The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2)
2025-01-25 – 2025-01-26 · Hollister, CA · 📍 Casa de Fruta · State championship
Reps: KATHLEEN MCINTOSH, KELLY MCINTOSH · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Gettin' Basted (703.4516) · 27 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
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1772 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
GETTIN' BASTED took the Grand Championship home to MO.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Cherry Anchor BBQ (won 2025).
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 | Hollister, CA | Casa de Fruta | 31 | 705.1428 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| 2025-01-25 ← this one | 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 | 177.7144 | 176.5600 | 175.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.0344 | 174.2972 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.3200 | 171.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |
Pork
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.0000 · 🔥 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 |
Brisket
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 |