Horse Town Brew N Que Festival

2022-06-03 – 2022-06-04 · Norco, CA · State championship

Reps: KATHLEEN MCINTOSH, KELLY MCINTOSH · Prize money: $8,000.00

Grand Champion: Big Poppa Smokers (706.2400) · 37 teams

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Double Trouble BBQ

353.7144 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Ricky Rays BBQ

337.7144 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Smoking Rays BackYard BBQ

334.7772 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

8 categories

Top score

353.7144

Winning margin

16.0000

GC over RC

Field average

321.15

median 329.93

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

1.7372 pts across the top 5

Field spread

71.7144

winner to last place

Prize money

$8,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

BIG POPPA SMOKERS

avg finish 6.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 6.8800 pts — Double Trouble BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 81%

beats 19% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1528

avg power rating going in · stronger than 34% of contests

Top-rated in the field

BIG POPPA SMOKERS

rated 1752 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

Loot N' Booty BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2015-05-29		75	708.5828	PORTERHOUSE BBQ
2016-06-03		58	705.1544	MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ.
2019-05-31	Norco, CA	49	695.9312	Burnin' and Lootin'
2022-06-03 ← this one	Norco, CA	37	706.2400	Big Poppa Smokers
2023-06-02	Norco, CA	43	705.1316	Big Red BBQ
2025-05-30	Norco, CA	27	711.9884	Loot N' Booty BBQ
2025-05-31	Norco, CA	20	710.2744	Loot N' Booty BBQ
2026-05-29	Norco, CA	—	—	—

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Backyard Series — Chicken

6 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.3886

#	Team	Score
1	Double Trouble BBQ	178.8572
2	Ricky Rays BBQ	172.5716
3	Smoking Rays BackYard BBQ	169.6800
4	Operation Dessert Storm BBQ	157.0972
5	Boonies Pit & Q	150.2396
6	Son of Sins	117.4744

Backyard Series — Overall

6 entries · top 353.7144 · median 329.9258

#	Team	Score
1	Double Trouble BBQ	353.7144
2	Ricky Rays BBQ	337.7144
3	Smoking Rays BackYard BBQ	334.7772
4	Operation Dessert Storm BBQ	325.0744
5	Boonies Pit & Q	293.6452
6	Son of Sins	282.0000

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

6 entries · top 174.8572 · median 165.1200

#	Team	Score
1	Double Trouble BBQ	174.8572
2	Operation Dessert Storm BBQ	167.9772
3	Ricky Rays BBQ	165.1428
4	Smoking Rays BackYard BBQ	165.0972
5	Son of Sins	164.5256
6	Boonies Pit & Q	143.4056

Kids-Q — Kids-q 11+

6 entries · top 176.5716 · median 171.9714

#	Team	Score
1	Parker's BBQ	176.5716
2	Team Khloe Bug	174.2628
3	AG BBQ	171.9772
4	Porkies BBQ	171.9656
5	Marvel	170.9144
6	Books & BBQ	167.9772

Kids-Q — Kids-q 6-10

9 entries · top 175.4400 · median 171.4172

#	Team	Score
1	Camby Wamby	175.4400
2	Zoey's BBQ	175.4172
3	Survival Mode BBQ	173.7372
4	Colt's BBQ	171.4516
5	Vinny's BBQ	171.4172
6	Mya's BBQ	170.8572
7	Smash Brothers	170.3200
8	Rainbows & Unicorns	169.1544
9	Scarlett's BBQ	159.4172

Master Series — Brisket

37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	LADY OF Q	180.0000 🔥
2	BNL Barbecue	180.0000 🔥
3	Smokin Steve's BBQ	177.7372
4	Sharpe's Woodshed	177.7144
5	Weekend Warrior BBQ	175.4172
6	Up in Smoke	174.8572
7	Meat Candy Q	174.2628
8	JC BBQ	173.7028
9	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	173.1200
10	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	171.9656
11	5TH GEAR BBQ	171.4172
12	West Coast BBQ Shop	171.4056
13	B' MACKIN BBQ	170.8344
14	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	170.8228
15	SD Smoke BBQ	170.2856
16	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	169.7144
17	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	169.6916
18	MYA&DJ'S BBQ	169.1544
19	JW HAYES BBQ	166.8344
20	CHULENGO Smoker Team	166.8228
21	I Love Australia	166.2628
22	WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ	166.2512
23	VEGAS GRILLBILLIES	166.2400
24	Citrus Smoke	166.2284
25	Bourbon Street BBQ	165.1428
26	7 SINS BBQ	165.0856
27	PORTERHOUSE BBQ	163.9428
28	Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque	163.4056
29	DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ	162.8116
30	THE BRISKET BROTHERS	162.8000
31	Twiki G BBQ	162.2400
32	B Lee's BBQ	161.0972
33	WILD SIDE BBQ	161.0972
34	Whiskey Tango 'Que	160.5944
35	Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers	154.2628
36	New Life BBQ	153.1316
37	Let's go BBQ!	148.4800

Master Series — Chicken

37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	180.0000 🔥
2	Meat Candy Q	180.0000 🔥
3	VEGAS GRILLBILLIES	177.7144
4	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	177.7144
5	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	176.5600
6	7 SINS BBQ	175.4172
7	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	174.2856
8	West Coast BBQ Shop	174.2628
9	JC BBQ	173.7144
10	CHULENGO Smoker Team	173.7028
11	5TH GEAR BBQ	173.7028
12	SD Smoke BBQ	173.1200
13	New Life BBQ	172.5600
14	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	171.9772
15	B Lee's BBQ	171.9772
16	Smokin Steve's BBQ	170.8228
17	PORTERHOUSE BBQ	169.6800
18	BNL Barbecue	169.6800
19	Sharpe's Woodshed	168.5600
20	B' MACKIN BBQ	167.3944
21	Citrus Smoke	167.3944
22	LADY OF Q	167.3944
23	DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ	166.8572
24	Up in Smoke	165.6800
25	WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ	165.0972
26	Weekend Warrior BBQ	165.0972
27	WILD SIDE BBQ	163.4172
28	Twiki G BBQ	160.5600
29	THE BRISKET BROTHERS	160.5484
30	JW HAYES BBQ	159.3828
31	Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers	158.3200
32	Let's go BBQ!	158.2516
33	Whiskey Tango 'Que	157.6800
34	MYA&DJ'S BBQ	157.0856
35	I Love Australia	155.3712
36	Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque	155.3484
37	Bourbon Street BBQ	146.2512

Master Series — Overall

37 entries · top 706.2400 · median 677.6456

#	Team	Score
1	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	706.2400
2	Meat Candy Q	701.0856
3	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	698.2516
4	Sharpe's Woodshed	694.8116
5	5TH GEAR BBQ	692.5144
6	SD Smoke BBQ	691.4056
7	Up in Smoke	690.8000
8	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	690.2860
9	West Coast BBQ Shop	689.6228
10	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	687.9432
11	VEGAS GRILLBILLIES	687.3944
12	JC BBQ	687.3832
13	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	687.3484
14	BNL Barbecue	687.3484
15	Weekend Warrior BBQ	685.0860
16	Citrus Smoke	683.3260
17	7 SINS BBQ	681.6228
18	B' MACKIN BBQ	679.8860
19	THE BRISKET BROTHERS	677.6456
20	CHULENGO Smoker Team	677.6116
21	LADY OF Q	677.5884
22	DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ	672.4688
23	Smokin Steve's BBQ	670.2172
24	WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ	667.8972
25	B Lee's BBQ	667.8632
26	PORTERHOUSE BBQ	666.6856
27	MYA&DJ'S BBQ	658.8116
28	New Life BBQ	655.9088
29	Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque	655.2684
30	I Love Australia	654.7428
31	Twiki G BBQ	651.3604
32	WILD SIDE BBQ	645.0168
33	JW HAYES BBQ	644.4460
34	Let's go BBQ!	639.8520
35	Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers	638.2400
36	Whiskey Tango 'Que	637.1088
37	Bourbon Street BBQ	626.1936

Master Series — Pork

37 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5944

#	Team	Score
1	West Coast BBQ Shop	178.8572
2	Citrus Smoke	178.8572
3	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	178.8572
4	Weekend Warrior BBQ	178.2972
5	VEGAS GRILLBILLIES	176.0000
6	THE BRISKET BROTHERS	175.4172
7	B' MACKIN BBQ	175.4172
8	MYA&DJ'S BBQ	174.8916
9	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	174.8572
10	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	173.7028
11	Meat Candy Q	173.1200
12	Sharpe's Woodshed	173.1200
13	Up in Smoke	173.1200
14	5TH GEAR BBQ	171.9772
15	Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers	171.4400
16	SD Smoke BBQ	170.8572
17	CHULENGO Smoker Team	170.8344
18	BNL Barbecue	169.1084
19	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	168.5944
20	B Lee's BBQ	168.5372
21	PORTERHOUSE BBQ	168.5372
22	JC BBQ	167.3944
23	I Love Australia	166.2632
24	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	166.2516
25	Twiki G BBQ	165.7488
26	DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ	165.0972
27	7 SINS BBQ	163.9772
28	Smokin Steve's BBQ	163.3828
29	WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ	162.8344
30	Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque	162.2516
31	New Life BBQ	161.6684
32	Let's go BBQ!	161.1088
33	LADY OF Q	160.5256
34	JW HAYES BBQ	160.0232
35	WILD SIDE BBQ	159.9540
36	Whiskey Tango 'Que	157.1200
37	Bourbon Street BBQ	148.5484

Master Series — Pork Ribs

37 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.6684

#	Team	Score
1	THE BRISKET BROTHERS	178.8800
2	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	177.7144
3	DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ	177.7028
4	Up in Smoke	177.1428
5	7 SINS BBQ	177.1428
6	SD Smoke BBQ	177.1428
7	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	176.5600
8	Sharpe's Woodshed	175.4172
9	5TH GEAR BBQ	175.4172
10	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	175.4172
11	Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque	174.2628
12	WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ	173.7144
13	Meat Candy Q	173.7028
14	JC BBQ	172.5716
15	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	172.5600
16	Let's go BBQ!	172.0116
17	Citrus Smoke	170.8460
18	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	169.7028
19	LADY OF Q	169.6684
20	BNL Barbecue	168.5600
21	New Life BBQ	168.5488
22	VEGAS GRILLBILLIES	167.4400
23	I Love Australia	166.8456
24	Weekend Warrior BBQ	166.2744
25	CHULENGO Smoker Team	166.2516
26	B Lee's BBQ	166.2516
27	Bourbon Street BBQ	166.2512
28	B' MACKIN BBQ	166.2400
29	West Coast BBQ Shop	165.0972
30	PORTERHOUSE BBQ	164.5256
31	Twiki G BBQ	162.8116
32	Whiskey Tango 'Que	161.7144
33	WILD SIDE BBQ	160.5484
34	Smokin Steve's BBQ	158.2744
35	JW HAYES BBQ	158.2056
36	MYA&DJ'S BBQ	157.6800
37	Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers	154.2172