Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
2022-01-14 – 2022-01-15 · Bullhead City, AZ · State championship
Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, MICHAEL WINTER, RICH TUTTLE · Prize money: $16,000.00
Grand Champion: SHARPE GOURMET COOKING WOOD (695.3944) · 59 teams
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6916 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
8 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 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)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-20 | 40 | 697.0972 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 2018-01-19 | 70 | 700.5600 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 2019-01-18 | Bullhead City, AZ | 63 | 696.5256 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
| 2020-01-17 | Bullhead City, AZ | 59 | 695.9428 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-01-14 ← this one | Bullhead City, AZ | 59 | 695.3944 | SHARPE GOURMET COOKING WOOD |
| 2023-01-13 | Bullhead City, AZ | 45 | 691.3716 | STEVO'S BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Appetizers
9 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 2 | YSB BBQ | |
| 3 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES | |
| 4 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 5 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 6 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 7 | B LEE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 9 | REDNECKS WITH FIRE |
Ancillary — Cook's choice
12 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Dessert
12 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.4286 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 2 | YSB BBQ | |
| 3 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 4 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 5 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 6 | DJ'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 8 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 9 | B LEE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | HONEY PAWS BBQ | |
| 11 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 12 | POP N' SMOKE |
Ancillary — Sausage
13 entries · top 175.4056 · median 159.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 2 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 4 | YSB BBQ | |
| 5 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 6 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 7 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 8 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | POP N' SMOKE | |
| 10 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 11 | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | |
| 12 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 13 | GUIDO-Q |
Kids-Q — Kids-q 7-11
4 entries · top 164.5600 · median 161.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JACKSON | |
| 2 | BRADLEY & BRODY | |
| 3 | WESLEY | |
| 4 | DEAN & SAMANTHA |
Master Series — Brisket
58 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.6742
Master Series — Chicken
57 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5372
Master Series — Overall
59 entries · top 695.3944 · median 666.7544
Master Series — Pork
59 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.9656
Master Series — Pork Ribs
58 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8228