Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival
2021-11-05 – 2021-11-06 · Indio, CA · State championship
Reps: KATHLEEN MCINTOSH, KELLY MCINTOSH · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Girls Can Grill (697.1544) · 33 teams
Entries
33
5 categories
Top score
697.1544
Winning margin
0.1032
GC over RC
Field average
663.88
median 677.69
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Pork
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
689.6228
what a walk cost here
Field spread
126.4348
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 44%
beats 56% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1529
avg power rating going in · stronger than 35% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.1032 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
GIRLS CAN GRILL took the Grand Championship home to AZ.
🃏 An upset on the books
GIRLS CAN GRILL came in rated below the field's top team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-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 | Indio, CA | 37 | 694.2400 | DG Firehouse BBQ Inc |
| 2021-11-05 ← this one | 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
8 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4286 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | ROCKBAND BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke City BBQ L.A | |
| 6 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 7 | Bear Bonz | |
| 8 | Weekend Warrior BBQ |
Master Series — Brisket
33 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 2 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 4 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 5 | The Grinnin Goat | |
| 6 | Rad Fondo BBQ | |
| 7 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 8 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 9 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 10 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 11 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 12 | ROCKBAND BBQ | |
| 13 | Bad Boyz BBQ | |
| 14 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 15 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 16 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 17 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 18 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 20 | LADY OF Q | |
| 21 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 22 | Jolley's Bad to the Bone Barbeque | |
| 23 | Day of the Pig | |
| 24 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 25 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 26 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 27 | Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque | |
| 28 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 29 | The Barbacoa Boyz | |
| 30 | Smoke City BBQ L.A | |
| 31 | Stop Playin BBQ | |
| 32 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 33 | Bear Bonz |
Master Series — Chicken
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | Bad Boyz BBQ | |
| 3 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 4 | The Grinnin Goat | |
| 5 | ROCKBAND BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 7 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 8 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 9 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 10 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 11 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 12 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 14 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 15 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 16 | Jolley's Bad to the Bone Barbeque | |
| 17 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 18 | Day of the Pig | |
| 19 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 20 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 21 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 22 | LADY OF Q | |
| 23 | Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque | |
| 24 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 25 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 26 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 27 | Smoke City BBQ L.A | |
| 28 | Rad Fondo BBQ | |
| 29 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 30 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 31 | The Barbacoa Boyz | |
| 32 | Stop Playin BBQ | |
| 33 | Bear Bonz |
Master Series — Overall
33 entries · top 697.1544 · median 677.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 2 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 4 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 5 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 6 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 7 | The Grinnin Goat | |
| 8 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 9 | ROCKBAND BBQ | |
| 10 | Bad Boyz BBQ | |
| 11 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 12 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 13 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 14 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 17 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 18 | LADY OF Q | |
| 19 | Rad Fondo BBQ | |
| 20 | Day of the Pig | |
| 21 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 23 | Jolley's Bad to the Bone Barbeque | |
| 24 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 25 | Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque | |
| 26 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 27 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 28 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 29 | Smoke City BBQ L.A | |
| 30 | The Barbacoa Boyz | |
| 31 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 32 | Stop Playin BBQ | |
| 33 | Bear Bonz |
Master Series — Pork
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 2 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 3 | The Grinnin Goat | |
| 4 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 6 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 7 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 8 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 9 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 10 | Rad Fondo BBQ | |
| 11 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 12 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 13 | Day of the Pig | |
| 14 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 15 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 17 | LADY OF Q | |
| 18 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 19 | ROCKBAND BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Bad Boyz BBQ | |
| 22 | Jolley's Bad to the Bone Barbeque | |
| 23 | Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque | |
| 24 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 25 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 26 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 27 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 28 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 29 | The Barbacoa Boyz | |
| 30 | Stop Playin BBQ | |
| 31 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 32 | Smoke City BBQ L.A | |
| 33 | Bear Bonz |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LADY OF Q | |
| 2 | ROCKBAND BBQ | |
| 3 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 4 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 6 | Bad Boyz BBQ | |
| 7 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 8 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 9 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Day of the Pig | |
| 12 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 13 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 14 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 15 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 16 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 17 | Rad Fondo BBQ | |
| 18 | Jolley's Bad to the Bone Barbeque | |
| 19 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 21 | The Grinnin Goat | |
| 22 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 23 | Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque | |
| 24 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 25 | Smoke City BBQ L.A | |
| 26 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 27 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 28 | The Barbacoa Boyz | |
| 29 | Bear Bonz | |
| 30 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 31 | Stop Playin BBQ | |
| 32 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 33 | Pops BBQ 22 |