Apr 2–3, 2022 · Arcadia, CA · 📍 285 W. Huntington Ave. · State championship
Reps: Ian Schmidt, Julie Poe
BIG RED BBQ won Grand Champion at the 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 on April 2, 2022 in Arcadia, CA at 285 W. Huntington Ave., scoring 703.4172 in a field of 27 teams. BIG POPPA SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 703.3712. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (180.0000); Pork — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (180.0000); Brisket — KNIFE PORK AND SPOON (180.0000).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 96% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0460 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 92 times in 100
BIG RED BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 8-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
BIG RED BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Big Red BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 48th tracked contest.
10 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 1.7488 points — 3 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Chicken places 1–2: SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ and 5TH GEAR BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: 5TH GEAR BBQ and B' MACKIN BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Sharpe's Woodshed and Rhythm 'n QUE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2020 | Arcadia, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 2, 2022 ← this one | Arcadia, CA | 285 W. Huntington Ave. | 27 | 703.4172 | Big Red BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 178.8572 | 173.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.8456 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 180 | 178.8572 | 174.8800 |
| Brisket | 180 | 177.7028 | 174.2972 |
27 entries · top 703.4172 · median 692.5028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | LADY OF Q | |
| 4 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 5 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 6 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 7 | CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S | |
| 8 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 9 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 10 | Bone Rubbin' BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 12 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 13 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 14 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 15 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 16 | Rhythm 'n QUE | |
| 17 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 19 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 20 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 21 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 23 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 24 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | One Pit Wonders | |
| 26 | ONE SMOKE OVER THE SWINE | |
| 27 | COACHES PIT BBQ |
26 entries · top 180 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 2 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 3 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | LADY OF Q | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 6 | CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S | |
| 7 | Bone Rubbin' BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 9 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 10 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 11 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 12 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 13 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 14 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 15 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 17 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 18 | Rhythm 'n QUE | |
| 19 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 20 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 21 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 22 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 23 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 24 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | ONE SMOKE OVER THE SWINE | |
| 26 | One Pit Wonders |
26 entries · top 180 · median 171.7086 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | LADY OF Q | |
| 4 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 5 | CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S | |
| 6 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 7 | Rhythm 'n QUE | |
| 8 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 9 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 10 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 11 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 12 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 13 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 17 | Bone Rubbin' BBQ | |
| 18 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 20 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 21 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 22 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 23 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 24 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 25 | One Pit Wonders | |
| 26 | ONE SMOKE OVER THE SWINE |
27 entries · top 180 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 3 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 5 | Rhythm 'n QUE | |
| 6 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 7 | Bone Rubbin' BBQ | |
| 8 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 9 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 10 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 11 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 12 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 13 | LADY OF Q | |
| 14 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 15 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 16 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 18 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 20 | CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S | |
| 21 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 23 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 24 | ONE SMOKE OVER THE SWINE | |
| 25 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | One Pit Wonders | |
| 27 | COACHES PIT BBQ |
27 entries · top 180 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 2 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 3 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 5 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 6 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S | |
| 8 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Bone Rubbin' BBQ | |
| 11 | LADY OF Q | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 13 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 14 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 15 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 16 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 17 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 18 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 19 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 20 | Rhythm 'n QUE | |
| 21 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 23 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 24 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | One Pit Wonders | |
| 26 | COACHES PIT BBQ | |
| 27 | ONE SMOKE OVER THE SWINE |