Record Book AZ

The whole sport in one place — records, dynasties, and where the fire burns hottest, from 22 scored contests. Data grows nightly.

Back to global

Showing the AZ record book — the stats, scores, championships, fields, category difficulty and season trend below are all limited to contests held in AZ. Longest streaks, Team of the Year and the cross-region contest map stay global.

Contests scored

of 29 tracked

Teams

384

4598 result rows

Reps

Perfect 180s

30 🔥

all-time, across the four meats

Highest score ever

708.0000

Master · LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ

Biggest field ever

Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge

The sport over time in AZ (contests per season, and the average winning score at full 4-meat contests)

Hot in 2026 🔥

Team	GCs this season
GOD'S COUNTRY BBQ	1
B' Mackin BBQ	1
Brinkerhoff BBQ	1

Closest championships ever (Master)

Margin	Winner over runner-up
0.0004	GOD'S COUNTRY BBQ over Uncle Jesse's BBQ 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge · 2026-01-16
1.1544	Cherry Anchor BBQ over BIG POPPA SMOKERS 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge · 2024-01-12
1.6916	Sharpe's Woodshed over BIG POPPA SMOKERS Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge · 2022-01-14
1.7604	BIG POPPA SMOKERS over Burnin and Lootin Best in the Desert Southwest KCBS BBQ Competition · 2020-02-28
2.3084	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ over BIG RED BBQ BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival · 2022-02-18
2.8228	GETTIN' BASTED over Porterhouse BBQ 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge · 2025-01-17
2.8804	Bushmaster BBQ over B' Mackin BBQ BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest · 2023-03-10
3.4172	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM over SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ Best in the Southwest · 2025-02-21
4.0000	4 LEGS UP BBQ over UTAH BBQ COMPANY Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge · 2019-01-18
4.0116	HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ over BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down · 2019-05-03

Plus 1 championship where the top two finished dead level on points and the KCBS tiebreaker decided it.

Biggest blowouts (Master)

Margin	Winner over runner-up
12.0228	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ over BIG POPPA SMOKERS Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic · 2023-11-03
8.0116	BIG POPPA SMOKERS over SHIG NINJA BBQ Arizona National BBQ Stampede · 2019-12-27
6.8456	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS over STEEL CITY BBQ Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival · 2019-09-27
6.3656	West Coast BBQ Shop over GIRLS CAN GRILL 2022 Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival · 2022-09-30
5.7832	Meat Candy Q over DRY 2 DA BONE Q's & Brews · 2025-03-28

Best scores that didn't win (Master)

Score	Team · finish
706.2512	Uncle Jesse's BBQ finished 2nd 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge · 2026-01-16
705.6916	BIG RED BBQ finished 2nd BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival · 2022-02-18
705.0972	LC BBQ finished 3rd BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival · 2022-02-18
702.8116	Small Axe BBQ finished 2nd Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition · 2026-03-27
702.2628	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ finished 3rd 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge · 2026-01-16
701.6804	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ finished 3rd Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition · 2026-03-27
701.1200	BIG POPPA SMOKERS finished 2nd Arizona National BBQ Stampede · 2018-12-28
700.5256	CHULENGO Smoker Team finished 4th BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival · 2022-02-18
700.5144	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM finished 4th Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition · 2026-03-27
699.9772	Meat Candy Q finished 5th Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition · 2026-03-27

A day this good usually wins a contest outright — these are the unluckiest great cooks on record.

Highest overall contest scores

Master (out of 720)

#	Team	Score	Event
1	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	708.0000	BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival 2022-02-18
2	Brinkerhoff BBQ	707.9888	Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition 2026-03-27
3	GOD'S COUNTRY BBQ	706.2516	11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 2026-01-16
4	Uncle Jesse's BBQ	706.2512	11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 2026-01-16
5	BIG RED BBQ	705.6916	BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival 2022-02-18
6	BOOMERANG BBQ	705.6912	Arizona National BBQ Stampede 2018-12-28
7	LC BBQ	705.0972	BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival 2022-02-18
8	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	703.9884	Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic 2023-11-03
9	B' Mackin BBQ	703.9428	BBQ & Brew Festival 2026-02-27
10	Small Axe BBQ	702.8116	Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition 2026-03-27
11	Bushmaster BBQ	702.8116	BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest 2023-03-10
12	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	702.2628	11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 2026-01-16
13	Meat Candy Q	702.2400	Best in the Southwest 2024-02-23
14	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	701.6804	Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition 2026-03-27
15	Meat Candy Q	701.1316	Q's & Brews 2025-03-28

Highest category scores

Chicken → full record book

#	Team	Score
1	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition · 2026-03-27	180.0000 🔥
2	DRY 2 DA BONE Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition · 2026-03-27	180.0000 🔥
3	BIG POPPA SMOKERS Best in the Southwest · 2024-02-23	180.0000 🔥
4	7-8-9 BBQ Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge · 2020-01-17	180.0000 🔥
5	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge · 2020-01-17	180.0000 🔥
6	Bushmaster BBQ BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest · 2023-03-10	180.0000 🔥
7	Bad Boyz BBQ Best in the Southwest · 2025-02-21	179.4400
8	Burnin and Lootin Best in the Desert Southwest KCBS BBQ Competition · 2020-02-28	179.4400
9	2LiveQ BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival · 2022-02-18	179.4400
10	Porterhouse BBQ 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge · 2026-01-16	178.8572

Pork Ribs → full record book

#	Team	Score
1	GOD'S COUNTRY BBQ 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge · 2026-01-16	180.0000 🔥
2	B' Mackin BBQ BBQ & Brew Festival · 2026-02-27	180.0000 🔥
3	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM Best in the Southwest · 2025-02-21	180.0000 🔥
4	Bushmaster BBQ BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest · 2023-03-10	180.0000 🔥
5	AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ BBQ & Brew Festival · 2026-02-27	178.8572
6	Meat Candy Q BBQ & Brew Festival · 2026-02-27	178.8572
7	SinBin BBQ Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition · 2026-03-27	178.8572
8	MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition · 2026-03-27	178.8572
9	Porterhouse BBQ 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge · 2024-01-12	178.8572
10	5TH GEAR BBQ 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge · 2024-01-12	178.8572

Pork → full record book

#	Team	Score
1	SLINGIN MEATS 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge · 2026-01-16	180.0000 🔥
2	Uncle Jesse's BBQ 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge · 2026-01-16	180.0000 🔥
3	Brinkerhoff BBQ BBQ & Brew Festival · 2026-02-27	180.0000 🔥
4	SoCal Outlaw BBQ BBQ & Brew Festival · 2026-02-27	180.0000 🔥
5	Cherry Anchor BBQ 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge · 2024-01-12	180.0000 🔥
6	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge · 2025-01-17	180.0000 🔥
7	Meat Candy Q Best in the Southwest · 2025-02-21	180.0000 🔥
8	HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down · 2019-05-03	180.0000 🔥
9	West Coast BBQ Shop BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival · 2022-02-18	180.0000 🔥
10	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP 2022 Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival · 2022-09-30	180.0000 🔥

Brisket → full record book

#	Team	Score
1	MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge · 2026-01-16	180.0000 🔥
2	Small Axe BBQ Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition · 2026-03-27	180.0000 🔥
3	SHIG NINJA BBQ Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition · 2026-03-27	180.0000 🔥
4	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic · 2023-11-03	180.0000 🔥
5	SHENANIGANS BBQ 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge · 2024-01-12	180.0000 🔥
6	B' Mackin BBQ Best in the Southwest · 2025-02-21	180.0000 🔥
7	DRY 2 DA BONE Q's & Brews · 2025-03-28	180.0000 🔥
8	Roughhouse Barbecue Q's & Brews · 2025-03-28	180.0000 🔥
9	BIG POPPA SMOKERS Arizona National BBQ Stampede · 2019-12-27	180.0000 🔥
10	Bushmaster BBQ BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest · 2023-03-10	180.0000 🔥

Perfect 180s (most recent)

Team	Category	Event	Date
Small Axe BBQ	Brisket	Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition	2026-03-27
SHIG NINJA BBQ	Brisket	Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition	2026-03-27
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	Chicken	Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition	2026-03-27
DRY 2 DA BONE	Chicken	Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition	2026-03-27
Brinkerhoff BBQ	Pork	BBQ & Brew Festival	2026-02-27
SoCal Outlaw BBQ	Pork	BBQ & Brew Festival	2026-02-27
B' Mackin BBQ	Pork Ribs	BBQ & Brew Festival	2026-02-27
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ	Brisket	11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	2026-01-16
SLINGIN MEATS	Pork	11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	2026-01-16
Uncle Jesse's BBQ	Pork	11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	2026-01-16
GOD'S COUNTRY BBQ	Pork Ribs	11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	2026-01-16
DRY 2 DA BONE	Brisket	Q's & Brews	2025-03-28
Roughhouse Barbecue	Brisket	Q's & Brews	2025-03-28
B' Mackin BBQ	Brisket	Best in the Southwest	2025-02-21
Meat Candy Q	Pork	Best in the Southwest	2025-02-21
STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	Pork Ribs	Best in the Southwest	2025-02-21
POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	Pork	10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	2025-01-17
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	Chicken	Best in the Southwest	2024-02-23
SHENANIGANS BBQ	Brisket	9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	2024-01-12
Cherry Anchor BBQ	Pork	9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	2024-01-12
STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	Brisket	Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic	2023-11-03
Bushmaster BBQ	Brisket	BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest	2023-03-10
Bushmaster BBQ	Chicken	BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest	2023-03-10
Bushmaster BBQ	Pork Ribs	BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest	2023-03-10
POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	Pork	2022 Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival	2022-09-30
West Coast BBQ Shop	Pork	BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival	2022-02-18
7-8-9 BBQ	Chicken	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	2020-01-17
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	Chicken	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	2020-01-17
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	Brisket	Arizona National BBQ Stampede	2019-12-27
HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ	Pork	7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down	2019-05-03

Team of the Year champions (national program — all regions)

Year	Series	Team	Points
2026 ↗	Backyard	DAWGS BBQ 🏆	1356
2026 ↗	Master	JANKY LEG BBQ 🏆	2602
2025 ↗	Backyard	Electro-Que-ted 🏆	1414
2025 ↗	Master	GETTIN' BASTED 🏆	2826
2024 ↗	Backyard	WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ 🏆	1404
2024 ↗	Master	CHUNKY BBQ 🏆	2734
2023 ↗	Master	JANKY LEG BBQ 🏆	2773
2022 ↗	Master	Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit 🏆	2761
2021 ↗	Master	GETTIN' BASTED 🏆	2804
2020 ↗	Master	GETTIN' BASTED 🏆	2670
2019 ↗	Master	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 🏆	2774
2018 ↗	Master	GETTIN' BASTED 🏆	2840
2017 ↗	Master	CLARK CREW BBQ 🏆	2850
2016 ↗	Master	PORKY BUTTS BBQ 🏆	2846
2015 ↗	Master	CLARK CREW BBQ 🏆	2843
2014 ↗	Master	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS 🏆	2936
2013 ↗	Master	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS 🏆	2940
2013 ↗	Master	TRUEBUD BBQ 🏆	2940

Most grand championships

Team	GCs
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	3
STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	2
Meat Candy Q	2
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	2
HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ	1
4 LEGS UP BBQ	1
BOOMERANG BBQ	1
Sharpe's Woodshed	1
West Coast BBQ Shop	1
GOD'S COUNTRY BBQ	1
Bushmaster BBQ	1
B' Mackin BBQ	1
GETTIN' BASTED	1
Cherry Anchor BBQ	1
Brinkerhoff BBQ	1

Most reserve championships

Team	RCs
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	5
STEEL CITY BBQ	1
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	1
BIG RED BBQ	1
UTAH BBQ COMPANY	1
SHIG NINJA BBQ	1
Burnin and Lootin	1
Porterhouse BBQ	1
B' Mackin BBQ	1
Uncle Jesse's BBQ	1
THE BBQ BUS	1
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	1
Small Axe BBQ	1
Meat Candy Q	1
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	1

Most category wins

Team	Wins
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	5
Porterhouse BBQ	4
Bushmaster BBQ	4
Meat Candy Q	4
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	3
B' Mackin BBQ	3
STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	3
GIRLS CAN GRILL	3
DRY 2 DA BONE	3
Your Behind BBQ	2
BOOMERANG BBQ	2
West Coast BBQ Shop	2
Bad Boyz BBQ	2
Burnin and Lootin	2
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	2

Most perfect 180s (career)

Team	180s
Bushmaster BBQ	3 🔥
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	2 🔥
B' Mackin BBQ	2 🔥
STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	2 🔥
POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	2 🔥
DRY 2 DA BONE	2 🔥

Best single seasons (most GCs in one year)

Team	Season	GCs
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	2020	2

Longest top-10 streaks (global)

Team	Streak
Westside BBQ	33 active
PARKSTAD SMOKERS	30 active
Too Sauced BBQ	29
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	27
The BBQ Ranch	26 active
Sensuous BBQ	25
D’Qued Barbeque	24
SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	23
White Squirrel BBQ	22 active
Backcorner BBQ	22
The Antwerp Smokers	21 active
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood	21
Rollin Smoke BBQ	21
BBQ+	20
Knockstone BBQ Team Austria	20

Most consecutive GCs (global)

Team	In a row
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	6 🏆
Sweaty Hogs	4 🏆
BOGGS HOG BBQ	4 🏆
BUNCH OF SWINES	4 🏆
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	4 🏆
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ	4 🏆
ZIPS BBQ	4 🏆
White Squirrel BBQ	4 🏆
Under the Radar	4 🏆
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	3 🏆
JANKY LEG BBQ	3 🏆
BLUE CHIP BBQ	3 🏆
Curly Bird BBQ	3 🏆
DAWGS BBQ	3 🏆
Dog Bite Barbecue	3 🏆

Most active reps

Rep	Events
RHONDA SANTIAGO	9
MICHAEL SANTIAGO	9
RICH TUTTLE	7
KELLY MCINTOSH	7
BUNNY TUTTLE	7
KATHLEEN MCINTOSH	6
MICHAEL WINTER	3
STEVE ALVAREZ	2
MICHELLE MANN	2
MERRIALYCE ALVAREZ	2
DEL ANDERSON	2
JOHN MANN	1

Biggest contests

Event	Teams	GC
Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 2019-01-18 · Bullhead City, AZ	63	4 LEGS UP BBQ
Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 2020-01-17 · Bullhead City, AZ	59	BIG POPPA SMOKERS
Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 2022-01-14 · Bullhead City, AZ	59	SHARPE GOURMET COOKING WOOD
9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 2024-01-12 · Bullhead City, AZ	58	CHERRY ANCHOR BBQ
11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 2026-01-16 · Bullhead City, AZ	53	GOD'S COUNTRY BBQ
10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 2025-01-17 · Bullhead City, AZ	48	Gettin' Basted
Arizona National BBQ Stampede 2018-12-28 · Phoenix, AZ	47	Boomerang BBQ
7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down 2019-05-03 · Show Low, AZ	45	Hickory and Spice BBQ
Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 2023-01-13 · Bullhead City, AZ	45	STEVO'S BBQ
Arizona National BBQ Stampede 2019-12-27 · Phoenix, AZ	44	Big Poppa Smokers
BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival 2022-02-18 · Yuma, AZ	34	Loot N' Booty BBQ
Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition 2026-03-27 · Lake Havasu City, AZ	33	Brinkerhoff BBQ
Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival 2019-09-27 · Payson, AZ	33	B-S BBQ Outlaws
BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest 2023-03-10 · Yuma, AZ	32	Bushmaster BBQ
Best in the Southwest 2025-02-21 · Yuma, AZ	29	Stevo's BBQ Team

Category difficulty (which meat is toughest to score in AZ)

Category	Entries	Avg score	Avg winning score	Perfect 180s	180s per 1,000 entries
Brisket toughest room	825	164.47	178.75	10	12.1
Pork Ribs	850	166.28	178.08	4	4.7
Pork	832	166.96	178.83	10	12
Chicken	829	167.99	178.56	6	7.2

Sorted by average score — the category at the top scores lowest across the whole field, which usually means the judges are hardest to please there.