Arizona National BBQ Stampede
2018-12-28 – 2018-12-29 · Phoenix, AZ · 📍 1826 W McDowell RD
Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Boomerang BBQ (705.6912) · 47 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG POPPA SMOKERS
Entries
Top score
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Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
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Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
BOOMERANG BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🧹 A double category winner
BOOMERANG BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: KNIFE PORK AND SPOON and Lip S-Macn BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Lip S-Macn BBQ and BAD BOYZ BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: BAD BOYZ BBQ and TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-28 ← this one | Phoenix, AZ | 1826 W McDowell RD | 47 | 705.6912 | Boomerang BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-12-27 | Phoenix, AZ | 1826 W McDowell RD | 44 | 700.5028 | Big Poppa Smokers | SHIG NINJA BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 173.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 176.0000 | 174.2856 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 177.7028 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 173.7028 | 170.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
47 entries · top 705.6912 · median 673.5652
Chicken
47 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4056
Pork Ribs
47 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.0116
Pork
47 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.8456
Brisket
47 entries · top 175.4056 · median 165.1200