Jun 1–2, 2018 · Norco, CA · 📍 3737 Crestview Dr
TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q won Grand Champion at the Horse Town Brew B Que Festival on June 1, 2018 in Norco, CA at 3737 Crestview Dr, scoring 702.2628 in a field of 57 teams. BAR-B-Q'S-2GO took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.3712. Category winners: Chicken — ZZYZX BAR.B.Q (175.4400); Pork Ribs — ZZYZX BAR.B.Q (179.4400); Pork — TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q (179.4400); Brisket — LADY OF Q (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by ROOFTOP BBQ.
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100
TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q came in rated below the field's top team, Burnin and Lootin, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 29th tracked contest.
Chicken places 2–3: PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ and TEAM WOODSHED tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: TEAM WOODSHED and BIG RED BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: ROOFTOP BBQ and TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 16th.
TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q turned in 179.4400 in pork — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ROOFTOP BBQ (won 2017).
Bigger than 90% of the 5,469 contests in the data
57 teams — bigger than 90% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2017 | Norco, CA | 3737 Crestview Dr | 57 | 703.9656 | ROOFTOP BBQ | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ |
| Jun 1, 2018 ← this one | Norco, CA | 3737 Crestview Dr | 57 | 702.2628 | TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q | BAR-B-Q'S-2GO |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 174.8572 | 173.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 175.4744 | 173.7144 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 174.8572 | 173.7144 |
| Brisket | 180 | 175.4056 | 172.5600 |
57 entries · top 702.2628 · median 672.4224
57 entries · top 175.4400 · median 169.2000
57 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.9656
57 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.2628
57 entries · top 180 · median 166.2284 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
12 entries · top 174.2856 · median 160.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WILD SIDE BBQ | |
| 2 | .Whoa Pig | |
| 3 | SMOKING RAYS BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 4 | HOGSMEAD BBQ | |
| 5 | WRONG SIDE OF THE MISSISSIPPI BBQ | |
| 6 | .Up In Smoke-Lake Mathews | |
| 7 | .Up n Smokez | |
| 8 | .SOB BBQ | |
| 9 | THE PORCH PIT BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKEY DREW'S BBQ | |
| 11 | FIRE HOG | |
| 12 | .Vosper's Que |
12 entries · top 344.5372 · median 323.0858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKING RAYS BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 2 | WILD SIDE BBQ | |
| 3 | HOGSMEAD BBQ | |
| 4 | WRONG SIDE OF THE MISSISSIPPI BBQ | |
| 5 | .Whoa Pig | |
| 6 | .Up In Smoke-Lake Mathews | |
| 7 | THE PORCH PIT BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKEY DREW'S BBQ | |
| 9 | .Up n Smokez | |
| 10 | .SOB BBQ | |
| 11 | FIRE HOG | |
| 12 | .Vosper's Que |
12 entries · top 177.1544 · median 162.8172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKING RAYS BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 2 | WILD SIDE BBQ | |
| 3 | HOGSMEAD BBQ | |
| 4 | WRONG SIDE OF THE MISSISSIPPI BBQ | |
| 5 | THE PORCH PIT BBQ | |
| 6 | .Up In Smoke-Lake Mathews | |
| 7 | .Whoa Pig | |
| 8 | SMOKEY DREW'S BBQ | |
| 9 | FIRE HOG | |
| 10 | .Up n Smokez | |
| 11 | .Vosper's Que | |
| 12 | .SOB BBQ |
6 entries · top 175.4400 · median 166.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ..Little Stinky | |
| 2 | ...Vidrious #1 | |
| 3 | Ferbeque | |
| 4 | ...Natalie's Nutritious and Delicious | |
| 5 | Old Hernandez | |
| 6 | ...Team Navarro |
5 entries · top 177.7028 · median 174.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ..All Up In My Grill Jr. | |
| 2 | ..Cadence BBQ | |
| 3 | ..Valentina BBQ | |
| 4 | Young Hernandez | |
| 5 | ..Jacobs BBQ |