Jan 21–22, 2022 · Santa Barbara, CA · 📍 Cachuma Lake · State championship
Reps: Kathleen McIntosh, Kelly McIntosh · Prize money: $8,000
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ won Grand Champion at The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 on January 21, 2022 in Santa Barbara, CA at Cachuma Lake, scoring 701.1088 in a field of 30 teams. OM BBQ COMPANY took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.2172. Category winners: Chicken — MUDVILLE BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q (180.0000); Pork — 5TH GEAR BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — LADY OF Q (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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, LADY OF Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Smokin' Volts BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 8th tracked contest.
Chicken places 6–7: Meat Candy Q and OM BBQ COMPANY tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: LADY OF Q and SMOKED SEDUCTION tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: The BBQ Yard and Meat Candy Q tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176 | 173.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.7028 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4400 | 172.5944 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
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 |
30 entries · top 180 · 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 |
30 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
5 entries · top 180 · 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 |
18 entries · top 175.4400 · median 166
| # | 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 |