2015-05-29 – 2015-05-30 · Norco, CA · 📍 Norco, CA 92860
Grand Champion: PORTERHOUSE BBQ (708.5828) · 75 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKE HOUND 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
Porterhouse BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
PORTERHOUSE BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
2 of 7 tracked editions
Loot N' Booty BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
Chicken places 2–3: BIG POPPA SMOKERS and BIGMISTA'S BARBECUE tied on 177.7600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: BEAR'S-B-Q and MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: FUNTIME BBQ and Howlin BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bigger than 97% of the 5,410 contests in the data
75 teams made this a bigger field than 97% of every contest tracked.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-29 ← this one | Norco, CA | Norco, CA 92860 | 75 | 708.5828 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | SMOKE HOUND BBQ |
| 2016-06-03 | Norco, CA | 3737 Crestview Dr | 58 | 705.1544 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ. | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ |
| 2019-05-31 | Norco, CA | 3737 Crestview Dr | 49 | 695.9312 | Burnin' and Lootin' | Team Woodshed |
| 2022-06-03 | Norco, CA | 3737 Crestview Dr | 37 | 706.2400 | Big Poppa Smokers | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-06-02 | Norco, CA | 3737 Crestview Dr | 43 | 705.1316 | Big Red BBQ | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-05-30 | Norco, CA | 3737 Crestview | 27 | 711.9884 | Loot N' Booty BBQ | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-05-31 | Norco, CA | 3737 Crestview | 20 | 710.2744 | Loot N' Booty BBQ | Meat Candy Q |
| 2026-05-29 | Norco, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.1772 | 174.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 177.7028 | 174.2628 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 177.7144 | 174.8456 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 176.5600 |
75 entries · top 708.5828 · median 669.6916
75 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4516 · 🔥 perfect 180
75 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.4288
75 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.2400
74 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5486 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
7 entries · top 174.2972 · median 169.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Hart | |
| 2 | Natalie Wilson | |
| 3 | Jimmy Smith | |
| 4 | Mario Miranda | |
| 5 | Alyssa Aguilar | |
| 6 | Henry Langlois | |
| 7 | Sara Langolis |
9 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayden Hart | |
| 2 | J.J. Miranda | |
| 3 | D.J. Trolio | |
| 4 | Tanner Troilo | |
| 5 | Alan Thomas | |
| 6 | James Lenglois | |
| 7 | Mia Moore | |
| 8 | Alex Talley | |
| 9 | William Langollios |