Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge

2022-01-14 – 2022-01-15 · Bullhead City, AZ · 📍 Rotary Park · State championship

Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, MICHAEL WINTER, RICH TUTTLE · Prize money: $16,000.00

Grand Champion: SHARPE GOURMET COOKING WOOD (695.3944) · 59 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG POPPA SMOKERS

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Sharpe's Woodshed

695.3944 · Master Series — Overall

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BIG POPPA SMOKERS

693.7028 · Master Series — Overall

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Bushmaster BBQ

691.9772 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 judged meats · 6 ancillary

Top score

695.3944

Winning margin

1.6916

GC over RC

Field average

647.25

median 666.75

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

1.7028 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

680.4568

10th place overall

Field spread

543.3716

winner to last place

Prize money

$16,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

BIG POPPA SMOKERS

avg finish 8.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 0.5600 pts — BONE RUBBIN BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 70%

beats 30% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

71%

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

Came back for more

37%

22 of 59 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.72 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1556

avg power rating going in · stronger than 61% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GETTIN' BASTED

rated 1895 pre-contest

Storylines

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 1–2: 913 BBQ and BIG POPPA SMOKERS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP and Sharpe's Woodshed tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Sharpe's Woodshed and SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

🛡️ Back to defend

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: 4 LEGS UP BBQ (won 2019), BIG POPPA SMOKERS (won 2020).

🃏 An upset on the books

Sharpe's Woodshed came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 10-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)

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	Bullhead City, AZ	Rotary Park	59	695.9428	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	THE BBQ BUS
2022-01-14 ← this one	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	176.5600	174.2972	173.1544
Pork Ribs	176.5600	174.8572	171.4172
Pork	178.8800	177.1544	174.2856
Brisket	177.7028	174.2628	170.8572

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

59 entries · top 695.3944 · median 666.7544

#	Team	Score
1	Sharpe's Woodshed	695.3944
2	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	693.7028
3	Bushmaster BBQ	691.9772
4	913 BBQ	688.4684
5	GETTIN' BASTED	686.8116
6	BAD BOYZ BBQ	685.1316
7	SLAPS BBQ	683.3484
8	Heavy Smoke BBQ	682.7428
9	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	681.6344
10	YSB BBQ	680.4568
11	Meat Candy Q	679.9540
12	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	679.9312
13	Cool Beans BBQ	677.6684
14	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	677.0284
15	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	675.9428
16	UTAH BBQ COMPANY	675.3488
17	BONE RUBBIN BBQ	675.3144
18	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	674.2172
19	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	674.1828
20	WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO.	673.6228
21	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	672.4916
22	RIP N BONES BBQ	672.4684
23	CYNICAL BBQ	672.4456
24	Pops BBQ 22	672.4340
25	Tip of Texas BBQ	671.9544
26	GIRLS CAN GRILL	670.7888
27	DRY 2 DA BONE	670.7312
28	Big Cat BBQ	668.4456
29	4 LEGS UP BBQ	667.3716
30	BACKDRAFT BBQ	666.7544
31	UNCLE J'S	666.7312
32	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	666.6856
33	POP N' SMOKE	665.0172
34	SMOKE HOUND BBQ	663.8856
35	Salt City Barbecue	663.3024
36	CANYON RIDERS BBQ	662.1372
37	SMOKE EM GOOD BBQ	661.5544
38	PORTERHOUSE BBQ	659.8400
39	COW TIPPIN' BBQ	658.7200
40	7 SINS BBQ	657.6004
41	ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q	656.9940
42	SMOKERS PURGATORY	647.2456
43	G AND L BBQ	646.7768
44	SLINGIN MEATS	646.6512
45	HALF BAKED HIPPIES	646.1488
46	Whistle Pig BBQ	641.5772
47	GIT-R-SMOKED	641.5312
48	SD Smoke BBQ	640.9708
49	JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE	638.6628
50	DJ'S SMOKIN BBQ	631.2456
51	VEGAS GRILLBILLIES	628.2968
52	REDNECKS WITH FIRE	626.5824
53	CLOUD OF SMOKE	626.1256
54	GUIDO-Q	626.0684
55	B LEE'S BBQ	618.1260
56	ALL UP IN MY GRILL	616.8908
57	Los Lagos Meat Heads	485.7028
58	Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers	405.6000
59	HONEY PAWS BBQ	152.0228

Chicken

57 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5372

#	Team	Score
1	913 BBQ	176.5600
2	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	176.5600
3	RIP N BONES BBQ	176.0116
4	SMOKE EM GOOD BBQ	175.4056
5	Tip of Texas BBQ	174.2972
6	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	173.7028
7	Sharpe's Woodshed	173.7028
8	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	173.7028
9	BAD BOYZ BBQ	173.7028
10	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	173.1544
11	Meat Candy Q	173.1084
12	YSB BBQ	172.5484
13	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	171.9656
14	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	171.4400
15	COW TIPPIN' BBQ	171.4056
16	BACKDRAFT BBQ	170.8572
17	SLAPS BBQ	170.8228
18	Cool Beans BBQ	170.2856
19	4 LEGS UP BBQ	170.2744
20	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	170.2628
21	CYNICAL BBQ	170.2628
22	UNCLE J'S	169.6800
23	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	169.6800
24	BONE RUBBIN BBQ	169.1200
25	Big Cat BBQ	169.1200
26	7 SINS BBQ	169.1200
27	Pops BBQ 22	169.1084
28	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	168.5600
29	Heavy Smoke BBQ	168.5372
30	GETTIN' BASTED	168.0116
31	HALF BAKED HIPPIES	168.0000
32	POP N' SMOKE	167.9772
33	Bushmaster BBQ	167.9656
34	PORTERHOUSE BBQ	167.3828
35	Salt City Barbecue	167.3828
36	GIRLS CAN GRILL	166.8572
37	SMOKE HOUND BBQ	165.1200
38	SMOKERS PURGATORY	165.0856
39	UTAH BBQ COMPANY	165.0856
40	DRY 2 DA BONE	164.5484
41	Whistle Pig BBQ	163.9772
42	SD Smoke BBQ	163.3712
43	GIT-R-SMOKED	162.2628
44	GUIDO-Q	162.2628
45	WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO.	162.2284
46	CLOUD OF SMOKE	161.6916
47	ALL UP IN MY GRILL	160.5256
48	ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q	159.9656
49	SLINGIN MEATS	159.9428
50	CANYON RIDERS BBQ	158.8116
51	REDNECKS WITH FIRE	158.2400
52	JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE	157.0856
53	G AND L BBQ	156.5484
54	VEGAS GRILLBILLIES	154.2172
55	DJ'S SMOKIN BBQ	154.2056
56	B LEE'S BBQ	150.2400
57	Los Lagos Meat Heads	46.3772

Pork Ribs

58 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8228

#	Team	Score
1	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	176.5600
2	SLAPS BBQ	176.0228
3	WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO.	175.4516
4	CLOUD OF SMOKE	175.4056
5	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	174.8572
6	Salt City Barbecue	173.7028
7	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	172.5944
8	Bushmaster BBQ	172.5716
9	GIRLS CAN GRILL	172.0116
10	BACKDRAFT BBQ	171.4172
11	Meat Candy Q	171.4056
12	UTAH BBQ COMPANY	170.8460
13	YSB BBQ	170.8228
14	CYNICAL BBQ	170.2628
15	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	169.6800
16	CANYON RIDERS BBQ	169.6800
17	DJ'S SMOKIN BBQ	169.1544
18	Sharpe's Woodshed	169.1316
19	913 BBQ	169.1200
20	RIP N BONES BBQ	168.5484
21	GETTIN' BASTED	168.5372
22	Cool Beans BBQ	168.5372
23	UNCLE J'S	168.0000
24	BONE RUBBIN BBQ	167.9888
25	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	167.3828
26	ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q	166.8572
27	JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE	166.8344
28	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	166.8344
29	REDNECKS WITH FIRE	166.8228
30	SLINGIN MEATS	166.8228
31	DRY 2 DA BONE	166.8228
32	GUIDO-Q	166.2744
33	BAD BOYZ BBQ	166.2744
34	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	165.7028
35	Big Cat BBQ	165.6916
36	Pops BBQ 22	165.1200
37	Heavy Smoke BBQ	165.0856
38	4 LEGS UP BBQ	164.5600
39	POP N' SMOKE	164.5372
40	SMOKERS PURGATORY	164.5372
41	SD Smoke BBQ	162.8572
42	GIT-R-SMOKED	162.8228
43	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	162.8116
44	B LEE'S BBQ	162.2744
45	G AND L BBQ	162.2628
46	SMOKE EM GOOD BBQ	162.2516
47	Tip of Texas BBQ	161.6572
48	ALL UP IN MY GRILL	161.6456
49	HALF BAKED HIPPIES	161.1088
50	PORTERHOUSE BBQ	160.5144
51	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	159.9544
52	SMOKE HOUND BBQ	157.1200
53	Los Lagos Meat Heads	156.5600
54	Whistle Pig BBQ	155.9656
55	7 SINS BBQ	155.3716
56	COW TIPPIN' BBQ	154.7772
57	VEGAS GRILLBILLIES	150.1828
58	Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers	142.2856

Pork

59 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.9656

#	Team	Score
1	Cool Beans BBQ	178.8800
2	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	178.8572
3	Bushmaster BBQ	178.2972
4	GETTIN' BASTED	177.7028
5	BAD BOYZ BBQ	177.1544
6	Sharpe's Woodshed	175.4172
7	ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q	175.4056
8	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	174.8456
9	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	174.8456
10	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	174.2856
11	CYNICAL BBQ	174.2628
12	YSB BBQ	173.1200
13	DRY 2 DA BONE	171.9772
14	Heavy Smoke BBQ	171.9772
15	913 BBQ	171.9772
16	4 LEGS UP BBQ	171.9772
17	Meat Candy Q	171.4400
18	Salt City Barbecue	170.8456
19	SMOKE HOUND BBQ	170.8228
20	RIP N BONES BBQ	170.8228
21	Tip of Texas BBQ	170.2972
22	COW TIPPIN' BBQ	170.2744
23	SMOKE EM GOOD BBQ	170.2628
24	UTAH BBQ COMPANY	169.6916
25	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	169.6800
26	WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO.	169.1200
27	CANYON RIDERS BBQ	169.1200
28	PORTERHOUSE BBQ	168.5600
29	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	167.9772
30	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	167.9656
31	POP N' SMOKE	167.4172
32	Big Cat BBQ	167.3712
33	7 SINS BBQ	166.2860
34	Pops BBQ 22	166.2284
35	G AND L BBQ	165.7028
36	GIRLS CAN GRILL	165.6800
37	HALF BAKED HIPPIES	163.9772
38	SLINGIN MEATS	163.9544
39	UNCLE J'S	162.7884
40	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	162.2628
41	BACKDRAFT BBQ	162.2400
42	SLAPS BBQ	162.2400
43	VEGAS GRILLBILLIES	162.2168
44	Whistle Pig BBQ	161.6916
45	BONE RUBBIN BBQ	160.5028
46	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	159.9312
47	SD Smoke BBQ	158.8112
48	JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE	158.2172
49	GIT-R-SMOKED	158.2172
50	SMOKERS PURGATORY	157.0972
51	HONEY PAWS BBQ	152.0228
52	DJ'S SMOKIN BBQ	151.9656
53	CLOUD OF SMOKE	151.9428
54	REDNECKS WITH FIRE	150.7540
55	B LEE'S BBQ	149.6572
56	GUIDO-Q	149.6112
57	Los Lagos Meat Heads	146.2400
58	ALL UP IN MY GRILL	145.6112
59	Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers	133.0972

Brisket

58 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.6742

#	Team	Score
1	BONE RUBBIN BBQ	177.7028
2	Heavy Smoke BBQ	177.1428
3	Sharpe's Woodshed	177.1428
4	SLAPS BBQ	174.2628
5	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	174.2628
6	Bushmaster BBQ	173.1428
7	GETTIN' BASTED	172.5600
8	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	171.9772
9	Pops BBQ 22	171.9772
10	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	170.8572
11	SMOKE HOUND BBQ	170.8228
12	913 BBQ	170.8112
13	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	170.2628
14	UTAH BBQ COMPANY	169.7256
15	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	169.7028
16	BAD BOYZ BBQ	168.0000
17	DRY 2 DA BONE	167.3828
18	7 SINS BBQ	166.8228
19	WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO.	166.8228
20	Big Cat BBQ	166.2628
21	UNCLE J'S	166.2628
22	GIRLS CAN GRILL	166.2400
23	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	166.2284
24	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	165.7144
25	Tip of Texas BBQ	165.7028
26	POP N' SMOKE	165.0856
27	CANYON RIDERS BBQ	164.5256
28	Meat Candy Q	164.0000
29	YSB BBQ	163.9656
30	PORTERHOUSE BBQ	163.3828
31	COW TIPPIN' BBQ	162.2628
32	G AND L BBQ	162.2628
33	BACKDRAFT BBQ	162.2400
34	VEGAS GRILLBILLIES	161.6800
35	4 LEGS UP BBQ	160.5600
36	SMOKERS PURGATORY	160.5256
37	Cool Beans BBQ	159.9656
38	Whistle Pig BBQ	159.9428
39	GIT-R-SMOKED	158.2284
40	CYNICAL BBQ	157.6572
41	RIP N BONES BBQ	157.0856
42	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	156.5372
43	JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE	156.5256
44	B LEE'S BBQ	155.9544
45	SLINGIN MEATS	155.9312
46	SD Smoke BBQ	155.9312
47	DJ'S SMOKIN BBQ	155.9200
48	ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q	154.7656
49	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	154.2172
50	SMOKE EM GOOD BBQ	153.6344
51	HALF BAKED HIPPIES	153.0628
52	Salt City Barbecue	151.3712
53	REDNECKS WITH FIRE	150.7656
54	ALL UP IN MY GRILL	149.1084
55	GUIDO-Q	147.9200
56	CLOUD OF SMOKE	137.0856
57	Los Lagos Meat Heads	136.5256
58	Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers	130.2172

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 — Appetizers

9 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Salt City Barbecue	180.0000 🔥
2	YSB BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	HALF BAKED HIPPIES	180.0000 🔥
4	GIRLS CAN GRILL	176.5716
5	VEGAS GRILLBILLIES	170.8572
6	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	167.9772
7	B LEE'S BBQ	166.2516
8	Pops BBQ 22	164.5600
9	REDNECKS WITH FIRE	139.9084

Ancillary — Cook'S Choice

12 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	YSB BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	CANYON RIDERS BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	SMOKE HOUND BBQ	173.7028
4	Pops BBQ 22	172.5600
5	GIRLS CAN GRILL	170.8228
6	SD Smoke BBQ	170.2972
7	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	168.5256
8	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	167.4516
9	HALF BAKED HIPPIES	167.4172
10	JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE	159.3828
11	UTAH BBQ COMPANY	158.8800
12	Bushmaster BBQ	149.0972

Ancillary — Dessert

12 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.4286 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	GIRLS CAN GRILL	180.0000 🔥
2	YSB BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	180.0000 🔥
4	SMOKE HOUND BBQ	176.5716
5	VEGAS GRILLBILLIES	174.8688
6	DJ'S SMOKIN BBQ	174.2628
7	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	172.5944
8	7 SINS BBQ	172.0116
9	B LEE'S BBQ	171.4056
10	HONEY PAWS BBQ	169.1544
11	Salt City Barbecue	161.0856
12	POP N' SMOKE	158.2628

Kids-Q — Kids-Q 12-18

2 entries · top 167.4400 · median 158.5658

#	Team	Score
1	ALEX	167.4400
2	HANNAH	149.6916

Kids-Q — Kids-Q 7-11

4 entries · top 164.5600 · median 161.7028

#	Team	Score
1	JACKSON	164.5600
2	BRADLEY & BRODY	162.8228
3	WESLEY	160.5828
4	DEAN & SAMANTHA	159.9884

Ancillary — Sausage

13 entries · top 175.4056 · median 159.9428

#	Team	Score
1	GIRLS CAN GRILL	175.4056
2	SD Smoke BBQ	174.2628
3	Bushmaster BBQ	169.1200
4	YSB BBQ	167.4056
5	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	165.1544
6	Salt City Barbecue	159.9772
7	CANYON RIDERS BBQ	159.9428
8	JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE	159.9312
9	POP N' SMOKE	159.4172
10	DRY 2 DA BONE	159.3712
11	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	157.1200
12	Pops BBQ 22	124.4000
13	GUIDO-Q	116.4228

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

📸 Photo finishes

🛡️ Back to defend

🃏 An upset on the books

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 — Appetizers

Ancillary — Cook'S Choice

Ancillary — Dessert

Kids-Q — Kids-Q 12-18

Kids-Q — Kids-Q 7-11

Ancillary — Sausage