Best in the Southwest
2024-02-23 – 2024-02-24 · Yuma, AZ · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $13,200.00
Grand Champion: Meat Candy Q (702.2400) · 25 teams
Entries
25
5 categories
Top score
702.2400
Winning margin
4.0228
GC over RC
Field average
674.08
median 676.45
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
682.2060
what a walk cost here
Field spread
62.3884
winner to last place
Prize money
$13,200.00
on the line
Double threats
9
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 27%
beats 73% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1603
avg power rating going in · stronger than 92% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Meat Candy Q took the Grand Championship home to CA.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1603 power rating going in — stronger than 92% 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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-23 ← this one | Yuma, AZ | 25 | 702.2400 | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-02-21 | Yuma, AZ | 29 | 698.2172 | Stevo's BBQ Team |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |