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South Dakota vs California

South Dakota 69 contests · 536 teams · 13.3 years 3 this season · 0 on the calendar
2–18
measures won
California 355 contests · 2,439 teams · 13.7 years 11 this season · 2 on the calendar

California takes 18 of the 20 measures below to South Dakota's 2. 38 teams have cooked in both.

Every measure

The winning side of each row is marked. “Winner” isn't always the bigger number — the tougher judging room is the one with the lower average category score, and that row is scored that way.

South Dakota Measure California
69 Contests held 355
55 Contests with results 257
3 Contests this season 11
0 On the calendar 2
14 Seasons on record 15
536 Teams competed 2,439
68 Teams competing this season 168
32 teams Typical field 34 teams
49 teams Biggest field 100 teams
695.36 Avg winning score
Master · of 720
694.42
709.6800 Best score ever
Master overall
718.8572
164.84 Avg category score
lower = tougher room
162.82
33 Perfect 180s 222
5.0 180s per 1,000 entries 6.6
50 Grand champions crowned 253
21 State championships 89
31 Recurring contests 234
8 Towns hosting 87
18 Reps working 11
$229,175 Published purses
contests that listed one
$662,875

Contests per season (seasons with results, up to this one)

When each one cooks (month of year)

How each room scores (average per judged meat — lower is harder)

Teams that cook in both (38 in total)

A contest counts once per team, whether it cooked one series there or two. These are the teams whose own record says how the two regions compare.

TeamRating SD contestsSD GCs CA contestsCA GCs
BIG POPPA SMOKERS 1935 1— 10524
Rooftop BBQ 1800 1— 473
WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ 1525 1— 451
SPITFIRE 1712 403 1—
BOWLING OVER PIGS 1616 1— 332
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 1872 175 4—
GETTIN' BASTED 1929 4— 133
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 1838 1— 133
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 1823 113 1—
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ 1808 41 62
JO-BAWB'S BBQ 1843 82 2—
LUCKY'S Q 1868 1— 81
GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA 1823 4— 4—
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE 1724 4— 3—
Bourbon & Blues BBQ 1586 4— 2—

Who wins in South Dakota

TeamGCsContests
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS1148
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN517
SPITFIRE340
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS311
RUB MY RACK223
BnB BBQ220
MACHETE BOYS BBQ210
JO-BAWB'S BBQ28

Who wins in California

TeamGCsContests
BIG POPPA SMOKERS24105
Burnin and Lootin16101
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ13137
SON OF SMOKE1056
B' Mackin BBQ864
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ849
LEFT COAST Q746
Meat Candy Q692

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