Western Legends BBQ Contest
2021-08-20 – 2021-08-21 · Kanab, UT · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: YSB BBQ (690.2284) · 26 teams
Entries
26
7 categories
Top score
690.2284
Winning margin
4.6284
GC over RC
Field average
662.35
median 666.71
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
1.6800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
676.5028
what a walk cost here
Field spread
114.1944
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000.00
on the line
Double threats
10
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 61%
beats 39% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1531
avg power rating going in · stronger than 36% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
YSB BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🃏 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)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-20 ← this one | Kanab, UT | 26 | 690.2284 | YSB BBQ |
| 2022-09-09 | Kanab, UT | 31 | 695.9544 | Bushmaster BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Pork
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 |
Kids-Q — Pork
3 entries · top 179.4400 · median 177.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Locked and Loaded | |
| 1 | All Up in My Grill Jr | |
| 2 | Little Miss All-Up in My Grill |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |
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 |