11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
2026-01-16 – 2026-01-17 · Bullhead City, AZ · State championship
Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, DEL ANDERSON, RICH TUTTLE · Prize money: $20,000.00
Grand Champion: GOD'S COUNTRY BBQ (706.2516) · 53 teams
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0004 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
GOD'S COUNTRY BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
10 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
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 15-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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)
Score distribution
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Appetizer
14 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.7030 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Cook's choice
13 entries · top 173.1200 · median 165.1428
Ancillary — Dessert
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Sausage
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 |
Kids-Q — Junior q
3 entries · top 170.8344 · median 164.5712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rayden Hernandez | |
| 2 | Aiden Jackson | |
| 3 | Desert Star Team 2 A Jackson |
Master Series — Brisket
51 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Master Series — Chicken
53 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8344
Master Series — Overall
53 entries · top 706.2516 · median 678.1600
Master Series — Pork
53 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
52 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |