BBQ, Boots & Brew
2023-04-28 – 2023-04-29 · Perris, CA · 📍 2201 South · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $8,000.00
Grand Champion: Meat Candy Q (713.7144) · 33 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Colorado Bulldawg BBQ
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👑 A dynasty in the making
Meat Candy Q has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 9.1772 points — a wider margin than 88% of championships in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: Rhythm n QUE and Meat Candy Q tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: SMOKE HOUND BBQ and GIRLS CAN GRILL tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Two Brothers Barbeque and Colorado Bulldawg BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Big Poppa Smokers (won 2021), Meat Candy Q (won 2022).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-21 | Perris, CA | 2201 S A Street | 25 | 706.2284 | Big Poppa Smokers | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ |
| 2022-04-08 | Perris, CA | 2201 S A Street | 29 | 702.2512 | Meat Candy Q | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE |
| 2023-04-28 ← this one | Perris, CA | 2201 South | 33 | 713.7144 | Meat Candy Q | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ |
| 2024-04-12 | Perris, CA | 2201 South | 39 | 705.6800 | Rhythm 'N Que | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-04-11 | Perris, CA | 2201 South A Street | 26 | 695.9544 | Porterhouse BBQ | B' MACKIN BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 176.5600 | 174.2972 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 174.2744 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 173.1084 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
33 entries · top 713.7144 · median 677.0284
Chicken
33 entries · top 177.7028 · median 173.1200
Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
Pork
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180