BBQ on the Bay Day 1
2022-09-16 – 2022-09-17 · San Diego, CA · 📍 3700 Crown Point Dr. · State championship
Reps: KATHLEEN MCINTOSH, KELLY MCINTOSH · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Meat Candy Q (705.1200) · 17 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG POPPA SMOKERS
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 9.7372 points — a wider margin than 90% of championships in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
Meat Candy Q won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 3–4: Meat Candy Q and B' MACKIN BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: LADY OF Q and B' MACKIN BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: SD Smoke BBQ edged BIG POPPA SMOKERS by 0.0116.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 174.2744 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 171.4516 | 166.8456 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 173.7028 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 173.7028 | 167.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
17 entries · top 705.1200 · median 677.6112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | LADY OF Q | |
| 5 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 6 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 8 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 9 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 12 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 13 | Twiki G BBQ | |
| 14 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 15 | New Life BBQ | |
| 16 | Rubbed The Right Way | |
| 17 | Fat Side Up BBQ |
Chicken
17 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 4 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 5 | LADY OF Q | |
| 6 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | Twiki G BBQ | |
| 8 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 9 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 11 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 12 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 13 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 14 | New Life BBQ | |
| 15 | Rubbed The Right Way | |
| 16 | Fat Side Up BBQ | |
| 17 | West Coast BBQ Shop |
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 2 | New Life BBQ | |
| 3 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 4 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 5 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 8 | Twiki G BBQ | |
| 9 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 10 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 11 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 12 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 13 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 14 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 15 | LADY OF Q | |
| 16 | Rubbed The Right Way | |
| 17 | Fat Side Up BBQ |
Pork
17 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 3 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 4 | LADY OF Q | |
| 5 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 6 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 7 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 9 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 10 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 11 | New Life BBQ | |
| 12 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 14 | Rubbed The Right Way | |
| 15 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 16 | Twiki G BBQ | |
| 17 | Fat Side Up BBQ |
Brisket
17 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LADY OF Q | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 4 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 5 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 6 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | SD Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 10 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 12 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 13 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 14 | Twiki G BBQ | |
| 15 | Rubbed The Right Way | |
| 16 | New Life BBQ | |
| 17 | Fat Side Up BBQ |