BBQ Jackpot
2025-11-21 – 2025-11-22 · Las Vegas, NV · State championship
Reps: KATHLEEN MCINTOSH, KELLY MCINTOSH, MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $16,400.00
Grand Champion: Big Johns BBQ Company (706.2856) · 90 teams
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🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Big Johns BBQ Company took the Grand Championship home to CA.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
15 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
Big Johns BBQ Company came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-06 | Las Vegas, NV | 74 | 705.1200 | Gettin' Basted |
| 2025-11-21 ← this one | Las Vegas, NV | 90 | 706.2856 | Big Johns BBQ Company |
| 2026-11-20 | Las Vegas, NV | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
36 entries · top 180.0000 · median 176.5658 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 2 | VRM Pit Crew | |
| 3 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 4 | Furyous FIRE BBQ | |
| 5 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 6 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 7 | Bowling Bro's BBQ | |
| 8 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 10 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 11 | All About Smokin Q | |
| 12 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 13 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 14 | Beefy Boyz BBQ | |
| 15 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 16 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 17 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 18 | Jessie Raes BBQ | |
| 19 | Chicken Fried BBQ | |
| 20 | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 21 | BAD RABBIT BBQ | |
| 22 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 23 | Big Juicy BBQ | |
| 24 | Wired Up Smokers | |
| 25 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 26 | Churchill Downs Smokers | |
| 27 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 28 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 29 | STEVE'S PIG PIKINS BBQ | |
| 30 | Phil the Grill | |
| 31 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 32 | Q LIVE CREW | |
| 33 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 34 | Yankee Twang BBQ Co. | |
| 35 | My Style BBQ | |
| 36 | LV Bucketlist BBQ |
Ancillary — Turkey smoke
43 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | All About Smokin Q | |
| 2 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 5 | STEVE'S PIG PIKINS BBQ | |
| 6 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 7 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 8 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 9 | Chicken Fried BBQ | |
| 10 | Q LIVE CREW | |
| 11 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 12 | All Up In My Grill | |
| 13 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 14 | The Smokin' B.A.R. | |
| 15 | Wired Up Smokers | |
| 16 | LADY OF Q | |
| 17 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 18 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 19 | High Voltage BBQ | |
| 20 | THE BRISKET BROTHERS | |
| 21 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 22 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 23 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 24 | THE BIG BANG BBQ CREW | |
| 25 | Beefy Boyz BBQ | |
| 26 | Bowling Bro's BBQ | |
| 27 | Phil the Grill | |
| 28 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 29 | Yankee Twang BBQ Co. | |
| 30 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 31 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 32 | EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 33 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 34 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 35 | Generation Q | |
| 36 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 37 | LV Bucketlist BBQ | |
| 38 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 39 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 40 | VRM Pit Crew | |
| 41 | Smoke on the Water BBQ | |
| 42 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 43 | Big Juicy BBQ |
Master Series — Brisket
89 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
90 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.1256 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
90 entries · top 706.2856 · median 681.6458
Master Series — Pork
90 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.5484 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
90 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6916 · 🔥 perfect 180