BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest
2023-03-10 – 2023-03-11 · Yuma, AZ · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $13,200.00
Grand Champion: Bushmaster BBQ (702.8116) · 32 teams
Entries
32
4 categories
Top score
702.8116
Winning margin
2.8804
GC over RC
Field average
657.85
median 678.47
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4284 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
685.0860
what a walk cost here
Field spread
525.6572
winner to last place
Prize money
$13,200.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 25%
beats 75% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1578
avg power rating going in · stronger than 79% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Bushmaster BBQ took the Grand Championship home to CO.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 2 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 3 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 5 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 6 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 7 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 8 | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | |
| 9 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 10 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 12 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 13 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 14 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 16 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 17 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | JC Holy Smokes | |
| 19 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 20 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 21 | LADY OF Q | |
| 22 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 23 | RIBS N WHISKEY BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 25 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 26 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 27 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 28 | Smoke-em-Good BBQ | |
| 29 | Beck Brothers Quing | |
| 30 | Holy Smokes | |
| 31 | Pirates, Pigs & Poultry |
Master Series — Chicken
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 3 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 4 | Cluster Cluck Barbecue | |
| 5 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 6 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 7 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoke-em-Good BBQ | |
| 9 | LADY OF Q | |
| 10 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 11 | Pirates, Pigs & Poultry | |
| 12 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 13 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 14 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 15 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 16 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 17 | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | |
| 18 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 19 | RIBS N WHISKEY BBQ | |
| 20 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 22 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 23 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 24 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 25 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 26 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 27 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 28 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 29 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 30 | Holy Smokes | |
| 31 | Beck Brothers Quing | |
| 32 | JC Holy Smokes |
Master Series — Overall
32 entries · top 702.8116 · median 678.4742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 2 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 4 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 6 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 7 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 8 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 10 | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | |
| 11 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 12 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 13 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 14 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 15 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 17 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 18 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 19 | LADY OF Q | |
| 20 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 21 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 22 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 24 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 25 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 26 | Smoke-em-Good BBQ | |
| 27 | JC Holy Smokes | |
| 28 | RIBS N WHISKEY BBQ | |
| 29 | Pirates, Pigs & Poultry | |
| 30 | Holy Smokes | |
| 31 | Beck Brothers Quing | |
| 32 | Cluster Cluck Barbecue |
Master Series — Pork
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 2 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 3 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 4 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 5 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 6 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 7 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 8 | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | |
| 9 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 10 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 11 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 12 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 13 | LADY OF Q | |
| 14 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 15 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 17 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 18 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 19 | JC Holy Smokes | |
| 20 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 22 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 23 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 24 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 25 | Beck Brothers Quing | |
| 26 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 28 | Smoke-em-Good BBQ | |
| 29 | Holy Smokes | |
| 30 | Pirates, Pigs & Poultry | |
| 31 | RIBS N WHISKEY BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 2 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 3 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 5 | STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 7 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 8 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 9 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 10 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 11 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 12 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 15 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 16 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 17 | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | |
| 18 | Pirates, Pigs & Poultry | |
| 19 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 20 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 21 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 22 | CHULENGO Smoker Team | |
| 23 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoke-em-Good BBQ | |
| 25 | Holy Smokes | |
| 26 | LADY OF Q | |
| 27 | JC Holy Smokes | |
| 28 | Beck Brothers Quing | |
| 29 | Pork Bombin BBQ | |
| 30 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 31 | RIBS N WHISKEY BBQ |