Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival
2019-11-01 – 2019-11-02 · Indio, CA · State championship
Reps: KATHLEEN MCINTOSH, KELLY MCINTOSH · Prize money: $10,300.00
Grand Champion: DG Firehouse BBQ Inc (694.2400) · 37 teams
Entries
37
5 categories
Top score
694.2400
Winning margin
1.1772
GC over RC
Field average
651.50
median 666.15
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.6228
what a walk cost here
Field spread
276.6172
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,300.00
on the line
Double threats
9
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 52%
beats 48% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1544
avg power rating going in · stronger than 50% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1772 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
DG FIREHOUSE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BOOMERANG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-11 | 38 | 712.5828 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2017-11-03 | 35 | 698.2516 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2019-11-01 ← this one | Indio, CA | 37 | 694.2400 | DG Firehouse BBQ Inc |
| 2021-11-05 | Indio, CA | 33 | 697.1544 | Girls Can Grill |
| 2022-11-04 | Indio, CA | 35 | 694.2516 | 7 Sins BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
5 entries · top 180.0000 · median 176.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 2 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | Jolley's Bad to the Bone Barbeque | |
| 4 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 5 | Woodies BBQ |
Master Series — Brisket
36 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | Rad Fondo BBQ | |
| 4 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 5 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 6 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 7 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 8 | CODE 7 SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 9 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 10 | LADY OF Q | |
| 11 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 13 | 2LiveQ | |
| 14 | CHULENGO SMOKER TEAM | |
| 15 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 16 | Team Woodshed | |
| 17 | Day Of The Pig BBQ | |
| 18 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 19 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 20 | Jolley's Bad to the Bone Barbeque | |
| 21 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKING TOKING BBQ | |
| 23 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 24 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 25 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 26 | Smokin Degenerates BBQ Tean | |
| 27 | Jack9 BBQ-CA | |
| 28 | Clear Blue BBQ | |
| 29 | Bearded Dude BBQ | |
| 30 | PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ | |
| 31 | Mad Tex BBQ | |
| 32 | B Lee's Barbecue | |
| 33 | THE BRISKET BROTHERS | |
| 34 | Ol' Blue BBQ | |
| 35 | White Smoke BBQ | |
| 36 | Woodies BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
36 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 2 | Day Of The Pig BBQ | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | Team Woodshed | |
| 6 | Jolley's Bad to the Bone Barbeque | |
| 7 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 8 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 9 | Clear Blue BBQ | |
| 10 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 11 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 12 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 13 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 14 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokin Degenerates BBQ Tean | |
| 16 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 17 | PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKING TOKING BBQ | |
| 19 | Mad Tex BBQ | |
| 20 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 21 | LADY OF Q | |
| 22 | Jack9 BBQ-CA | |
| 23 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 24 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 25 | CHULENGO SMOKER TEAM | |
| 26 | Rad Fondo BBQ | |
| 27 | 2LiveQ | |
| 28 | CODE 7 SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 29 | THE BRISKET BROTHERS | |
| 30 | Bearded Dude BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 32 | White Smoke BBQ | |
| 33 | Ol' Blue BBQ | |
| 34 | BERNIE'S REBEL BOYZ SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 35 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 36 | B Lee's Barbecue |
Master Series — Overall
37 entries · top 694.2400 · median 666.1488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Team Woodshed | |
| 6 | Day Of The Pig BBQ | |
| 7 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 8 | Rad Fondo BBQ | |
| 9 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 10 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 11 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 12 | SMOKING TOKING BBQ | |
| 13 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 14 | LADY OF Q | |
| 15 | 2LiveQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 17 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 18 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 19 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 20 | Clear Blue BBQ | |
| 21 | CODE 7 SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 22 | Jack9 BBQ-CA | |
| 23 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 24 | PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Mad Tex BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 27 | CHULENGO SMOKER TEAM | |
| 28 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 29 | Jolley's Bad to the Bone Barbeque | |
| 30 | Bearded Dude BBQ | |
| 31 | Smokin Degenerates BBQ Tean | |
| 32 | THE BRISKET BROTHERS | |
| 33 | Ol' Blue BBQ | |
| 34 | White Smoke BBQ | |
| 35 | B Lee's Barbecue | |
| 36 | BERNIE'S REBEL BOYZ SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 37 | Woodies BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 2 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 3 | Team Woodshed | |
| 4 | SMOKING TOKING BBQ | |
| 5 | Day Of The Pig BBQ | |
| 6 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | LADY OF Q | |
| 8 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 9 | CODE 7 SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 10 | Mad Tex BBQ | |
| 11 | PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ | |
| 12 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Rad Fondo BBQ | |
| 15 | Clear Blue BBQ | |
| 16 | THE BRISKET BROTHERS | |
| 17 | Bearded Dude BBQ | |
| 18 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 19 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 20 | 2LiveQ | |
| 21 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 23 | Jack9 BBQ-CA | |
| 24 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 25 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 26 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 27 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 28 | White Smoke BBQ | |
| 29 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 30 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 31 | BERNIE'S REBEL BOYZ SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 32 | CHULENGO SMOKER TEAM | |
| 33 | Jolley's Bad to the Bone Barbeque | |
| 34 | Smokin Degenerates BBQ Tean | |
| 35 | B Lee's Barbecue | |
| 36 | Ol' Blue BBQ | |
| 37 | Woodies BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
37 entries · top 176.5716 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Rad Fondo BBQ | |
| 3 | Jack9 BBQ-CA | |
| 4 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 5 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 6 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 7 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 8 | Team Woodshed | |
| 9 | Day Of The Pig BBQ | |
| 10 | 2LiveQ | |
| 11 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 12 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 14 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 15 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 16 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 17 | Clear Blue BBQ | |
| 18 | Mad Tex BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 20 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 21 | CHULENGO SMOKER TEAM | |
| 22 | PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ | |
| 23 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 24 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 25 | SMOKING TOKING BBQ | |
| 26 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 27 | CODE 7 SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 28 | Bearded Dude BBQ | |
| 29 | Smokin Degenerates BBQ Tean | |
| 30 | Ol' Blue BBQ | |
| 31 | LADY OF Q | |
| 32 | THE BRISKET BROTHERS | |
| 33 | Jolley's Bad to the Bone Barbeque | |
| 34 | BERNIE'S REBEL BOYZ SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 35 | B Lee's Barbecue | |
| 36 | White Smoke BBQ | |
| 37 | Woodies BBQ |