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KCBS in Arizona AZ

74 tracked contests over 13.2 years, 671 teams on the scoresheets — the 33th busiest of 94 regions on file.

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At a glance

Contests

74
55 scored · 2 upcoming

This season

3
contests in 2026 · 79 teams competing

Teams competed

671
distinct teams on record

Typical field

36
teams · biggest 86

Avg winning score

697.63
Master · of 720 · best 708.55

Avg category score

164.62
across 7,882 meat entries

Perfect 180s

51 🔥
6.5 per 1,000 entries

Grand champions

54
titles handed out here

State championships

23 🏅
on the calendar

Towns

17
35 venues · 54 recurring contests

Seasons on record

13
2013 – 2026

Published purses

$270,200
across 20 contests that listed one

Cancelled

7
not counted as contests held

How Arizona stacks up (against all 94 regions on file)

The bar is Arizona's standing on that measure: a full bar is the region that leads it, an empty one is the region that trails it. Rate-based measures need a minimum body of results before a region is ranked at all, so a single hot weekend can't buy a place. The median is the middle region, not the average — one huge region would drag an average somewhere no region actually is.

Regions like this one

Matched on the shape of the scene — how many contests it runs, how deep the fields get, how the room scores and how often it hands out a 180 — not on the map. Counts are compared on a log scale, because 5 contests to 15 is a different scene while 300 to 310 is the same one.

Season by season

Click a column heading to re-sort. Winning score is the Master overall (of 720); a season with no scored Master contest leaves it blank.

SeasonContestsTeamsAvg fieldBiggest Avg winBest180sState titles
2026 3 79 37 53 706.06 707.99 11 3 events →
2025 3 90 34 48 699.57 701.13 6 3 events →
2024 3 85 42 58 701.09 702.24 3 2 events →
2023 5 91 31 45 699.39 703.99 4 3 events →
2022 3 96 38 59 700.96 708 2 3 events →
2020 3 75 44 59 695.10 695.94 2 3 events →
2019 4 120 46 63 698.39 700.50 2 4 events →
2018 4 123 52 70 700.13 705.69 — — events →
2017 5 114 35 40 700.20 702.87 7 — events →
2016 6 79 34 39 700.12 708.01 1 — events →
2015 9 142 39 82 701.24 704.56 5 — events →
2014 9 84 26 35 696.17 708.55 6 — events →
2013 14 157 33 86 688.28 699.45 2 — events →

Contests per season (up to 2026)

When they cook (month of year)

Field depth over time (average teams per contest, and teams competing that season)

What it took to win (average Master winning score, and 180s scored)

How the room scores (every judged meat, against the sport as a whole)

A lower average means a harder room. “vs sport” is this region's average minus the same meat's average everywhere KCBS is scored.

MeatAvg herevs sportEntries180s180s /1k
Chicken 166.20 +1.05 1,976 11 5.6
Pork Ribs 164.35 +0.73 1,998 6 3
Pork 165.38 +1.08 1,935 15 7.8
Brisket 162.55 +0.33 1,973 19 9.6

Top teams who cook here (by power rating)

Power rankTeamRating
#1SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ1988
#2CLARK CREW BBQ1967
#4SLAPS BBQ1948
#7BIG POPPA SMOKERS1935
#8GETTIN' BASTED1929
#10BOOMERANG BBQ1922
#13THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ1902
#21JAESTAR BBQ1874
#22PORKY BUTTS BBQ1873
#29TRUEBUD BBQ1862
#35SMELLAQUE1858
#36INSANE SWINE BBQ1857
#37HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ1857
#38Burnin and Lootin1857
#42913 BBQ1854

The regulars (most contests cooked in Arizona)

TeamContestsGCsLast
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ478Mar 27, 2026
Bad Boyz BBQ453Mar 27, 2026
Your Behind BBQ32—Jan 13, 2023
SMOKERS PURGATORY30—Mar 27, 2026
KNIFE PORK AND SPOON29—Sep 30, 2022
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ27—Sep 30, 2022
COW TIPPIN BBQ27—Jan 14, 2022
BIG POPPA SMOKERS265Feb 23, 2024
Phil the Grill25—Jan 17, 2025
MONSOON BBQ23—Sep 27, 2019
SHIG NINJA BBQ221Mar 27, 2026
All About Smokin Q22—Feb 27, 2026

Highest scores in Arizona (Master · /720)

ScoreTeamWhere
708.5484JAESTAR BBQ AZ Rhythm & Ribs Sep 5, 2014
708.0112BIG POPPA SMOKERS Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Mar 18, 2016
708LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival Feb 18, 2022
707.9888Brinkerhoff BBQ Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition Mar 27, 2026
706.2516GOD'S COUNTRY BBQ 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Jan 16, 2026
706.2512Uncle Jesse's BBQ 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Jan 16, 2026
705.6916BIG RED BBQ BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival Feb 18, 2022
705.6912BOOMERANG BBQ Arizona National BBQ Stampede Dec 28, 2018
705.1428LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ World BBQ Festival Nov 4, 2016
705.0972LC BBQ BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival Feb 18, 2022

Most GCs in Arizona

TeamGCs
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ8
BIG POPPA SMOKERS5
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ4
Bad Boyz BBQ3
HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ2
TRUEBUD BBQ2
STEVO'S BBQ TEAM2
Meat Candy Q2
TOYS 4 BBQ'N1
LITTLE MISS BBQ1

Contests that come back (recurring)

ContestEditionsBiggestLast held
Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge570Jan 14, 2022
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour530Mar 17, 2017
2022 Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival340Sep 30, 2022
Northern Arizona BBQ Festival335Jun 19, 2015
Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition233Feb 19, 2027
Best in the Southwest229Feb 21, 2025
Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic226Nov 3, 2023
Arizona National BBQ Stampede247Dec 27, 2019
Holbrook229Jul 10, 2015
Table Captain Class2—Feb 26, 2015
Certified BBQ Judging Class2—Feb 26, 2015
Certified BBQ Judging Class2—Oct 9, 2014

Where it happens (towns in Arizona)

TownContestsSeasonsAvg fieldLast
Bullhead City151249Jan 15, 2027
Lake Havasu9426Mar 28, 2025
Show Low8738May 3, 2019
Yuma6629Feb 27, 2026
Mesa6227Nov 3, 2023
Tucson5530Mar 17, 2017
Lake Havasu City4467Feb 19, 2027
Payson4433Sep 30, 2022
Phoenix3346Dec 26, 2020
Peoria3131Nov 4, 2016
Holbrook3325Jul 10, 2015
Cottonwood2216Sep 5, 2014

Reps who work Arizona

RepContestsLast
Michael Santiago9Feb 19, 2027
Rhonda Santiago9Feb 19, 2027
Bunny Tuttle7Jan 15, 2027
Rich Tuttle7Jan 15, 2027
Kelly McIntosh7Nov 3, 2023
Kathleen McIntosh6Nov 3, 2023
Michael Winter3Jan 13, 2023
Del Anderson2Jan 16, 2026
Michelle Mann2Jan 17, 2025
Merrialyce Alvarez2Apr 30, 2021

State championships 🏅

ContestTeamsGrand champion
Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition Feb 19, 2027 — —
12th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Jan 15, 2027 — —
Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition Mar 27, 2026 33 Brinkerhoff BBQ
BBQ & Brew Festival Feb 27, 2026 25 B' Mackin BBQ
11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Jan 16, 2026 53 GOD'S COUNTRY BBQ
Q's & Brews Mar 28, 2025 26 Meat Candy Q
Best in the Southwest Feb 21, 2025 29 Stevo's BBQ Team
10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Jan 17, 2025 48 Gettin' Basted
Best in the Southwest Feb 23, 2024 25 Meat Candy Q
9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Jan 12, 2024 58 CHERRY ANCHOR BBQ

Coming up in Arizona

DateContestTown
Jan 15, 2027 12th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City
Feb 19, 2027 Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition 🏅 Lake Havasu City

Where else these teams cook

Of the 589 teams with a recorded finish in Arizona, this is where else they turn up — the honest picture of which scenes share a travelling field. Follow one to open it up.

RegionShared teamsShare of the field hereContests they cooked there
Nevada NV 254 43% 51 compare →
California CA 244 41% 232 compare →
Kansas KS 135 23% 334 compare →
Colorado CO 116 20% 106 compare →
Tennessee TN 113 19% 91 compare →
Missouri MO 111 19% 344 compare →
Utah UT 106 18% 27 compare →
Texas TX 75 13% 70 compare →

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