Dana Point State BBQ Championship

2013-10-04 – 2013-10-05 · Dana Point, CA · 📍 Dana Point, CA

Grand Champion: BURNIN AND LOOTIN (694.8228) · 99 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ

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BURNIN AND LOOTIN

694.8228 · Master Series — Overall

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SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ

690.8684 · Master Series — Overall

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THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ

689.2004 · Master Series — Overall

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

425.69 median 643.92 694.82 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 178.32
Pork Ribs 176.58
Pork 176.56
Brisket 179.44

20.00 179.44

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2016 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 2 ancillary

Top score

694.8228

Winning margin

3.9544

GC over RC

Field average

634.66

425.69694.82

median 643.92 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

2.2628 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

673.6000

425.69694.82

10th place overall

Field spread

269.1320

winner to last place

Most consistent

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ

avg finish 7.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 4.5600 pts — BURNIN AND LOOTIN

How hot was the win?

Top 54%

beats 46% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.55 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1520

avg power rating going in · stronger than 14% of contests

Top-rated in the field

LEFT COAST Q

rated 1670 pre-contest

Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point

Pork places 4–5: DADDY O'S SMOKIN' BBQ and HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ and SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: HOGHOUND BARBEQUE edged BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ by 0.0112.

Pork 4–5 · tie
Pork 6–7 · tie
Chicken 8–9 · 0.0112
Brisket 8–9 · 0.0112

How the title was won

2 of 4 meats called to the stage

BURNIN AND LOOTIN took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 14th.

Chicken 14th
Pork Ribs 12th
Pork 8th
Brisket 1st

One of the big ones

99 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 99% of the 5,410 contests in the data

99 teams made this a bigger field than 99% of every contest tracked.

This contest's own records (1 in the KCBS record book)

Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.

#8 🧱 Deepest contest 90 average field across every edition · 3 editions · biggest 99 · 7 Oct 2016

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)

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
2013-10-04 ← this one	Dana Point, CA	Dana Point, CA	99	694.8228	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ
2014-10-02	Dana Point, CA	Dana Point, CA 92629	97	694.8000	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	ZZYZX BAR.B.Q
2016-10-07	Dana Point, CA	Sea Terrace Park	75	705.1200	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ
2017-10-13	Dana Point, CA	—	—	—	—	—

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	178.3200	173.7372	172.5944
Pork Ribs	176.5828	172.0344	169.7144
Pork	176.5600	174.2972	171.4172
Brisket	179.4400	172.0344	170.8228

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

99 entries · top 694.8228 · median 643.9200

#	Team	Score
1	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	694.8228
2	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	690.8684
3	THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	689.2004
4	ROOFTOP BBQ	684.5484
5	ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN	681.0168
6	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	679.4172
7	SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ	675.9544
8	KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ	675.8972
9	HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS	673.6116
10	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	673.6000
11	WOODHOUSE BARBECUE	670.7880
12	LADY OF Q	669.6228
13	DADDY O'S SMOKIN' BBQ	668.5028
14	PORKETEERS	668.4000
15	BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ	667.3716
16	MAD DAWGZ BBQ	666.8344
17	LEFT COAST Q	666.7428
18	PIG PUSHERS BBQ & CATERING	665.7488
19	TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	665.7260
20	MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ	664.5368
21	STEEL CITY BBQ	664.4456
22	FUNTIME BBQ	663.9656
23	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	663.4060
24	Smoqued California BBQ	663.3368
25	WHEN PIGS FLY	662.8344
26	ALL SAUCED UP	662.7540
27	TROPICAL HEAT BBQ	661.1200
28	Kritter Kookers	660.5028
29	ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	659.9428
30	STEVE'S AND BEEVE'S	658.7772
31	T & J Backyard BBQ	657.1312
32	OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA	653.6572
33	THE COWBOY WAY AZ	653.5884
34	2ND TO LAST BBQ	653.0172
35	HOGHOUND BARBEQUE	652.5144
36	TWISTED BRISKET BBQ	652.0000
37	PIG LOVE Q	651.3828
38	SMOKIN' PILES OF BBQ	650.1712
39	HOG WILD	649.6456
40	SOAKED IN SMOKE	649.6228
41	Meat Candy Q	648.5484
42	R&R BBQ	648.4912
43	RANCH 13 BBQ	648.4460
44	GRILL OF HIS DREAMS	648.4116
45	SON OF SMOKE	648.3768
46	Dad's Doing What They Love	647.3256
47	TATTOO'D HOG BBQ	646.7428
48	SMOKY OKIE & COMPANY	646.2400
49	MAN MEAT FIRE	645.6572
50	SOUTH COAST BBQ	643.9200
51	FORK U BBQ	642.6512
52	BIG RACK BBQ	641.5424
53	QUED UP	640.4568
54	THE TATTOOED PIG	637.6804
55	MOSSY ROCK BBQ	637.5540
56	BIG DADDY'S Q'N CREW	636.5600
57	VICIOUS SMOKE	636.4684
58	MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND	635.9656
59	Barrely Smokin	635.9656
60	BLUE COLLAR SMOKERS	635.4056
61	Smokey and the Pirate	635.2228
62	Smoke This BBQ	634.8228
63	Hog Smoke BBQ	634.1600
64	JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE	633.7256
65	DOUBLE BARREL SMOKERS	632.5028
66	Q'S BBQ SMOKING YOU OUT	631.8976
67	OUTTA GAS BBQ	630.2400
68	BIG ACES BBQ	630.1484
69	KARNIVOROUS	626.8232
70	PORK BELLY'S BBQ OF CA	624.4916
71	SILVER RIDGE BBQ	623.4400
72	DOG HOUSE Q	622.7428
73	AFRO SMOKE BBQ	621.6456
74	JW HAYES BBQ	618.3776
75	SMOKIN IT UP BBQ	614.7312
76	MONSOON BBQ	613.1320
77	Real McCoy	612.9712
78	HOT & SMOKIN 5B	611.9884
79	River City Cooking	610.3196
80	BONE LICKIN GOOD BBQ	609.2116
81	Daddy O's BBQ	609.1200
82	Smokin Steve's Pit BBQ	608.5712
83	Stealth BBQ	606.3544
84	COWBOYS SMOKIN HOT BBQ	604.3200
85	BLACK AND WHITE SMOKE	603.2572
86	Ole Blue BBQ	598.1368
87	Ace Tomato Company	597.6688
88	MOO CLUCK OINK BBQ TEAM	596.9484
89	Just Maken It 2	595.4624
90	BIG AL'S BIG TIME BBQ	594.7428
91	WOODY'S BAR-B-Q OF CALIFORNIA	590.1140
92	BENT SMOKE	589.5888
93	SMOKIN' REJECTS!	583.1204
94	SMOKE-N-NUKES	579.3596
95	Blowin' Smoke BBQ	572.9600
96	Bubbas Smokeyard BBQ	561.1660
97	BIG FIRE	490.9372
98	PJ'S DADGUM BBQ	462.2400
99	Sea Smoke BBQ	425.6908

Chicken

99 entries · top 178.3200 · median 163.4056

#	Team	Score
1	BIG DADDY'S Q'N CREW	178.3200
2	THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	176.5944
3	ROOFTOP BBQ	175.4400
4	GRILL OF HIS DREAMS	174.2744
5	TWISTED BRISKET BBQ	173.7372
6	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	173.7028
7	MAD DAWGZ BBQ	173.1544
8	HOGHOUND BARBEQUE	173.1428
9	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	173.1316
10	OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA	172.5944
11	SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ	172.5828
12	STEEL CITY BBQ	172.5600
13	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	172.5600
14	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	172.5600
15	PORK BELLY'S BBQ OF CA	171.4172
16	PIG LOVE Q	171.4172
17	MOSSY ROCK BBQ	171.4056
18	THE COWBOY WAY AZ	171.4056
19	Meat Candy Q	170.8800
20	SOUTH COAST BBQ	170.2744
21	KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ	170.2628
22	MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND	169.7028
23	HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS	169.1200
24	BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ	169.1200
25	DADDY O'S SMOKIN' BBQ	168.5828
26	TROPICAL HEAT BBQ	168.5372
27	ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN	168.5256
28	SOAKED IN SMOKE	167.9656
29	WHEN PIGS FLY	167.4744
30	T & J Backyard BBQ	167.4172
31	AFRO SMOKE BBQ	167.3940
32	2ND TO LAST BBQ	166.2628
33	SON OF SMOKE	166.2512
34	Q'S BBQ SMOKING YOU OUT	165.7144
35	ALL SAUCED UP	165.7028
36	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	165.1428
37	Smoqued California BBQ	165.1428
38	LEFT COAST Q	165.1200
39	FUNTIME BBQ	165.1200
40	TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	165.1084
41	BIG FIRE	164.6056
42	MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ	164.5712
43	HOG WILD	164.5600
44	JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE	164.0000
45	WOODHOUSE BARBECUE	163.9656
46	MAN MEAT FIRE	163.4516
47	KARNIVOROUS	163.4172
48	Just Maken It 2	163.4056
49	PIG PUSHERS BBQ & CATERING	163.4056
50	R&R BBQ	163.4056
51	LADY OF Q	163.3828
52	Kritter Kookers	163.3828
53	ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	163.3828
54	STEVE'S AND BEEVE'S	162.8228
55	Dad's Doing What They Love	162.2972
56	SILVER RIDGE BBQ	161.7028
57	RANCH 13 BBQ	161.6800
58	PORKETEERS	161.6572
59	VICIOUS SMOKE	161.0856
60	BIG RACK BBQ	160.5028
61	FORK U BBQ	160.4912
62	BIG ACES BBQ	159.9656
63	BLUE COLLAR SMOKERS	159.3828
64	Real McCoy	158.8800
65	Bubbas Smokeyard BBQ	158.8572
66	QUED UP	158.7884
67	Daddy O's BBQ	158.2512
68	SMOKY OKIE & COMPANY	158.2284
69	BENT SMOKE	157.7256
70	Smoke This BBQ	157.6800
71	Ole Blue BBQ	156.5600
72	PJ'S DADGUM BBQ	155.4400
73	TATTOO'D HOG BBQ	154.8228
74	Smokin Steve's Pit BBQ	154.3200
75	DOG HOUSE Q	154.2856
76	Stealth BBQ	154.2628
77	COWBOYS SMOKIN HOT BBQ	154.2400
78	Ace Tomato Company	153.7372
79	JW HAYES BBQ	153.1656
80	THE TATTOOED PIG	152.5828
81	Barrely Smokin	152.5828
82	MONSOON BBQ	152.5716
83	Smokey and the Pirate	152.5028
84	MOO CLUCK OINK BBQ TEAM	151.9312
85	HOT & SMOKIN 5B	151.4172
86	River City Cooking	150.2740
87	SMOKIN' PILES OF BBQ	149.1084
88	BLACK AND WHITE SMOKE	148.0000
89	Hog Smoke BBQ	147.9656
90	BONE LICKIN GOOD BBQ	147.4628
91	Sea Smoke BBQ	146.8912
92	DOUBLE BARREL SMOKERS	146.8000
93	SMOKE-N-NUKES	145.7140
94	OUTTA GAS BBQ	145.6800
95	SMOKIN' REJECTS!	142.8116
96	SMOKIN IT UP BBQ	142.2056
97	WOODY'S BAR-B-Q OF CALIFORNIA	141.7028
98	Blowin' Smoke BBQ	141.0972
99	BIG AL'S BIG TIME BBQ	130.2284

Pork Ribs

99 entries · top 176.5828 · median 161.1428

#	Team	Score
1	WOODHOUSE BARBECUE	176.5828
2	ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN	173.7028
3	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	173.2000
4	Smoqued California BBQ	173.1428
5	TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	172.0344
6	THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	172.0116
7	ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	171.4516
8	FUNTIME BBQ	170.8344
9	PORKETEERS	170.8228
10	HOG WILD	169.7144
11	BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ	169.1544
12	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	169.1200
13	ROOFTOP BBQ	169.1084
14	Hog Smoke BBQ	168.5716
15	Kritter Kookers	168.5484
16	STEEL CITY BBQ	168.0000
17	MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ	167.9772
18	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	167.9656
19	PJ'S DADGUM BBQ	167.4288
20	DADDY O'S SMOKIN' BBQ	166.8344
21	STEVE'S AND BEEVE'S	166.2972
22	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	166.2744
23	PIG LOVE Q	165.7144
24	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	165.7144
25	Dad's Doing What They Love	165.6916
26	THE TATTOOED PIG	165.6916
27	BIG RACK BBQ	165.6800
28	Smokey and the Pirate	165.6800
29	2ND TO LAST BBQ	165.6800
30	SMOKIN' PILES OF BBQ	165.6800
31	LADY OF Q	165.6800
32	DOUBLE BARREL SMOKERS	165.1544
33	MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND	165.1200
34	BLUE COLLAR SMOKERS	164.5944
35	VICIOUS SMOKE	164.5372
36	LEFT COAST Q	164.5256
37	FORK U BBQ	163.9772
38	Barrely Smokin	163.9772
39	HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS	163.9544
40	KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ	163.3944
41	WHEN PIGS FLY	163.3944
42	MAD DAWGZ BBQ	162.8456
43	PIG PUSHERS BBQ & CATERING	162.2744
44	R&R BBQ	162.2628
45	SMOKY OKIE & COMPANY	161.7144
46	MAN MEAT FIRE	161.7028
47	SILVER RIDGE BBQ	161.6912
48	Meat Candy Q	161.6800
49	RANCH 13 BBQ	161.1432
50	OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA	161.1428
51	THE COWBOY WAY AZ	160.5716
52	OUTTA GAS BBQ	160.5600
53	TATTOO'D HOG BBQ	160.5256
54	JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE	160.0228
55	HOGHOUND BARBEQUE	159.9888
56	TROPICAL HEAT BBQ	159.9656
57	Stealth BBQ	159.4628
58	BIG ACES BBQ	159.4172
59	AFRO SMOKE BBQ	159.3944
60	GRILL OF HIS DREAMS	159.3828
61	JW HAYES BBQ	158.8688
62	BONE LICKIN GOOD BBQ	158.2972
63	ALL SAUCED UP	158.2400
64	SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ	158.2400
65	DOG HOUSE Q	157.7144
66	BIG DADDY'S Q'N CREW	157.7144
67	Daddy O's BBQ	157.1316
68	SMOKIN IT UP BBQ	157.0856
69	River City Cooking	156.6284
70	Ace Tomato Company	156.5712
71	SMOKIN' REJECTS!	156.5488
72	QUED UP	155.9772
73	SON OF SMOKE	155.9428
74	T & J Backyard BBQ	155.4172
75	Smoke This BBQ	155.4056
76	BLACK AND WHITE SMOKE	154.8000
77	PORK BELLY'S BBQ OF CA	154.2856
78	SOUTH COAST BBQ	153.6800
79	BIG FIRE	153.1888
80	TWISTED BRISKET BBQ	153.0972
81	MONSOON BBQ	152.5144
82	KARNIVOROUS	152.0232
83	WOODY'S BAR-B-Q OF CALIFORNIA	151.3712
84	Real McCoy	151.3600
85	Smokin Steve's Pit BBQ	150.8228
86	MOSSY ROCK BBQ	150.7656
87	SOAKED IN SMOKE	150.2516
88	BIG AL'S BIG TIME BBQ	147.4172
89	Blowin' Smoke BBQ	146.8116
90	Just Maken It 2	146.3428
91	HOT & SMOKIN 5B	146.2856
92	BENT SMOKE	146.2516
93	Q'S BBQ SMOKING YOU OUT	146.2516
94	COWBOYS SMOKIN HOT BBQ	143.9200
95	Bubbas Smokeyard BBQ	143.3716
96	MOO CLUCK OINK BBQ TEAM	139.3600
97	SMOKE-N-NUKES	136.5828
98	Ole Blue BBQ	133.6456
99	Sea Smoke BBQ	132.5368

Pork

99 entries · top 176.5600 · median 159.4172

#	Team	Score
1	KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ	176.5600
2	PIG PUSHERS BBQ & CATERING	174.8916
3	SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ	174.8572
4	DADDY O'S SMOKIN' BBQ	174.2972
5	HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS	174.2972
6	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	174.2628
7	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	174.2628
8	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	173.7028
9	LADY OF Q	172.5600
10	KARNIVOROUS	171.4172
11	Smokey and the Pirate	170.8572
12	LEFT COAST Q	170.8572
13	MAN MEAT FIRE	170.8456
14	ALL SAUCED UP	170.8456
15	TATTOO'D HOG BBQ	170.3088
16	THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	169.7600
17	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	169.1772
18	WOODHOUSE BARBECUE	169.1084
19	Barrely Smokin	168.6056
20	ROOFTOP BBQ	168.5716
21	T & J Backyard BBQ	168.0228
22	ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN	167.9772
23	MAD DAWGZ BBQ	167.4172
24	OUTTA GAS BBQ	165.7600
25	Kritter Kookers	165.7372
26	MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ	165.7028
27	R&R BBQ	165.6800
28	SOUTH COAST BBQ	165.1428
29	SMOKIN' PILES OF BBQ	164.5600
30	Dad's Doing What They Love	164.5484
31	PORKETEERS	163.9544
32	WHEN PIGS FLY	163.4172
33	BIG AL'S BIG TIME BBQ	163.4056
34	RANCH 13 BBQ	163.3944
35	SMOKIN IT UP BBQ	162.8572
36	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	162.8344
37	SOAKED IN SMOKE	162.8228
38	THE TATTOOED PIG	162.3088
39	STEVE'S AND BEEVE'S	162.2744
40	BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ	162.2628
41	BLUE COLLAR SMOKERS	162.2512
42	MOSSY ROCK BBQ	161.6800
43	HOGHOUND BARBEQUE	161.1312
44	BIG ACES BBQ	161.0856
45	2ND TO LAST BBQ	160.5028
46	STEEL CITY BBQ	160.4912
47	Q'S BBQ SMOKING YOU OUT	159.9772
48	OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA	159.9428
49	Smoqued California BBQ	159.9428
50	TROPICAL HEAT BBQ	159.4172
51	Hog Smoke BBQ	159.3712
52	SMOKY OKIE & COMPANY	158.8572
53	JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE	158.8572
54	FUNTIME BBQ	158.8456
55	SON OF SMOKE	158.8000
56	WOODY'S BAR-B-Q OF CALIFORNIA	157.7028
57	BIG RACK BBQ	157.6912
58	DOUBLE BARREL SMOKERS	157.6912
59	HOG WILD	157.6912
60	PORK BELLY'S BBQ OF CA	157.6800
61	THE COWBOY WAY AZ	157.6684
62	FORK U BBQ	157.0856
63	Ace Tomato Company	156.5944
64	Smoke This BBQ	156.5944
65	TWISTED BRISKET BBQ	156.5828
66	TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	156.5488
67	BLACK AND WHITE SMOKE	156.5028
68	COWBOYS SMOKIN HOT BBQ	155.9428
69	Smokin Steve's Pit BBQ	155.4400
70	Meat Candy Q	155.4056
71	PIG LOVE Q	155.3940
72	Bubbas Smokeyard BBQ	154.9144
73	River City Cooking	154.8572
74	DOG HOUSE Q	153.0856
75	Real McCoy	152.5256
76	VICIOUS SMOKE	152.0112
77	MOO CLUCK OINK BBQ TEAM	152.0000
78	HOT & SMOKIN 5B	151.9884
79	BENT SMOKE	151.9772
80	GRILL OF HIS DREAMS	151.9200
81	MONSOON BBQ	150.8800
82	ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	150.8228
83	QUED UP	150.8112
84	Ole Blue BBQ	150.2284
85	BONE LICKIN GOOD BBQ	149.1772
86	JW HAYES BBQ	149.1544
87	Blowin' Smoke BBQ	149.1200
88	AFRO SMOKE BBQ	148.0000
89	MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND	147.4056
90	Sea Smoke BBQ	146.2628
91	SILVER RIDGE BBQ	145.7144
92	SMOKE-N-NUKES	144.5828
93	Stealth BBQ	142.3316
94	BIG DADDY'S Q'N CREW	139.9428
95	Just Maken It 2	139.4056
96	PJ'S DADGUM BBQ	139.3712
97	Daddy O's BBQ	136.5944
98	SMOKIN' REJECTS!	126.6400
99	BIG FIRE	20.0000

Brisket

97 entries · top 179.4400 · median 158.8572

#	Team	Score
1	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	179.4400
2	QUED UP	174.8800
3	ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	174.2856
4	TROPICAL HEAT BBQ	173.2000
5	TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	172.0344
6	PORKETEERS	171.9656
7	ROOFTOP BBQ	171.4284
8	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	170.8456
9	THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	170.8344
10	SMOKIN' PILES OF BBQ	170.8228
11	ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN	170.8112
12	SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ	170.2744
13	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	170.2628
14	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	169.7144
15	FUNTIME BBQ	169.1656
16	SOAKED IN SMOKE	168.5828
17	TWISTED BRISKET BBQ	168.5828
18	WHEN PIGS FLY	168.5484
19	LADY OF Q	168.0000
20	ALL SAUCED UP	167.9656
21	SMOKY OKIE & COMPANY	167.4400
22	SON OF SMOKE	167.3828
23	STEVE'S AND BEEVE'S	167.3828
24	BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ	166.8344
25	MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ	166.2856
26	T & J Backyard BBQ	166.2740
27	LEFT COAST Q	166.2400
28	HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS	166.2400
29	KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ	165.6800
30	PIG PUSHERS BBQ & CATERING	165.1772
31	Smoke This BBQ	165.1428
32	Smoqued California BBQ	165.1084
33	THE COWBOY WAY AZ	163.9428
34	MAD DAWGZ BBQ	163.4172
35	STEEL CITY BBQ	163.3944
36	DOUBLE BARREL SMOKERS	162.8572
37	Kritter Kookers	162.8344
38	GRILL OF HIS DREAMS	162.8344
39	HOT & SMOKIN 5B	162.2972
40	RANCH 13 BBQ	162.2284
41	WOODHOUSE BARBECUE	161.1312
42	FORK U BBQ	161.0972
43	TATTOO'D HOG BBQ	161.0856
44	BIG DADDY'S Q'N CREW	160.5828
45	Meat Candy Q	160.5828
46	2ND TO LAST BBQ	160.5716
47	OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA	159.9772
48	Q'S BBQ SMOKING YOU OUT	159.9544
49	PIG LOVE Q	158.8572
50	VICIOUS SMOKE	158.8344
51	DADDY O'S SMOKIN' BBQ	158.7884
52	Hog Smoke BBQ	158.2516
53	HOGHOUND BARBEQUE	158.2516
54	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	158.2400
55	OUTTA GAS BBQ	158.2400
56	Ole Blue BBQ	157.7028
57	HOG WILD	157.6800
58	BIG RACK BBQ	157.6684
59	DOG HOUSE Q	157.6572
60	JW HAYES BBQ	157.1888
61	MONSOON BBQ	157.1660
62	Daddy O's BBQ	157.1428
63	R&R BBQ	157.1428
64	SMOKIN' REJECTS!	157.1200
65	THE TATTOOED PIG	157.0972
66	SOUTH COAST BBQ	154.8228
67	Dad's Doing What They Love	154.7884
68	SILVER RIDGE BBQ	154.3316
69	BONE LICKIN GOOD BBQ	154.2744
70	MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND	153.7372
71	MOSSY ROCK BBQ	153.7028
72	BIG AL'S BIG TIME BBQ	153.6916
73	MOO CLUCK OINK BBQ TEAM	153.6572
74	BIG FIRE	153.1428
75	SMOKIN IT UP BBQ	152.5828
76	SMOKE-N-NUKES	152.4800
77	JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE	150.8456
78	Barrely Smokin	150.8000
79	Stealth BBQ	150.2972
80	COWBOYS SMOKIN HOT BBQ	150.2172
81	Real McCoy	150.2056
82	BIG ACES BBQ	149.6800
83	MAN MEAT FIRE	149.6572
84	BLUE COLLAR SMOKERS	149.1772
85	River City Cooking	148.5600
86	Smokin Steve's Pit BBQ	147.9884
87	AFRO SMOKE BBQ	146.8572
88	Just Maken It 2	146.3084
89	Smokey and the Pirate	146.1828
90	BLACK AND WHITE SMOKE	143.9544
91	PORK BELLY'S BBQ OF CA	141.1088
92	KARNIVOROUS	139.9656
93	WOODY'S BAR-B-Q OF CALIFORNIA	139.3372
94	Blowin' Smoke BBQ	135.9312
95	BENT SMOKE	133.6344
96	Ace Tomato Company	130.7660
97	Bubbas Smokeyard BBQ	104.0228

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.

Master Series — Dessert

43 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Dad's Doing What They Love	180.0000 🔥
2	TWISTED BRISKET BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	SON OF SMOKE	178.3200
4	PORKETEERS	177.7144
5	SOAKED IN SMOKE	177.1428
6	JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE	176.5944
7	DADDY O'S SMOKIN' BBQ	176.5600
8	TROPICAL HEAT BBQ	176.0000
9	SMOKIN' PILES OF BBQ	175.4400
10	ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN	175.4056
11	Stealth BBQ	175.4056
12	SMOKY OKIE & COMPANY	174.8572
13	STEEL CITY BBQ	173.7028
14	FORK U BBQ	173.1428
15	River City Cooking	172.5828
16	Smokey and the Pirate	172.5484
17	BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ	171.4056
18	MOO CLUCK OINK BBQ TEAM	170.8572
19	Smokin Steve's Pit BBQ	170.8456
20	SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ	170.8228
21	WHEN PIGS FLY	170.2856
22	ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	170.2744
23	QUED UP	170.2628
24	PIG LOVE Q	170.2628
25	PORK BELLY'S BBQ OF CA	167.4400
26	BIG RACK BBQ	167.3828
27	HOGHOUND BARBEQUE	166.8228
28	WOODY'S BAR-B-Q OF CALIFORNIA	166.2628
29	PIG PUSHERS BBQ & CATERING	165.6800
30	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	164.5256
31	TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	164.5256
32	THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	163.9428
33	SMOKE-N-NUKES	162.3200
34	Ole Blue BBQ	162.2628
35	MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND	161.7372
36	MONSOON BBQ	160.0000
37	Ace Tomato Company	158.8572
38	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	156.5256
39	BLUE COLLAR SMOKERS	156.5028
40	Real McCoy	154.8460
41	HOG WILD	153.6456
42	Daddy O's BBQ	149.0856
43	Just Maken It 2	143.4516

Master Series — Rancher'S Reserve Top Sirloin

25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.5716

#	Team	Score
1	LADY OF Q	178.8572
2	SMOKY OKIE & COMPANY	172.5828
3	HOG WILD	171.9772
4	JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE	170.3088
5	DADDY O'S SMOKIN' BBQ	170.2628
6	HOGHOUND BARBEQUE	170.2628
7	SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ	169.1200
8	Dad's Doing What They Love	167.4628
9	TWISTED BRISKET BBQ	166.3084
10	THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	165.2000
11	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	164.5828
12	KARNIVOROUS	164.5828
13	MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND	164.5716
14	BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ	163.9656
15	BIG RACK BBQ	163.4172
16	Hog Smoke BBQ	162.8688
17	Smokey and the Pirate	162.2856
18	TROPICAL HEAT BBQ	159.4744
19	BENT SMOKE	155.4628
20	VICIOUS SMOKE	153.0740
21	PORKETEERS	152.5600
22	Blowin' Smoke BBQ	151.4060
23	SMOKIN' REJECTS!	150.3088
24	PORK BELLY'S BBQ OF CA	148.5484
25	MOO CLUCK OINK BBQ TEAM	141.7144

Dana Point State BBQ Championship

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Chicken

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Master Series — Dessert

Master Series — Rancher'S Reserve Top Sirloin