Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge

2020-01-17 – 2020-01-18 · Bullhead City, AZ · 📍 Rotary Park · State championship

Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, MICHAEL WINTER, RICH TUTTLE · Prize money: $18,000.00

Grand Champion: BIG POPPA SMOKERS (695.9428) · 59 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE BBQ BUS

🥇

BIG POPPA SMOKERS

695.9428 · Master Series — Overall

🥈

THE BBQ BUS

691.9200 · Master Series — Overall

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7-8-9 BBQ

686.8116 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 judged meats · 4 ancillary

Top score

695.9428

Winning margin

4.0228

GC over RC

Field average

656.00

median 659.30

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

7-8-9 BBQ (Chicken), PROUD SOULS BARBECUE (Chicken)

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

2.3200 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

677.6116

10th place overall

Field spread

106.9600

winner to last place

Prize money

$18,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

BIG POPPA SMOKERS

avg finish 8.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 1.7028 pts — GIRLS CAN GRILL

How hot was the win?

Top 68%

beats 32% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

51%

of the 59 teams with a home region came from outside AZ

Came back for more

52%

33 of 63 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.62 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1531

avg power rating going in · stronger than 36% of contests

Top-rated in the field

4 LEGS UP BBQ

rated 1719 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

BIG POPPA SMOKERS took the Grand Championship home to CA.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 1–2: 7-8-9 BBQ and PROUD SOULS BARBECUE tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: BURNIN AND LOOTIN and LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: JACK9 BBQ-CA and JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

🛡️ Back to defend

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SHIG NINJA BBQ (won 2017), 4 LEGS UP BBQ (won 2019).

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 →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve 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	Bullhead City, AZ	Rotary Park	63	696.5256	4 LEGS UP BBQ	UTAH BBQ COMPANY
2020-01-17 ← this one	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)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	180.0000	177.1428	174.2628
Pork Ribs	175.4400	173.1200	169.7028
Pork	177.7144	171.4056	169.7372
Brisket	179.4400	175.4056	171.4400

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

59 entries · top 695.9428 · median 659.3028

#	Team	Score
1	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	695.9428
2	THE BBQ BUS	691.9200
3	7-8-9 BBQ	686.8116
4	FU MAN QUE CREW	683.9544
5	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	683.9316
6	B2 BBQ	682.2400
7	BURNIN BELLIES	681.6572
8	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	678.8344
9	ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q	678.1600
10	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	677.6116
11	RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	677.0512
12	GIRLS CAN GRILL	676.4572
13	DRY 2 DA BONE	675.4284
14	SMOKERS PURGATORY	675.3712
15	Portly Fellas BBQ	673.6116
16	SMOKIN IT UP BBQ	671.9200
17	BACKDRAFT BBQ	671.8740
18	Meat Candy Q	671.8628
19	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	671.3256
20	Crooked Pigs	670.7656
21	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	669.0400
22	4 LEGS UP BBQ	668.4460
23	BAD BOYZ BBQ	667.2572
24	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	667.2340
25	JACK9 BBQ-CA	666.7540
26	ALL UP IN MY GRILL	666.0912
27	COW TIPPIN BBQ	663.8744
28	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	662.6740
29	BIG RED BBQ	660.4228
30	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	659.3028
31	Salt City Barbecue	658.7200
32	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	657.5656
33	JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE	655.9656
34	Whistle Pig BBQ	655.8288
35	PHIL THE GRILL	654.1256
36	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	654.0800
37	Spinnin' Pigskins BBQ Team	651.8512
38	VEGAS GRILLBILLIES	651.2344
39	The BBQ Asylum	651.1996
40	STOKED TO SMOKE	649.5544
41	UTAH BBQ COMPANY	647.7368
42	SHIG NINJA BBQ	647.3372
43	FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC	646.6744
44	CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ	646.6740
45	STEEL CITY BBQ	641.5196
46	Dad the Bad BBQ	641.0860
47	7 SINS BBQ	640.4000
48	JESSIE RAE'S BBQ	639.9548
49	SMOKE BROTHERS BBQ	636.4460
50	BLAZING BUZZARD BBQ	631.7940
51	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	626.1028
52	CRAZY COCKATOO COOKERS	623.8056
53	BIG KEV'S BBQ	623.2568
54	SWINE TIME BBQ CATERING	619.2572
55	SMOKE'N SHUTTERS	618.0456
56	SMOKE N' PARADISE	612.4460
57	BRO'S AND BABE'S BACKYARD BARBEQUE	610.1028
58	PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO	594.1372
59	BIG BOYS BBQ - CA	588.9828

Chicken

59 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	7-8-9 BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	180.0000 🔥
3	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	177.7028
4	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	177.7028
5	Meat Candy Q	177.1428
6	JACK9 BBQ-CA	176.5600
7	JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE	176.5600
8	THE BBQ BUS	176.0000
9	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	175.4172
10	BAD BOYZ BBQ	174.2628
11	RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	173.7028
12	B2 BBQ	173.1200
13	SMOKIN IT UP BBQ	172.5600
14	Portly Fellas BBQ	172.5600
15	BACKDRAFT BBQ	172.5484
16	ALL UP IN MY GRILL	171.9772
17	ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q	171.9656
18	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	171.9656
19	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	171.4172
20	Dad the Bad BBQ	170.8572
21	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	170.8228
22	BIG RED BBQ	170.8228
23	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	170.8228
24	COW TIPPIN BBQ	170.2628
25	BURNIN BELLIES	170.2628
26	SMOKE N' PARADISE	169.7260
27	SMOKERS PURGATORY	169.1428
28	FU MAN QUE CREW	169.1200
29	GIRLS CAN GRILL	168.5372
30	Whistle Pig BBQ	167.9772
31	DRY 2 DA BONE	167.4172
32	SHIG NINJA BBQ	167.3828
33	4 LEGS UP BBQ	166.8344
34	STOKED TO SMOKE	166.2628
35	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	165.1200
36	Salt City Barbecue	165.0856
37	Spinnin' Pigskins BBQ Team	163.9428
38	BLAZING BUZZARD BBQ	163.4056
39	Crooked Pigs	162.8228
40	PHIL THE GRILL	162.2628
41	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	162.2400
42	CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ	161.6456
43	7 SINS BBQ	161.1316
44	BIG KEV'S BBQ	161.1084
45	FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC	161.0972
46	JESSIE RAE'S BBQ	160.5600
47	VEGAS GRILLBILLIES	159.9312
48	SMOKE'N SHUTTERS	159.3828
49	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	159.3600
50	UTAH BBQ COMPANY	159.3484
51	BRO'S AND BABE'S BACKYARD BARBEQUE	158.8340
52	SMOKE BROTHERS BBQ	156.5144
53	STEEL CITY BBQ	155.9428
54	The BBQ Asylum	155.9428
55	CRAZY COCKATOO COOKERS	154.7656
56	SWINE TIME BBQ CATERING	152.5144
57	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	146.8000
58	PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO	145.6228
59	BIG BOYS BBQ - CA	134.2628

Pork Ribs

59 entries · top 175.4400 · median 165.6800

#	Team	Score
1	DRY 2 DA BONE	175.4400
2	BACKDRAFT BBQ	175.4172
3	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	174.8456
4	THE BBQ BUS	174.2744
5	SMOKIN IT UP BBQ	173.1200
6	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	172.5716
7	Crooked Pigs	172.5600
8	Spinnin' Pigskins BBQ Team	172.5484
9	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	169.7144
10	CRAZY COCKATOO COOKERS	169.7028
11	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	169.6800
12	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	169.6684
13	B2 BBQ	169.1772
14	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	169.1200
15	Whistle Pig BBQ	168.5372
16	Meat Candy Q	168.5372
17	The BBQ Asylum	168.5256
18	7-8-9 BBQ	167.9888
19	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	167.9772
20	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	167.4172
21	4 LEGS UP BBQ	166.8344
22	ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q	166.8344
23	STOKED TO SMOKE	166.2744
24	UTAH BBQ COMPANY	166.2400
25	ALL UP IN MY GRILL	166.2400
26	BAD BOYZ BBQ	166.2400
27	Salt City Barbecue	165.7144
28	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	165.6916
29	BIG RED BBQ	165.6916
30	FU MAN QUE CREW	165.6800
31	7 SINS BBQ	165.1316
32	CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ	165.0972
33	SMOKERS PURGATORY	163.4172
34	FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC	163.3944
35	PHIL THE GRILL	163.3828
36	SMOKE BROTHERS BBQ	162.8460
37	JACK9 BBQ-CA	162.8456
38	RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	162.8228
39	BURNIN BELLIES	162.8116
40	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	162.2744
41	COW TIPPIN BBQ	162.2400
42	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	161.6572
43	SHIG NINJA BBQ	160.0116
44	GIRLS CAN GRILL	159.9544
45	Portly Fellas BBQ	159.4060
46	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	158.8000
47	SMOKE'N SHUTTERS	158.2400
48	JESSIE RAE'S BBQ	158.2288
49	JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE	157.0856
50	SMOKE N' PARADISE	156.5484
51	SWINE TIME BBQ CATERING	156.5256
52	STEEL CITY BBQ	156.5028
53	Dad the Bad BBQ	156.0116
54	BIG KEV'S BBQ	155.9772
55	BIG BOYS BBQ - CA	153.6800
56	BLAZING BUZZARD BBQ	151.9544
57	PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO	151.9428
58	VEGAS GRILLBILLIES	151.9316
59	BRO'S AND BABE'S BACKYARD BARBEQUE	147.9200

Pork

59 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.6800

#	Team	Score
1	FU MAN QUE CREW	177.7144
2	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	177.7028
3	RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	177.1544
4	4 LEGS UP BBQ	174.2628
5	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	171.4056
6	Dad the Bad BBQ	170.8572
7	BURNIN BELLIES	170.8456
8	7-8-9 BBQ	170.8228
9	SMOKERS PURGATORY	170.8228
10	JESSIE RAE'S BBQ	169.7372
11	ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q	169.6916
12	SHIG NINJA BBQ	169.6684
13	JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE	169.2000
14	DRY 2 DA BONE	169.1428
15	FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC	169.1200
16	BACKDRAFT BBQ	169.1084
17	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	168.5372
18	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	168.5372
19	GIRLS CAN GRILL	168.5256
20	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	168.5140
21	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	167.9884
22	VEGAS GRILLBILLIES	167.3944
23	THE BBQ BUS	167.3828
24	COW TIPPIN BBQ	166.8344
25	Crooked Pigs	166.8228
26	B2 BBQ	166.8228
27	JACK9 BBQ-CA	166.2628
28	Portly Fellas BBQ	166.2400
29	SMOKIN IT UP BBQ	165.6800
30	PHIL THE GRILL	165.6800
31	BAD BOYZ BBQ	165.0972
32	ALL UP IN MY GRILL	165.0856
33	The BBQ Asylum	165.0856
34	Meat Candy Q	164.5372
35	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	162.8000
36	STOKED TO SMOKE	162.7884
37	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	162.7884
38	BLAZING BUZZARD BBQ	162.2284
39	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	161.6800
40	Whistle Pig BBQ	161.6572
41	UTAH BBQ COMPANY	161.6456
42	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	161.1544
43	7 SINS BBQ	159.9428
44	Salt City Barbecue	159.3944
45	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	158.8344
46	STEEL CITY BBQ	158.8112
47	BIG RED BBQ	157.6456
48	SMOKE BROTHERS BBQ	157.1428
49	CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ	155.9884
50	SWINE TIME BBQ CATERING	154.2400
51	Spinnin' Pigskins BBQ Team	153.1200
52	PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO	152.5600
53	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	152.5028
54	BIG BOYS BBQ - CA	150.8228
55	CRAZY COCKATOO COOKERS	150.8228
56	BIG KEV'S BBQ	150.7884
57	BRO'S AND BABE'S BACKYARD BARBEQUE	149.6800
58	SMOKE'N SHUTTERS	143.3600
59	SMOKE N' PARADISE	137.6572

Brisket

59 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.6456

#	Team	Score
1	GIRLS CAN GRILL	179.4400
2	BURNIN BELLIES	177.7372
3	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	177.7028
4	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	176.0000
5	Portly Fellas BBQ	175.4056
6	THE BBQ BUS	174.2628
7	B2 BBQ	173.1200
8	SMOKERS PURGATORY	171.9884
9	VEGAS GRILLBILLIES	171.9772
10	FU MAN QUE CREW	171.4400
11	STEEL CITY BBQ	170.2628
12	ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q	169.6684
13	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	169.6684
14	Crooked Pigs	168.5600
15	Salt City Barbecue	168.5256
16	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	168.0000
17	7-8-9 BBQ	168.0000
18	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	167.4172
19	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	167.4056
20	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	167.3944
21	BIG RED BBQ	166.2628
22	COW TIPPIN BBQ	164.5372
23	CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ	163.9428
24	DRY 2 DA BONE	163.4284
25	RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	163.3712
26	PHIL THE GRILL	162.8000
27	ALL UP IN MY GRILL	162.7884
28	Spinnin' Pigskins BBQ Team	162.2400
29	BAD BOYZ BBQ	161.6572
30	The BBQ Asylum	161.6456
31	Meat Candy Q	161.6456
32	JACK9 BBQ-CA	161.0856
33	SMOKIN IT UP BBQ	160.5600
34	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	160.5144
35	4 LEGS UP BBQ	160.5144
36	UTAH BBQ COMPANY	160.5028
37	SMOKE BROTHERS BBQ	159.9428
38	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	159.3828
39	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	158.8000
40	Whistle Pig BBQ	157.6572
41	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	157.0628
42	SMOKE'N SHUTTERS	157.0628
43	SWINE TIME BBQ CATERING	155.9772
44	BIG KEV'S BBQ	155.3828
45	BACKDRAFT BBQ	154.8000
46	STOKED TO SMOKE	154.2288
47	BLAZING BUZZARD BBQ	154.2056
48	7 SINS BBQ	154.1940
49	BRO'S AND BABE'S BACKYARD BARBEQUE	153.6688
50	JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE	153.1200
51	FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC	153.0628
52	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	153.0628
53	JESSIE RAE'S BBQ	151.4288
54	SHIG NINJA BBQ	150.2744
55	BIG BOYS BBQ - CA	150.2172
56	CRAZY COCKATOO COOKERS	148.5144
57	SMOKE N' PARADISE	148.5144
58	PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO	144.0116
59	Dad the Bad BBQ	143.3600

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 — Appetizer

11 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.4056

#	Team	Score
1	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	179.4400
2	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	178.8572
3	STOKED TO SMOKE	176.5944
4	Dad the Bad BBQ	176.5600
5	GIRLS CAN GRILL	174.8572
6	JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE	171.4056
7	Salt City Barbecue	170.8800
8	BIG KEV'S BBQ	170.3200
9	Spinnin' Pigskins BBQ Team	168.0344
10	JESSIE RAE'S BBQ	166.8572
11	BRO'S AND BABE'S BACKYARD BARBEQUE	158.8456

Ancillary — Cook'S Choice

8 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.2572 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	GIRLS CAN GRILL	180.0000 🔥
2	JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE	169.7256
3	STOKED TO SMOKE	166.2628
4	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	165.6800
5	Spinnin' Pigskins BBQ Team	162.8344
6	BIG KEV'S BBQ	161.1428
7	BIG BOYS BBQ - CA	159.3944
8	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	154.2400

Ancillary — Dessert

11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.7144 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	GIRLS CAN GRILL	180.0000 🔥
2	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	JESSIE RAE'S BBQ	179.4400
4	Dad the Bad BBQ	178.3200
5	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	177.1772
6	BIG KEV'S BBQ	173.7144
7	7-8-9 BBQ	172.0116
8	JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE	172.0000
9	BRO'S AND BABE'S BACKYARD BARBEQUE	171.9888
10	SWINE TIME BBQ CATERING	165.7144
11	PHIL THE GRILL	163.9772

Ancillary — Sausage

10 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.3028

#	Team	Score
1	Salt City Barbecue	178.2972
2	GIRLS CAN GRILL	177.1544
3	THE BBQ BUS	176.5600
4	JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE	170.2512
5	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	166.3428
6	PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO	166.2628
7	BIG KEV'S BBQ	165.0972
8	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	161.6800
9	Spinnin' Pigskins BBQ Team	157.1200
10	JESSIE RAE'S BBQ	149.0856

Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Traveled in

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

📸 Photo finishes

🛡️ Back to defend

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)

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 →

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

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Ancillary — Appetizer

Ancillary — Cook'S Choice

Ancillary — Dessert

Ancillary — Sausage