9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2
2022-04-02 – 2022-04-03 · Arcadia, CA · 📍 285 W. Huntington Ave. · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE
Grand Champion: Big Red BBQ (703.4172) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG POPPA SMOKERS
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
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.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🃏 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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-28 | Arcadia, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-04-02 ← this one | Arcadia, CA | 285 W. Huntington Ave. | 27 | 703.4172 | Big Red BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 173.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 174.8456 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 174.8800 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 174.2972 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |