Oct 16–17, 2026 · Sunland Park, NM · 📍 Sunland Racetrack & Casino
Reps: Debbie Spray, Michael Santiago, Rhonda Santiago, Scott Spray · Prize money: $35,000
Gettin' Basted won Grand Champion at the All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 1) on October 16, 2026 in Sunland Park, NM at Sunland Racetrack & Casino, scoring 708.5716 in a field of 35 teams. Janky Leg BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 706.2400. Category winners: Chicken — Ribbin-1-Out (179.4400); Pork Ribs — Colorado BullDawg BBQ (180.0000); Pork — Mar-B-Que's BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — Smokin' Volts BBQ (180.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2026.
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.
Gettin' Basted won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.4744 points.
Stronger than 92% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1635 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 4–5: Bushmaster BBQ and Tip of Texas BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: The Pitfather BBQ and Mar-B-Que's BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Gettin' Basted and Triple B BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 ← this one | Sunland Park, NM | Sunland Racetrack & Casino | 35 | 708.5716 | Gettin' Basted | Janky Leg BBQ |
| Oct 17, 2026 | Sunland Park, NM | Sunland Racetrack & Casino | 34 | 705.0972 | Janky Leg BBQ | The Pitfather BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 177.7028 | 176 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 178.8572 | 174.8688 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4172 | 175.4056 |
| Brisket | 180 | 177.7028 | 174.8572 |
35 entries · top 708.5716 · median 687.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gettin' Basted | |
| 2 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 3 | Rio Valley Meat | |
| 4 | The Pitfather BBQ | |
| 5 | Loot N' Booty BBQ | |
| 6 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 7 | Colorado BullDawg BBQ | |
| 8 | Mar-B-Que's BBQ | |
| 9 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 10 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 11 | Burnin and Lootin | |
| 12 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 13 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 14 | BrewsCue | |
| 15 | Triple B BBQ | |
| 16 | Porterhouse BBQ | |
| 17 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 18 | Q Live Crew BBQ | |
| 19 | Si Quema | |
| 20 | Cool Beans BBQ | |
| 21 | Tip of Texas BBQ | |
| 22 | Renegade BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin' Volts BBQ | |
| 24 | Bourbon & Blues | |
| 25 | Pork Bombin BBQ BBQ | |
| 26 | High Desert Holy Smoke BBQ | |
| 27 | Wild Willy's BBQ | |
| 28 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 29 | 3 Mile BBQ | |
| 30 | Kyotee Kookers | |
| 31 | AJ's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 32 | Poppa Pig and Porkchop | |
| 33 | Dos Lunas | |
| 34 | Beefy Boyz BBQ | |
| 35 | DM's BBQ |
35 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 2 | Loot N' Booty BBQ | |
| 3 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 4 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 5 | Tip of Texas BBQ | |
| 6 | Rio Valley Meat | |
| 7 | The Pitfather BBQ | |
| 8 | Mar-B-Que's BBQ | |
| 9 | Gettin' Basted | |
| 10 | Triple B BBQ | |
| 11 | BrewsCue | |
| 12 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 13 | Porterhouse BBQ | |
| 14 | Colorado BullDawg BBQ | |
| 15 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 16 | Renegade BBQ | |
| 17 | Pork Bombin BBQ BBQ | |
| 18 | AJ's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 19 | Wild Willy's BBQ | |
| 20 | Dos Lunas | |
| 21 | Si Quema | |
| 22 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 23 | Q Live Crew BBQ | |
| 24 | High Desert Holy Smoke BBQ | |
| 25 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 26 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 27 | Cool Beans BBQ | |
| 28 | Burnin and Lootin | |
| 29 | Kyotee Kookers | |
| 30 | Bourbon & Blues | |
| 31 | Smokin' Volts BBQ | |
| 32 | 3 Mile BBQ | |
| 33 | Poppa Pig and Porkchop | |
| 34 | DM's BBQ | |
| 35 | Beefy Boyz BBQ |
35 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado BullDawg BBQ | |
| 2 | Si Quema | |
| 3 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 4 | Gettin' Basted | |
| 5 | Rio Valley Meat | |
| 6 | BrewsCue | |
| 7 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 8 | The Pitfather BBQ | |
| 9 | Triple B BBQ | |
| 10 | Dos Lunas | |
| 11 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 12 | AJ's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 13 | Loot N' Booty BBQ | |
| 14 | Renegade BBQ | |
| 15 | Burnin and Lootin | |
| 16 | 3 Mile BBQ | |
| 17 | Cool Beans BBQ | |
| 18 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 19 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 20 | Poppa Pig and Porkchop | |
| 21 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 22 | Q Live Crew BBQ | |
| 23 | Porterhouse BBQ | |
| 24 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 25 | Bourbon & Blues | |
| 26 | Kyotee Kookers | |
| 27 | Pork Bombin BBQ BBQ | |
| 28 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 29 | Wild Willy's BBQ | |
| 30 | Tip of Texas BBQ | |
| 31 | High Desert Holy Smoke BBQ | |
| 32 | Mar-B-Que's BBQ | |
| 33 | Smokin' Volts BBQ | |
| 34 | Beefy Boyz BBQ | |
| 35 | DM's BBQ |
35 entries · top 180 · median 173.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar-B-Que's BBQ | |
| 2 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 3 | Gettin' Basted | |
| 4 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 5 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 6 | BrewsCue | |
| 7 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 8 | Poppa Pig and Porkchop | |
| 9 | Bourbon & Blues | |
| 10 | Loot N' Booty BBQ | |
| 11 | Porterhouse BBQ | |
| 12 | The Pitfather BBQ | |
| 13 | Tip of Texas BBQ | |
| 14 | Colorado BullDawg BBQ | |
| 15 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 16 | Burnin and Lootin | |
| 17 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 18 | Q Live Crew BBQ | |
| 19 | Cool Beans BBQ | |
| 20 | Pork Bombin BBQ BBQ | |
| 21 | Rio Valley Meat | |
| 22 | Wild Willy's BBQ | |
| 23 | High Desert Holy Smoke BBQ | |
| 24 | Si Quema | |
| 25 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin' Volts BBQ | |
| 27 | Kyotee Kookers | |
| 28 | Renegade BBQ | |
| 29 | Triple B BBQ | |
| 30 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 31 | 3 Mile BBQ | |
| 32 | Beefy Boyz BBQ | |
| 33 | DM's BBQ | |
| 34 | AJ's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 35 | Dos Lunas |
35 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Volts BBQ | |
| 2 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 3 | The Pitfather BBQ | |
| 4 | Loot N' Booty BBQ | |
| 5 | Rio Valley Meat | |
| 6 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 7 | Burnin and Lootin | |
| 8 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 9 | Mar-B-Que's BBQ | |
| 10 | Q Live Crew BBQ | |
| 11 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 12 | Gettin' Basted | |
| 13 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 14 | Colorado BullDawg BBQ | |
| 15 | Porterhouse BBQ | |
| 16 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 17 | 3 Mile BBQ | |
| 18 | Triple B BBQ | |
| 19 | Cool Beans BBQ | |
| 20 | High Desert Holy Smoke BBQ | |
| 21 | Bourbon & Blues | |
| 22 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 23 | Renegade BBQ | |
| 24 | Kyotee Kookers | |
| 25 | Dos Lunas | |
| 26 | Si Quema | |
| 27 | Wild Willy's BBQ | |
| 28 | AJ's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 29 | Tip of Texas BBQ | |
| 30 | Pork Bombin BBQ BBQ | |
| 31 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 32 | BrewsCue | |
| 33 | Beefy Boyz BBQ | |
| 34 | Poppa Pig and Porkchop | |
| 35 | DM's 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.
15 entries · top 180 · median 175.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loot N' Booty BBQ | |
| 2 | Si Quema | |
| 3 | BrewsCue | |
| 4 | Mar-B-Que's BBQ | |
| 5 | Bourbon & Blues | |
| 6 | Smokin' Volts BBQ | |
| 7 | Mrs. Plucky | |
| 8 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 9 | High Desert Holy Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | Beefy Boyz BBQ | |
| 11 | Dos Lunas | |
| 12 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 13 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 14 | Poppa Pig and Porkchop | |
| 15 | Q Live Crew BBQ |
10 entries · top 177.7028 · median 173.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 2 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 3 | Cool Beans BBQ | |
| 4 | Poppa Pig and Porkchop | |
| 5 | Q Live Crew BBQ | |
| 6 | Bourbon & Blues | |
| 7 | Beefy Boyz BBQ | |
| 8 | AJ's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 9 | Si Quema | |
| 10 | Dos Lunas |
16 entries · top 180 · median 178.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Volts BBQ | |
| 2 | Q Live Crew BBQ | |
| 3 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 4 | Mrs. Plucky | |
| 5 | Bourbon & Blues | |
| 6 | Renegade BBQ | |
| 7 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 8 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 9 | Si Quema | |
| 10 | High Desert Holy Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | Pork Bombin BBQ BBQ | |
| 12 | BrewsCue | |
| 13 | Beefy Boyz BBQ | |
| 14 | Loot N' Booty BBQ | |
| 15 | Poppa Pig and Porkchop | |
| 16 | Dos Lunas |
11 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poppa Pig and Porkchop | |
| 2 | Kyotee Kookers | |
| 3 | Bourbon & Blues | |
| 4 | Dos Lunas | |
| 5 | Si Quema | |
| 6 | Triple B BBQ | |
| 7 | Loot N' Booty BBQ | |
| 8 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 9 | Q Live Crew BBQ | |
| 10 | Beefy Boyz BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin' Volts BBQ |
10 entries · top 178.3200 · median 174.0172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourbon & Blues | |
| 2 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 3 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 4 | Cool Beans BBQ | |
| 5 | AJ's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 6 | Q Live Crew BBQ | |
| 7 | Si Quema | |
| 8 | Dos Lunas | |
| 9 | Poppa Pig and Porkchop | |
| 10 | Beefy Boyz BBQ |