Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off
2024-05-24 – 2024-05-25 · Felton, CA · 📍 5401 Graham Hill Rd · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $7,500.00
Grand Champion: Cherry Anchor BBQ (713.7028) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 12.6172 points — a wider margin than 95% of championships in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A double category winner
Cherry Anchor BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ and BULL MARKET BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: Pops BBQ 22 and RBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 1–2: Cherry Anchor BBQ and BONE RUBBIN BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Simply Marvelous BBQ (won 2023).
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-26 | Felton, CA | 5401 Graham Hill Rd | 19 | 689.0856 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 ← this one | Felton, CA | 5401 Graham Hill Rd | 21 | 713.7028 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ |
| 2026-08-07 | Felton, CA | 5401 Graham Hill Rd | 25 | 708.5256 | CYNICAL BBQ | Simply Marvelous BBQ |
| 2026-08-08 | Felton, CA | 5401 Graham Hill Rd | 17 | 710.2628 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | Smokin Colt |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 168.0000 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 168.5256 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.8572 | 169.6684 |
| Open Comp — Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 174.2628 | 156.5144 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
21 entries · top 713.7028 · median 671.3600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 3 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 4 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 5 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 6 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 7 | Beards BBQ | |
| 8 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 9 | Mid Valley BBQ | |
| 10 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 11 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 12 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 13 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 14 | RBQ | |
| 15 | Alotta BS BBQ | |
| 16 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 17 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 18 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 19 | SMOKE AND HOPE | |
| 20 | Hot Link and Chorizo BBQ | |
| 21 | California Wine & Italian Blue |
Chicken
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 2 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 3 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 5 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 6 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 7 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 8 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 9 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 10 | RBQ | |
| 11 | Mid Valley BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 13 | Hot Link and Chorizo BBQ | |
| 14 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 15 | Beards BBQ | |
| 16 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 17 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 18 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 19 | Alotta BS BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKE AND HOPE | |
| 21 | California Wine & Italian Blue |
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 2 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 3 | Beards BBQ | |
| 4 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 5 | Mid Valley BBQ | |
| 6 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 7 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 8 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 10 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 11 | RBQ | |
| 12 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 13 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 14 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 15 | Hot Link and Chorizo BBQ | |
| 16 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 17 | Alotta BS BBQ | |
| 18 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 19 | SMOKE AND HOPE | |
| 20 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 21 | California Wine & Italian Blue |
Pork
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 2 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 3 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 5 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 6 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 8 | RBQ | |
| 9 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 10 | Alotta BS BBQ | |
| 11 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 12 | Beards BBQ | |
| 13 | Mid Valley BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKE AND HOPE | |
| 15 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 16 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 17 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 18 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 19 | Hot Link and Chorizo BBQ | |
| 20 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 21 | California Wine & Italian Blue |
Brisket
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 2 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 3 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 5 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 6 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 7 | Beards BBQ | |
| 8 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 9 | Mid Valley BBQ | |
| 10 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 11 | Alotta BS BBQ | |
| 12 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 13 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 14 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 15 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 16 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 17 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 18 | SMOKE AND HOPE | |
| 19 | RBQ | |
| 20 | California Wine & Italian Blue | |
| 21 | Hot Link and Chorizo BBQ |
Open Comp
Overall
10 entries · top 354.8572 · median 335.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith N' Sunshine BBQ | |
| 2 | Max Fam BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokin Colt | |
| 4 | Big shot BBQ | |
| 5 | Uncle Jakes BBQ | |
| 6 | MC BBQ | |
| 7 | Big daddys bbq | |
| 8 | E Clampus Vitus | |
| 9 | Up In Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | Eat My Smoke BBQ |
Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 177.1544 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big daddys bbq | |
| 2 | Smith N' Sunshine BBQ | |
| 3 | Up In Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | Max Fam BBQ | |
| 5 | MC BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin Colt | |
| 7 | Big shot BBQ | |
| 8 | E Clampus Vitus | |
| 9 | Uncle Jakes BBQ | |
| 10 | Eat My Smoke BBQ |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Open Comp — Backyard Tritip
10 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.0228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith N' Sunshine BBQ | |
| 2 | Uncle Jakes BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokin Colt | |
| 4 | Max Fam BBQ | |
| 5 | Big shot BBQ | |
| 6 | E Clampus Vitus | |
| 7 | MC BBQ | |
| 8 | Big daddys bbq | |
| 9 | Up In Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | Eat My Smoke BBQ |