Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off
2019-08-16 – 2019-08-17 · Kanab, UT · 📍 Marybeth Kuntz · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $11,000.00
Grand Champion: CowTippin'BBQ (699.4400) · 18 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SHIG NINJA BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
COW TIPPIN BBQ took the Grand Championship home to AZ.
🧹 A double category winner
COW TIPPIN BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 5–6: UTAH BBQ COMPANY and COW TIPPIN BBQ tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Four Gen BBQ and ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: YOUR BEHIND BBQ and SHIG NINJA BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-25 | Main Street | 7 | 319.3944 | 2with 2without | LUNEY-Q BBQ | |
| 2018-08-24 | Kanab, UT 84741 | 13 | 698.2400 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 2019-08-16 ← this one | Kanab, UT | Marybeth Kuntz | 18 | 699.4400 | CowTippin'BBQ | SHIG NINJA BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 170.8572 | 168.0000 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2972 | 168.5484 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 170.8456 | 169.1544 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
18 entries · top 699.4400 · median 673.0682
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 2 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 3 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 4 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 5 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 6 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 7 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 8 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 9 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 10 | JAGER Q | |
| 11 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 13 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 14 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 15 | FAIR DINKUM AUSSIE AMERICAN BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | Malouf Kitchen | |
| 17 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 18 | Four Gen BBQ |
Chicken
18 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 2 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 3 | JAGER Q | |
| 4 | FAIR DINKUM AUSSIE AMERICAN BARBEQUE | |
| 5 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 6 | Four Gen BBQ | |
| 7 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 8 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 9 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 10 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 12 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 13 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 14 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 15 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 16 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 17 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 18 | Malouf Kitchen |
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 2 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 3 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 4 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 5 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 6 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 7 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 8 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 9 | Four Gen BBQ | |
| 10 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 11 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 12 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 13 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | FAIR DINKUM AUSSIE AMERICAN BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | JAGER Q | |
| 16 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 17 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Malouf Kitchen |
Pork
18 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.4228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 2 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 3 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 4 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 5 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 6 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 7 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 8 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 9 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 10 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 11 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 12 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 13 | JAGER Q | |
| 14 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | Four Gen BBQ | |
| 16 | FAIR DINKUM AUSSIE AMERICAN BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | Malouf Kitchen | |
| 18 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY |
Brisket
17 entries · top 177.1428 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 2 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 3 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 4 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 5 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 6 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 7 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 8 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 9 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 10 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 11 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 13 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 14 | JAGER Q | |
| 15 | FAIR DINKUM AUSSIE AMERICAN BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 17 | Malouf Kitchen |