Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews
2022-08-05 – 2022-08-06 · Alamosa, CO · 📍 502 2nd Street · State championship
Reps: DEL ANDERSON, MICHAEL WINTER · Prize money: $15,000.00
Grand Champion: Gettin' Basted (701.1200) · 35 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Colorado Bulldawg BBQ
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Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
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Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
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Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
GETTIN' BASTED took the Grand Championship home to MO.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: GETTIN' BASTED and TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER tied on 172.5484 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ and Colorado Bulldawg BBQ tied on 178.8800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: 3 LIL' MACS BBQ and Brinkerhoff BBQ tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-05 ← this one | Alamosa, CO | 502 2nd Street | 35 | 701.1200 | Gettin' Basted | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | Alamosa, CO | 502 2nd Street | 27 | 693.6688 | Chucho Q | Crossed Rifles BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 | Alamosa, CO | 506 2nd Street | 29 | 709.1200 | Bushmaster BBQ | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 172.5484 | 169.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 175.4744 | 173.1544 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 174.8572 | 171.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
35 entries · top 701.1200 · median 670.1832
Chicken
35 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.4056
Pork Ribs
35 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.6800
Pork
35 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1544
Brisket
35 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.3200
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.
Kids-Q — Kids-Q 11+
5 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kayleigh 3 Lil' Mac's BBQ | |
| 2 | Ciera Good To Go BBQ | |
| 3 | Gianna Proud Souls Barbecue | |
| 4 | Jackson Salted Anchor | |
| 5 | Lola Flying Mookey Q |
Kids-Q — Kids-Q 5-10
2 entries · top 173.1200 · median 172.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claire Proud Souls Barbecue | |
| 2 | Sawyer 3 Lil' Mac's BBQ |