Big Bear Grill & Chill
2019-05-24 – 2019-05-25 · Big Bear Lake, CA · 📍 Bartlett Events Area · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: B 'MACKIN BBQ (689.6684) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
689.6684
Winning margin
0.6400
GC over RC
Field average
655.37
median 656.50
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
669.5884
10th place overall
Field spread
93.1428
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 87%
beats 13% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
4%
of the 25 teams with a home region came from outside CA
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.32 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1510
avg power rating going in · stronger than 15% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6400 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1544 | 170.8228 | 165.6684 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1428 | 171.4056 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 176.0000 | 170.8684 | 167.3828 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.2972 | 167.3712 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |
Pork
25 entries · top 176.0000 · 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 |
Brisket
25 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |