Oct 6–7, 2023 · San Juan Capistrano, CA · 📍 Swanner House · State championship
Reps: Kathleen McIntosh, Kelly McIntosh · Prize money: $7,450
B' MACKIN BBQ won Grand Champion at the Swanner House Autumn Reata Round Up BBQ Contest on October 6, 2023 in San Juan Capistrano, CA at Swanner House, scoring 703.4060 in a field of 17 teams. BIG POPPA SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.0740. Category winners: Chicken — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — 5TH GEAR BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — CHULENGO Smoker Team (178.8572).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
B' Mackin BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
B' MACKIN BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 3 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Stronger than 92% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1636 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 4–5: 5TH GEAR BBQ and MYA&DJ'S BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: B' MACKIN BBQ and CHULENGO Smoker Team tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: Rooftop BBQ edged Meat Candy Q by 0.0116.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4056 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 170.8344 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 169.6684 |
17 entries · top 703.4060 · median 688.4684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 4 | Rooftop BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 6 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 7 | OM BBQ | |
| 8 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 9 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 10 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 11 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 12 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 13 | LADY OF Q | |
| 14 | The Butchery | |
| 15 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Richard Manly | |
| 17 | PIT KICKERS BBQ |
17 entries · top 180 · median 173.7144 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Rooftop BBQ | |
| 3 | OM BBQ | |
| 4 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 5 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 6 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 9 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 10 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 11 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 12 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 13 | LADY OF Q | |
| 14 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 15 | The Butchery | |
| 16 | PIT KICKERS BBQ | |
| 17 | Richard Manly |
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 2 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 4 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 5 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 6 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 8 | Rooftop BBQ | |
| 9 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 10 | OM BBQ | |
| 11 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 12 | LADY OF Q | |
| 13 | The Butchery | |
| 14 | PIT KICKERS BBQ | |
| 15 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 16 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Richard Manly |
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 2 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 4 | OM BBQ | |
| 5 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 6 | The Butchery | |
| 7 | Rooftop BBQ | |
| 8 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 9 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 10 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 12 | LADY OF Q | |
| 13 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 14 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 16 | PIT KICKERS BBQ | |
| 17 | Richard Manly |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
17 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 2 | LADY OF Q | |
| 3 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 4 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 5 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 6 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 7 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 8 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 9 | Richard Manly | |
| 10 | Rooftop BBQ | |
| 11 | OM BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 13 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 14 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 15 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 16 | The Butchery | |
| 17 | PIT KICKERS BBQ |
7 entries · top 180 · median 175.4744 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 2 | OM BBQ | |
| 3 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 4 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 5 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 6 | PIT KICKERS BBQ | |
| 7 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ |