Feb 21–22, 2020 · Coachella, CA · 📍 53973 Polk St. · State championship
Reps: Kathleen McIntosh, Kelly McIntosh · Prize money: $10,600
SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE won Grand Champion at The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial on February 21, 2020 in Coachella, CA at 53973 Polk St., scoring 694.2972 in a field of 50 teams. HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.2288. Category winners: Chicken — SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE (177.7144); Pork Ribs — Team Woodshed (177.7144); Pork — SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE (176.0000); Brisket — BULL MARKET BBQ (177.7028).
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.
Closer than 96% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0684 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100
SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Stronger than 94% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1645 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 8–9: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN and LADY OF Q tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: PORTERHOUSE BBQ and HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and SMOKE HOUND BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 11th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 175.4628 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.8456 | 172.5716 |
| Pork | 176 | 173.1200 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 171.9772 | 170.2628 |
50 entries · top 694.2972 · median 662.1944
50 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.8456
50 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.4172
50 entries · top 176 · median 166.2400
50 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.2400
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.
15 entries · top 180 · median 175.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | 2LiveQ | |
| 3 | Stagecoach Barbecue | |
| 4 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 5 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 6 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 7 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 8 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 9 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 10 | Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque | |
| 11 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 12 | LADY OF Q | |
| 13 | YARD LOBSTER BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 15 | DAY OF THE PIG BBQ |
2 entries · top 169.1200 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lil Papa Roo Q | |
| 2 | 2LiveQ Jr |
2 entries · top 176.0116 · median 174
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Smokin' Duo | |
| 2 | Lil Miss Marvelous |