Sep 12–13, 2025 · Riverside, CA · 📍 Magnolia Church · State championship
Reps: Kathleen McIntosh, Kelly McIntosh · Prize money: $8,200
B' MACKIN BBQ won Grand Champion at the 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest on September 12, 2025 in Riverside, CA at Magnolia Church, scoring 718.8572 in a field of 35 teams. Poppa Pig took Reserve Grand Champion with 714.2628. Category winners: Chicken — Poppa Pig (180.0000); Pork Ribs — B' MACKIN BBQ (180.0000); Pork — B' MACKIN BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — Poppa Pig (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by Ashes to Embers BBQ with 345.1200.
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.
B' Mackin BBQ holds the KCBS record for highest overall score — 718.8572 Master Series, out of 720, 35-team field · won the contest, set right here. 2 all-time records in the book were set at this contest.
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: Poppa Pig and KRB BBQ Team tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ and STEVO'S BBQ TEAM tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: STEVO'S BBQ TEAM and LADY OF Q tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Poppa Pig won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
B' MACKIN BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 178.8572 | 176.5600 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 177.7028 | 176.5600 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180 | 177.7144 | 175.4056 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176 | 153.0628 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 169.1200 | 152.5600 | — |
35 entries · top 718.8572 · median 693.0744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | Poppa Pig | |
| 3 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 4 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 5 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 7 | THE BRISKET BROTHERS | |
| 8 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 9 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Smoking Rays Backyard | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 12 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 13 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 14 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 15 | LADY OF Q | |
| 16 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 17 | Smoke on the Water BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 19 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 20 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 21 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Juicy BBQ | |
| 23 | Chubbs Rub BBQ | |
| 24 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 25 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 26 | Twiki G BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 28 | KRB BBQ Team | |
| 29 | No Swine without Wine | |
| 30 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 31 | Blackjack bbq | |
| 32 | Texas Craft BBQ | |
| 33 | Smokin' Saucy | |
| 34 | Big J's SoCal BBQ | |
| 35 | IN FLAMMA, BULL! |
35 entries · top 180 · median 174.2972 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poppa Pig | |
| 2 | KRB BBQ Team | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 4 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | LADY OF Q | |
| 6 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 7 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 8 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 10 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 12 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 13 | THE BRISKET BROTHERS | |
| 14 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoking Rays Backyard | |
| 16 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 17 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 18 | Twiki G BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 20 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 22 | Smoke on the Water BBQ | |
| 23 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 24 | No Swine without Wine | |
| 25 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 26 | Big Juicy BBQ | |
| 27 | Chubbs Rub BBQ | |
| 28 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 29 | Blackjack bbq | |
| 30 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 31 | Texas Craft BBQ | |
| 32 | Big J's SoCal BBQ | |
| 33 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 34 | Smokin' Saucy | |
| 35 | IN FLAMMA, BULL! |
35 entries · top 180 · median 173.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 3 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 4 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 5 | LADY OF Q | |
| 6 | Poppa Pig | |
| 7 | Smoke on the Water BBQ | |
| 8 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 10 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Juicy BBQ | |
| 12 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 13 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoking Rays Backyard | |
| 16 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 17 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 20 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 21 | Twiki G BBQ | |
| 22 | THE BRISKET BROTHERS | |
| 23 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 24 | Chubbs Rub BBQ | |
| 25 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 26 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 27 | KRB BBQ Team | |
| 28 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 29 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 30 | No Swine without Wine | |
| 31 | Blackjack bbq | |
| 32 | Big J's SoCal BBQ | |
| 33 | Texas Craft BBQ | |
| 34 | IN FLAMMA, BULL! | |
| 35 | Smokin' Saucy |
35 entries · top 180 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 3 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 4 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoking Rays Backyard | |
| 7 | Poppa Pig | |
| 8 | THE BRISKET BROTHERS | |
| 9 | Smoke on the Water BBQ | |
| 10 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 11 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 12 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 13 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 14 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 16 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 17 | LADY OF Q | |
| 18 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 19 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 20 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 21 | Chubbs Rub BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Juicy BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 24 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 25 | Twiki G BBQ | |
| 26 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 27 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 29 | No Swine without Wine | |
| 30 | Blackjack bbq | |
| 31 | Texas Craft BBQ | |
| 32 | KRB BBQ Team | |
| 33 | Smokin' Saucy | |
| 34 | IN FLAMMA, BULL! | |
| 35 | Big J's SoCal BBQ |
35 entries · top 180 · median 170.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poppa Pig | |
| 2 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 5 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 7 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 8 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 10 | THE BRISKET BROTHERS | |
| 11 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 12 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 14 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 15 | No Swine without Wine | |
| 16 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 17 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 18 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 19 | Chubbs Rub BBQ | |
| 20 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoking Rays Backyard | |
| 22 | Smoke on the Water BBQ | |
| 23 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 24 | LADY OF Q | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 26 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 27 | KRB BBQ Team | |
| 28 | Big Juicy BBQ | |
| 29 | Twiki G BBQ | |
| 30 | Texas Craft BBQ | |
| 31 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 32 | Blackjack bbq | |
| 33 | Smokin' Saucy | |
| 34 | IN FLAMMA, BULL! | |
| 35 | Big J's SoCal BBQ |
7 entries · top 345.1200 · median 313.6456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashes to Embers BBQ | |
| 2 | BB's BBQ | |
| 3 | Seek & Destroy BBQ | |
| 4 | Fire Breathin' Bros | |
| 5 | Hot Hoskins BBQ | |
| 6 | Center Stage Catering | |
| 7 | Team Econoline |
7 entries · top 176 · median 161.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashes to Embers BBQ | |
| 2 | BB's BBQ | |
| 3 | Seek & Destroy BBQ | |
| 4 | Fire Breathin' Bros | |
| 5 | Hot Hoskins BBQ | |
| 6 | Center Stage Catering | |
| 7 | Team Econoline |
7 entries · top 169.1200 · median 153.6456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashes to Embers BBQ | |
| 2 | Seek & Destroy BBQ | |
| 3 | BB's BBQ | |
| 4 | Hot Hoskins BBQ | |
| 5 | Fire Breathin' Bros | |
| 6 | Team Econoline | |
| 7 | Center Stage Catering |