2019-12-27 – 2019-12-28 · Phoenix, AZ · 📍 1826 W McDowell RD · State championship
Reps: KATHLEEN MCINTOSH, KELLY MCINTOSH · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Big Poppa Smokers (700.5028) · 44 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SHIG NINJA 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.
Chicken places 1–2: LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ and TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: B2 BBQ and Rooftop BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: AZ RAD RIBS and 4 LEGS UP BBQ tied on 173.7028 — 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 chicken at 12th.
BIG POPPA SMOKERS turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 175.4056 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-28 | Phoenix, AZ | 1826 W McDowell RD | 47 | 705.6912 | Boomerang BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-12-27 ← this one | Phoenix, AZ | 1826 W McDowell RD | 44 | 700.5028 | Big Poppa Smokers | SHIG NINJA BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 176.5828 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 174.2628 | 171.4516 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 176.0000 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 173.7028 | 173.1200 |
44 entries · top 700.5028 · median 670.2056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q | |
| 5 | AZ RAD RIBS | |
| 6 | PORKCHOP & BUBBAS | |
| 7 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 9 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 10 | Rooftop BBQ | |
| 11 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 12 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 13 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 14 | Portly Fellas BBQ | |
| 15 | ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | |
| 16 | Team Woodshed | |
| 17 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 18 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 19 | REDNECK BBQ | |
| 20 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 21 | B2 BBQ | |
| 22 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 23 | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | |
| 24 | Smokin Hot Babe Bbq | |
| 25 | SLOW RIDE BBQ | |
| 26 | STEEL CITY BBQ | |
| 27 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 28 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 29 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 30 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 31 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 32 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 33 | ROOT'N TOOT'N BBQ | |
| 34 | Pittin N Gittin | |
| 35 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 36 | SMOKE SHOWIN' ARIZONA BBQ | |
| 37 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 38 | SMOKIN' WITH SWAG | |
| 39 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 40 | STOKED TO SMOKE | |
| 41 | Bulldog Barbecue | |
| 42 | Clear Blue BBQ | |
| 43 | BUTTHEAD BBQ | |
| 44 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA |
44 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 2 | TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q | |
| 3 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 4 | AZ RAD RIBS | |
| 5 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 6 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 7 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | B2 BBQ | |
| 9 | Rooftop BBQ | |
| 10 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 11 | REDNECK BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 14 | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | |
| 15 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 16 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 17 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 18 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 19 | Pittin N Gittin | |
| 20 | Portly Fellas BBQ | |
| 21 | SLOW RIDE BBQ | |
| 22 | STEEL CITY BBQ | |
| 23 | BUTTHEAD BBQ | |
| 24 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 25 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 26 | STOKED TO SMOKE | |
| 27 | SMOKE SHOWIN' ARIZONA BBQ | |
| 28 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 29 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 30 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 31 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 32 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 33 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 34 | PORKCHOP & BUBBAS | |
| 35 | Smokin Hot Babe Bbq | |
| 36 | Team Woodshed | |
| 37 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 38 | SMOKIN' WITH SWAG | |
| 39 | Bulldog Barbecue | |
| 40 | ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | |
| 41 | ROOT'N TOOT'N BBQ | |
| 42 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 43 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 44 | Clear Blue BBQ |
44 entries · top 177.1544 · median 168.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Hot Babe Bbq | |
| 2 | ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | |
| 3 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 4 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Bulldog Barbecue | |
| 7 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 8 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 9 | SLOW RIDE BBQ | |
| 10 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 11 | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | |
| 12 | PORKCHOP & BUBBAS | |
| 13 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 14 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 15 | Rooftop BBQ | |
| 16 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 17 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 18 | TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q | |
| 19 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 20 | AZ RAD RIBS | |
| 21 | STOKED TO SMOKE | |
| 22 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 23 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKE SHOWIN' ARIZONA BBQ | |
| 25 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 26 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 27 | Team Woodshed | |
| 28 | STEEL CITY BBQ | |
| 29 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 30 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 31 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 32 | ROOT'N TOOT'N BBQ | |
| 33 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 34 | SMOKIN' WITH SWAG | |
| 35 | Pittin N Gittin | |
| 36 | Portly Fellas BBQ | |
| 37 | REDNECK BBQ | |
| 38 | BUTTHEAD BBQ | |
| 39 | Clear Blue BBQ | |
| 40 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 41 | B2 BBQ | |
| 42 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 43 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 44 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA |
44 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Woodshed | |
| 2 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 3 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 4 | PORKCHOP & BUBBAS | |
| 5 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Pittin N Gittin | |
| 8 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 9 | REDNECK BBQ | |
| 10 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 11 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 12 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 13 | ROOT'N TOOT'N BBQ | |
| 14 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 15 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 16 | Clear Blue BBQ | |
| 17 | Portly Fellas BBQ | |
| 18 | TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q | |
| 19 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 20 | Rooftop BBQ | |
| 21 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 22 | ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | |
| 23 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 24 | B2 BBQ | |
| 25 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 26 | STEEL CITY BBQ | |
| 27 | AZ RAD RIBS | |
| 28 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 29 | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | |
| 30 | Smokin Hot Babe Bbq | |
| 31 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 32 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 33 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 34 | SMOKIN' WITH SWAG | |
| 35 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 36 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 37 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 38 | BUTTHEAD BBQ | |
| 39 | SMOKE SHOWIN' ARIZONA BBQ | |
| 40 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 41 | SLOW RIDE BBQ | |
| 42 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 43 | STOKED TO SMOKE | |
| 44 | Bulldog Barbecue |
44 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 3 | Portly Fellas BBQ | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | AZ RAD RIBS | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 8 | TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q | |
| 9 | ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | |
| 10 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 11 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 12 | B2 BBQ | |
| 13 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 14 | PORKCHOP & BUBBAS | |
| 15 | Rooftop BBQ | |
| 16 | SLOW RIDE BBQ | |
| 17 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 18 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 19 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 20 | STEEL CITY BBQ | |
| 21 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 22 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 23 | Team Woodshed | |
| 24 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 25 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 26 | Smokin Hot Babe Bbq | |
| 27 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 28 | SMOKIN' WITH SWAG | |
| 29 | ROOT'N TOOT'N BBQ | |
| 30 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 31 | Clear Blue BBQ | |
| 32 | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | |
| 33 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 34 | REDNECK BBQ | |
| 35 | SMOKE SHOWIN' ARIZONA BBQ | |
| 36 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 37 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 38 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 39 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 40 | Bulldog Barbecue | |
| 41 | STOKED TO SMOKE | |
| 42 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 43 | Pittin N Gittin | |
| 44 | BUTTHEAD BBQ |
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.
3 entries · top 176.0000 · median 163.9884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | .Lil' Loot | |
| 2 | .Lil Smoke Showin' Michael | |
| 3 | .Clappers |
5 entries · top 172.5944 · median 172.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | .LiL Smoke Showin' Zander | |
| 2 | .Littler Loot | |
| 3 | .Little Ci's Dodger BBQ | |
| 4 | .Little V's BBQ | |
| 5 | .Smokin' Mokers |