Best Dam Barbeque
2023-05-26 – 2023-05-27 · Boulder City, NV · State championship
Reps: KATHLEEN MCINTOSH, KELLY MCINTOSH · Prize money: $8,500.00
Grand Champion: Stevo's BBQ (711.4056) · 27 teams
Entries
27
4 categories
Top score
711.4056
Winning margin
6.8572
GC over RC
Field average
672.43
median 676.43
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Pork
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
688.4684
what a walk cost here
Field spread
116.2400
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,500.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 3%
beats 97% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1555
avg power rating going in · stronger than 61% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
STEVO'S BBQ took the Grand Championship home to UT.
🃏 An upset on the books
STEVO'S BBQ TEAM came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 13-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-25 | 30 | 693.1316 | SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE | |
| 2022-05-27 | Boulder City, NV | 26 | 698.2516 | Girls Can Grill |
| 2023-05-26 ← this one | Boulder City, NV | 27 | 711.4056 | Stevo's BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | Boulder City, NV | 33 | 695.3600 | Porterhouse BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 2 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 3 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 7 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 8 | Your Behind BBQ | |
| 9 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 10 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 11 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 13 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 14 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 15 | Roughhouse Barbecue | |
| 16 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 17 | SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE | |
| 18 | Wood N Coals BBQ | |
| 19 | SmoKeto | |
| 20 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Roy Family BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 23 | ALL UP IN MY GRILL | |
| 24 | Jay Miller and the Experience | |
| 25 | The Smokin' B.A.R. | |
| 26 | Fox Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 27 | Rue-Do BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.6912
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your Behind BBQ | |
| 2 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 3 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 5 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 7 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | Fox Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 11 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 12 | SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | Roughhouse Barbecue | |
| 14 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 15 | Wood N Coals BBQ | |
| 16 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 17 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 18 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 19 | The Smokin' B.A.R. | |
| 20 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 22 | Roy Family BBQ | |
| 23 | SmoKeto | |
| 24 | Jay Miller and the Experience | |
| 25 | ALL UP IN MY GRILL | |
| 26 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 27 | Rue-Do BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
27 entries · top 711.4056 · median 676.4340
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 3 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 6 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 7 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 8 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 9 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 10 | Your Behind BBQ | |
| 11 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 13 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 15 | Roughhouse Barbecue | |
| 16 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 17 | Wood N Coals BBQ | |
| 18 | SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 20 | The Smokin' B.A.R. | |
| 21 | Fox Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 22 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 23 | Roy Family BBQ | |
| 24 | ALL UP IN MY GRILL | |
| 25 | Jay Miller and the Experience | |
| 26 | SmoKeto | |
| 27 | Rue-Do BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.7372 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 3 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 6 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 7 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 8 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 9 | Roughhouse Barbecue | |
| 10 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | Your Behind BBQ | |
| 12 | The Smokin' B.A.R. | |
| 13 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 14 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 15 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 16 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Fox Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 18 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 19 | Wood N Coals BBQ | |
| 20 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Rue-Do BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 23 | Jay Miller and the Experience | |
| 24 | SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | SmoKeto | |
| 26 | ALL UP IN MY GRILL | |
| 27 | Roy Family BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 2 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 4 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 5 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 6 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 7 | SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 9 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 10 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 12 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 13 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 14 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 15 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 16 | Wood N Coals BBQ | |
| 17 | The Smokin' B.A.R. | |
| 18 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 19 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 20 | ALL UP IN MY GRILL | |
| 21 | Roughhouse Barbecue | |
| 22 | Your Behind BBQ | |
| 23 | Fox Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 24 | Roy Family BBQ | |
| 25 | Jay Miller and the Experience | |
| 26 | Rue-Do BBQ | |
| 27 | SmoKeto |