May 27–28, 2022 · Boulder City, NV · 📍 999 Colorado Street · State championship
Reps: Kathleen McIntosh, Kelly McIntosh · Prize money: $12,000
GIRLS CAN GRILL won Grand Champion at the Best Dam Barbeque on May 27, 2022 in Boulder City, NV at 999 Colorado Street, scoring 698.2516 in a field of 26 teams. LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.2172. Category winners: Chicken — GIRLS CAN GRILL (176.5716); Pork Ribs — Fergolicious BBQ (178.8572); Pork — Primal Q (178.2972); Brisket — LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE; the next was held in 2023.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
698.2516 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 693.1316 SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE set in 2018.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
GIRLS CAN GRILL came in rated below the field's top team, Fergolicious BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 7–8: Sharpe's Woodshed and RIP N BONES BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: Rhythm n QUE and LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ edged Rhythm n QUE by 0.0116.
GIRLS CAN GRILL took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 7th.
Primal Q turned in 178.2972 in pork — past the 176.5828 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
This contest was away for 4 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2018-05-25.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2018 | Boulder City, NV | Boulder City, NV 89005 | 30 | 693.1316 | SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| May 27, 2022 ← this one | Boulder City, NV | 999 Colorado Street | 26 | 698.2516 | Girls Can Grill | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ |
| May 26, 2023 | Boulder City, NV | Boulder City, NV 89005 | 27 | 711.4056 | Stevo's BBQ | Rhythm n QUE |
| May 24, 2024 | Boulder City, NV | Boulder City, NV 89005 | 33 | 695.3600 | Porterhouse BBQ | BURNIN AND LOOTIN |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5716 | 175.4056 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 171.9888 | 167.4056 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 173.7028 | 169.6684 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 170.2628 | 167.9656 |
26 entries · top 698.2516 · median 660.2060
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 2 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 3 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 4 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 6 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 7 | RIP N BONES BBQ | |
| 8 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 9 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 10 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 11 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 12 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 13 | Primal Q | |
| 14 | Smoke Show AZ | |
| 15 | Wood N Coals BBQ | |
| 16 | Cloud of Smoke BBQ | |
| 17 | Guido Q | |
| 18 | Fox Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 19 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 20 | Smokin Bocks | |
| 21 | Smokin' Envy BBQ | |
| 22 | STICKY BUTTS | |
| 23 | Generation Q | |
| 24 | Hickoryhead Smoked Meats | |
| 25 | Chris & Mike BBQ | |
| 26 | Swinging Meats |
26 entries · top 176.5716 · median 166.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 2 | Fox Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 3 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 5 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 6 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 7 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 8 | RIP N BONES BBQ | |
| 9 | Wood N Coals BBQ | |
| 10 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 11 | Cloud of Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 13 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 14 | Primal Q | |
| 15 | Smokin' Envy BBQ | |
| 16 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 17 | Smoke Show AZ | |
| 18 | Guido Q | |
| 19 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 20 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 21 | Generation Q | |
| 22 | STICKY BUTTS | |
| 23 | Smokin Bocks | |
| 24 | Chris & Mike BBQ | |
| 25 | Hickoryhead Smoked Meats | |
| 26 | Swinging Meats |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.6744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 2 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 3 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 4 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 5 | RIP N BONES BBQ | |
| 6 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 7 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 8 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 10 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 11 | Cloud of Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 13 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 14 | Smoke Show AZ | |
| 15 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 16 | Wood N Coals BBQ | |
| 17 | Guido Q | |
| 18 | Smokin Bocks | |
| 19 | Smokin' Envy BBQ | |
| 20 | Primal Q | |
| 21 | Fox Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 22 | STICKY BUTTS | |
| 23 | Generation Q | |
| 24 | Hickoryhead Smoked Meats | |
| 25 | Chris & Mike BBQ | |
| 26 | Swinging Meats |
26 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.7942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primal Q | |
| 2 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 3 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 4 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 5 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 6 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 7 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 8 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 9 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 10 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | Guido Q | |
| 12 | Smokin Bocks | |
| 13 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke Show AZ | |
| 15 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 16 | Wood N Coals BBQ | |
| 17 | STICKY BUTTS | |
| 18 | RIP N BONES BBQ | |
| 19 | Cloud of Smoke BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin' Envy BBQ | |
| 21 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 22 | Fox Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 23 | Generation Q | |
| 24 | Chris & Mike BBQ | |
| 25 | Hickoryhead Smoked Meats | |
| 26 | Swinging Meats |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 160.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 2 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 3 | RIP N BONES BBQ | |
| 4 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 5 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 6 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 8 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 9 | Smoke Show AZ | |
| 10 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 11 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 12 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 13 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 14 | Wood N Coals BBQ | |
| 15 | Cloud of Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | Primal Q | |
| 17 | Fox Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 18 | Guido Q | |
| 19 | Generation Q | |
| 20 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 21 | Smokin Bocks | |
| 22 | Smokin' Envy BBQ | |
| 23 | STICKY BUTTS | |
| 24 | Hickoryhead Smoked Meats | |
| 25 | Chris & Mike BBQ | |
| 26 | Swinging Meats |