Swanner House Autumn Reata Round Up BBQ Contest
2023-10-06 – 2023-10-07 · San Juan Capistrano, CA · 📍 Swanner House · State championship
Reps: KATHLEEN MCINTOSH, KELLY MCINTOSH · Prize money: $7,450.00
Grand Champion: B'Mackin BBQ (703.4060) · 17 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG POPPA SMOKERS
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
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. Pork places 5–6: B' MACKIN BBQ and 5TH GEAR BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 173.1200 | 170.8344 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 169.6684 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
17 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |
Pork
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 |
Brisket
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 |
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Dessert
7 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |