Monterrey BBQ Fest
2022-09-30 – 2022-10-01 · San Pedro Garza Garcia, · MEXICO · 📍 LIVE GARDEN
Reps: DEBRA GAGE, MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN, WILLIAM GAGE
Grand Champion: Wild Hogs (659.4288) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
659.4288
Winning margin
10.9032
GC over RC
Field average
612.37
median 614.87
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
6.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
619.3028
10th place overall
Field spread
94.9720
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 100%
beats 0% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.14 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1508
avg power rating going in · stronger than 12% of contests
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 10.9032 points — a wider margin than 93% of championships in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Brisket places 6–7: Blue Smoke S.S. edged Faustos BBQ by 0.0112. Pork places 4–5: 600 F edged Smoke Field by 0.0116. Brisket places 8–9: Wild Hogs edged Smoke Brothers by 0.0116.
🃏 An upset on the books
Wild Hogs came in rated below the field's top team, SMELLAQUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-30 ← this one | San Pedro Garza Garcia, | LIVE GARDEN | 25 | 659.4288 | Wild Hogs | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-09-29 | Santiago, N.L., | C. Segunda de Morelos Sur 104 | 22 | 681.1656 | TX BBQ Depot | Los Ajos Confitados |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.0000 | 165.6800 | 158.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.6400 | 164.5944 | 158.2628 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 158.9144 | 154.8000 |
| Brisket | 164.0344 | 157.1772 | 150.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 659.4288 · median 614.8680
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wild Hogs | |
| 2 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | Kettle Grillers (Saltillo) | |
| 4 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 5 | TX BBQ Depot | |
| 6 | Puro Pinche Parrillero | |
| 7 | Faustos BBQ | |
| 8 | Club de Parrilla | |
| 9 | Los Ajos Confitados | |
| 10 | Grill Team MTY | |
| 11 | Natural Grillers | |
| 12 | Smoke Field | |
| 13 | Smoke Brothers | |
| 14 | Bark's Smoke & Grill | |
| 15 | Grill Holics | |
| 16 | Blue Smoke BBQ Saltillo | |
| 17 | Mezcaleros en la parrilla | |
| 18 | 600 F | |
| 19 | Carnicolas | |
| 20 | Del Rey | |
| 21 | Maria Ahumada | |
| 22 | Blue Smoke S.S. | |
| 23 | Osos Parrilleros Saltillo | |
| 24 | Somos Cadillo | |
| 25 | Dragon's Grill |
Chicken
25 entries · top 176.0000 · median 157.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 2 | Faustos BBQ | |
| 3 | TX BBQ Depot | |
| 4 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | Wild Hogs | |
| 6 | Club de Parrilla | |
| 7 | Bark's Smoke & Grill | |
| 8 | Kettle Grillers (Saltillo) | |
| 9 | Blue Smoke BBQ Saltillo | |
| 10 | Natural Grillers | |
| 11 | Grill Holics | |
| 12 | Smoke Brothers | |
| 13 | Los Ajos Confitados | |
| 14 | Smoke Field | |
| 15 | Del Rey | |
| 16 | Puro Pinche Parrillero | |
| 17 | Mezcaleros en la parrilla | |
| 18 | Somos Cadillo | |
| 19 | Maria Ahumada | |
| 20 | Grill Team MTY | |
| 21 | 600 F | |
| 22 | Carnicolas | |
| 23 | Osos Parrilleros Saltillo | |
| 24 | Dragon's Grill | |
| 25 | Blue Smoke S.S. |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 176.6400 · median 153.6228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kettle Grillers (Saltillo) | |
| 2 | Puro Pinche Parrillero | |
| 3 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | Los Ajos Confitados | |
| 5 | Wild Hogs | |
| 6 | Bark's Smoke & Grill | |
| 7 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 8 | Smoke Brothers | |
| 9 | Natural Grillers | |
| 10 | Club de Parrilla | |
| 11 | Grill Holics | |
| 12 | Blue Smoke BBQ Saltillo | |
| 13 | Dragon's Grill | |
| 14 | TX BBQ Depot | |
| 15 | 600 F | |
| 16 | Smoke Field | |
| 17 | Grill Team MTY | |
| 18 | Faustos BBQ | |
| 19 | Blue Smoke S.S. | |
| 20 | Maria Ahumada | |
| 21 | Mezcaleros en la parrilla | |
| 22 | Del Rey | |
| 23 | Osos Parrilleros Saltillo | |
| 24 | Carnicolas | |
| 25 | Somos Cadillo |
Pork
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 152.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wild Hogs | |
| 2 | Puro Pinche Parrillero | |
| 3 | TX BBQ Depot | |
| 4 | 600 F | |
| 5 | Smoke Field | |
| 6 | Del Rey | |
| 7 | Mezcaleros en la parrilla | |
| 8 | Club de Parrilla | |
| 9 | Dragon's Grill | |
| 10 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 11 | Grill Team MTY | |
| 12 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | Natural Grillers | |
| 14 | Blue Smoke S.S. | |
| 15 | Los Ajos Confitados | |
| 16 | Carnicolas | |
| 17 | Bark's Smoke & Grill | |
| 18 | Maria Ahumada | |
| 19 | Smoke Brothers | |
| 20 | Faustos BBQ | |
| 21 | Kettle Grillers (Saltillo) | |
| 22 | Osos Parrilleros Saltillo | |
| 23 | Somos Cadillo | |
| 24 | Blue Smoke BBQ Saltillo | |
| 25 | Grill Holics |
Brisket
25 entries · top 164.0344 · median 148.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grill Team MTY | |
| 2 | Kettle Grillers (Saltillo) | |
| 3 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | Grill Holics | |
| 5 | Carnicolas | |
| 6 | Blue Smoke S.S. | |
| 7 | Faustos BBQ | |
| 8 | Wild Hogs | |
| 9 | Smoke Brothers | |
| 10 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 11 | TX BBQ Depot | |
| 12 | Natural Grillers | |
| 13 | Blue Smoke BBQ Saltillo | |
| 14 | Somos Cadillo | |
| 15 | Smoke Field | |
| 16 | Los Ajos Confitados | |
| 17 | Osos Parrilleros Saltillo | |
| 18 | Puro Pinche Parrillero | |
| 19 | Maria Ahumada | |
| 20 | Mezcaleros en la parrilla | |
| 21 | Bark's Smoke & Grill | |
| 22 | 600 F | |
| 23 | Club de Parrilla | |
| 24 | Del Rey | |
| 25 | Dragon's Grill |