The Golden State Battle V
2023-03-03 – 2023-03-04 · Hollister, CA · State championship
Reps: KATHLEEN MCINTOSH, KELLY MCINTOSH · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Big Red BBQ (693.6916) · 28 teams
Entries
28
5 categories
Top score
693.6916
Winning margin
1.7028
GC over RC
Field average
670.42
median 674.24
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
0.5944 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
680.5032
what a walk cost here
Field spread
62.4572
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 53%
beats 47% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1549
avg power rating going in · stronger than 55% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.7028 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
🃏 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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |