The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out
2022-09-23 – 2022-09-24 · Fresno, CA · 📍 7160 W Kearney Blvd · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $8,000.00
Grand Champion: B'Mackin BBQ (698.8800) · 43 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 CYNICAL BBQ
Entries
43
4 judged meats
Top score
698.8800
Winning margin
4.1260
GC over RC
Field average
638.99
median 659.34
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.9428
10th place overall
Field spread
545.7372
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 53%
beats 47% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
7%
of the 43 teams with a home region came from outside CA
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.28 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1529
avg power rating going in · stronger than 34% of contests
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
B' MACKIN BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: BULL MARKET BBQ and RBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ and 7 SINS BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: Meat Candy Q and PorkChop & Bubba's BBQ tied on 172.0000 — 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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 173.7028 | 170.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 173.7372 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.8456 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 172.5828 | 170.2972 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
43 entries · top 698.8800 · median 659.3368
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 3 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 5 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 6 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 7 | Jack9 BBQ-CA | |
| 8 | LADY OF Q | |
| 9 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 13 | RBQ | |
| 14 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 15 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 16 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 17 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 18 | Little Tree BBQ | |
| 19 | Java Que | |
| 20 | Daddy O's Smokin' BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 22 | CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S | |
| 23 | PorkChop & Bubba's BBQ | |
| 24 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokey Boys BBQ | |
| 26 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokin' Toros | |
| 28 | Furyous FIRE BBQ | |
| 29 | Sweet Heat BBQ | |
| 30 | Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers | |
| 31 | Dos Rojos BBQ | |
| 32 | Oak and Smoke | |
| 33 | Grill Master BBQ | |
| 34 | Smokin Fat Boyz BBQ | |
| 35 | OG's of the FMBCC BBQ | |
| 36 | Brewskies BBQ | |
| 37 | Thomas Cuisine BBQ | |
| 38 | Me and Mom's BBQ | |
| 39 | 12.0 Gourmet | |
| 40 | Smoke This | |
| 41 | Dads All American Grub | |
| 42 | Carmen's Inca BBQ | |
| 43 | It's Aight BBQ |
Chicken
43 entries · top 175.4400 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 3 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 4 | RBQ | |
| 5 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 6 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 7 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 8 | Smokey Boys BBQ | |
| 9 | Little Tree BBQ | |
| 10 | Jack9 BBQ-CA | |
| 11 | CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S | |
| 12 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 13 | Dos Rojos BBQ | |
| 14 | LADY OF Q | |
| 15 | Grill Master BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 17 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 18 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin' Toros | |
| 20 | OG's of the FMBCC BBQ | |
| 21 | Daddy O's Smokin' BBQ | |
| 22 | Furyous FIRE BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoke This | |
| 24 | Dads All American Grub | |
| 25 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 26 | Sweet Heat BBQ | |
| 27 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 28 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 29 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 30 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 31 | Smokin Fat Boyz BBQ | |
| 32 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 33 | Oak and Smoke | |
| 34 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 35 | Java Que | |
| 36 | PorkChop & Bubba's BBQ | |
| 37 | Thomas Cuisine BBQ | |
| 38 | Brewskies BBQ | |
| 39 | Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers | |
| 40 | 12.0 Gourmet | |
| 41 | It's Aight BBQ | |
| 42 | Me and Mom's BBQ | |
| 43 | Carmen's Inca BBQ |
Pork Ribs
41 entries · top 177.7372 · median 166.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 4 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 5 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 6 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 8 | Oak and Smoke | |
| 9 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Daddy O's Smokin' BBQ | |
| 12 | CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S | |
| 13 | Java Que | |
| 14 | Jack9 BBQ-CA | |
| 15 | Sweet Heat BBQ | |
| 16 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Dos Rojos BBQ | |
| 18 | PorkChop & Bubba's BBQ | |
| 19 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 20 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 21 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 22 | RBQ | |
| 23 | LADY OF Q | |
| 24 | Smokey Boys BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 26 | Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers | |
| 27 | Me and Mom's BBQ | |
| 28 | Little Tree BBQ | |
| 29 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 30 | OG's of the FMBCC BBQ | |
| 31 | 12.0 Gourmet | |
| 32 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 33 | Dads All American Grub | |
| 34 | Smokin' Toros | |
| 35 | Brewskies BBQ | |
| 36 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 37 | Furyous FIRE BBQ | |
| 38 | Smokin Fat Boyz BBQ | |
| 39 | Smoke This | |
| 40 | Grill Master BBQ | |
| 41 | Thomas Cuisine BBQ |
Pork
42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.6742 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 2 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 4 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 5 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 6 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 7 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 8 | LADY OF Q | |
| 9 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 10 | Jack9 BBQ-CA | |
| 11 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 12 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 13 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 17 | Brewskies BBQ | |
| 18 | Java Que | |
| 19 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 20 | Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers | |
| 21 | RBQ | |
| 22 | Daddy O's Smokin' BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokey Boys BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin' Toros | |
| 25 | CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S | |
| 26 | Little Tree BBQ | |
| 27 | PorkChop & Bubba's BBQ | |
| 28 | Thomas Cuisine BBQ | |
| 29 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 30 | OG's of the FMBCC BBQ | |
| 31 | Me and Mom's BBQ | |
| 32 | Sweet Heat BBQ | |
| 33 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 34 | Dos Rojos BBQ | |
| 35 | Smokin Fat Boyz BBQ | |
| 36 | 12.0 Gourmet | |
| 37 | Oak and Smoke | |
| 38 | Grill Master BBQ | |
| 39 | Furyous FIRE BBQ | |
| 40 | Dads All American Grub | |
| 41 | Smoke This | |
| 42 | Carmen's Inca BBQ |
Brisket
42 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 2 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 3 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 4 | LADY OF Q | |
| 5 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 6 | Jack9 BBQ-CA | |
| 7 | Little Tree BBQ | |
| 8 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 9 | PorkChop & Bubba's BBQ | |
| 10 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 11 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 12 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 13 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 14 | RBQ | |
| 15 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 16 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 18 | Furyous FIRE BBQ | |
| 19 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 20 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 21 | Java Que | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 23 | Grill Master BBQ | |
| 24 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 25 | Daddy O's Smokin' BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin' Toros | |
| 27 | CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S | |
| 28 | Smokin Fat Boyz BBQ | |
| 29 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 30 | Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers | |
| 31 | Oak and Smoke | |
| 32 | Smokey Boys BBQ | |
| 33 | Thomas Cuisine BBQ | |
| 34 | Sweet Heat BBQ | |
| 35 | Smoke This | |
| 36 | Dos Rojos BBQ | |
| 37 | OG's of the FMBCC BBQ | |
| 38 | Carmen's Inca BBQ | |
| 39 | 12.0 Gourmet | |
| 40 | Me and Mom's BBQ | |
| 41 | Brewskies BBQ | |
| 42 | Dads All American Grub |