Western Legends BBQ Contest
2021-08-20 – 2021-08-21 · Kanab, UT · 📍 Kanab, UT 84741 · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: YSB BBQ (690.2284) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Crooked Pigs
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Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
YSB BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🧹 A double category winner
YOUR BEHIND BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: BIG SMOKIES and STEVO'S BBQ TEAM tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Smoke-em-good BBQ and UTAH BBQ COMPANY tied on 167.3828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: YOUR BEHIND BBQ and Crooked Pigs tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
Your Behind BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Burnin and Lootin, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-20 ← this one | Kanab, UT | Kanab, UT 84741 | 26 | 690.2284 | YSB BBQ | Crooked Pigs |
| 2022-09-09 | Kanab, UT | 100N 180E (back parking lot) | 31 | 695.9544 | Bushmaster BBQ | Meat Candy Q |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 177.1772 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 167.9656 | 166.8344 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 170.3544 | 168.5600 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 171.9884 | 169.1084 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 690.2284 · median 666.7140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 2 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 3 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 4 | Primal-Q | |
| 5 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 7 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 8 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 9 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 10 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 11 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 12 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 13 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 14 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 15 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG SMOKIES | |
| 17 | Barbaclueless | |
| 18 | CSGS BBQ | |
| 19 | ALL UP IN MY GRILL | |
| 20 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 21 | Fox Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 22 | Locked and Loaded | |
| 23 | BAUM Squad | |
| 24 | Gabbacue | |
| 25 | Smoke-em-good BBQ | |
| 26 | J0-B-Q |
Chicken
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 2 | Barbaclueless | |
| 3 | BIG SMOKIES | |
| 4 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Primal-Q | |
| 6 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 7 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 8 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 9 | Fox Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 10 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 11 | Locked and Loaded | |
| 12 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 13 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 14 | CSGS BBQ | |
| 15 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 16 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 17 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 18 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 19 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 20 | BAUM Squad | |
| 21 | ALL UP IN MY GRILL | |
| 22 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 23 | Gabbacue | |
| 24 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 25 | Smoke-em-good BBQ | |
| 26 | J0-B-Q |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.8230
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 2 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 3 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 4 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 5 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 6 | Primal-Q | |
| 7 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoke-em-good BBQ | |
| 9 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 10 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 11 | Locked and Loaded | |
| 12 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 13 | Fox Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 14 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 16 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 17 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 18 | BAUM Squad | |
| 19 | ALL UP IN MY GRILL | |
| 20 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 21 | Barbaclueless | |
| 22 | Gabbacue | |
| 23 | BIG SMOKIES | |
| 24 | CSGS BBQ | |
| 25 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 26 | J0-B-Q |
Pork
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8458 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 2 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 3 | Primal-Q | |
| 4 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 5 | CSGS BBQ | |
| 6 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 7 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 8 | ALL UP IN MY GRILL | |
| 9 | Gabbacue | |
| 10 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 11 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 12 | BIG SMOKIES | |
| 13 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 14 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 15 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 16 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 17 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 19 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 20 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 21 | BAUM Squad | |
| 22 | Barbaclueless | |
| 23 | J0-B-Q | |
| 24 | Smoke-em-good BBQ | |
| 25 | Locked and Loaded | |
| 26 | Fox Smokehouse BBQ |
Brisket
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 2 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 3 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 5 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 6 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 7 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 8 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 9 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 10 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 11 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 12 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 13 | Fox Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 14 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 15 | Primal-Q | |
| 16 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 17 | ALL UP IN MY GRILL | |
| 18 | CSGS BBQ | |
| 19 | Barbaclueless | |
| 20 | BIG SMOKIES | |
| 21 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 22 | BAUM Squad | |
| 23 | Locked and Loaded | |
| 24 | Gabbacue | |
| 25 | Smoke-em-good BBQ | |
| 26 | J0-B-Q |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Kids-Q — Celebrate Real Pork Series Kids 11-15
1 entries · top 170.2628 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Up in My Grill Jr |
Kids-Q — Celebrate Real Pork Series Kids Under 10
2 entries · top 179.4400 · median 178.5772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Locked and Loaded | |
| 2 | Little Miss All-Up in My Grill |
Ancillary — Pork Chop
8 entries · top 174.8572 · median 168.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 2 | CSGS BBQ | |
| 3 | ALL UP IN MY GRILL | |
| 4 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 5 | STEEL CITY BBQ | |
| 6 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 7 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 8 | 7 SINS BBQ |
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey Smoke
14 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.7258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALL UP IN MY GRILL | |
| 2 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 3 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 6 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 7 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 8 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 9 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 10 | BIG SMOKIES | |
| 11 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 12 | Gabbacue | |
| 13 | Smoke-em-good BBQ | |
| 14 | CSGS BBQ |