Q's & Brews
2025-03-28 – 2025-03-29 · Lake Havasu, AZ · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $8,000.00
Grand Champion: Meat Candy Q (701.1316) · 26 teams
Entries
26
5 categories
Top score
701.1316
Winning margin
5.7832
GC over RC
Field average
661.55
median 675.05
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Pork
1.1772 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
680.4572
what a walk cost here
Field spread
184.6056
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 30%
beats 70% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1585
avg power rating going in · stronger than 83% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Meat Candy Q took the Grand Championship home to CA.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
4 entries · top 178.8572 · median 178.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 2 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke on the Water BBQ | |
| 4 | Ribbin-1-Out |
Master Series — Brisket
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8286
Master Series — Overall
26 entries · top 701.1316 · median 675.0514
Master Series — Pork
26 entries · top 176.5828 · median 169.4114
Master Series — Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.1086