Western Legends BBQ Contest
2022-09-09 – 2022-09-10 · Kanab, UT · 📍 100N 180E (back parking lot) · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Bushmaster BBQ (695.9544) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Meat Candy Q
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Bushmaster BBQ took the Grand Championship home to CO.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 6–7: CROOKED PIGS and BAD BOYZ BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: BAD BOYZ BBQ and Meat Candy Q tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ and POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP tied on 171.9772 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-20 | Kanab, UT | Kanab, UT 84741 | 26 | 690.2284 | YSB BBQ | Crooked Pigs |
| 2022-09-09 ← this one | Kanab, UT | 100N 180E (back parking lot) | 31 | 695.9544 | Bushmaster BBQ | Meat Candy Q |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5828 | 173.7144 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 171.4056 | 167.4400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 695.9544 · median 670.1140
Chicken
31 entries · top 176.5828 · median 169.6800
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.6800
Pork
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
31 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.0856
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.
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey Smoke
18 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.9886