BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival
2022-02-18 – 2022-02-19 · Yuma, AZ · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $10,200.00
Grand Champion: Loot N' Booty BBQ (708.0000) · 34 teams
Entries
34
4 categories
Top score
708.0000
Winning margin
2.3084
GC over RC
Field average
668.86
median 683.35
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
688.5256
what a walk cost here
Field spread
127.0516
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,200.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 8%
beats 92% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1544
avg power rating going in · stronger than 49% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 2 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 3 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 4 | LC BBQ | |
| 5 | Softcore Pork | |
| 6 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 8 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 9 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 11 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | Money Pit | |
| 13 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 14 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 15 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 16 | Burnin and Lootin | |
| 17 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 18 | 2LiveQ | |
| 19 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 20 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 21 | Phil The Grill | |
| 22 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 23 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokers Purgatory | |
| 25 | Wobbly Hog | |
| 26 | Beefy Boyz BBQ | |
| 27 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 28 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 29 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 30 | Heavy Metal Cue | |
| 31 | Holy Smokes | |
| 32 | DesertQ BBQ | |
| 33 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 34 | Smokin Chicks |
Master Series — Chicken
34 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2LiveQ | |
| 2 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 3 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 4 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 5 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 7 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 8 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 10 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 11 | LC BBQ | |
| 12 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 13 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 14 | Phil The Grill | |
| 15 | Burnin and Lootin | |
| 16 | Smokers Purgatory | |
| 17 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 18 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 19 | Softcore Pork | |
| 20 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 22 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 23 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 24 | Money Pit | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 26 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 27 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 28 | Beefy Boyz BBQ | |
| 29 | Wobbly Hog | |
| 30 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 31 | DesertQ BBQ | |
| 32 | Smokin Chicks | |
| 33 | Holy Smokes | |
| 34 | Heavy Metal Cue |
Master Series — Overall
34 entries · top 708.0000 · median 683.3486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 3 | LC BBQ | |
| 4 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 5 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 6 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 8 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | Burnin and Lootin | |
| 10 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 11 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 12 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Phil The Grill | |
| 14 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 15 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 16 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 17 | 2LiveQ | |
| 18 | Softcore Pork | |
| 19 | Smokers Purgatory | |
| 20 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 21 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 22 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 24 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 25 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 26 | Beefy Boyz BBQ | |
| 27 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 28 | Wobbly Hog | |
| 29 | Money Pit | |
| 30 | Holy Smokes | |
| 31 | DesertQ BBQ | |
| 32 | Heavy Metal Cue | |
| 33 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 34 | Smokin Chicks |
Master Series — Pork
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8286 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 2 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 3 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 6 | LC BBQ | |
| 7 | Phil The Grill | |
| 8 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 9 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 10 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 11 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 12 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 13 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 14 | Burnin and Lootin | |
| 15 | 2LiveQ | |
| 16 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 18 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokers Purgatory | |
| 20 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 21 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 22 | Softcore Pork | |
| 23 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 24 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 25 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 26 | DesertQ BBQ | |
| 27 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 28 | Holy Smokes | |
| 29 | Beefy Boyz BBQ | |
| 30 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 31 | Heavy Metal Cue | |
| 32 | Smokin Chicks | |
| 33 | Wobbly Hog | |
| 34 | Money Pit |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 2 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 3 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 4 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | LC BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 7 | Burnin and Lootin | |
| 8 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokers Purgatory | |
| 10 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 11 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 12 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 13 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 14 | Phil The Grill | |
| 15 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 16 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 17 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 18 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 19 | Beefy Boyz BBQ | |
| 20 | Softcore Pork | |
| 21 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 22 | Holy Smokes | |
| 23 | 2LiveQ | |
| 24 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 25 | Wobbly Hog | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 27 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 28 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 29 | Heavy Metal Cue | |
| 30 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 31 | DesertQ BBQ | |
| 32 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 33 | Smokin Chicks | |
| 34 | Money Pit |