May 28–29, 2022 · Big Bear Lake, CA · 📍 630 Bartlett Rd · State championship
Reps: Michael Santiago, Rhonda Santiago · Prize money: $10,000
B' MACKIN BBQ won Grand Champion at the Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) on May 28, 2022 in Big Bear Lake, CA at 630 Bartlett Rd, scoring 698.8116 in a field of 25 teams. SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.7768. Category winners: Chicken — Meat Candy Q (178.8572); Pork Ribs — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (176.5716); Pork — OM BBQ COMPANY (180.0000); Brisket — 7 SINS BBQ (178.8572). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2022 edition was won by Smokin' Volts BBQ.
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.
Closer than 97% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0348 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
B' Mackin 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.
B' MACKIN BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.0000 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Chicken places 2–3: SD Smoke BBQ and SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ and Big Red BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Big Red BBQ and 2LiveQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Meat Candy Q turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Smokin' Volts BBQ (won 2022).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
25 of 25 teams from 2022-05-27 came back
25 of the 25 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| 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 | Big Bear Lake, CA | 630 Bartlett Rd | 25 | 701.6572 | Smokin' Volts BBQ | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON |
| May 28, 2022 ← this one | Big Bear Lake, CA | 630 Bartlett Rd | 25 | 698.8116 | B'Mackin BBQ | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 174.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 174.2744 | 172.5716 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.0228 | 170.8344 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 175.4400 | 169.7372 |
25 entries · top 698.8116 · median 680.4568
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 3 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | 2LiveQ | |
| 5 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 6 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 7 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 8 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 9 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 10 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 11 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 12 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 13 | LADY OF Q | |
| 14 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 16 | Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque | |
| 17 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 18 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 19 | Justice BBQ | |
| 20 | New Life BBQ | |
| 21 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 22 | Baby Girl BBQ | |
| 23 | Boneyard | |
| 24 | Big Bear Lake Brewing Company | |
| 25 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE |
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 5 | 2LiveQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 7 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 8 | Baby Girl BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 11 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 12 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 13 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 14 | LADY OF Q | |
| 15 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 17 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 18 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 19 | New Life BBQ | |
| 20 | Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque | |
| 21 | Justice BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Bear Lake Brewing Company | |
| 23 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 24 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | Boneyard |
25 entries · top 176.5716 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 3 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 5 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 6 | 2LiveQ | |
| 7 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 9 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 10 | Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque | |
| 11 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 13 | LADY OF Q | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 15 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 17 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 18 | Justice BBQ | |
| 19 | Baby Girl BBQ | |
| 20 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 21 | Boneyard | |
| 22 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 23 | Big Bear Lake Brewing Company | |
| 24 | New Life BBQ | |
| 25 | Coaches Pit BBQ |
25 entries · top 180 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 2 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 4 | LADY OF Q | |
| 5 | Baby Girl BBQ | |
| 6 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 7 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 9 | 2LiveQ | |
| 10 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 11 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 12 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 13 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 15 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 16 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 17 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 18 | Justice BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 20 | Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque | |
| 21 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 22 | New Life BBQ | |
| 23 | Boneyard | |
| 24 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | Big Bear Lake Brewing Company |
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 2 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 4 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 6 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 8 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 9 | 2LiveQ | |
| 10 | Boneyard | |
| 11 | New Life BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 14 | Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque | |
| 15 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 16 | Justice BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 18 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 19 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 20 | LADY OF Q | |
| 21 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 22 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 23 | Big Bear Lake Brewing Company | |
| 24 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | Baby Girl BBQ |