Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship
2023-05-26 – 2023-05-27 · Big Bear Lake, CA · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: 5th Gear (698.8116) · 19 teams
Entries
19
4 categories
Top score
698.8116
Winning margin
2.8688
GC over RC
Field average
668.44
median 667.34
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
667.3372
what a walk cost here
Field spread
113.6688
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 38%
beats 62% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1509
avg power rating going in · stronger than 13% of contests
Storylines
🃏 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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |