Mar 3–4, 2023 · Hollister, CA · 📍 Casa de Fruta · State championship
Reps: Kathleen McIntosh, Kelly McIntosh · Prize money: $6,000
Big Red BBQ won Grand Champion at The Golden State Battle V on March 3, 2023 in Hollister, CA at Casa de Fruta, scoring 693.6916 in a field of 28 teams. West Coast BBQ Shop took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9888. Category winners: Chicken — B' MACKIN BBQ (176.5944); Pork Ribs — Los Mexi"Q"tioners (175.4288); Pork — Colorado Bulldawg BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ (178.2972).
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 78 times in 100
BIG RED BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Meat Candy Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Big Red BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 4–5: OM BBQ and POP's BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: CYNICAL BBQ and BULL MARKET BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: Big Red BBQ and B' MACKIN BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5944 | 176 | 173.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4288 | 173.1316 | 170.2744 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 176 | 173.1544 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 172.5600 | 170.8228 |
28 entries · top 693.6916 · median 674.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 2 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 3 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 4 | OM BBQ | |
| 5 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 6 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 8 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 9 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 11 | RBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 14 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 15 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 16 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 17 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 19 | LADY OF Q | |
| 20 | POP's BBQ | |
| 21 | Los Mexi"Q"tioners | |
| 22 | Barbecue Craft | |
| 23 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 24 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 25 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 26 | Claytonville BBQ Crue | |
| 27 | StandWithUkraine | |
| 28 | RED EYED SMOKERS |
28 entries · top 176.5944 · median 171.1314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 3 | RBQ | |
| 4 | OM BBQ | |
| 5 | POP's BBQ | |
| 6 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 8 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 9 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 12 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 13 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 14 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 15 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 18 | Los Mexi"Q"tioners | |
| 19 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 20 | Barbecue Craft | |
| 21 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 22 | LADY OF Q | |
| 23 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 24 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 26 | Claytonville BBQ Crue | |
| 27 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 28 | StandWithUkraine |
28 entries · top 175.4288 · median 166.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Mexi"Q"tioners | |
| 2 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 3 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 6 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 7 | POP's BBQ | |
| 8 | OM BBQ | |
| 9 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 11 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 12 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 13 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 14 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 15 | RBQ | |
| 16 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 19 | Barbecue Craft | |
| 20 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 21 | LADY OF Q | |
| 22 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 23 | StandWithUkraine | |
| 24 | Claytonville BBQ Crue | |
| 25 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 27 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 28 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ |
28 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 2 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 3 | LADY OF Q | |
| 4 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 5 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 7 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 8 | Claytonville BBQ Crue | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 10 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 11 | StandWithUkraine | |
| 12 | OM BBQ | |
| 13 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 14 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 16 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 17 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 18 | RBQ | |
| 19 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 20 | Barbecue Craft | |
| 21 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 23 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 24 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 25 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 26 | POP's BBQ | |
| 27 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 28 | Los Mexi"Q"tioners |
28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3770
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 2 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 3 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 5 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 7 | OM BBQ | |
| 8 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 9 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 10 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 11 | RBQ | |
| 12 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 13 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 14 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 15 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 16 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 17 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 19 | Los Mexi"Q"tioners | |
| 20 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 21 | LADY OF Q | |
| 22 | Barbecue Craft | |
| 23 | POP's BBQ | |
| 24 | StandWithUkraine | |
| 25 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 26 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 27 | Claytonville BBQ Crue | |
| 28 | Big Boys BBQ |
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.
8 entries · top 180 · median 172.0058 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OM BBQ | |
| 2 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 3 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 4 | POP's BBQ | |
| 5 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 8 | Los Mexi"Q"tioners |