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KCBS in Nevada NV

63 tracked contests over 13.1 years, 682 teams on the scoresheets — the 36th busiest of 94 regions on file.

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At a glance

Contests

63
53 scored · 1 upcoming

This season

3
contests in 2026 · 45 teams competing

Teams competed

682
distinct teams on record

Typical field

37
teams · biggest 90

Avg winning score

695.04
Master · of 720 · best 711.41

Avg category score

164.81
across 7,675 meat entries

Perfect 180s

58 🔥
7.6 per 1,000 entries

Grand champions

51
titles handed out here

State championships

12 🏅
on the calendar

Towns

9
27 venues · 37 recurring contests

Seasons on record

13
2013 – 2026

Published purses

$152,950
across 13 contests that listed one

Cancelled

4
not counted as contests held

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

The bar is Nevada'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 45 31 33 702.25 704.01 4 3 events →
2025 2 102 60 90 705.13 706.29 9 2 events →
2024 2 91 54 74 700.24 705.12 10 2 events →
2023 1 27 27 27 711.41 711.41 1 1 events →
2022 3 46 22 26 697.12 698.25 1 1 events →
2021 1 26 26 26 693.07 693.07 — 1 events →
2019 2 58 33 37 701.97 702.81 2 2 events →
2018 3 80 36 46 697.69 700.55 4 — events →
2017 7 121 30 37 696.64 706.86 9 — events →
2016 10 148 33 37 699.49 709.11 5 — events →
2015 7 159 36 49 696.81 706.87 6 — events →
2014 10 223 39 79 692.89 697.67 6 — events →
2013 11 254 43 85 679.89 690.85 1 — 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 166.19 +1.03 1,848 29 15.7
Pork Ribs 164.54 +0.92 1,960 4 2
Pork 165.31 +1.01 1,909 11 5.8
Brisket 163.28 +1.06 1,958 14 7.2

Top teams who cook here (by power rating)

Power rankTeamRating
#1SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ1988
#2CLARK CREW BBQ1967
#7BIG POPPA SMOKERS1935
#8GETTIN' BASTED1929
#13THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ1902
#18Rio Valley Meat BBQ1876
#21JAESTAR BBQ1874
#22PORKY BUTTS BBQ1873
#24SHIGGIN & GRINNIN1872
#27LUCKY'S Q1868
#28CHECKERED PIG1866
#31PELLET ENVY1861
#34Pig Skin BBQ1860
#36INSANE SWINE BBQ1857
#37HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ1857

The regulars (most contests cooked in Nevada)

TeamContestsGCsLast
Rhythm n QUE384Dec 6, 2024
BIG POPPA SMOKERS307May 24, 2024
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ292May 23, 2026
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q241Dec 14, 2018
Rooftop BBQ214Aug 23, 2019
Burnin and Lootin203Nov 21, 2025
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ202May 23, 2026
Porterhouse BBQ201Apr 17, 2026
SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE201May 26, 2023
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ191May 23, 2026
Vegas Grillbillies19—May 23, 2026
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ18—Aug 24, 2018

Highest scores in Nevada (Master · /720)

ScoreTeamWhere
711.4056STEVO'S BBQ TEAM Best Dam Barbeque May 26, 2023
709.1084IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ Down Town Throw Down Barbecue Championships Dec 9, 2016
706.8688Smoke-A-Holics Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Aug 28, 2015
706.8572Burnin and Lootin Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Apr 21, 2017
706.8228BIG POPPA SMOKERS Best Dam Barbecue May 27, 2016
706.2856Big Johns BBQ Company BBQ Jackpot Nov 21, 2025
706.2512Rooftop BBQ Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Aug 25, 2017
705.1200GETTIN' BASTED BBQ Jackpot Dec 6, 2024
704.5484Rhythm n QUE Best Dam Barbeque May 26, 2023
704.0112Meat Candy Q The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown Apr 17, 2026

Most GCs in Nevada

TeamGCs
BIG POPPA SMOKERS7
Rooftop BBQ4
Rhythm n QUE4
Burnin and Lootin3
Meat Candy Q2
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ2
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ2
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ2
Big Johns BBQ Company2
SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE1

Contests that come back (recurring)

ContestEditionsBiggestLast held
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)530Apr 21, 2017
Best Dam Barbeque433May 24, 2024
Wild West BBQ Shoot Out449Aug 25, 2017
BBQ Jackpot390Nov 20, 2026
Best Dam BBQ337May 23, 2026
Wild West BBQ Shoot Out346Aug 23, 2019
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour330Mar 24, 2017
Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship351May 6, 2016
2nd Annual VFW Post 3396 Armed Forces BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS)217Jul 2, 2022
The Best Dam Barbeque229May 28, 2021
Logandale Fall Festival218Oct 19, 2018
USA Barbecue Championship279Oct 27, 2016

Where it happens (towns in Nevada)

TownContestsSeasonsAvg fieldLast
Las Vegas23939Nov 20, 2026
Boulder City141332May 23, 2026
Wendover7639Aug 23, 2019
Laughlin6346Oct 27, 2016
Mesquite6445May 6, 2016
Reno3330Mar 24, 2017
Sparks2117Jul 2, 2022
Logandale1118Oct 20, 2017
West Wendover1137Aug 25, 2017

Reps who work Nevada

RepContestsLast
Kelly McIntosh11Nov 20, 2026
Kathleen McIntosh10Nov 20, 2026
Michael Santiago5Nov 20, 2026
Rhonda Santiago5Nov 20, 2026
Steven Flewallen1Aug 23, 2019

State championships 🏅

ContestTeamsGrand champion
BBQ Jackpot Nov 20, 2026 — —
Best Dam BBQ May 23, 2026 33 Big Johns BBQ Company
The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown Apr 17, 2026 29 Meat Candy Q
BBQ Jackpot Nov 21, 2025 90 Big Johns BBQ Company
Best Dam BBQ May 23, 2025 29 Tuffy's BBQ
BBQ Jackpot Dec 6, 2024 74 Gettin' Basted
Best Dam Barbeque May 24, 2024 33 Porterhouse BBQ
Best Dam Barbeque May 26, 2023 27 Stevo's BBQ
Best Dam Barbeque May 27, 2022 26 Girls Can Grill
The Best Dam Barbeque May 28, 2021 26 YSB BBQ

Coming up in Nevada

DateContestTown
Nov 20, 2026 BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas

Where else these teams cook

Of the 602 teams with a recorded finish in Nevada, 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
Arizona AZ 254 42% 54 compare →
California CA 251 42% 232 compare →
Kansas KS 160 27% 346 compare →
Missouri MO 136 23% 351 compare →
Utah UT 132 22% 27 compare →
Tennessee TN 131 22% 142 compare →
Colorado CO 128 21% 106 compare →
Arkansas AR 90 15% 74 compare →

On the map (every mapped contest in Nevada — tap a pin)

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