Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest
2026-03-20 – 2026-03-21 · Dinuba, CA · 📍 Rose Ann Vuich Park · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $15,000.00
Grand Champion: Cynical BBQ (705.1200) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Big Cat BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 8.6056 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A double category winner
BULL MARKET BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 8–9: SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ and Bad Bears BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ and CYNICAL BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: BAR-B-CUDA BBQ and BONE RUBBIN BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Meat Candy Q (won 2025).
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba, CA | 855 E El Monte Way | 27 | 698.2744 | Old Town Franklin BBQ | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Dinuba, CA | 855 E El Monte Way | 26 | 699.4400 | Meat Candy Q | Big Boys BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 ← this one | Dinuba, CA | Rose Ann Vuich Park | 27 | 705.1200 | Cynical BBQ | Big Cat BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.1428 | 174.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 170.8112 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 172.0000 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.1084 | 168.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 705.1200 · median 679.8856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 3 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 4 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 5 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 6 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 7 | Chompa Q | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 9 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 10 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 12 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 13 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 14 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 15 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 16 | COACHES PIT BBQ | |
| 17 | KO BBQ | |
| 18 | AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 19 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 20 | RBQ | |
| 21 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 22 | Smokin Colt | |
| 23 | Jackson's BBQ | |
| 24 | Sequoia Smoke | |
| 25 | Solid Smoke | |
| 26 | Sweets N Meats | |
| 27 | Backyard Legend |
Chicken
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 2 | KO BBQ | |
| 3 | COACHES PIT BBQ | |
| 4 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 5 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 6 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 7 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 9 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 11 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 12 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 13 | Chompa Q | |
| 14 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 15 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 16 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 17 | AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 18 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 19 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 20 | Jackson's BBQ | |
| 21 | RBQ | |
| 22 | Sequoia Smoke | |
| 23 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 24 | Solid Smoke | |
| 25 | Backyard Legend | |
| 26 | Smokin Colt | |
| 27 | Sweets N Meats |
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 2 | AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 3 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 5 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 6 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin Colt | |
| 8 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 9 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 12 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 13 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 14 | Chompa Q | |
| 15 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 16 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 17 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 18 | COACHES PIT BBQ | |
| 19 | RBQ | |
| 20 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 21 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 22 | KO BBQ | |
| 23 | Sequoia Smoke | |
| 24 | Jackson's BBQ | |
| 25 | Sweets N Meats | |
| 26 | Solid Smoke | |
| 27 | Backyard Legend |
Pork
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2856 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 2 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 4 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 5 | Chompa Q | |
| 6 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 7 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 8 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 10 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 11 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 12 | COACHES PIT BBQ | |
| 13 | Jackson's BBQ | |
| 14 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 15 | KO BBQ | |
| 16 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 17 | AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 18 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 19 | Solid Smoke | |
| 20 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 21 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 23 | Sequoia Smoke | |
| 24 | RBQ | |
| 25 | Smokin Colt | |
| 26 | Backyard Legend | |
| 27 | Sweets N Meats |
Brisket
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 2 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 3 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 4 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 5 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 6 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 7 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 9 | Chompa Q | |
| 10 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 11 | RBQ | |
| 12 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 13 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 14 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 16 | KO BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin Colt | |
| 19 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 20 | COACHES PIT BBQ | |
| 21 | AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 22 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 23 | Solid Smoke | |
| 24 | Sequoia Smoke | |
| 25 | Sweets N Meats | |
| 26 | Jackson's BBQ | |
| 27 | Backyard Legend |
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 — Dessert
8 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wild Cravings | |
| 2 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 3 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 4 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 5 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 6 | Backyard Legend | |
| 7 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 8 | AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ |