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Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival

May 31 – Jun 1, 2024 · Norco, CA · 📍 3737 Crestview Dr · State championship

Reps: Kathleen McIntosh, Kelly McIntosh · Prize money: $8,000

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BURNIN AND LOOTIN
691.3600 · Master Series — Overall
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Meat Candy Q
683.9544 · Master Series — Overall
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Bourbon & Blues BBQ
683.9544 · Master Series — Overall

BURNIN AND LOOTIN won Grand Champion at the Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival on May 31, 2024 in Norco, CA at 3737 Crestview Dr, scoring 691.3600 in a field of 39 teams. Meat Candy Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.9544. Category winners: Chicken — Mid Valley BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — Meat Candy Q (174.3088); Pork — Meat Candy Q (174.2628); Brisket — LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (178.8572). The Backyard Series standings were won by Blackjack bbq with 341.6800.

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

  • Master Series — Chicken 177.71
  • Master Series — Pork Ribs 174.31
  • Master Series — Pork 174.26
  • Master Series — Brisket 178.86
  • Backyard Series — Chicken 176.56
  • Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 174.27
138.24 178.86

Entries

39
6 judged meats · 2 ancillary

Top score

691.3600

Winning margin

7.4056
GC over RC

Field average

659.47
591.34691.36
median 663.83 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Pork
1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

677.6000
591.34691.36
10th place overall

Field spread

100.0228
winner to last place

Prize money

$8,000
on the line

Most consistent

BURNIN AND LOOTIN
avg finish 6.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken
won by 5.7256 pts — WILD SIDE BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 67%
beats 33% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.37 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,549
avg power rating going in · stronger than 37% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Burnin and Lootin
rated 1871 pre-contest

Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

BURNIN AND LOOTIN won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

  • Chicken 6th
  • Pork Ribs 2nd
  • Pork 9th
  • Brisket 8th

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 20 calls decided inside half a point

Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: Bourbon & Blues BBQ and RACK CITY BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: RACK CITY BBQ and JC BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: Sharpe's Woodshed and Can Do BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Master Series — Chicken 2–3 · tie
  • Master Series — Chicken 3–4 · tie
  • Master Series — Chicken 8–9 · tie
  • Master Series — Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

Meat Candy Q won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.

  • Pork Ribs 1st
  • Pork 1st

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)

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)

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Master Series — Chicken177.7144174.8456171.9656
Master Series — Pork Ribs174.3088170.8456168.5256
Master Series — Pork174.2628173.1200171.4172
Master Series — Brisket178.8572174.2628170.8572
Backyard Series — Chicken176.5600166.8228—
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs174.2744167.4060—

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

39 entries · top 691.3600 · median 663.8284

#TeamScore
1 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 691.3600
2 Meat Candy Q 683.9544
3 Bourbon & Blues BBQ 683.9544
4 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 683.3256
5 Sharpe's Woodshed 682.1828
6 BIG RED BBQ 681.6684
7 Can Do BBQ 679.8972
8 JC BBQ 679.3484
9 Big Johns BBQ Company 678.1828
10 SMOKE HOUND BBQ 677.6000
11 RACK CITY BBQ 677.0628
12 THE BRISKET BROTHERS 677.0284
13 STEVO'S BBQ TEAM 675.9544
14 SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ 675.9084
15 LADY OF Q 672.4684
16 SoCal Outlaw BBQ 670.2056
17 Big Boys BBQ 668.9596
18 GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ 668.4912
19 PORTERHOUSE BBQ 666.7316
20 S & S Pit Crew 663.8284
21 SMOKIN HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION 662.7660
22 Mid Valley BBQ 662.1256
23 WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ 659.8968
24 RSA's Rollin' Smokehouse Team 659.3144
25 GRILLIN' THE SHED 656.4000
26 Twiki G BBQ 653.0176
27 New Life BBQ 650.7200
28 No Swine without Wine 647.9084
29 All American Trailers 644.5028
30 Proper Smoke 643.2568
31 Transcend BBQ 640.4688
32 Son Of A Gun BBQ 639.2916
33 Bone Dogg BBQ 639.2680
34 AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ 637.6116
35 Chopped Craft BBQ 630.0572
36 Whiskey Dogs BBQ 622.2288
37 CHICKS WITH PITS 620.5488
38 FAT SAL'S BBQ 620.4120
39 Ron's Barbecue 591.3372

Chicken

39 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.8344

#TeamScore
1 Mid Valley BBQ 177.7144
2 Bourbon & Blues BBQ 177.7028
3 RACK CITY BBQ 177.7028
4 JC BBQ 177.7028
5 BIG RED BBQ 174.8456
6 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 174.2628
7 Big Johns BBQ Company 172.5600
8 Sharpe's Woodshed 172
9 Can Do BBQ 172
10 GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ 171.9656
11 SMOKE HOUND BBQ 171.9656
12 SMOKIN HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION 170.8344
13 RSA's Rollin' Smokehouse Team 170.8344
14 PORTERHOUSE BBQ 170.2628
15 Meat Candy Q 169.1200
16 STEVO'S BBQ TEAM 167.9772
17 SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ 167.9656
18 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 167.3828
19 LADY OF Q 167.3828
20 THE BRISKET BROTHERS 166.8344
21 Son Of A Gun BBQ 166.2856
22 Twiki G BBQ 165.7028
23 Big Boys BBQ 165.6684
24 WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ 165.6684
25 GRILLIN' THE SHED 163.9772
26 SoCal Outlaw BBQ 162.8112
27 CHICKS WITH PITS 161.7372
28 Whiskey Dogs BBQ 161.1200
29 FAT SAL'S BBQ 160.5372
30 Proper Smoke 160.5028
31 Chopped Craft BBQ 159.9772
32 No Swine without Wine 159.9772
33 New Life BBQ 159.9428
34 Transcend BBQ 159.3944
35 AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ 157.7144
36 All American Trailers 157.6800
37 Bone Dogg BBQ 154.7768
38 S & S Pit Crew 154.2172
39 Ron's Barbecue 148.5600

Pork Ribs

39 entries · top 174.3088 · median 163.9428

#TeamScore
1 Meat Candy Q 174.3088
2 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 172
3 Sharpe's Woodshed 171.9772
4 WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ 170.8572
5 RSA's Rollin' Smokehouse Team 170.8456
6 S & S Pit Crew 170.8228
7 THE BRISKET BROTHERS 169.6684
8 GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ 168.5600
9 All American Trailers 168.5600
10 SMOKE HOUND BBQ 168.5256
11 SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ 167.9772
12 GRILLIN' THE SHED 167.3828
13 RACK CITY BBQ 166.8344
14 PORTERHOUSE BBQ 165.6800
15 Bourbon & Blues BBQ 165.1544
16 Can Do BBQ 165.0972
17 Twiki G BBQ 164.5488
18 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 163.9656
19 SMOKIN HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION 163.9544
20 Big Boys BBQ 163.9428
21 Big Johns BBQ Company 163.9428
22 STEVO'S BBQ TEAM 162.3088
23 SoCal Outlaw BBQ 162.2744
24 BIG RED BBQ 162.2400
25 Son Of A Gun BBQ 161.6916
26 AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ 161.1084
27 Proper Smoke 161.0972
28 LADY OF Q 160.5600
29 New Life BBQ 159.9544
30 JC BBQ 159.3828
31 Chopped Craft BBQ 159.3600
32 FAT SAL'S BBQ 158.2860
33 Transcend BBQ 157.1428
34 Bone Dogg BBQ 156.5600
35 No Swine without Wine 155.9656
36 Whiskey Dogs BBQ 153.6800
37 Mid Valley BBQ 153.6112
38 CHICKS WITH PITS 149.7028
39 Ron's Barbecue 138.2400

Pork

39 entries · top 174.2628 · median 167.3944

#TeamScore
1 Meat Candy Q 174.2628
2 SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ 174.2628
3 Sharpe's Woodshed 174.2628
4 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 173.1200
5 Big Boys BBQ 173.1200
6 Bourbon & Blues BBQ 172.5600
7 New Life BBQ 172.5600
8 Can Do BBQ 171.9772
9 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 171.9772
10 Mid Valley BBQ 171.4172
11 JC BBQ 171.4056
12 SoCal Outlaw BBQ 170.8572
13 STEVO'S BBQ TEAM 170.8228
14 LADY OF Q 170.8228
15 S & S Pit Crew 170.8112
16 GRILLIN' THE SHED 170.2628
17 SMOKE HOUND BBQ 169.7144
18 Transcend BBQ 169.1200
19 Big Johns BBQ Company 168.5256
20 PORTERHOUSE BBQ 167.3944
21 AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ 166.8344
22 RACK CITY BBQ 166.8228
23 BIG RED BBQ 166.2856
24 THE BRISKET BROTHERS 166.2628
25 Twiki G BBQ 163.4060
26 Chopped Craft BBQ 162.7884
27 Ron's Barbecue 162.2744
28 Proper Smoke 160.5712
29 GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ 160.5600
30 SMOKIN HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION 160
31 No Swine without Wine 160
32 WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ 158.8228
33 Son Of A Gun BBQ 157.6916
34 Bone Dogg BBQ 157.1200
35 FAT SAL'S BBQ 157.0972
36 CHICKS WITH PITS 156.5716
37 RSA's Rollin' Smokehouse Team 156.5372
38 All American Trailers 156
39 Whiskey Dogs BBQ 153.1200

Brisket

39 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.7028

#TeamScore
1 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 178.8572
2 BIG RED BBQ 178.2972
3 STEVO'S BBQ TEAM 174.8456
4 THE BRISKET BROTHERS 174.2628
5 SoCal Outlaw BBQ 174.2628
6 LADY OF Q 173.7028
7 Big Johns BBQ Company 173.1544
8 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 173.1200
9 No Swine without Wine 171.9656
10 JC BBQ 170.8572
11 Can Do BBQ 170.8228
12 Bone Dogg BBQ 170.8112
13 Bourbon & Blues BBQ 168.5372
14 S & S Pit Crew 167.9772
15 SMOKIN HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION 167.9772
16 GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ 167.4056
17 SMOKE HOUND BBQ 167.3944
18 Meat Candy Q 166.2628
19 Big Boys BBQ 166.2284
20 SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ 165.7028
21 RACK CITY BBQ 165.7028
22 WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ 164.5484
23 Sharpe's Woodshed 163.9428
24 PORTERHOUSE BBQ 163.3944
25 All American Trailers 162.2628
26 RSA's Rollin' Smokehouse Team 161.0972
27 Proper Smoke 161.0856
28 Mid Valley BBQ 159.3828
29 Twiki G BBQ 159.3600
30 New Life BBQ 158.2628
31 Transcend BBQ 154.8116
32 GRILLIN' THE SHED 154.7772
33 Whiskey Dogs BBQ 154.3088
34 Son Of A Gun BBQ 153.6228
35 CHICKS WITH PITS 152.5372
36 AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ 151.9544
37 Chopped Craft BBQ 147.9316
38 FAT SAL'S BBQ 144.4916
39 Ron's Barbecue 142.2628

Backyard Series

Overall

9 entries · top 341.6800 · median 331.9428

#TeamScore
1 Blackjack bbq 341.6800
2 Ribbin-1-Out 341.0972
3 WILD SIDE BBQ 338.8228
4 RSA's Rollin' In The Backyard BBQ Team 338.2404
5 Smokin' Voodoo 331.9428
6 Down Range BBQ SanBernardino County Sheriff 331.9196
7 CHASIN BARRELS 322.8116
8 San Bernardino Police Officers Assoc 315.9656
9 Big J's So Cal BBQ 303.3028

Chicken

9 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8228

#TeamScore
1 WILD SIDE BBQ 176.5600
2 RSA's Rollin' In The Backyard BBQ Team 170.8344
3 Blackjack bbq 170.2628
4 Down Range BBQ SanBernardino County Sheriff 168.5256
5 Ribbin-1-Out 166.8228
6 Smokin' Voodoo 160.4912
7 CHASIN BARRELS 154.2628
8 San Bernardino Police Officers Assoc 153.7256
9 Big J's So Cal BBQ 153.6456

Pork Ribs

9 entries · top 174.2744 · median 167.4060

#TeamScore
1 Ribbin-1-Out 174.2744
2 Smokin' Voodoo 171.4516
3 Blackjack bbq 171.4172
4 CHASIN BARRELS 168.5488
5 RSA's Rollin' In The Backyard BBQ Team 167.4060
6 Down Range BBQ SanBernardino County Sheriff 163.3940
7 WILD SIDE BBQ 162.2628
8 San Bernardino Police Officers Assoc 162.2400
9 Big J's So Cal BBQ 149.6572

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.

Kids-Q — Kids 11-15

8 entries · top 178.8800 · median 174.2628

#TeamScore
1 Fat Sal's Junior BBQ 178.8800
2 Flame On 176.6172
3 Lucky 22 Spice Co 174.2628
4 BrotherBeans 174.2628
5 Crossroads BBQ 174.2628
6 Kali's Cooking 171.9772
7 Mid Valley Junior BBQ 167.4172
8 Sweet Fire BBQ 161.6572

Kids-Q — Kids 6-10

12 entries · top 177.1428 · median 170.2628

#TeamScore
1 Steak Star 177.1428
2 Bar-B-Cutie 176.5600
3 Baby Rons Barbecue 174.2628
4 Fire Dragons 172
5 Moonlight Barbecue 171.9656
6 Brielle's BBQ 171.4056
7 Mac Sizzle 169.1200
8 Mid Valley Kid BBQ 168.5484
9 HotDogMakerBaker 167.9656
10 Statehood BBQ 166.8228
11 Maze the Blaze 166.2400
12 Team Karmalee 162.8344

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