Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest
2025-03-14 – 2025-03-15 · Dinuba, CA · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $8,000.00
Grand Champion: Meat Candy Q (699.4400) · 26 teams
Entries
26
5 categories
Top score
699.4400
Winning margin
1.2116
GC over RC
Field average
674.36
median 683.62
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
0.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
686.7772
what a walk cost here
Field spread
97.8628
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,000.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 35%
beats 65% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1554
avg power rating going in · stronger than 59% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2116 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 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)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba, CA | 27 | 698.2744 | Old Town Franklin BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 ← this one | Dinuba, CA | 26 | 699.4400 | Meat Candy Q |
| 2026-03-20 | Dinuba, CA | 27 | 705.1200 | Cynical BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
8 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.1314 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Juicy BBQ | |
| 2 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 5 | OM BBQ | |
| 6 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 7 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 8 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ |
Master Series — Brisket
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OM BBQ | |
| 2 | Chompa Q | |
| 3 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 4 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 5 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 6 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 7 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 8 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 9 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 10 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 11 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Juicy BBQ | |
| 13 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 14 | Sequoia Smoke | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 16 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 17 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 19 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 20 | Beards BBQ | |
| 21 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 22 | RBQ | |
| 23 | Tommy Q | |
| 24 | Bull Shark BBQ | |
| 25 | Jackson's BBQ | |
| 26 | Sweet Heat BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 3 | Sequoia Smoke | |
| 4 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 5 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 6 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 7 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 8 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 9 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Juicy BBQ | |
| 11 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 12 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 13 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 14 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 16 | Jackson's BBQ | |
| 17 | RBQ | |
| 18 | OM BBQ | |
| 19 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 20 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 21 | Beards BBQ | |
| 22 | Chompa Q | |
| 23 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 24 | Bull Shark BBQ | |
| 25 | Sweet Heat BBQ | |
| 26 | Tommy Q |
Master Series — Overall
26 entries · top 699.4400 · median 683.6170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 3 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 5 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 6 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 7 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 8 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 9 | Chompa Q | |
| 10 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 11 | OM BBQ | |
| 12 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 13 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 14 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 15 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 16 | Sequoia Smoke | |
| 17 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 18 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 19 | Big Juicy BBQ | |
| 20 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 21 | Beards BBQ | |
| 22 | RBQ | |
| 23 | Jackson's BBQ | |
| 24 | Tommy Q | |
| 25 | Bull Shark BBQ | |
| 26 | Sweet Heat BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9886 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 3 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 4 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 5 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 6 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 7 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 8 | OM BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Juicy BBQ | |
| 11 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 12 | Beards BBQ | |
| 13 | Jackson's BBQ | |
| 14 | Chompa Q | |
| 15 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 16 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 17 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 18 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 19 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 20 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Tommy Q | |
| 22 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 23 | RBQ | |
| 24 | Sequoia Smoke | |
| 25 | Bull Shark BBQ | |
| 26 | Sweet Heat BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 2 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Chompa Q | |
| 4 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 5 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 7 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 8 | Sequoia Smoke | |
| 9 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 10 | Beards BBQ | |
| 11 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 12 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 13 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 14 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 16 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 17 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 18 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 19 | OM BBQ | |
| 20 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 21 | Sweet Heat BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Juicy BBQ | |
| 23 | Bull Shark BBQ | |
| 24 | RBQ | |
| 25 | Tommy Q | |
| 26 | Jackson's BBQ |