A first Grand Championship
16
tracked contests to get there
This was OM BBQ COMPANY's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 16th tracked contest.
Eastern Sierra BBQ, Chili & Salsa Festival
May 6–7, 2022 · Bishop, CA · 📍 1234 Sierra Street · State championship
Reps: Michael Santiago, Rhonda Santiago
OM BBQ COMPANY won Grand Champion at the Eastern Sierra BBQ, Chili & Salsa Festival on May 6, 2022 in Bishop, CA at 1234 Sierra Street, scoring 696.5260 in a field of 4 teams. SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.6572. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ (169.1200); Pork — OM BBQ COMPANY (174.2744); Brisket — OM BBQ COMPANY (179.4400). The Open Comp standings were won by Delicious kitchen with 469.6572.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 178.86
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 169.12
- Master Series — Pork 174.27
- Master Series — Brisket 179.44
- Open Comp — Chicken 158.32
- Open Comp — Pork Ribs 154.23
140.55
179.44
Entries
4
6 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
696.5260
Winning margin
2.8688
GC over RC
Field average
669.64
611.92696.53
median 685.05 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
12.6512 pts across the top 5
Field spread
84.6056
winner to last place
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 48%
beats 52% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.42 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,518
avg power rating going in
Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
OM BBQ COMPANY took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 2nd.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | — | — |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 169.1200 | — | — |
| Master Series — Pork | 174.2744 | — | — |
| Master Series — Brisket | 179.4400 | — | — |
| Open Comp — Chicken | 158.3200 | — | — |
| Open Comp — Pork Ribs | 154.2288 | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
4 entries · top 696.5260 · median 685.0514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 3 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG PIG BBQ |
Chicken
4 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 2 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 3 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG PIG BBQ |
Pork Ribs
4 entries · top 169.1200 · median 166.8230
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 2 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 3 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG PIG BBQ |
Pork
4 entries · top 174.2744 · median 172.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 3 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG PIG BBQ |
Brisket
4 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 3 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG PIG BBQ |
Open Comp
Overall
4 entries · top 469.6572 · median 460.4576 · out of 540, not the usual 720
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delicious kitchen | |
| 2 | Vatos Locos 4ever | |
| 3 | Native Pride -n- Soul Smokin Q | |
| 4 | The Smoke'N Angler |
Chicken
4 entries · top 158.3200 · median 153.4458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delicious kitchen | |
| 2 | The Smoke'N Angler | |
| 3 | Native Pride -n- Soul Smokin Q | |
| 4 | Vatos Locos 4ever |
Pork Ribs
4 entries · top 154.2288 · median 147.6458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatos Locos 4ever | |
| 2 | Delicious kitchen | |
| 3 | Native Pride -n- Soul Smokin Q | |
| 4 | The Smoke'N Angler |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Open Comp — Backyard Tri-Tip
4 entries · top 168.0116 · median 158.8172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatos Locos 4ever | |
| 2 | Delicious kitchen | |
| 3 | Native Pride -n- Soul Smokin Q | |
| 4 | The Smoke'N Angler |