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2023 Rib Cook-Off Results:
Place Team Name  Final Score
1 Buc's Barbeque 499
2 Koopacabana BBQ 464
3 The Smoking BBQ 451
4 E.M. Tharp 450
5 Hardwood BBQ 427
6 Kick Rocks BBQ 427
7 Exeter Football Boosters 426
8 Bubba Smokes (People's Choice Winner) 421
9 Mas Lenas BBQ 418
10 Barbecue Republic 404
11 Double Trouble BBQ 403
12 J&R Meat Company 395
13 The Smokin' Crew 394
14 Redneck BBQ 386
15 R & J Backyard BBQ 378
16 Dusty Road Smokers 361
17 The Runway 357
18 Tenderonyz BBQ 336
19 Eagle Mountain Casino 326
20 Barber Bros BBQ 312
21 Da Mxi-Cans 296
22 DNS 0
  • 2023 People's Choice: Bubba Smokes
2022 Rib Cook-Off Results:
Place Team Name  Final Score
1 Smokin' Bullies BBQ 507
2 Low & Slow 492
3 Sweet Heat BBQ 490
4 Kick Rocks BBQ 472.5
5 All the Smoke 470
6 Bigg E'z BBQ 459
7 Hardwood BBQ 439
8 J&R Meat 428
9 Downtown Realty 425
10 Smokin' Rookies 416
11 Tire Iron 415
12 Poor Brothers BBQ 413
13 Porterville Fire Department 413
14 Red Beard BBQ 393
15 Porterville FYI 391
16 The Smoking BBQ (People's Choice Winner) 390
17 EM Tharp 388
18 Da Mexi-Cans 383
19 Good Times BBQ 377
20 Gus & Krew 370
21 Big Daddy Smokin' BBQ 364
22 Bo & The Sloppy Joe's 321

  • People's Choice: The Smoking BBQ
  • People's Choice Runner up: Porterville Fire Department
  • Best Decorated Booth: Good Times BBQ
  • Best Decorated Booth Runner Up: Red Beard BBQ
2019 Rib Cook-Off Results:

Place Team Name Round #1 Round #2 Final Score
1 Smoke Masters BBQ 242 230 472
2 The Smoking BBQ 232 230 462
3 Bones & Bow Ties 213.5 210 423.5
4 Smokin' Rookies 210 184 394
5 Up In Smoke 215 171 386
6 Natural Born Grillers 189.5 180 369.5
7 Country Boys 205    
8 Chilin' & Grillin' 188    
9 Smart Ashes BBQ 181    
10 Smoking Toppers 178    
11 Sir Coxx 170    
12 Red Beard BBQ 167    
13 Goodtimes BBQ 158    
14 Redneck BBQ 153    
15 TJ's BBQ Beasts (People's Choice Winner) 151    
16 Crane's Towing 127.5    
17 Hardwood BBQ 124    
17 OG Stlye 124    
19 Big Daddy BBQ 118    
20 Wolf Pack 101.5    

  • People's Choice: TJ's BBQ Beasts
2018 Rib Cook-Off Results:

Place Team Name Overall Score
1 Natural Born Grillers 486
2 Low & Slow 480
3 Duggan's RV Roof Repair 428
4 Sweet Heat BBQ 422
5 Bite Me BBQ Bakersfield 414
6 Kick Rocks 411
7 Meat Bees 400
8 Smart Ashes 395
9 Knuckles Smokers 393
10 Big Daddy 374
11 Good Times 372
12 Redneck BBQ 370
13 JP's Family BBQ 363
14 Da Mexi-Cans 360
15 HR Ribs 348
16 The Smokin' BBQ 344
17 Roadside BBQ 337
18 Smokin' Rez Grill 336
19 Smokin' Rookies 328
20 Smoke Masters 325
21 Hardwood BBQ 323
22 Sir Coxx 321
23 Crane's Towing 317
24 Heavy Hitter's 308
25 Meat Over BBQ 305
26 RCM BBQ (People's Choice Winner) 298
27 Superior Air No Show

  • People's Choice: RCM BBQ
2017 Rib Cook-Off Results:

Place Team Name Overall Score
1 Knuckles Smokers 396
2 Kick Rocks BBQ 389
3 Low & Slow 383
4 Bigg E'z 380
5 Off The Hook 379
6 Good Times 372
7 Smart Ashes (People's Choice Winner) 370
8 Big Daddy 369
9 Flip N' Turn 367
10 Mobboss 366
11 JBC 359
12 West Coast Smoke'n BBQ 350
13 10H Chuckwagon 348
14 Redneck BBQ 346
15 Hardwood BBQ 341
16 Superior Air 339
17 Smoken Trailer 333
18 Red Bearded Step Sister (People's Choice Winner) 319
19 Crane's Towing 315
20 ROadside BBQ 307
21 Knights of Columbus 298
22 Da Mexi-Cans (People's Choice Winner) 229

  • 2017 People's Choice: Da Mexi-Cans, Smart Ashes & Red Bearded Step Sister
2016 Rib Cook-Off Results:

Place Team Name Appearance Tenderness/ Texture Taste Overall Score
1 Backyard BBQ 108 104 99 311
2 5W 102 101 102 305
3 Off the Hook 101 102 101 304
4 Low & Slow 97 97 101 295
5 Your Mom 91 101 96 288
6 Smokin' Ashes 101 91 93 285
7 Roadside BBQ (People's Choice Winner) 84 101 98 283
8 Redneck BBQ 104 88 90 282
9 The Empire Faithful 83 94 101 278
10 Yo-Pops 87 99 83 269
11 Da Mexicans 83 95 90 268
12 Knuckles Smokers 83 99 85 267
13 Papa Coco's 94 87 77 258
14 Kick Rocks BBQ 91 86 90 257
15 Good Times BBQ 101 65 67 233
16 Grills Gone Wild 102 75 55 232
17 Wolf Pack 82 75 74 231
18 Bedrock Boyz 75 90 65 230
19 Crane's #2 88 72 64 224
20 Crane's #1 84 60 66 216
21 Rib-Lets 74 55 58 187
22 Porkable Cause 73 53 51 177
  Hardwood BBQ DQ- Foreign object found in turn in box.
  King's Men DQ- Foreign object found in turn in box.
  Smokin' Rez Grill No Entry
  Sir Coxx No Entry

  • 2016 People's Choice: Roadside BBQ
2015 Rib Cook-Off Results:

Place Team Name Appearance Tenderness/ Texture Taste Overall Score
1 Smart Ashes BBQ 103 110 109 322
2 Niner Empire 108 99 112 319
3 Papa CoCo's 109 98 111 318
4 Porkable Cause 95 114 106 315
5 Back Yard BBQ 106 102 106 314
6 Low & Slow 90 105 113 308
7 Hardwood BBQ 105 108 93 306
8 Robust Bazinga's 110 85 108 303
8 Smokin' Rez Grill 102 107 94 303
9 RJ's Men In Red (People's Choice Winner) 110 86 102 298
10 Redneck BBQ 106 86 102 294
11 Ruckin' Fidiculous 97 111 84 292
12 Da Mexi-Cans 83 105 82 270
13 Good Times 83 87 84 254
14 Exchange Club 84 74 82 240
15 Last Year's Winner 39 68 60 167

  • People's Choice: RJ's Men In Red

2014 Rib Cook-Off Results:

Place Team Name Appearance Tenderness/ Texture Taste Overall Score
1 Kick Rocks BBQ 111 111 96 318
2 Niner Empire 102 97 105 304
3 Smokin' Rez Grill 103 106 95 304
4 Back Yard BBQ (People's Choice Winner) 104 96 101 301
5 Smart Ashes BBQ 97 91 96 284
6 Hardwood BBQ 91 102 89 282
7 Redneck BBQ 99 87 89 275
8 Low & Slow 95 90 83 268
9 Da Mexi-Cans 81 99 85 265
10 Good TImes 110 63 75 248
11 Modern Plumbing 56 97 78 231
12 Exchange Club 75 75 75 225
13 Sierra Management 75 68 60 203

  • People's Choice:  Back Yard BBQ
2013 Rib Cook-Off Results:

Place Team Name Overall Score
1 Smokin' Rez Grill 153
2 Pickle Tree BBQ 141 (w/Double Tie Breaker)
3 Niner Empire (People's Choice Winner) 141 (w/Double Tie Breaker)
  Backyard BBQ 140
  Kick Rocks BBQ 140
  Redneck BBQ 138
  Welch's BBQ 136
  The Tailgaters 134
  The Robust Bozingas 123
  Route 65 Grill 120
  Da Mexi-Cans 119
  Kids Favorite 117
  Hardwood BBQ 115
  Bigg E's BBQ 111

  • People's Choice: Niner Empire
2012 Rib Cook-Off Results

Place Team Name Overall Score
1 Welch's BBQ (People's Choice Winner) 142
2 Kick Rock's BBQ 141
3 Skip's Sticky Sauce 140
4 Porterville Transit 139
5 Glaze of Glory 134
6 Bang-A-Drum 131
7 SM Grill Masters 124
8 Smokin' Rez Grill 124
9 Up In Smoke 112
10 Redneck BBQ 111

  • People's Choice:  Welch's BBQ
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