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Chompa Q | |
| 25 | Beards BBQ | |
| 26 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 27 | RAD BBQ |
27 entries · top 177.7144 · median 173.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 2 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 3 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 8 | Chompa Q | |
| 9 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 10 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 12 | OM BBQ | |
| 13 | Beards BBQ | |
| 14 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 16 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 17 | RAD BBQ | |
| 18 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 19 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 20 | LADY OF Q | |
| 21 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 22 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 23 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 24 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 25 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 26 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 27 | Big Cat BBQ |
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 2 | RAD BBQ | |
| 3 | OM BBQ | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | Chompa Q | |
| 6 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 9 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 10 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 12 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 13 | LADY OF Q | |
| 14 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 16 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 17 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 18 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 19 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 20 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 21 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 23 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 25 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 26 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 27 | Beards BBQ |
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 2 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 4 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 7 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 8 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 9 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 10 | LADY OF Q | |
| 11 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 12 | OM BBQ | |
| 13 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 14 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 16 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 17 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 19 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 20 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 21 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 22 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 23 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 24 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 25 | Beards BBQ | |
| 26 | Chompa Q | |
| 27 | RAD BBQ |
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.
27 entries · top 180 · median 172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 4 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 5 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 6 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 7 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 8 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 10 | LADY OF Q | |
| 11 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 12 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 13 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 14 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 15 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 16 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 17 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 19 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 20 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 21 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 22 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 23 | OM BBQ | |
| 24 | Beards BBQ | |
| 25 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 26 | Chompa Q | |
| 27 | RAD BBQ |