The Golden State Battle V
2023-03-03 – 2023-03-04 · Hollister, CA · 📍 Casa de Fruta · State championship
Reps: KATHLEEN MCINTOSH, KELLY MCINTOSH · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Big Red BBQ (693.6916) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 West Coast BBQ Shop
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?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🃏 An upset on the books
BIG RED BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Meat Candy Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5944 | 176.0000 | 173.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4288 | 173.1316 | 170.2744 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 176.0000 | 173.1544 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 172.5600 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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%22Q%22tioners | |
| 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 |
Chicken
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%22Q%22tioners | |
| 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 |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 175.4288 · median 166.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Mexi%22Q%22tioners | |
| 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 |
Pork
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%22Q%22tioners |
Brisket
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%22Q%22tioners | |
| 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 |
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Dessert
8 entries · top 180.0000 · 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%22Q%22tioners |