IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
2023-05-19 – 2023-05-20 · San Diego, CA · 📍 4545 Viewridge Dr
Reps: KATHLEEN MCINTOSH, KELLY MCINTOSH
Grand Champion: Smokin' Volts Barbeque (707.9656) · 14 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Dos Toros BBQ Team
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👑 A dynasty in the making
Loco Smokers has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 28.0116 points — a wider margin than 100% of championships in the data.
🧹 A clean sweep
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork, Brisket — a clean sweep of the meats, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 3–4: Sparkys Pit BBQ edged We Shock The Competition BBQ by 0.0112. Pork places 6–7: Local 441 BBQ edged Meat Candy by 0.0228. Chicken places 5–6: We BBQ For Those Who Can't edged We Shock The Competition BBQ by 0.0572.
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-19 ← this one | San Diego, CA | 4545 Viewridge Dr | 14 | 707.9656 | Smokin' Volts Barbeque | — |
| 2024-05-03 | San Diego, CA | 4545 ViewRidge Ave | 10 | 648.6056 | Meat Sweats | — |
| 2025-06-20 | San Diego, CA | 4545 Viewridge Ave. #100 | 15 | 694.2056 | Loco Smokers | — |
| 2026-07-17 | Santa Ana, CA | 1261 E Dyer Rd | 9 | 670.7428 | LOCO SMOKERS | Rubbed The Wrong Way |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 164.0116 | 158.8684 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 157.7372 | 149.7028 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 158.2972 | 150.2856 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 158.8456 | 151.3712 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Competitor Series
Overall
14 entries · top 707.9656 · median 621.1716
Chicken
14 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.8626 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 176.5600 · median 153.6914
Pork
14 entries · top 177.7028 · median 155.7144
Brisket
13 entries · top 173.7028 · median 157.1544
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 — Chili
4 entries · top 151.9772 · median 146.0400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banks the Butcher BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 3 | Renew Local 11 | |
| 4 | RENEW San Diego |
Ancillary — Side Dish
2 entries · top 168.5944 · median 157.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | We BBQ For Those Who Can't | |
| 2 | RENEW San Diego |