The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown
2026-04-17 – 2026-04-18 · Las Vegas, NV · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $8,150.00
Grand Champion: Meat Candy Q (704.0112) · 29 teams
Entries
29
6 categories
Top score
704.0112
Winning margin
1.1768
GC over RC
Field average
676.37
median 682.74
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2740 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
686.7768
what a walk cost here
Field spread
93.9428
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,150.00
on the line
Double threats
10
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 19%
beats 81% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1604
avg power rating going in · stronger than 92% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1768 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Meat Candy Q took the Grand Championship home to CA.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1604 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
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
10 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 2 | STEVE'S PIG PIKINS BBQ | |
| 3 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 4 | Big Juicy BBQ | |
| 5 | LV Bucketlist BBQ | |
| 6 | INFINITE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 8 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 9 | Pappa Joe's Backyard BBQ | |
| 10 | 1 Bite BBQ |
Ancillary — Mac & cheese
8 entries · top 179.4400 · median 173.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Juicy BBQ | |
| 2 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 3 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 4 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 5 | INFINITE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 7 | LV Bucketlist BBQ | |
| 8 | Pappa Joe's Backyard BBQ |
Master Series — Brisket
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LV Bucketlist BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 3 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | Bad Boyz BBQ | |
| 5 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 6 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 7 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 8 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 9 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Juicy BBQ | |
| 11 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 12 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 13 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 14 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 16 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 17 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 18 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 19 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 20 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 21 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 22 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 23 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | LADY OF Q | |
| 25 | STEVE'S PIG PIKINS BBQ | |
| 26 | Vegas Grillbillies | |
| 27 | Bowling Bros BBQ | |
| 28 | INFINITE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 29 | Pappa Joe's Backyard BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 2 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 3 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 4 | LV Bucketlist BBQ | |
| 5 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 7 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 10 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 11 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Juicy BBQ | |
| 13 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 14 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 16 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 17 | Bad Boyz BBQ | |
| 18 | LADY OF Q | |
| 19 | Pappa Joe's Backyard BBQ | |
| 20 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 21 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 22 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 23 | Vegas Grillbillies | |
| 24 | Bowling Bros BBQ | |
| 25 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 26 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 27 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 28 | STEVE'S PIG PIKINS BBQ | |
| 29 | INFINITE SMOKE BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
29 entries · top 704.0112 · median 682.7428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 3 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | LV Bucketlist BBQ | |
| 5 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 7 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 8 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 9 | Bad Boyz BBQ | |
| 10 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 11 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 12 | Big Juicy BBQ | |
| 13 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 14 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 15 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 16 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 17 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 18 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 19 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 20 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 21 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 22 | LADY OF Q | |
| 23 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 24 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | Vegas Grillbillies | |
| 26 | STEVE'S PIG PIKINS BBQ | |
| 27 | Bowling Bros BBQ | |
| 28 | Pappa Joe's Backyard BBQ | |
| 29 | INFINITE SMOKE BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
29 entries · top 177.1428 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 3 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 6 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 7 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 8 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 9 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 10 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Juicy BBQ | |
| 12 | LV Bucketlist BBQ | |
| 13 | Vegas Grillbillies | |
| 14 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 15 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 16 | Bad Boyz BBQ | |
| 17 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 18 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 19 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 20 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 21 | LADY OF Q | |
| 22 | STEVE'S PIG PIKINS BBQ | |
| 23 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 24 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 25 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 26 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 27 | Bowling Bros BBQ | |
| 28 | INFINITE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 29 | Pappa Joe's Backyard BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 3 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Johns BBQ Company | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 6 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 7 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 8 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 9 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 10 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 11 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 12 | Bad Boyz BBQ | |
| 13 | Bowling Bros BBQ | |
| 14 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 15 | Big Juicy BBQ | |
| 16 | LADY OF Q | |
| 17 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 18 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 20 | LV Bucketlist BBQ | |
| 21 | RACK CITY BBQ | |
| 22 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 24 | Pappa Joe's Backyard BBQ | |
| 25 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 26 | STEVE'S PIG PIKINS BBQ | |
| 27 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 28 | INFINITE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 29 | Vegas Grillbillies |