BBQ, Boots & Brew
2025-04-11 – 2025-04-12 · Perris, CA · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $8,000.00
Grand Champion: Porterhouse BBQ (695.9544) · 26 teams
Entries
26
4 categories
Top score
695.9544
Winning margin
0.5828
GC over RC
Field average
664.77
median 672.72
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
678.7660
what a walk cost here
Field spread
107.6228
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 48%
beats 52% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1568
avg power rating going in · stronger than 72% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Meat Candy Q has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
Porterhouse BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Meat Candy Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-21 | Perris, CA | 25 | 706.2284 | Big Poppa Smokers |
| 2022-04-08 | Perris, CA | 29 | 702.2512 | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-04-28 | Perris, CA | 33 | 713.7144 | Meat Candy Q |
| 2024-04-12 | Perris, CA | 39 | 705.6800 | Rhythm 'N Que |
| 2025-04-11 ← this one | Perris, CA | 26 | 695.9544 | Porterhouse BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
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. |
Master Series — Chicken
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 |
Master Series — Overall
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. |
Master Series — Pork
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. |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
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 |