Panama vs California

Region Against

Panama 11 contests · 80 teams · 3.5 years 4 this season · 2 on the calendar

1–18

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 Panama's 1. 1 team has 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.

Panama	Measure	California
11	Contests held	355
6	Contests with results	257
4	Contests this season	11
2	On the calendar	2
4	Seasons on record	15
80	Teams competed	2,439
48	Teams competing this season	168
22 teams	Typical field	34 teams
31 teams	Biggest field	100 teams
669.68	Avg winning score Master · of 720	694.42
680.0112	Best score ever Master overall	718.8572
154.52	Avg category score lower = tougher room	162.82
0	Perfect 180s	222
0.0	180s per 1,000 entries	6.6
6	Grand champions crowned	253
0	State championships	89
8	Recurring contests	234
7	Towns hosting	87
6	Reps working	11
$0	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 (1 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.

Team	Rating	Panama contests	Panama GCs	CA contests	CA GCs
Justice BBQ	1715	6	3	2	—

Who wins in Panama

Team	GCs	Contests
Justice BBQ	3	6
Belen Grill and Chill	1	5
Grill and Chill	1	4
Grill & Chill	1	2
BBQ Fellas	—	6
88 BBQ	—	4
Bros & Fire PTY	—	4
Bado BBQ	—	4

Who wins in California

Team	GCs	Contests
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	24	105
Burnin and Lootin	16	101
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	13	137
SON OF SMOKE	10	56
B' Mackin BBQ	8	64
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	8	49
LEFT COAST Q	7	46
Meat Candy Q	6	92

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