BBQ & Brew Festival

2026-02-27 – 2026-02-28 · Yuma, AZ · State championship

Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $9,100.00

Grand Champion: B' Mackin BBQ (703.9428) · 25 teams

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B' MACKIN BBQ

703.9428 · Master Series — Overall

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Meat Candy Q

699.3716 · Master Series — Overall

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SoCal Outlaw BBQ

695.9200 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

5 categories

Top score

703.9428

Winning margin

4.5712

GC over RC

Field average

678.81

median 681.02

Perfect 180s

5 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

3.4516 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

685.6116

what a walk cost here

Field spread

91.5204

winner to last place

Prize money

$9,100.00

on the line

Most consistent

B' MACKIN BBQ

avg finish 5.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 2.2972 pts — B' MACKIN BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 21%

beats 79% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1593

avg power rating going in · stronger than 88% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Meat Candy Q

rated 1782 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

B' Mackin BBQ took the Grand Championship home to CA.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Ancillary — Dessert

10 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	GIRLS CAN GRILL	180.0000 🔥
2	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	All About Smokin Q	178.8572
4	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	177.7028
5	TCB-Takin Care of BBQ	175.4172
6	RACK CITY BBQ	175.4056
7	SoCal Outlaw BBQ	174.2628
8	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	173.1084
9	Ribbin-1-Out	172.5600
10	WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ	169.1428

Master Series — Brisket

25 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.6800

#	Team	Score
1	Brinkerhoff BBQ	178.2972
2	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	176.5716
3	All About Smokin Q	175.4172
4	ONE PIT WONDER	174.2628
5	West Coast BBQ Shop	173.1316
6	B' MACKIN BBQ	173.1200
7	Pork Bombin BBQ	173.1200
8	Roughhouse Barbecue	173.1200
9	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	170.8344
10	Small Axe BBQ	170.8228
11	Meat Candy Q	169.6916
12	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	169.6800
13	WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ	169.6800
14	GIRLS CAN GRILL	169.6800
15	SoCal Outlaw BBQ	168.5372
16	RACK CITY BBQ	168.5372
17	Ribbin-1-Out	168.5256
18	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	167.3828
19	Can Do BBQ	166.2400
20	Bushmaster BBQ	165.6684
21	Big Johns BBQ Company	163.9428
22	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	162.8116
23	AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ	160.5144
24	Blue Line BBQ	155.9656
25	TCB-Takin Care of BBQ	154.2172

Master Series — Chicken

25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228

#	Team	Score
1	B' MACKIN BBQ	178.8572
2	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	176.5600
3	Bushmaster BBQ	176.5600
4	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	175.4172
5	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	175.4056
6	Brinkerhoff BBQ	173.1200
7	Small Axe BBQ	173.1084
8	SoCal Outlaw BBQ	171.9772
9	Can Do BBQ	171.9772
10	Meat Candy Q	171.9656
11	RACK CITY BBQ	170.8456
12	Roughhouse Barbecue	170.8228
13	All About Smokin Q	170.8228
14	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	170.8112
15	Pork Bombin BBQ	170.2628
16	Ribbin-1-Out	169.6684
17	GIRLS CAN GRILL	168.5256
18	Big Johns BBQ Company	167.3828
19	WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ	166.8228
20	West Coast BBQ Shop	163.9544
21	TCB-Takin Care of BBQ	163.9428
22	AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ	162.8228
23	ONE PIT WONDER	161.0856
24	Blue Line BBQ	158.2628
25	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	158.2172

Master Series — Overall

25 entries · top 703.9428 · median 681.0168

#	Team	Score
1	B' MACKIN BBQ	703.9428
2	Meat Candy Q	699.3716
3	SoCal Outlaw BBQ	695.9200
4	Brinkerhoff BBQ	695.3600
5	Small Axe BBQ	690.1712
6	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	689.6576
7	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	687.8856
8	Ribbin-1-Out	686.7312
9	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	686.1944
10	All About Smokin Q	685.6116
11	Pork Bombin BBQ	685.0400
12	WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ	681.6232
13	Bushmaster BBQ	681.0168
14	Roughhouse Barbecue	680.4456
15	Can Do BBQ	679.8512
16	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	677.5772
17	West Coast BBQ Shop	677.0288
18	RACK CITY BBQ	675.3372
19	Big Johns BBQ Company	674.1140
20	AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ	673.6116
21	GIRLS CAN GRILL	673.5888
22	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	672.4344
23	ONE PIT WONDER	670.1600
24	TCB-Takin Care of BBQ	635.2228
25	Blue Line BBQ	612.4224

Master Series — Pork

25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Brinkerhoff BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	SoCal Outlaw BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	Meat Candy Q	178.8572
4	Ribbin-1-Out	176.5600
5	Can Do BBQ	175.4056
6	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	174.2744
7	WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ	174.2744
8	Small Axe BBQ	173.1200
9	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	173.1200
10	Big Johns BBQ Company	173.1084
11	West Coast BBQ Shop	172.5600
12	Pork Bombin BBQ	171.9772
13	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	171.9772
14	All About Smokin Q	171.9772
15	B' MACKIN BBQ	171.9656
16	AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ	171.4172
17	Roughhouse Barbecue	170.2744
18	GIRLS CAN GRILL	169.6916
19	ONE PIT WONDER	169.1200
20	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	168.5372
21	Bushmaster BBQ	167.3828
22	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	166.8228
23	RACK CITY BBQ	163.9544
24	TCB-Takin Care of BBQ	152.5256
25	Blue Line BBQ	152.5256

Master Series — Pork Ribs

25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	B' MACKIN BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	AJ’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ	178.8572
3	Meat Candy Q	178.8572
4	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	177.7144
5	SoCal Outlaw BBQ	175.4056
6	Small Axe BBQ	173.1200
7	RACK CITY BBQ	172.0000
8	Ribbin-1-Out	171.9772
9	Bushmaster BBQ	171.4056
10	WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ	170.8460
11	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	170.8228
12	STEVO'S BBQ TEAM	170.2744
13	Pork Bombin BBQ	169.6800
14	Big Johns BBQ Company	169.6800
15	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	169.1316
16	All About Smokin Q	167.3944
17	West Coast BBQ Shop	167.3828
18	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	167.3828
19	Roughhouse Barbecue	166.2284
20	Can Do BBQ	166.2284
21	ONE PIT WONDER	165.6916
22	GIRLS CAN GRILL	165.6916
23	TCB-Takin Care of BBQ	164.5372
24	Brinkerhoff BBQ	163.9428
25	Blue Line BBQ	145.6684