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22nd Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest

Sep 18–19, 2026 · Riverside, CA · 📍 Magnolia Church · State championship

Reps: Kathleen McIntosh, Kelly McIntosh · Prize money: $9,400

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BURNIN AND LOOTIN
710.2628 · Master Series — Overall
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CYNICAL BBQ
701.6800 · Master Series — Overall
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OMBBQ
700.5600 · Master Series — Overall

BURNIN AND LOOTIN won Grand Champion at the 22nd Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest on September 18, 2026 in Riverside, CA at Magnolia Church, scoring 710.2628 in a field of 31 teams. CYNICAL BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.6800. Category winners: Chicken — BURNIN AND LOOTIN (177.7028); Pork Ribs — 5th GEAR BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — BIG JOHNS BBQ COMPANY (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by BB's BBQ with 333.0860.

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

  • Master Series — Chicken 177.70
  • Master Series — Pork Ribs 177.70
  • Master Series — Brisket 180 🔥
  • Backyard Series — Chicken 176.01
  • Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 174.30
100.58 180

Entries

31
5 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

710.2628

Winning margin

8.5828
GC over RC

Field average

677.76
611.21710.26
median 681.10 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥
BIG JOHNS BBQ COMPANY (Brisket)

Tightest race

Pork Ribs
2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

686.2288
611.21710.26
10th place overall

Field spread

99.0512
winner to last place

Prize money

$9,400
on the line

Most consistent

BURNIN AND LOOTIN
avg finish 2.33 across 3 meats

Double threats

5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 2.8916 pts — BLACKJACK BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 3%
beats 97% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Weak
ρ = -0.29 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,589
avg power rating going in · stronger than 71% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Burnin and Lootin
rated 1851 pre-contest

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.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point

Master Series — Pork Ribs places 3–4: MEAT CANDY Q and BURNIN AND LOOTIN tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 5–6: SMOKIN COLT and LADY OF Q tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 8–9: BIG JOHNS BBQ COMPANY and STEVO'S BBQ TEAM tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Master Series — Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
  • Master Series — Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
  • Master Series — Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
  • Master Series — Brisket 3–4 · tie

How the title was won

3 of 3 meats called to the stage

BURNIN AND LOOTIN took the title on 3 calls from 3 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 4th.

  • Chicken 1st
  • Pork Ribs 4th
  • Brisket 2nd

A perfect score on the table

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

  • BIG JOHNS BBQ COMPANY · Brisket

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)

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)

Category1st5th10th
Master Series — Chicken177.7028172.5828170.8228
Master Series — Pork Ribs177.7028175.4172173.1200
Master Series — Brisket180177.7144174.8572
Backyard Series — Chicken176.0116162.2516139.9656
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs174.2972166.2284143.9316

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

31 entries · top 710.2628 · median 681.0972

#TeamScore
1 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 710.2628
2 CYNICAL BBQ 701.6800
3 OMBBQ 700.5600
4 B'MACKIN BBQ 698.8344
5 BIG JOHNS BBQ COMPANY 696.5028
6 MEAT CANDY Q 693.0856
7 STEVO'S BBQ TEAM 689.0972
8 MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ 687.9428
9 SMOKIN COLT 686.2516
10 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 686.2288
11 LADY OF Q 685.6116
12 SMOKE HOUND BBQ 683.8972
13 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 682.2056
14 RIO GOOD BBQ 681.6572
15 PORTERHOUSE BBQ 681.6572
16 WEST COAST BBQ SHOP 681.0972
17 5th GEAR BBQ 681.0628
18 PORK BOMBIN BBQ 680.4684
19 ONE PIT WONDER 678.7656
20 CAN DO BBQ 678.1368
21 THE BRISKET BROTHERS 677.6460
22 SMOKE ON THE WATER BBQ 677.6228
23 LV BUCKET LIST BBQ 676.4800
24 BAD BEARS BBQ 675.8856
25 WILD WILLEY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ 674.7656
26 HOWZIT BBQ 668.4688
27 OLD MAN GRILLIN' & THE CHAIN SMOKERS 666.1372
28 HOT HOSKINS BBQ 649.5084
29 BRINGING'THE SOUTH TO YA MOUTH 642.6740
30 IN FLAMMA BULL 625.0056
31 BBQ EMBERS 611.2116

Chicken

31 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5372

#TeamScore
1 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 177.7028
2 CYNICAL BBQ 175.4172
3 BAD BEARS BBQ 174.2744
4 MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ 173.7028
5 OMBBQ 172.5828
6 B'MACKIN BBQ 171.9772
7 MEAT CANDY Q 171.9656
8 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 170.8572
9 WEST COAST BBQ SHOP 170.8344
10 PORK BOMBIN BBQ 170.8228
11 SMOKE ON THE WATER BBQ 170.2628
12 5th GEAR BBQ 170.2628
13 THE BRISKET BROTHERS 170.2628
14 PORTERHOUSE BBQ 169.7144
15 CAN DO BBQ 169.6684
16 RIO GOOD BBQ 168.5372
17 WILD WILLEY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ 168.5372
18 BIG JOHNS BBQ COMPANY 167.9772
19 STEVO'S BBQ TEAM 167.4172
20 OLD MAN GRILLIN' & THE CHAIN SMOKERS 167.3828
21 LV BUCKET LIST BBQ 167.3828
22 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 166.8344
23 LADY OF Q 166.2400
24 HOT HOSKINS BBQ 164.5256
25 SMOKE HOUND BBQ 163.9428
26 SMOKIN COLT 162.8344
27 ONE PIT WONDER 162.8344
28 HOWZIT BBQ 161.6572
29 BRINGING'THE SOUTH TO YA MOUTH 155.3712
30 IN FLAMMA BULL 154.2516
31 BBQ EMBERS 143.9544

Pork Ribs

31 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.9772

#TeamScore
1 5th GEAR BBQ 177.7028
2 LV BUCKET LIST BBQ 176.5600
3 MEAT CANDY Q 176
4 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 176
5 SMOKIN COLT 175.4172
6 LADY OF Q 175.4172
7 SMOKE ON THE WATER BBQ 174.2744
8 BIG JOHNS BBQ COMPANY 174.2628
9 STEVO'S BBQ TEAM 174.2628
10 CAN DO BBQ 173.1200
11 OMBBQ 173.1200
12 SMOKE HOUND BBQ 173.1200
13 B'MACKIN BBQ 172.5828
14 CYNICAL BBQ 172.5600
15 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 171.9772
16 MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ 171.9772
17 THE BRISKET BROTHERS 171.9772
18 WILD WILLEY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ 171.9656
19 ONE PIT WONDER 170.8228
20 PORTERHOUSE BBQ 169.6800
21 RIO GOOD BBQ 168.5600
22 BBQ EMBERS 167.9772
23 WEST COAST BBQ SHOP 167.9772
24 BAD BEARS BBQ 167.9772
25 HOWZIT BBQ 166.8572
26 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 166.8228
27 PORK BOMBIN BBQ 163.3828
28 OLD MAN GRILLIN' & THE CHAIN SMOKERS 161.0972
29 HOT HOSKINS BBQ 160.5256
30 BRINGING'THE SOUTH TO YA MOUTH 158.2400
31 IN FLAMMA BULL 153.1084

Brisket

31 entries · top 180 · median 170.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 BIG JOHNS BBQ COMPANY 180 🔥
2 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 178.8572
3 OMBBQ 178.2972
4 CYNICAL BBQ 178.2972
5 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 177.7144
6 B'MACKIN BBQ 177.7144
7 RIO GOOD BBQ 177.7028
8 MEAT CANDY Q 176.5600
9 STEVO'S BBQ TEAM 175.4172
10 SMOKE HOUND BBQ 174.8572
11 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 173.7028
12 MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ 172.5600
13 PORK BOMBIN BBQ 172.5600
14 WILD WILLEY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ 172
15 ONE PIT WONDER 171.4056
16 SMOKIN COLT 170.8572
17 LADY OF Q 170.8344
18 5th GEAR BBQ 170.8228
19 PORTERHOUSE BBQ 168.5600
20 SMOKE ON THE WATER BBQ 168
21 HOWZIT BBQ 167.9772
22 WEST COAST BBQ SHOP 167.3828
23 OLD MAN GRILLIN' & THE CHAIN SMOKERS 166.8228
24 LV BUCKET LIST BBQ 166.2744
25 HOT HOSKINS BBQ 165.0972
26 CAN DO BBQ 164.5256
27 THE BRISKET BROTHERS 162.2860
28 BRINGING'THE SOUTH TO YA MOUTH 161.0856
29 BAD BEARS BBQ 157.0740
30 IN FLAMMA BULL 155.9428
31 BBQ EMBERS 150.1944

Backyard Series

Overall

11 entries · top 333.0860 · median 323.9084

#TeamScore
1 BB's BBQ 333.0860
2 SASQUATCH MEAT SUPPLY 332.5716
3 SAUCY BOIS 331.3944
4 BRISKET 33A16 330.2288
5 BIG FOOT MEAT COMPANY 323.9540
6 SEEK AND DESTROY BBQ 323.9084
7 BLACKJACK BBQ 322.2288
8 BARKS BBQ 319.9084
9 SMOKE MY SHEEP 310.2516
10 FIRE BREATHIN' BROS 297.6340
11 MAIN COURSE CATERING 241.7144

Chicken

11 entries · top 176.0116 · median 159.9428

#TeamScore
1 SAUCY BOIS 176.0116
2 BB's BBQ 174.2628
3 SMOKE MY SHEEP 166.3200
4 SASQUATCH MEAT SUPPLY 166.2744
5 BRISKET 33A16 162.2516
6 BIG FOOT MEAT COMPANY 159.9428
7 BARKS BBQ 153.6800
8 SEEK AND DESTROY BBQ 152.5028
9 BLACKJACK BBQ 147.9316
10 FIRE BREATHIN' BROS 139.9656
11 MAIN COURSE CATERING 100.5828

Pork Ribs

11 entries · top 174.2972 · median 164.0112

#TeamScore
1 BLACKJACK BBQ 174.2972
2 SEEK AND DESTROY BBQ 171.4056
3 BRISKET 33A16 167.9772
4 SASQUATCH MEAT SUPPLY 166.2972
5 BARKS BBQ 166.2284
6 BIG FOOT MEAT COMPANY 164.0112
7 BB's BBQ 158.8232
8 FIRE BREATHIN' BROS 157.6684
9 SAUCY BOIS 155.3828
10 SMOKE MY SHEEP 143.9316
11 MAIN COURSE CATERING 141.1316

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.

Master Series — Pork Shoulder

31 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.9772

#TeamScore
1 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 177.7028
2 SMOKIN COLT 177.1428
3 B'MACKIN BBQ 176.5600
4 BAD BEARS BBQ 176.5600
5 OMBBQ 176.5600
6 CYNICAL BBQ 175.4056
7 WEST COAST BBQ SHOP 174.9028
8 BIG JOHNS BBQ COMPANY 174.2628
9 PORK BOMBIN BBQ 173.7028
10 PORTERHOUSE BBQ 173.7028
11 ONE PIT WONDER 173.7028
12 THE BRISKET BROTHERS 173.1200
13 LADY OF Q 173.1200
14 STEVO'S BBQ TEAM 172
15 HOWZIT BBQ 171.9772
16 SMOKE HOUND BBQ 171.9772
17 OLD MAN GRILLIN' & THE CHAIN SMOKERS 170.8344
18 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 170.8228
19 CAN DO BBQ 170.8228
20 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 169.7028
21 MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ 169.7028
22 MEAT CANDY Q 168.5600
23 BRINGING'THE SOUTH TO YA MOUTH 167.9772
24 RIO GOOD BBQ 166.8572
25 LV BUCKET LIST BBQ 166.2628
26 SMOKE ON THE WATER BBQ 165.0856
27 5th GEAR BBQ 162.2744
28 WILD WILLEY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ 162.2628
29 IN FLAMMA BULL 161.7028
30 HOT HOSKINS BBQ 159.3600
31 BBQ EMBERS 149.0856

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