Monterrey BBQ Fest
2023-09-29 – 2023-09-30 · Santiago, N.L., · MEXICO · 📍 C. Segunda de Morelos Sur 104
Reps: DEBRA GAGE, MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN, WILLIAM GAGE
Grand Champion: TX BBQ Depot (681.1656) · 22 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Los Ajos Confitados
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 8.5940 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
TX BBQ Depot won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 1–2: TX BBQ Depot and Los Ajos Confitados tied on 177.7600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ edged 600�F by 0.0004. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Natural Grillers edged RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ by 0.0116.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Wild Hogs (won 2022).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-30 | San Pedro Garza Garcia, | LIVE GARDEN | 25 | 659.4288 | Wild Hogs | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-09-29 ← this one | Santiago, N.L., | C. Segunda de Morelos Sur 104 | 22 | 681.1656 | TX BBQ Depot | Los Ajos Confitados |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.0228 | 160.6172 | 157.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.2744 | 167.3712 | 153.6112 |
| Pork | 177.7600 | 165.7028 | 155.9772 |
| Brisket | 175.4628 | 160.0000 | 153.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
22 entries · top 681.1656 · median 605.0912
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TX BBQ Depot | |
| 2 | Los Ajos Confitados | |
| 3 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | Puro Pinche Parrillero | |
| 5 | Wild Hogs | |
| 6 | Natural Grillers | |
| 7 | Cheche Grill | |
| 8 | BBQ San Jemo | |
| 9 | Kettle Grilers | |
| 10 | Los mas carbones | |
| 11 | Pitgrillers | |
| 12 | Club de Parrilla | |
| 13 | Laredo Grill | |
| 14 | GrillerSquad | |
| 15 | 600�F | |
| 16 | Smoke Field | |
| 17 | Maria Ahumada | |
| 18 | No somos Compas | |
| 19 | Orona�s BBQ | |
| 20 | Bohemia Grill | |
| 21 | Bandits Grill Team | |
| 22 | Flecha-hawks |
Chicken
22 entries · top 172.0228 · median 152.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TX BBQ Depot | |
| 2 | Kettle Grilers | |
| 3 | Los Ajos Confitados | |
| 4 | GrillerSquad | |
| 5 | No somos Compas | |
| 6 | Laredo Grill | |
| 7 | Puro Pinche Parrillero | |
| 8 | BBQ San Jemo | |
| 9 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | Club de Parrilla | |
| 11 | Smoke Field | |
| 12 | Pitgrillers | |
| 13 | Natural Grillers | |
| 14 | Bandits Grill Team | |
| 15 | Bohemia Grill | |
| 16 | Wild Hogs | |
| 17 | Maria Ahumada | |
| 18 | Cheche Grill | |
| 19 | Orona�s BBQ | |
| 20 | Flecha-hawks | |
| 21 | Los mas carbones | |
| 22 | 600�F |
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 170.2744 · median 150.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los mas carbones | |
| 2 | Wild Hogs | |
| 3 | Natural Grillers | |
| 4 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | TX BBQ Depot | |
| 6 | Cheche Grill | |
| 7 | Los Ajos Confitados | |
| 8 | Puro Pinche Parrillero | |
| 9 | 600�F | |
| 10 | Pitgrillers | |
| 11 | Kettle Grilers | |
| 12 | GrillerSquad | |
| 13 | BBQ San Jemo | |
| 14 | Club de Parrilla | |
| 15 | Smoke Field | |
| 16 | Bandits Grill Team | |
| 17 | No somos Compas | |
| 18 | Flecha-hawks | |
| 19 | Laredo Grill | |
| 20 | Orona�s BBQ | |
| 21 | Maria Ahumada | |
| 22 | Bohemia Grill |
Pork
22 entries · top 177.7600 · median 154.0458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TX BBQ Depot | |
| 2 | Los Ajos Confitados | |
| 3 | Natural Grillers | |
| 4 | Wild Hogs | |
| 5 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | Maria Ahumada | |
| 7 | Cheche Grill | |
| 8 | Pitgrillers | |
| 9 | BBQ San Jemo | |
| 10 | Los mas carbones | |
| 11 | Club de Parrilla | |
| 12 | 600�F | |
| 13 | Bohemia Grill | |
| 14 | Puro Pinche Parrillero | |
| 15 | GrillerSquad | |
| 16 | Laredo Grill | |
| 17 | Kettle Grilers | |
| 18 | Smoke Field | |
| 19 | Orona�s BBQ | |
| 20 | Flecha-hawks | |
| 21 | No somos Compas | |
| 22 | Bandits Grill Team |
Brisket
22 entries · top 175.4628 · median 151.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puro Pinche Parrillero | |
| 2 | Los Ajos Confitados | |
| 3 | TX BBQ Depot | |
| 4 | BBQ San Jemo | |
| 5 | Cheche Grill | |
| 6 | Kettle Grilers | |
| 7 | Wild Hogs | |
| 8 | Los mas carbones | |
| 9 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | 600�F | |
| 11 | Orona�s BBQ | |
| 12 | Natural Grillers | |
| 13 | Laredo Grill | |
| 14 | Smoke Field | |
| 15 | Bohemia Grill | |
| 16 | Pitgrillers | |
| 17 | Flecha-hawks | |
| 18 | Bandits Grill Team | |
| 19 | Club de Parrilla | |
| 20 | Maria Ahumada | |
| 21 | No somos Compas | |
| 22 | GrillerSquad |