Best in the Southwest
2024-02-23 – 2024-02-24 · Yuma, AZ · 📍 100-200 Blocks Madison Ave · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $13,200.00
Grand Champion: Meat Candy Q (702.2400) · 25 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
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Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Meat Candy Q took the Grand Championship home to CA.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 7–8: B' MACKIN BBQ and POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: DRY 2 DA BONE and BIG RED BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Bushmaster BBQ and Tip of Texas BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1608 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-23 ← this one | Yuma, AZ | 100-200 Blocks Madison Ave | 25 | 702.2400 | Meat Candy Q | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2025-02-21 | Yuma, AZ | 100-200 Blocks Madison Ave | 29 | 698.2172 | Stevo's BBQ Team | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 171.9772 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 172.5716 |
| Pork | 176.5716 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 702.2400 · median 676.4456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 5 | Tip of Texas BBQ | |
| 6 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 8 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 9 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 11 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 12 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 13 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 14 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 15 | Rhythm'n Que | |
| 16 | RUSTY JUNK BBQ | |
| 17 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 18 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 19 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 20 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' ENVY BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 23 | West Coast BBQ Company | |
| 24 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 25 | Dos Toros BBQ Team |
Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6916 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 3 | Tip of Texas BBQ | |
| 4 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 5 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 6 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 7 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 8 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 9 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 10 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 11 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 12 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 13 | Rhythm'n Que | |
| 14 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 15 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 16 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 18 | RUSTY JUNK BBQ | |
| 19 | Dos Toros BBQ Team | |
| 20 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 21 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' ENVY BBQ | |
| 23 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 24 | West Coast BBQ Company | |
| 25 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 2 | Tip of Texas BBQ | |
| 3 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 4 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 6 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 7 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 8 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 9 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 10 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 11 | RUSTY JUNK BBQ | |
| 12 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 13 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 14 | West Coast BBQ Company | |
| 15 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 16 | Rhythm'n Que | |
| 17 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 18 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 19 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 20 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 21 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' ENVY BBQ | |
| 23 | Dos Toros BBQ Team | |
| 24 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 25 | DRY 2 DA BONE |
Pork
25 entries · top 176.5716 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 3 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 4 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 5 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 6 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 7 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 8 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 9 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 10 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 11 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 12 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 13 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 14 | RUSTY JUNK BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 17 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 18 | Tip of Texas BBQ | |
| 19 | Dos Toros BBQ Team | |
| 20 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' ENVY BBQ | |
| 22 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 23 | Rhythm'n Que | |
| 24 | West Coast BBQ Company | |
| 25 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ |
Brisket
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 2 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 3 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 4 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 6 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 7 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 8 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 9 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 10 | Rhythm'n Que | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' ENVY BBQ | |
| 12 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 13 | Tip of Texas BBQ | |
| 14 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 15 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 17 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 18 | RUSTY JUNK BBQ | |
| 19 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 20 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 21 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 22 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 23 | West Coast BBQ Company | |
| 24 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 25 | Dos Toros BBQ Team |
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
6 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 2 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 3 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' ENVY BBQ | |
| 5 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 6 | Pork Bombin BBQ |