9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2
2022-04-02 – 2022-04-03 · Arcadia, CA · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE
Grand Champion: Big Red BBQ (703.4172) · 27 teams
Entries
27
4 categories
Top score
703.4172
Winning margin
0.0460
GC over RC
Field average
669.83
median 692.50
Perfect 180s
10 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
696.5600
what a walk cost here
Field spread
414.8232
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 22%
beats 78% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1540
avg power rating going in · stronger than 46% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0460 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
10 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
BIG RED BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-28 | Arcadia, CA | — | — | — |
| 2022-04-02 ← this one | Arcadia, CA | 27 | 703.4172 | Big Red BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
27 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Master Series — Chicken
26 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Master Series — Overall
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 |
Master Series — Pork
27 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |