Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival
Indio, CA · 📍 The Lights Golf Course — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
5
5 with results
Typical draw
36
teams · biggest 38
Purse listed
$30K
across all editions
State championship
3 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 7 Sins BBQ — 1 win (2022)
- 🏆 Girls Can Grill — 1 win (2021)
- 🏆 DG Firehouse BBQ Inc — 1 win (2019)
- 🏆 BIG POPPA SMOKERS — 1 win (2017)
- 🏆 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ — 1 win (2016)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 712.5828 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | Nov 11, 2016 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | Nov 11, 2016 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | SMOKED SEDUCTION | Nov 11, 2016 |
| Pork | 180 🔥 | BOOMERANG BBQ | Nov 1, 2019 |
| Brisket | 180 🔥 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | Nov 3, 2017 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | top 15% |
| DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 7% |
| GIRLS CAN GRILL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 16% |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 7% |
| 7 SINS BBQ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 11% |
| B' Mackin BBQ | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | top 16% |
| Meat Candy Q | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | top 30% |
| Burnin and Lootin | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | top 28% |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | top 21% |
| Porterhouse BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | top 10% |
| SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | top 25% |
| HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | top 15% |
| RAD FONDO BBQ | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | top 43% |
| Bad Boyz BBQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | top 34% |
| SMOKE HOUND BBQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | top 43% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2022 🏅 | The Lights Golf Course | 35 | 694.2516 | 7 Sins BBQ | West Coast BBQ Shop | $10,000 |
| Nov 5, 2021 🏅 | 83040 Ave 42 | 33 | 697.1544 | Girls Can Grill | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | $10,000 |
| Nov 1, 2019 🏅 | 83040 Ave 42 | 37 | 694.2400 | DG Firehouse BBQ Inc | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | $10,300 |
| Nov 3, 2017 | 83040 Ave 42 | 35 | 698.2516 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | — |
| Nov 11, 2016 | Indio, CA 92276 | 38 | 712.5828 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | — |