BBQ, Boots & Brew

2023-04-28 – 2023-04-29 · Perris, CA · State championship

Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $8,000.00

Grand Champion: Meat Candy Q (713.7144) · 33 teams

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Meat Candy Q

713.7144 · Master Series — Overall

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Colorado Bulldawg BBQ

704.5372 · Master Series — Overall

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BIG POPPA SMOKERS

704.5256 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

713.7144

Winning margin

9.1772

GC over RC

Field average

673.40

median 677.03

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

694.2172

what a walk cost here

Field spread

96.8344

winner to last place

Prize money

$8,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

Meat Candy Q

avg finish 1.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 1.7028 pts — LADY OF Q

How hot was the win?

Top 1%

beats 99% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1543

avg power rating going in · stronger than 48% of contests

Top-rated in the field

BIG POPPA SMOKERS

rated 1763 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

Meat Candy Q has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.

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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2021-05-21	Perris, CA	25	706.2284	Big Poppa Smokers
2022-04-08	Perris, CA	29	702.2512	Meat Candy Q
2023-04-28 ← this one	Perris, CA	33	713.7144	Meat Candy Q
2024-04-12	Perris, CA	39	705.6800	Rhythm 'N Que
2025-04-11	Perris, CA	26	695.9544	Porterhouse BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	180.0000 🔥
2	Meat Candy Q	178.8572
3	GIRLS CAN GRILL	177.1428
4	B Lee's BBQ	176.0000
5	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	175.4172
6	B' MACKIN BBQ	174.8456
7	LADY OF Q	174.2628
8	Twiki G BBQ	173.7028
9	SMOKE HOUND BBQ	173.7028
10	Simply Marvelous BBQ	173.1084
11	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	172.5600
12	Big Boys BBQ	170.8572
13	CHULENGO Smoker Team	170.8456
14	BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ	170.2744
15	Rhythm n QUE	169.6800
16	RED EYED SMOKERS	167.9656
17	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	167.3828
18	WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ	166.8228
19	The Pit Master Sergeant	165.7144
20	ONE PIT WONDER	163.9884
21	MYA&DJ'S BBQ	163.9772
22	Howzit BBQ	163.9428
23	OPERATION DESSERT STORM BBQ	161.7028
24	Whiskey Tango 'Que	159.3828
25	Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers	159.3712
26	Jack9 BBQ-CA	158.2400
27	The Burnt Ends	157.0972
28	SMOKE AND HOPE	155.3600
29	SmoKeto	154.7772
30	Dos Toros BBQ Team	153.1200
31	Two Brothers Barbeque	153.0744
32	New Life BBQ	151.9200
33	PRISON BREAK BBQ	144.5144

Master Series — Chicken

33 entries · top 177.7028 · median 173.1200

#	Team	Score
1	Rhythm n QUE	177.7028
2	Meat Candy Q	177.7028
3	SMOKE HOUND BBQ	177.1428
4	GIRLS CAN GRILL	177.1428
5	Two Brothers Barbeque	176.5600
6	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	176.5600
7	Simply Marvelous BBQ	175.4172
8	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	175.4172
9	B Lee's BBQ	175.4172
10	Whiskey Tango 'Que	174.2972
11	Big Boys BBQ	174.2744
12	BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ	174.2744
13	WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ	174.2628
14	Twiki G BBQ	174.2628
15	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	173.7144
16	B' MACKIN BBQ	173.7028
17	LADY OF Q	173.1200
18	CHULENGO Smoker Team	173.1200
19	New Life BBQ	172.5828
20	MYA&DJ'S BBQ	172.5600
21	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	171.4056
22	Howzit BBQ	170.8572
23	Jack9 BBQ-CA	170.8228
24	SMOKE AND HOPE	168.5600
25	RED EYED SMOKERS	166.2400
26	Dos Toros BBQ Team	165.1316
27	The Burnt Ends	163.9660
28	PRISON BREAK BBQ	162.2400
29	SmoKeto	160.5372
30	Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers	159.4172
31	ONE PIT WONDER	157.6572
32	OPERATION DESSERT STORM BBQ	157.0856
33	The Pit Master Sergeant	149.6800

Master Series — Overall

33 entries · top 713.7144 · median 677.0284

#	Team	Score
1	Meat Candy Q	713.7144
2	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	704.5372
3	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	704.5256
4	Simply Marvelous BBQ	703.9428
5	LADY OF Q	699.3828
6	GIRLS CAN GRILL	695.9540
7	CHULENGO Smoker Team	695.9428
8	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	695.3716
9	B' MACKIN BBQ	694.8228
10	B Lee's BBQ	694.2172
11	Rhythm n QUE	693.0744
12	BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ	691.9432
13	SMOKE HOUND BBQ	686.2172
14	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	681.6228
15	Twiki G BBQ	681.6112
16	Big Boys BBQ	679.8972
17	RED EYED SMOKERS	677.0284
18	WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ	671.3140
19	ONE PIT WONDER	670.1828
20	MYA&DJ'S BBQ	670.1716
21	Dos Toros BBQ Team	665.7032
22	Howzit BBQ	665.6344
23	Jack9 BBQ-CA	665.6000
24	SMOKE AND HOPE	660.4344
25	New Life BBQ	657.0516
26	Whiskey Tango 'Que	653.0172
27	OPERATION DESSERT STORM BBQ	650.2400
28	SmoKeto	648.3772
29	Two Brothers Barbeque	642.6628
30	The Burnt Ends	641.6004
31	Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers	625.5544
32	The Pit Master Sergeant	623.8972
33	PRISON BREAK BBQ	616.8800

Master Series — Pork

33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	LADY OF Q	180.0000 🔥
2	Meat Candy Q	178.2972
3	Rhythm n QUE	177.7144
4	Simply Marvelous BBQ	177.7144
5	SMOKE HOUND BBQ	177.7028
6	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	177.1428
7	ONE PIT WONDER	176.5600
8	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	175.4172
9	B' MACKIN BBQ	174.8572
10	BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ	174.2744
11	CHULENGO Smoker Team	174.2628
12	Dos Toros BBQ Team	173.1544
13	GIRLS CAN GRILL	173.1428
14	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	171.4056
15	Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers	170.8688
16	SMOKE AND HOPE	170.2744
17	B Lee's BBQ	169.6800
18	SmoKeto	168.5256
19	RED EYED SMOKERS	167.9656
20	New Life BBQ	166.8344
21	Twiki G BBQ	166.8228
22	Big Boys BBQ	166.2284
23	Jack9 BBQ-CA	165.0972
24	MYA&DJ'S BBQ	163.9544
25	Howzit BBQ	163.4172
26	OPERATION DESSERT STORM BBQ	162.8572
27	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	161.6456
28	Whiskey Tango 'Que	160.5028
29	WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ	159.9656
30	The Burnt Ends	155.4056
31	PRISON BREAK BBQ	155.3484
32	Two Brothers Barbeque	154.8000
33	The Pit Master Sergeant	151.3828

Master Series — Pork Ribs

33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800

#	Team	Score
1	Meat Candy Q	178.8572
2	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	178.8572
3	CHULENGO Smoker Team	177.7144
4	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	177.7028
5	Simply Marvelous BBQ	177.7028
6	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	176.0116
7	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	175.4172
8	RED EYED SMOKERS	174.8572
9	Dos Toros BBQ Team	174.2972
10	B Lee's BBQ	173.1200
11	BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ	173.1200
12	LADY OF Q	172.0000
13	ONE PIT WONDER	171.9772
14	Jack9 BBQ-CA	171.4400
15	B' MACKIN BBQ	171.4172
16	WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ	170.2628
17	MYA&DJ'S BBQ	169.6800
18	OPERATION DESSERT STORM BBQ	168.5944
19	Big Boys BBQ	168.5372
20	GIRLS CAN GRILL	168.5256
21	Rhythm n QUE	167.9772
22	Howzit BBQ	167.4172
23	Twiki G BBQ	166.8228
24	SMOKE AND HOPE	166.2400
25	New Life BBQ	165.7144
26	The Burnt Ends	165.1316
27	SmoKeto	164.5372
28	Whiskey Tango 'Que	158.8344
29	Two Brothers Barbeque	158.2284
30	SMOKE HOUND BBQ	157.6688
31	The Pit Master Sergeant	157.1200
32	PRISON BREAK BBQ	154.7772
33	Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers	135.8972