May 27–28, 2022 · Big Bear Lake, CA · 📍 630 Bartlett Rd · State championship
Reps: Michael Santiago, Rhonda Santiago · Prize money: $10,000
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 1) on May 27, 2022 in Big Bear Lake, CA at 630 Bartlett Rd, scoring 701.6572 in a field of 25 teams. KNIFE PORK AND SPOON took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.8572. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — SD Smoke BBQ (178.2972); Pork — KNIFE PORK AND SPOON (179.4400); Brisket — SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Mudville BBQ; the next was held in 2022.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2021 to 2022 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 92 times in 100
SMOKIN' VOLTS 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.
Chicken places 2–3: Big Red BBQ and SD Smoke BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: 2LiveQ and B' MACKIN BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: 2LiveQ and B' MACKIN BBQ tied on 176.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 14th.
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 179.4400 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2021 | Big Bear Lake, CA | 630 Bartlett Rd | 27 | 705.1316 | Mudville BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| May 27, 2022 ← this one | Big Bear Lake, CA | 630 Bartlett Rd | 25 | 701.6572 | Smokin' Volts BBQ | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON |
| May 28, 2022 | Big Bear Lake, CA | 630 Bartlett Rd | 25 | 698.8116 | B'Mackin BBQ | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.8456 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 174.8572 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 176.5716 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 180 | 172 | 169.1200 |
25 entries · top 701.6572 · median 669.6572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 2 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 3 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | 2LiveQ | |
| 5 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 6 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 9 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 10 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 11 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 12 | LADY OF Q | |
| 13 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 14 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 16 | Justice BBQ | |
| 17 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 19 | Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque | |
| 20 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 21 | BABY GIRL BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Bear Lake Brewing Company | |
| 23 | New Life BBQ | |
| 24 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | Boneyard |
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 3 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 5 | 2LiveQ | |
| 6 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 8 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 9 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 11 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 13 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 14 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 15 | LADY OF Q | |
| 16 | Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque | |
| 17 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 18 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 19 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 20 | Big Bear Lake Brewing Company | |
| 21 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 22 | Justice BBQ | |
| 23 | New Life BBQ | |
| 24 | BABY GIRL BBQ | |
| 25 | Boneyard |
25 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 3 | 2LiveQ | |
| 4 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 5 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 6 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 7 | BABY GIRL BBQ | |
| 8 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 9 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 10 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 11 | Justice BBQ | |
| 12 | LADY OF Q | |
| 13 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 16 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 17 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 18 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 19 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 20 | Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque | |
| 21 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 22 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 23 | Boneyard | |
| 24 | Big Bear Lake Brewing Company | |
| 25 | New Life BBQ |
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.2512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 4 | LADY OF Q | |
| 5 | 2LiveQ | |
| 6 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 8 | Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque | |
| 9 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 10 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 11 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 12 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 14 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 15 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 16 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 17 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 20 | New Life BBQ | |
| 21 | Justice BBQ | |
| 22 | BABY GIRL BBQ | |
| 23 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 24 | Big Bear Lake Brewing Company | |
| 25 | Boneyard |
25 entries · top 180 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 2 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 3 | Justice BBQ | |
| 4 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 5 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 6 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 8 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 9 | Big Bear Lake Brewing Company | |
| 10 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 11 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 13 | 2LiveQ | |
| 14 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 16 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 17 | LADY OF Q | |
| 18 | New Life BBQ | |
| 19 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 21 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 22 | Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque | |
| 23 | Boneyard | |
| 24 | BABY GIRL BBQ | |
| 25 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE |