11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
2026-01-16 – 2026-01-17 · Bullhead City, AZ · 📍 Rotary Park · State championship
Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, DEL ANDERSON, RICH TUTTLE · Prize money: $20,000.00
Grand Champion: GOD'S COUNTRY BBQ (706.2516) · 53 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Uncle Jesse's BBQ
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?
Traveled in
Form held
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
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🃏 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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.8572 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.2744 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 174.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
53 entries · top 706.2516 · median 678.1600
Chicken
53 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8344
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 |
Pork
53 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
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 |
Ancillary categories
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.
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
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 |
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 |