Oct 12–13, 2018 · Temecula, CA · 📍 33320 Temecula Pkwy
BIG POPPA SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the Temecula State BBQ Championship on October 12, 2018 in Temecula, CA at 33320 Temecula Pkwy, scoring 698.2056 in a field of 46 teams. TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.2404. Category winners: Chicken — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — 7-8-9 BBQ (180.0000); Pork — Meat Candy Q (176.0000); Brisket — SMOKED SEDUCTION (175.4516).
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.
Chicken places 6–7: BURNIN AND LOOTIN and TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE and TEAM WOODSHED tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: TEAM WOODSHED and BAR-B-Q'S-2GO tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BIG POPPA SMOKERS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 12th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2972 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 176.0116 | 172 |
| Pork | 176 | 174.8572 | 172.5600 |
| Brisket | 175.4516 | 174.2856 | 171.9656 |
46 entries · top 698.2056 · median 665.3028
46 entries · top 180 · median 167.3942 · 🔥 perfect 180
46 entries · top 180 · median 167.7144 · 🔥 perfect 180
46 entries · top 176 · median 167.1142
46 entries · top 175.4516 · median 166.8286