The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1
2022-01-21 – 2022-01-22 · Santa Barbara, CA · State championship
Reps: KATHLEEN MCINTOSH, KELLY MCINTOSH · Prize money: $8,000.00
Grand Champion: Smokin' Volts BBQ (701.1088) · 30 teams
Entries
30
6 categories
Top score
701.1088
Winning margin
2.8916
GC over RC
Field average
669.86
median 675.62
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey smoke
2.3200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.6228
what a walk cost here
Field spread
125.2460
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,000.00
on the line
Double threats
9
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 30%
beats 70% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1554
avg power rating going in · stronger than 60% of contests
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Bushmaster BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
5 entries · top 180.0000 · median 177.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 3 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 4 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 5 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ |
Master Series — Brisket
30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LADY OF Q | |
| 2 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 3 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 6 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 7 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 8 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 9 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 10 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 11 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 12 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 13 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 14 | SMOKED SEDUCTION | |
| 15 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 17 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 18 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 19 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 20 | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | |
| 21 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 22 | RBQ | |
| 23 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 24 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 25 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 26 | Jack9 BBQ-CA | |
| 27 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 28 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 29 | R & B BBQ | |
| 30 | Sticky Vics |
Master Series — Chicken
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8286 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 2 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 3 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 6 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 7 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 8 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 9 | LADY OF Q | |
| 10 | SMOKED SEDUCTION | |
| 11 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 12 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 13 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 14 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 15 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 16 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 17 | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | |
| 18 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 19 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 20 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 21 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 22 | Jack9 BBQ-CA | |
| 23 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 24 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 25 | RBQ | |
| 26 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 27 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 28 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 29 | R & B BBQ | |
| 30 | Sticky Vics |
Master Series — Overall
30 entries · top 701.1088 · median 675.6230
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 2 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 3 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 4 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 5 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 6 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 7 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 8 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 9 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 10 | LADY OF Q | |
| 11 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 12 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 13 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 14 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKED SEDUCTION | |
| 16 | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | |
| 17 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 18 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 19 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 20 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 21 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 22 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 23 | RBQ | |
| 24 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 25 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 26 | Jack9 BBQ-CA | |
| 27 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 28 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 29 | R & B BBQ | |
| 30 | Sticky Vics |
Master Series — Pork
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 2 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 4 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKED SEDUCTION | |
| 6 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 7 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 8 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 10 | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | |
| 11 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 12 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 14 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 15 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 16 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 17 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 19 | RBQ | |
| 20 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 21 | R & B BBQ | |
| 22 | Jack9 BBQ-CA | |
| 23 | LADY OF Q | |
| 24 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 25 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 26 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 27 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 28 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 29 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 30 | Sticky Vics |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 2 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 4 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 5 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 6 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 7 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 8 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 9 | Jack9 BBQ-CA | |
| 10 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 11 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 12 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 13 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 14 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 15 | RBQ | |
| 16 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 17 | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | |
| 18 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 19 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 20 | LADY OF Q | |
| 21 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 22 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 23 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 24 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 25 | R & B BBQ | |
| 26 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKED SEDUCTION | |
| 28 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 29 | Sticky Vics | |
| 30 | BIG RED BBQ |
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey smoke
18 entries · top 175.4400 · median 166.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RBQ | |
| 2 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 4 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 5 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 6 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 7 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 8 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 9 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 10 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 11 | Sticky Vics | |
| 12 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 13 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 14 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 16 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 17 | LADY OF Q | |
| 18 | 7 SINS BBQ |