Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship (POSTPONED)
Elk Grove, CA — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
7
6 with results
Typical draw
28
teams · biggest 35
Purse listed
$15K
across all editions
State championship
2 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 SON OF SMOKE — 2 wins (2016, 2017)
- 🏆 The Smoking J's — 1 win (2019)
- 🏆 Smokin' Ray's BBQ — 1 win (2019)
- 🏆 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ — 1 win (2018)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 701.6916 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | May 4, 2018 |
| Overall (Backyard) | 330.9144 | Smokin' Ray's BBQ | May 3, 2019 |
| Chicken | 177.7372 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | May 4, 2018 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | May 5, 2017 |
| Pork | 180 🔥 | The Smoking J's | May 3, 2019 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | May 4, 2018 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SON OF SMOKE | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | top 17% |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 13% |
| The Smoking J's | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 42% |
| Smokin' Ray's BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 7% |
| Smokey and the Pirate | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | top 19% |
| RBQ | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | top 36% |
| Cynical BBQ | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | top 22% |
| BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | top 14% |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | top 7% |
| Old Town Franklin BBQ | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | top 51% |
| PIRATES OF THE PIG | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | top 37% |
| NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | top 33% |
| GIT-R-SMOKED | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | top 45% |
| Saltworks BBQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | top 47% |
| BONE RUBBIN BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | top 44% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2022 🏅 | — | — | — | — | — | $7,000 |
| May 3, 2019 🏅 | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | 27 | 695.9772 | The Smoking J's | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | $7,000 |
| May 3, 2019 | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | 15 | 330.9144 | Smokin' Ray's BBQ | — | $500 |
| May 4, 2018 | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | 35 | 701.6916 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | — |
| May 5, 2017 | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | 33 | 687.3600 | SON OF SMOKE | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | — |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2016 | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | 30 | 696.5140 | SON OF SMOKE | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | — |