May 24–25, 2019 · Big Bear Lake, CA · 📍 Bartlett Events Area · State championship
Reps: Michael Santiago, Rhonda Santiago · Prize money: $10,000
B' MACKIN BBQ won Grand Champion at the Big Bear Grill & Chill on May 24, 2019 in Big Bear Lake, CA at Bartlett Events Area, scoring 689.6684 in a field of 25 teams. SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.0284. Category winners: Chicken — B' MACKIN BBQ (177.1544); Pork Ribs — 7 SINS BBQ (173.1428); Pork — MUDVILLE BBQ (176.0000); Brisket — SMOKING TOKING BBQ (180.0000).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 86% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6400 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 91 times in 100
B' Mackin BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 9-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 3–4: MUDVILLE BBQ and 5TH GEAR BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Team Woodshed and B' MACKIN BBQ tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: HI DESERT RATZ edged 2LiveQ by 0.0112.
B' MACKIN BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 10th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1544 | 170.8228 | 165.6684 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1428 | 171.4056 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 176 | 170.8684 | 167.3828 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2972 | 167.3712 |
25 entries · top 689.6684 · median 656.5028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 3 | Team Woodshed | |
| 4 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 5 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 6 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKING TOKING BBQ | |
| 8 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 9 | LADY OF Q | |
| 10 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 12 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 13 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 14 | HI DESERT RATZ | |
| 15 | 2LiveQ | |
| 16 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 17 | WICKED FIRE BBQ | |
| 18 | ALISO CREEK BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKE DOG BBQ | |
| 21 | TOM'S SMOKIN' HOT BBQ PITSTOP | |
| 22 | BILL'S BLUE LINE BBQ | |
| 23 | MOSSY ROCK BBQ | |
| 24 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | TEAM HUCK AND CHUCK |
25 entries · top 177.1544 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 3 | HI DESERT RATZ | |
| 4 | 2LiveQ | |
| 5 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 6 | LADY OF Q | |
| 7 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 8 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 9 | Team Woodshed | |
| 10 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 11 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 12 | TOM'S SMOKIN' HOT BBQ PITSTOP | |
| 13 | WICKED FIRE BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKING TOKING BBQ | |
| 15 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 16 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 17 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 18 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | SMOKE DOG BBQ | |
| 20 | MOSSY ROCK BBQ | |
| 21 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 22 | BILL'S BLUE LINE BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 24 | ALISO CREEK BBQ | |
| 25 | TEAM HUCK AND CHUCK |
25 entries · top 173.1428 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 2 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 3 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 4 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 5 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 7 | ALISO CREEK BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKING TOKING BBQ | |
| 9 | Team Woodshed | |
| 10 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 11 | LADY OF Q | |
| 12 | TOM'S SMOKIN' HOT BBQ PITSTOP | |
| 13 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 14 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 15 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 16 | HI DESERT RATZ | |
| 17 | SMOKE DOG BBQ | |
| 18 | WICKED FIRE BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 20 | BILL'S BLUE LINE BBQ | |
| 21 | TEAM HUCK AND CHUCK | |
| 22 | 2LiveQ | |
| 23 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 24 | MOSSY ROCK BBQ | |
| 25 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE |
25 entries · top 176 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 2 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 3 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | Team Woodshed | |
| 5 | SMOKE DOG BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 7 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 10 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 11 | LADY OF Q | |
| 12 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 13 | 2LiveQ | |
| 14 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 16 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 17 | HI DESERT RATZ | |
| 18 | BILL'S BLUE LINE BBQ | |
| 19 | WICKED FIRE BBQ | |
| 20 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 21 | SMOKING TOKING BBQ | |
| 22 | ALISO CREEK BBQ | |
| 23 | TOM'S SMOKIN' HOT BBQ PITSTOP | |
| 24 | MOSSY ROCK BBQ | |
| 25 | TEAM HUCK AND CHUCK |
25 entries · top 180 · median 162.2516 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKING TOKING BBQ | |
| 2 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 4 | Team Woodshed | |
| 5 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 7 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 8 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 10 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 11 | LADY OF Q | |
| 12 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 13 | ALISO CREEK BBQ | |
| 14 | 2LiveQ | |
| 15 | WICKED FIRE BBQ | |
| 16 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 17 | HI DESERT RATZ | |
| 18 | MOSSY ROCK BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 20 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 21 | TEAM HUCK AND CHUCK | |
| 22 | TOM'S SMOKIN' HOT BBQ PITSTOP | |
| 23 | BILL'S BLUE LINE BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKE DOG BBQ | |
| 25 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE |