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Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge

2019-01-18 – 2019-01-19 · Bullhead City, AZ · 📍 Rotary Park · State championship

Prize money: $18,000.00

Grand Champion: 4 LEGS UP BBQ (696.5256) · 63 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 UTAH BBQ COMPANY

🥇
4 LEGS UP BBQ
696.5256 · Master Series — Overall
🥈
UTAH BBQ COMPANY
692.5256 · Master Series — Overall
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IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
687.3368 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

63
4 judged meats · 4 ancillary

Top score

696.5256

Winning margin

4.0000
GC over RC

Field average

645.23
median 659.29

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Brisket
0.5944 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

678.8000
10th place overall

Field spread

557.0512
winner to last place

Prize money

$18,000.00
on the line

Most consistent

4 LEGS UP BBQ
avg finish 6.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 2.2628 pts — MOODSWING BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 66%
beats 34% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

51%
of the 63 teams with a home region came from outside AZ

Form held

Weak
ρ = -0.22 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1501
avg power rating going in · stronger than 3% of contests

Top-rated in the field

BIG POPPA SMOKERS
rated 1515 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

4 LEGS UP BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 2–3: YOUR BEHIND BBQ and BAD BOYZ BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: MOODSWING BBQ and THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: SMOKIN IT UP BBQ and CASUAL SMOKERS tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

🛡️ Back to defend

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SHIG NINJA BBQ (won 2017), ROOFTOP BBQ (won 2018).

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)

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 →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
2017-01-20 Rotary Park 40 697.0972 SHIG NINJA BBQ STEEL CITY BBQ
2018-01-19 Rotary Park 70 700.5600 ROOFTOP BBQ MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ
2019-01-18 ← this one Bullhead City, AZ Rotary Park 63 696.5256 4 LEGS UP BBQ UTAH BBQ COMPANY
2020-01-17 Bullhead City, AZ Rotary Park 59 695.9428 BIG POPPA SMOKERS THE BBQ BUS
2022-01-14 Bullhead City, AZ Rotary Park 59 695.3944 SHARPE GOURMET COOKING WOOD BIG POPPA SMOKERS
2023-01-13 Bullhead City, AZ Rotary Park 45 691.3716 STEVO'S BBQ LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken176.5600174.2744173.1200
Pork Ribs178.2972173.1316170.2628
Pork177.7028174.2856172.5828
Brisket174.8572174.2628171.9656

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

63 entries · top 696.5256 · median 659.2916

#TeamScore
1 4 LEGS UP BBQ 696.5256
2 UTAH BBQ COMPANY 692.5256
3 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 687.3368
4 Burnin Bellies 684.0228
5 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 683.8968
6 Portly Fellas BBQ 682.1828
7 BAD BOYZ BBQ 681.5884
8 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 680.4224
9 SHIG NINJA BBQ 678.8460
10 MONSOON BBQ 678.8000
11 SMOKE324 678.2056
12 ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q 678.1828
13 SMOKIN IT UP BBQ 677.0284
14 BIG POPPA SMOKERS 674.7084
15 KISS MY RACK 674.2168
16 BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ 674.1600
17 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 673.0396
18 DRY 2 DA BONE 672.5488
19 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 672.4688
20 SMOKEDOUT BBQ 670.7884
21 MOODSWING BBQ 670.1716
22 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 670.1600
23 DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ 669.0172
24 NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT 669.0056
25 RICKY P'S MEAT CANDY BBQ CO 668.4800
26 COW TIPPIN BBQ 668.4684
27 VEGAS GRILLBILLIES 668.4344
28 SWEET PETE'S BBQ 667.8744
29 CASUAL SMOKERS 663.9428
30 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 663.3260
31 GIRLS CAN GRILL 660.9832
32 The BBQ Asylum 659.2916
33 KNIFE PORK AND SPOON 659.2800
34 SMOKERS PURGATORY 658.1256
35 JACK 9 BBQ 655.8512
36 BLAZING BUZZARD BBQ 655.3484
37 CRAZY COCKATOO COOKERS 654.7656
38 GRILLIN' BEAVERS 654.1256
39 FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC 653.5768
40 ALL UP IN MY GRILL 651.8400
41 SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ 649.5544
42 GIT-R-SMOKED 649.5316
43 BLUE EYED BBQ 648.3888
44 Whistle Pig BBQ 646.7316
45 DJS SMOKIN' BBQ 646.1828
46 OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ 646.1144
47 TRIPLE ROC BBQ 644.3880
48 STOKED TO SMOKE 643.2684
49 FROZEN TOQUE BBQ 642.7436
50 YOUR BEHIND BBQ 638.6968
51 FU MAN QUE CREW 636.4112
52 SMOKIN' WITH SWAG 634.1028
53 MAD SLABS BBQ 632.4228
54 Spinnin' Pigskins BBQ Team 631.9084
55 WILD BEAVER BBQ 624.9140
56 TEAM BACON 621.4972
57 JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE 620.4116
58 SWINE TIME BBQ 618.2744
59 ODB’s Ribticklin BBQ 611.3256
60 SONS OF ODIN PIT CREW 583.8060
61 ROOFTOP BBQ 510.1944
62 7 SINS BBQ 495.2912
63 BLUE PIG BBQ 139.4744

Chicken

61 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5256

#TeamScore
1 GIRLS CAN GRILL 176.5600
2 YOUR BEHIND BBQ 174.8572
3 BAD BOYZ BBQ 174.8572
4 Burnin Bellies 174.2972
5 OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ 174.2744
6 DRY 2 DA BONE 173.7256
7 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 173.7144
8 4 LEGS UP BBQ 173.7028
9 MOODSWING BBQ 173.1200
10 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 173.1200
11 SMOKEDOUT BBQ 173.1200
12 SHIG NINJA BBQ 173.1200
13 ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q 172.5600
14 MAD SLABS BBQ 172.0000
15 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 171.9656
16 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 171.9656
17 KNIFE PORK AND SPOON 171.4400
18 RICKY P'S MEAT CANDY BBQ CO 170.8572
19 UTAH BBQ COMPANY 170.2972
20 KISS MY RACK 170.2856
21 BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ 170.2628
22 SMOKIN IT UP BBQ 170.2512
23 The BBQ Asylum 169.7144
24 ROOFTOP BBQ 169.6800
25 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 169.6684
26 FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC 169.1428
27 WILD BEAVER BBQ 169.1200
28 MONSOON BBQ 168.5372
29 BIG POPPA SMOKERS 168.5256
30 Portly Fellas BBQ 168.5256
31 COW TIPPIN BBQ 168.5256
32 ODB’s Ribticklin BBQ 168.0228
33 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 168.0000
34 SMOKE324 168.0000
35 Spinnin' Pigskins BBQ Team 167.9656
36 BLUE EYED BBQ 167.3828
37 GIT-R-SMOKED 167.3828
38 CRAZY COCKATOO COOKERS 166.8228
39 NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT 166.8228
40 SMOKIN' WITH SWAG 166.8228
41 SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ 166.2400
42 SMOKERS PURGATORY 165.6800
43 GRILLIN' BEAVERS 165.6800
44 Whistle Pig BBQ 165.1200
45 FU MAN QUE CREW 164.0000
46 CASUAL SMOKERS 163.9772
47 DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ 163.9428
48 JACK 9 BBQ 163.9312
49 JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE 162.8344
50 TEAM BACON 162.2972
51 STOKED TO SMOKE 162.2628
52 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 162.2284
53 SWEET PETE'S BBQ 161.6916
54 VEGAS GRILLBILLIES 161.0856
55 FROZEN TOQUE BBQ 159.4060
56 DJS SMOKIN' BBQ 159.3712
57 ALL UP IN MY GRILL 159.3484
58 SWINE TIME BBQ 157.6800
59 BLAZING BUZZARD BBQ 154.7884
60 SONS OF ODIN PIT CREW 154.2516
61 TRIPLE ROC BBQ 151.9312

Pork Ribs

63 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.5372

#TeamScore
1 MOODSWING BBQ 178.2972
2 MONSOON BBQ 176.0344
3 4 LEGS UP BBQ 175.4516
4 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 175.4400
5 BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ 173.1316
6 ROOFTOP BBQ 171.9772
7 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 171.9656
8 CRAZY COCKATOO COOKERS 171.4172
9 ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q 170.2744
10 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 170.2628
11 BLAZING BUZZARD BBQ 169.7372
12 Portly Fellas BBQ 169.6916
13 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 169.6800
14 UTAH BBQ COMPANY 169.6800
15 Whistle Pig BBQ 169.1316
16 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 168.5256
17 The BBQ Asylum 167.4172
18 7 SINS BBQ 167.3828
19 BIG POPPA SMOKERS 166.8344
20 NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT 166.2628
21 STOKED TO SMOKE 166.2628
22 SWEET PETE'S BBQ 166.2516
23 YOUR BEHIND BBQ 166.2512
24 FU MAN QUE CREW 166.2400
25 SMOKE324 166.2400
26 SHIG NINJA BBQ 165.7144
27 CASUAL SMOKERS 165.7028
28 JACK 9 BBQ 165.7028
29 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 165.6916
30 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 165.1316
31 SMOKERS PURGATORY 164.5600
32 SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ 164.5372
33 COW TIPPIN BBQ 164.0000
34 TRIPLE ROC BBQ 163.3712
35 Burnin Bellies 162.8572
36 SMOKEDOUT BBQ 162.8456
37 KNIFE PORK AND SPOON 162.8000
38 DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ 162.2516
39 KISS MY RACK 161.6800
40 BAD BOYZ BBQ 160.5028
41 DRY 2 DA BONE 159.9888
42 GIT-R-SMOKED 159.9544
43 FROZEN TOQUE BBQ 158.8460
44 SMOKIN IT UP BBQ 158.7884
45 WILD BEAVER BBQ 158.2516
46 VEGAS GRILLBILLIES 158.2288
47 RICKY P'S MEAT CANDY BBQ CO 158.2284
48 FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC 158.2056
49 BLUE EYED BBQ 157.6916
50 GIRLS CAN GRILL 157.0860
51 DJS SMOKIN' BBQ 155.9772
52 SMOKIN' WITH SWAG 155.9772
53 ALL UP IN MY GRILL 155.9544
54 OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ 155.9200
55 Spinnin' Pigskins BBQ Team 154.8340
56 MAD SLABS BBQ 154.8228
57 GRILLIN' BEAVERS 154.2400
58 SWINE TIME BBQ 153.7372
59 ODB’s Ribticklin BBQ 150.2516
60 TEAM BACON 150.2056
61 JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE 147.3600
62 SONS OF ODIN PIT CREW 141.0972
63 BLUE PIG BBQ 139.4744

Pork

62 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.9828

#TeamScore
1 UTAH BBQ COMPANY 177.7028
2 Portly Fellas BBQ 176.0000
3 4 LEGS UP BBQ 175.4056
4 VEGAS GRILLBILLIES 174.8572
5 SMOKE324 174.2856
6 BAD BOYZ BBQ 174.2628
7 DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ 173.7028
8 SMOKIN IT UP BBQ 173.1316
9 BIG POPPA SMOKERS 173.1084
10 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 172.5828
11 Burnin Bellies 172.5828
12 SWEET PETE'S BBQ 171.9656
13 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 171.4056
14 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 170.8800
15 JACK 9 BBQ 170.8572
16 DRY 2 DA BONE 170.8572
17 KISS MY RACK 170.8456
18 ALL UP IN MY GRILL 170.8228
19 NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT 170.8228
20 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 169.6684
21 SHIG NINJA BBQ 168.5944
22 OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ 168.5600
23 SMOKEDOUT BBQ 168.5372
24 BLUE EYED BBQ 168.5372
25 ROOFTOP BBQ 168.5372
26 GRILLIN' BEAVERS 168.5256
27 GIRLS CAN GRILL 167.9772
28 DJS SMOKIN' BBQ 167.4400
29 GIT-R-SMOKED 167.3828
30 SWINE TIME BBQ 166.8800
31 RICKY P'S MEAT CANDY BBQ CO 166.2628
32 STOKED TO SMOKE 165.7028
33 TRIPLE ROC BBQ 165.7028
34 FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC 165.6684
35 BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ 163.9428
36 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 163.9428
37 MONSOON BBQ 163.3828
38 COW TIPPIN BBQ 162.8228
39 ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q 162.8000
40 KNIFE PORK AND SPOON 162.8000
41 SMOKERS PURGATORY 162.8000
42 7 SINS BBQ 161.6456
43 FROZEN TOQUE BBQ 160.5372
44 The BBQ Asylum 160.5144
45 BLAZING BUZZARD BBQ 159.9428
46 CASUAL SMOKERS 159.4056
47 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 159.3944
48 SMOKIN' WITH SWAG 159.3828
49 FU MAN QUE CREW 159.3828
50 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 159.3716
51 SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ 158.8344
52 Whistle Pig BBQ 158.8228
53 TEAM BACON 157.6572
54 YOUR BEHIND BBQ 157.0856
55 Spinnin' Pigskins BBQ Team 155.9772
56 MOODSWING BBQ 154.8000
57 MAD SLABS BBQ 154.8000
58 CRAZY COCKATOO COOKERS 153.7028
59 SONS OF ODIN PIT CREW 151.9428
60 JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE 151.4056
61 ODB’s Ribticklin BBQ 150.2628
62 WILD BEAVER BBQ 149.0168

Brisket

61 entries · top 174.8572 · median 165.7144

#TeamScore
1 SMOKIN IT UP BBQ 174.8572
2 CASUAL SMOKERS 174.8572
3 UTAH BBQ COMPANY 174.8456
4 Burnin Bellies 174.2856
5 VEGAS GRILLBILLIES 174.2628
6 RICKY P'S MEAT CANDY BBQ CO 173.1316
7 COW TIPPIN BBQ 173.1200
8 ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q 172.5484
9 BAD BOYZ BBQ 171.9656
10 4 LEGS UP BBQ 171.9656
11 SHIG NINJA BBQ 171.4172
12 KISS MY RACK 171.4056
13 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 171.4056
14 BLAZING BUZZARD BBQ 170.8800
15 MONSOON BBQ 170.8456
16 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 170.8228
17 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 170.2628
18 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 169.6800
19 SMOKE324 169.6800
20 DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ 169.1200
21 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 168.5256
22 DRY 2 DA BONE 167.9772
23 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 167.9656
24 SWEET PETE'S BBQ 167.9656
25 Portly Fellas BBQ 167.9656
26 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 167.3828
27 BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ 166.8228
28 SMOKEDOUT BBQ 166.2856
29 7 SINS BBQ 166.2628
30 BIG POPPA SMOKERS 166.2400
31 ALL UP IN MY GRILL 165.7144
32 GRILLIN' BEAVERS 165.6800
33 NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT 165.0972
34 SMOKERS PURGATORY 165.0856
35 MOODSWING BBQ 163.9544
36 FROZEN TOQUE BBQ 163.9544
37 DJS SMOKIN' BBQ 163.3944
38 TRIPLE ROC BBQ 163.3828
39 CRAZY COCKATOO COOKERS 162.8228
40 KNIFE PORK AND SPOON 162.2400
41 The BBQ Asylum 161.6456
42 FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC 160.5600
43 SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ 159.9428
44 GIRLS CAN GRILL 159.3600
45 JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE 158.8116
46 JACK 9 BBQ 155.3600
47 GIT-R-SMOKED 154.8116
48 BLUE EYED BBQ 154.7772
49 Whistle Pig BBQ 153.6572
50 Spinnin' Pigskins BBQ Team 153.1316
51 SMOKIN' WITH SWAG 151.9200
52 TEAM BACON 151.3372
53 MAD SLABS BBQ 150.8000
54 STOKED TO SMOKE 149.0400
55 WILD BEAVER BBQ 148.5256
56 OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ 147.3600
57 FU MAN QUE CREW 146.7884
58 ODB’s Ribticklin BBQ 142.7884
59 YOUR BEHIND BBQ 140.5028
60 SWINE TIME BBQ 139.9772
61 SONS OF ODIN PIT CREW 136.5144

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 — Appetizers

10 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.7086 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 YOUR BEHIND BBQ 180.0000 🔥
2 DJS SMOKIN' BBQ 178.8572
3 DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ 176.5600
4 JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE 174.8688
5 BLUE EYED BBQ 173.1200
6 STOKED TO SMOKE 170.2972
7 TEAM BACON 169.7372
8 SMOKIN' WITH SWAG 168.6172
9 GIRLS CAN GRILL 165.7144
10 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 164.5828

Ancillary — Cooks Choice

7 entries · top 176.5600 · median 162.8000

#TeamScore
1 YOUR BEHIND BBQ 176.5600
2 GRILLIN' BEAVERS 168.5256
3 GIRLS CAN GRILL 164.5372
4 7 SINS BBQ 162.8000
5 BLAZING BUZZARD BBQ 161.6912
6 BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ 156.5144
7 JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE 139.9544

Ancillary — Dessert

15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5944 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ 180.0000 🔥
2 YOUR BEHIND BBQ 180.0000 🔥
3 DJS SMOKIN' BBQ 179.4400
4 BLUE EYED BBQ 178.8572
5 GIRLS CAN GRILL 174.2972
6 BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ 173.1428
7 TRIPLE ROC BBQ 172.0000
8 FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC 168.5944
9 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 168.5828
10 7 SINS BBQ 166.8800
11 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 166.8228
12 SMOKIN' WITH SWAG 165.7028
13 JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE 160.0228
14 STOKED TO SMOKE 156.5028
15 SWINE TIME BBQ 154.8572

Ancillary — Sausage

6 entries · top 173.7028 · median 163.6858

#TeamScore
1 DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ 173.7028
2 JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE 170.8572
3 YOUR BEHIND BBQ 163.9772
4 BLAZING BUZZARD BBQ 163.3944
5 BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ 160.4912
6 SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ 150.2056

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