A stacked field
1628
average power rating going in
Stronger than 90% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1628 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
- top seed Burnin and Lootin (1851)
- 19 rated teams
Rotary Day at Galway BBQ Competition
May 16–17, 2025 · Temecula, CA · 📍 38801 Los Corralitos · State championship
Reps: Kathleen McIntosh, Kelly McIntosh · Prize money: $8,000
BURNIN AND LOOTIN won Grand Champion at the Rotary Day at Galway BBQ Competition on May 16, 2025 in Temecula, CA at 38801 Los Corralitos, scoring 710.2628 in a field of 19 teams. Meat Candy Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 702.8116. Category winners: Chicken — ONE PIT WONDER (180.0000); Pork Ribs — LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (178.8572); Pork — Meat Candy Q (177.7144); Brisket — BURNIN AND LOOTIN (180.0000).
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.
623.15
median 673.01
710.26 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 178.86
- Pork 177.71
- Brisket 180 🔥
145.61
180
Entries
19
4 judged meats
Top score
710.2628
Winning margin
7.4512
GC over RC
Field average
674.86
623.15710.26
median 673.01 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
673.0056
623.15710.26
10th place overall
Field spread
87.1084
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,000
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 3%
beats 97% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.66 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,628
avg power rating going in · stronger than 90% of contests
Storylines (4 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: Big Boys BBQ and SMOKE HOUND BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ and LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Meat Candy Q and B' MACKIN BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BURNIN AND LOOTIN took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 5th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 1st
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- BURNIN AND LOOTIN · Brisket
- ONE PIT WONDER · Chicken
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.8456 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 180 | 173.1200 | 166.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 710.2628 · median 673.0056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 2 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 3 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 4 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 6 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 9 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 10 | LADY OF Q | |
| 11 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 12 | Dos Toros BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 14 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 15 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 16 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 17 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 18 | BBQ Rx | |
| 19 | OVERT OPS SMOKING |
Chicken
19 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 2 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 3 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 5 | Dos Toros BBQ Team | |
| 6 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 7 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 8 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 9 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 10 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 11 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 12 | BBQ Rx | |
| 13 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 14 | LADY OF Q | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 16 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 17 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 18 | OVERT OPS SMOKING | |
| 19 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 3 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 4 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 5 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 6 | LADY OF Q | |
| 7 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 8 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 9 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 10 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 12 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 13 | Dos Toros BBQ Team | |
| 14 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 15 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ Rx | |
| 17 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 18 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 19 | OVERT OPS SMOKING |
Pork
19 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | Dos Toros BBQ Team | |
| 5 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 6 | LADY OF Q | |
| 7 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 9 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 10 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 11 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 12 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 13 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 14 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 15 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ Rx | |
| 17 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 18 | OVERT OPS SMOKING | |
| 19 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ |
Brisket
19 entries · top 180 · median 166.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 2 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 4 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 5 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 6 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 7 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 8 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 9 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 11 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 12 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 13 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 14 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 15 | LADY OF Q | |
| 16 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 17 | Dos Toros BBQ Team | |
| 18 | OVERT OPS SMOKING | |
| 19 | BBQ Rx |