Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
2023-01-13 – 2023-01-14 · Bullhead City, AZ · State championship
Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, MICHAEL WINTER, RICH TUTTLE · Prize money: $16,000.00
Grand Champion: STEVO'S BBQ (691.3716) · 45 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
⚖️ Decided by a tiebreaker
The top two teams finished on identical totals — the Grand Championship came down to the KCBS tiebreaker rules.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
STEVO'S BBQ took the Grand Championship home to UT.
🃏 An upset on the books
STEVO'S BBQ TEAM came in rated below the field's top team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-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 | Bullhead City, AZ | 59 | 695.3944 | SHARPE GOURMET COOKING WOOD |
| 2023-01-13 ← this one | Bullhead City, AZ | 45 | 691.3716 | STEVO'S BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Appetizer
5 entries · top 175.4172 · median 170.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 2 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 3 | CHEF G | |
| 4 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 5 | SWEET BREEZE CREPES |
Ancillary — Cook's choice
9 entries · top 173.7028 · median 164.5372
Ancillary — Dessert
8 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.1486 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHEF G | |
| 2 | STEVE'S PIG PIKINS BBQ | |
| 3 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 4 | SWEET BREEZE CREPES | |
| 5 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 6 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 7 | HONEY PAWS BBQ | |
| 8 | Los Lagos Meat Heads |
Ancillary — Sausage
13 entries · top 174.2628 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 3 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 4 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 6 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 7 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 8 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | Burnin and Lootin | |
| 10 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 12 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 13 | B' MACKIN BBQ |
Kids-Q — Kids que
15 entries · top 172.5944 · median 148.0228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAYLA HILL | |
| 2 | BRODY FULTON | |
| 3 | DEXTER DUNCAN | |
| 4 | ANOTHONY WILSON | |
| 5 | DEAN BARR | |
| 6 | MATIAS LARA | |
| 7 | ISAAC LARA | |
| 8 | MATTHEW RIVERA | |
| 9 | MADISON LARON | |
| 10 | BAUER POWER BBQ | |
| 11 | JIMMY GRANO AND PAYTON PARKER | |
| 12 | JAXON SWINFORD | |
| 13 | TRENT DELALAMA | |
| 14 | ACE CADY AND THOMAS BIRD | |
| 15 | KAITLIN & ABIGAIL HOFFMAN |
Master Series — Brisket
44 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.8342
Master Series — Chicken
45 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.3828
Master Series — Overall
45 entries · top 691.3716 · median 668.4916
Master Series — Pork
45 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5372
Master Series — Pork Ribs
45 entries · top 175.4172 · median 166.2400