Jan 16–17, 2026 · Bullhead City, AZ · 📍 Rotary Park · State championship
Reps: Bunny Tuttle, Del Anderson, Rich Tuttle · Prize money: $20,000
GOD'S COUNTRY BBQ won Grand Champion at the 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge on January 16, 2026 in Bullhead City, AZ at Rotary Park, scoring 706.2516 in a field of 53 teams. Uncle Jesse's BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 706.2512. Category winners: Chicken — PORTERHOUSE BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — GOD'S COUNTRY BBQ (180.0000); Pork — SLINGIN MEATS (180.0000); Brisket — MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ (180.0000).
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.
Closer than 99% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0004 points — closer than 99% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 89 times in 100
GOD'S COUNTRY BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 11-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was GOD'S COUNTRY BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 3–4: SLINGIN MEATS and LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: BONE RUBBIN BBQ and SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ and Smoke on the Water BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
GOD'S COUNTRY BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 27th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 176.5600 | 174.8572 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.5600 | 174.2744 |
| Brisket | 180 | 175.4056 | 174.2628 |
53 entries · top 706.2516 · median 678.1600
53 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8344
52 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOD'S COUNTRY BBQ | |
| 2 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 3 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke on the Water BBQ | |
| 6 | Uncle Jesse's BBQ | |
| 7 | SOCAL OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin Colt | |
| 9 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 10 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 11 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 12 | KYOTEE KOOKERS | |
| 13 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 14 | LV Bucketlist BBQ | |
| 15 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 16 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 17 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Juicy BBQ | |
| 19 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Chompa Q | |
| 21 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 22 | Vegas Grillbillies | |
| 23 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 24 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 25 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 26 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 27 | BURNING PIG BBQ | |
| 28 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 29 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 30 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 31 | EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 32 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 33 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 34 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 35 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 36 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 37 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 38 | JOSH'S FRONTYARD BARBECUE | |
| 39 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 40 | K-Town Fire | |
| 41 | KO BBQ | |
| 42 | SMOKE IT IF YA GOT IT | |
| 43 | All About Smokin Q | |
| 44 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 45 | 5XL BBQ | |
| 46 | TEAM TITUS SMOKERS | |
| 47 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 48 | TCB-Takin Care of BBQ | |
| 49 | FAT WHACKERS BBQ | |
| 50 | VIC'S RIVER BBQ | |
| 51 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 52 | SLAM BBQ |
53 entries · top 180 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
51 entries · top 180 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | GOD'S COUNTRY BBQ | |
| 3 | Chompa Q | |
| 4 | Uncle Jesse's BBQ | |
| 5 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 6 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 8 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 9 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 10 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 11 | LV Bucketlist BBQ | |
| 12 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 14 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 16 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 17 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 18 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 19 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 20 | All About Smokin Q | |
| 21 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 22 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 23 | KO BBQ | |
| 24 | Big Juicy BBQ | |
| 25 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 26 | 5XL BBQ | |
| 27 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 28 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 29 | Smoke on the Water BBQ | |
| 30 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 31 | BURNING PIG BBQ | |
| 32 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 33 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 34 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 35 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 36 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 37 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 38 | EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 39 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 40 | KYOTEE KOOKERS | |
| 41 | TEAM TITUS SMOKERS | |
| 42 | SMOKE IT IF YA GOT IT | |
| 43 | Smokin Colt | |
| 44 | Vegas Grillbillies | |
| 45 | SOCAL OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 46 | VIC'S RIVER BBQ | |
| 47 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 48 | JOSH'S FRONTYARD BARBECUE | |
| 49 | FAT WHACKERS BBQ | |
| 50 | EDWARDO | |
| 51 | TCB-Takin Care of BBQ |
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.
14 entries · top 180 · median 173.7030 · 🔥 perfect 180
13 entries · top 173.1200 · median 165.1428
21 entries · top 180 · median 175.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
3 entries · top 170.8344 · median 164.5712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rayden Hernandez | |
| 2 | Aiden Jackson | |
| 3 | Desert Star Team 2 A Jackson |
15 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 2 | SMOKE IT IF YA GOT IT | |
| 3 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 4 | All About Smokin Q | |
| 5 | KO BBQ | |
| 6 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 7 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 8 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 9 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 10 | EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 11 | JOSH'S FRONTYARD BARBECUE | |
| 12 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 13 | TEAM TITUS SMOKERS | |
| 14 | TCB-Takin Care of BBQ | |
| 15 | SinBin BBQ |