Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship
2023-05-26 – 2023-05-27 · Big Bear Lake, CA · 📍 630 Bartlett Rd · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: 5th Gear (698.8116) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 2LiveQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: Dos Toros BBQ Team and SMOKE HOUND BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: B Lee's BBQ and GREEN CARD Q tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ and 5TH GEAR BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
5TH GEAR BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, B' Mackin BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8572 | 171.4172 | 169.1772 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 173.1316 | 168.5372 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 174.2744 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 170.8228 | 166.2400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 698.8116 · median 667.3372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 2 | 2LiveQ | |
| 3 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 5 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 6 | Dos Toros BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Twiki G BBQ | |
| 8 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin Mokers | |
| 10 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 11 | GREEN CARD Q | |
| 12 | Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque | |
| 13 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke-em-Good BBQ | |
| 15 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 16 | WICKED FIRE BBQ | |
| 17 | Chopped Craft BBQ Team | |
| 18 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | Cookshak |
Chicken
19 entries · top 174.8572 · median 169.1772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 2 | 2LiveQ | |
| 3 | Dos Toros BBQ Team | |
| 4 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 5 | Twiki G BBQ | |
| 6 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke-em-Good BBQ | |
| 8 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 9 | GREEN CARD Q | |
| 10 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 11 | Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque | |
| 12 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 13 | Cookshak | |
| 14 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 15 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 16 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | WICKED FIRE BBQ | |
| 18 | Chopped Craft BBQ Team | |
| 19 | Smokin Mokers |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 2 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 3 | Dos Toros BBQ Team | |
| 4 | WICKED FIRE BBQ | |
| 5 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 6 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 7 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 8 | 2LiveQ | |
| 9 | Twiki G BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin Mokers | |
| 11 | Chopped Craft BBQ Team | |
| 12 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 13 | Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque | |
| 14 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 15 | GREEN CARD Q | |
| 16 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 17 | Smoke-em-Good BBQ | |
| 18 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | Cookshak |
Pork
19 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 2 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 3 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | Dos Toros BBQ Team | |
| 5 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 6 | Twiki G BBQ | |
| 7 | 2LiveQ | |
| 8 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoke-em-Good BBQ | |
| 10 | Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque | |
| 11 | Smokin Mokers | |
| 12 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 13 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 14 | GREEN CARD Q | |
| 15 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 16 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | Chopped Craft BBQ Team | |
| 18 | WICKED FIRE BBQ | |
| 19 | Cookshak |
Brisket
19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | 2LiveQ | |
| 3 | Smokin Mokers | |
| 4 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 5 | BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | |
| 6 | 5TH GEAR BBQ | |
| 7 | Twiki G BBQ | |
| 8 | GREEN CARD Q | |
| 9 | ONE PIT WONDER | |
| 10 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 11 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 12 | Dos Toros BBQ Team | |
| 13 | B Lee's BBQ | |
| 14 | Chopped Craft BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Smoke-em-Good BBQ | |
| 16 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque | |
| 18 | WICKED FIRE BBQ | |
| 19 | Cookshak |