A statement win
15.3940
points clear of the field
Wider than 96% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 15.3940 points — a wider margin than 96% of championships in the data.
Red Rock BBQ
Jan 3–4, 2020 · Hurrican, UT · 📍 Washington County Fairgrounds/Legacy Park · State championship
Reps: Michael Santiago, Rhonda Santiago · Prize money: $6,300
GETTIN' BASTED won Grand Champion at the Red Rock BBQ on January 3, 2020 in Hurrican, UT at Washington County Fairgrounds/Legacy Park, scoring 698.8112 in a field of 15 teams. Downing Street BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.4172. Category winners: Chicken — Downing Street BBQ (176.5944); Pork Ribs — GETTIN' BASTED (177.1428); Pork — Crooked Pigs (178.2972); Brisket — GIRLS CAN GRILL (178.2972).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
650.81
median 673.63
698.81 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.59
- Pork Ribs 177.14
- Pork 178.30
- Brisket 178.30
159.42
178.30
Entries
15
4 judged meats
Top score
698.8112
Winning margin
15.3940
GC over RC
Field average
673.21
650.81698.81
median 673.63 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.6288 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
669.6344
650.81698.81
10th place overall
Field spread
47.9992
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,300
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 38%
beats 62% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.34 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,651
avg power rating going in · stronger than 95% of contests
Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A stacked field
1651
average power rating going in
Stronger than 95% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1651 power rating going in — stronger than 95% of every contest tracked.
- top seed GETTIN' BASTED (1997)
- 15 rated teams
A rookie on the podium
2nd
at their first tracked contest
Downing Street BBQ finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 9–10: Salt City Barbecue and 4 LEGS UP BBQ tied on 168.5256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: 4 LEGS UP BBQ and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: 4 LEGS UP BBQ edged BURNIN AND LOOTIN by 0.0116.
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Brisket 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0116
- Pork 5–6 · 0.0228
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
GETTIN' BASTED took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 5th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 5th
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5944 | 171.9656 | 168.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 168.5944 | 163.9428 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 170.8800 | 167.3828 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 171.4056 | 167.4172 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
15 entries · top 698.8112 · median 673.6344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | Downing Street BBQ | |
| 3 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 4 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 5 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 6 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 7 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 8 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 9 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 10 | R&R BBQ | |
| 11 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 12 | UnCultured Swine BBQ | |
| 13 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 14 | Hopalong BBQ | |
| 15 | PUSHIN' SMOKE BBQ |
Chicken
15 entries · top 176.5944 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downing Street BBQ | |
| 2 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | UnCultured Swine BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 6 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 7 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 8 | R&R BBQ | |
| 9 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 10 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 11 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 12 | Hopalong BBQ | |
| 13 | PUSHIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 15 | COW TIPPIN BBQ |
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 3 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 4 | Downing Street BBQ | |
| 5 | UnCultured Swine BBQ | |
| 6 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 7 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 9 | R&R BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 11 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 12 | PUSHIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 14 | Hopalong BBQ | |
| 15 | COW TIPPIN BBQ |
Pork
15 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 4 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 5 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 8 | Hopalong BBQ | |
| 9 | Downing Street BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 11 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 12 | R&R BBQ | |
| 13 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 14 | PUSHIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | UnCultured Swine BBQ |
Brisket
15 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 2 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 3 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | R&R BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 8 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 9 | Downing Street BBQ | |
| 10 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 11 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 12 | PUSHIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | UnCultured Swine BBQ | |
| 14 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 15 | Hopalong BBQ |