Apr 11–12, 2025 · Perris, CA · 📍 2201 South A Street · State championship
Reps: Michael Santiago, Rhonda Santiago · Prize money: $8,000
PORTERHOUSE BBQ won Grand Champion at the BBQ, Boots & Brew on April 11, 2025 in Perris, CA at 2201 South A Street, scoring 695.9544 in a field of 26 teams. B' MACKIN BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.3716. Category winners: Chicken — West Coast BBQ Shop (177.7028); Pork Ribs — PORTERHOUSE BBQ (178.8572); Pork — SoCal Outlaw BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ (178.8572). This is the 5th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Rhythm 'N Que.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2021 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 89% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100
Porterhouse BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Meat Candy Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 5 tracked editions
Meat Candy Q has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.0116 points — 3 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Chicken places 3–4: LADY OF Q and OVERT OPS SMOKING tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: PORTERHOUSE BBQ and B' MACKIN BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: CYNICAL BBQ and Meat Candy Q tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PORTERHOUSE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 16th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Meat Candy Q (won 2022, 2023).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2021 | Perris, CA | 2201 S A Street | 25 | 706.2284 | Big Poppa Smokers | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Perris, CA | 2201 S A Street | 29 | 702.2512 | Meat Candy Q | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Perris, CA | 2201 South | 33 | 713.7144 | Meat Candy Q | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Perris, CA | 2201 South | 39 | 705.6800 | Rhythm 'N Que | Meat Candy Q |
| Apr 11, 2025 ← this one | Perris, CA | 2201 South A Street | 26 | 695.9544 | Porterhouse BBQ | B' MACKIN BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 175.4172 | 173.1316 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.7028 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 170.8344 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 167.9884 |
26 entries · top 695.9544 · median 672.7198
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 2 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | LADY OF Q | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 7 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 8 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 9 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 10 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 11 | Dos Toros BBQ Team | |
| 12 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | THE BRISKET BROTHERS | |
| 14 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 16 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 17 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 18 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 19 | Blackjack bbq | |
| 20 | Charred to the Corps | |
| 21 | Big FATT BBQ Boys | |
| 22 | Team Big Meat | |
| 23 | BBQ Rx | |
| 24 | AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 25 | OVERT OPS SMOKING | |
| 26 | Sweet T's BBQ Co. |
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 2 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 3 | LADY OF Q | |
| 4 | OVERT OPS SMOKING | |
| 5 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 7 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 8 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 9 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 10 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 11 | Charred to the Corps | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 13 | THE BRISKET BROTHERS | |
| 14 | Big FATT BBQ Boys | |
| 15 | BBQ Rx | |
| 16 | Dos Toros BBQ Team | |
| 17 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 18 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 21 | Blackjack bbq | |
| 22 | Team Big Meat | |
| 23 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 24 | AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 25 | Sweet T's BBQ Co. | |
| 26 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 2 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | Dos Toros BBQ Team | |
| 4 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 6 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 7 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 8 | LADY OF Q | |
| 9 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 10 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 11 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 13 | THE BRISKET BROTHERS | |
| 14 | AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 15 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 16 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 17 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 18 | Blackjack bbq | |
| 19 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 20 | Team Big Meat | |
| 21 | Big FATT BBQ Boys | |
| 22 | OVERT OPS SMOKING | |
| 23 | Sweet T's BBQ Co. | |
| 24 | BBQ Rx | |
| 25 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 26 | Charred to the Corps |
26 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.4344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 2 | THE BRISKET BROTHERS | |
| 3 | LADY OF Q | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 6 | Dos Toros BBQ Team | |
| 7 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 8 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 9 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 10 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 11 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 14 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 16 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 17 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 18 | Team Big Meat | |
| 19 | Blackjack bbq | |
| 20 | OVERT OPS SMOKING | |
| 21 | Big FATT BBQ Boys | |
| 22 | AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 23 | Charred to the Corps | |
| 24 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 25 | BBQ Rx | |
| 26 | Sweet T's BBQ Co. |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 2 | SoCal Outlaw BBQ | |
| 3 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 4 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 5 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 6 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 8 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 10 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 11 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 12 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 13 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 14 | LADY OF Q | |
| 15 | Charred to the Corps | |
| 16 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 17 | THE BRISKET BROTHERS | |
| 18 | BBQ Rx | |
| 19 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 20 | Blackjack bbq | |
| 21 | Dos Toros BBQ Team | |
| 22 | Big FATT BBQ Boys | |
| 23 | Team Big Meat | |
| 24 | AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 25 | OVERT OPS SMOKING | |
| 26 | Sweet T's BBQ Co. |