Sep 16–17, 2022 · San Diego, CA · 📍 3700 Crown Point Dr. · State championship
Reps: Kathleen McIntosh, Kelly McIntosh · Prize money: $10,000
Meat Candy Q won Grand Champion at the BBQ on the Bay Day 1 on September 16, 2022 in San Diego, CA at 3700 Crown Point Dr., scoring 705.1200 in a field of 17 teams. BIG POPPA SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.3828. Category winners: Chicken — Meat Candy Q (179.4400); Pork Ribs — B Lee's BBQ (176.5600); Pork — Meat Candy Q (178.2972); Brisket — LADY OF Q (179.4400).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100
Meat Candy Q came in rated below the field's top team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 87% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.7372 points — a wider margin than 87% of championships in the data.
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.
Meat Candy Q won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Meat Candy Q took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 3rd.
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |