Best Dam BBQ
Boulder City, NV · 📍 Boulder City, NV 89005 — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
3
3 with results
Typical draw
33
teams · biggest 37
Purse listed
$17K
across all editions
State championship
2 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 Big Johns BBQ Company — 1 win (2026)
- 🏆 Tuffy's BBQ — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 BIG POPPA SMOKERS — 1 win (2017)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 703.9656 | Tuffy's BBQ | May 23, 2025 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | Pork Bombin BBQ | May 23, 2026 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | Cool Beans BBQ | May 23, 2025 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | May 26, 2017 |
| Brisket | 180 🔥 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | May 23, 2025 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuffy's BBQ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 37% |
| Big Johns BBQ Company | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | top 22% |
| SLINGIN MEATS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | top 23% |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | top 17% |
| STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | top 18% |
| Bad Boyz BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | top 20% |
| All About Smokin Q | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | top 38% |
| GIRLS CAN GRILL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | top 58% |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | top 36% |
| Bowling Bro's BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | top 58% |
| Meat Candy Q | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | top 22% |
| RACK CITY BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | top 24% |
| 1 Bite BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | top 30% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 🏅 | Boulder City, NV 89005 | 33 | 700.4912 | Big Johns BBQ Company | Uncle Jesse's BBQ | $8,500 |
| May 23, 2025 🏅 | Boulder City, NV 89005 | 29 | 703.9656 | Tuffy's BBQ | Meat Candy Q | $8,500 |
| May 26, 2017 | Colorado St | 37 | 699.4172 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | — |