2024 Icebox Cookoff
2024-07-06 – 2024-07-07 · Sweet Home, OR · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $25,400.00
Grand Champion: Small Axe BBQ (699.9656) · 37 teams
Entries
37
4 categories
Top score
699.9656
Winning margin
2.9144
GC over RC
Field average
678.80
median 683.36
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
687.9200
what a walk cost here
Field spread
60.0800
winner to last place
Prize money
$25,400.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 34%
beats 66% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1531
avg power rating going in · stronger than 36% of contests
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
Small Axe BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Burnin and Lootin, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | Sweet Home, OR | 38 | 698.7884 | Knuckle Draggers |
| 2024-07-06 ← this one | Sweet Home, OR | 37 | 699.9656 | Small Axe BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
37 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 2 | Rob's Smokin' and Grillin' BBQ | |
| 3 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 4 | Mr. Green's Q | |
| 5 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 6 | Daddy and Me BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin' Timbers Northwest | |
| 8 | Fat Boyz Sports | |
| 9 | Pits and Grills | |
| 10 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 11 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 13 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 14 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 15 | LC BBQ | |
| 16 | Vitamin Q BBQ | |
| 17 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 18 | Blue's Q's BBQ and Catering | |
| 19 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 20 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 21 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 22 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 24 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 25 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 26 | Slow Porkin' BBQ | |
| 27 | DK BBQ | |
| 28 | DIRK'S BIG DOG BBQ - OR | |
| 29 | T&D's Smoking Meats | |
| 30 | DND BBQ | |
| 31 | Warpig Smokehouse | |
| 32 | EZ-Dz's Smoke Shack | |
| 33 | J&C BBQ | |
| 34 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 35 | Glazed and Confused | |
| 36 | ONW BBQ Co | |
| 37 | Big Mike's BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6916 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 2 | Warpig Smokehouse | |
| 3 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | Slow Porkin' BBQ | |
| 6 | Fat Boyz Sports | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 8 | EZ-Dz's Smoke Shack | |
| 9 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 10 | Daddy and Me BBQ | |
| 11 | Mr. Green's Q | |
| 12 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 13 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 14 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 15 | LC BBQ | |
| 16 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 17 | ONW BBQ Co | |
| 18 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 19 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 20 | DK BBQ | |
| 21 | DND BBQ | |
| 22 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 23 | Smokin' Timbers Northwest | |
| 24 | Glazed and Confused | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 26 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 27 | Blue's Q's BBQ and Catering | |
| 28 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 29 | Pits and Grills | |
| 30 | J&C BBQ | |
| 31 | Vitamin Q BBQ | |
| 32 | Rob's Smokin' and Grillin' BBQ | |
| 33 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 34 | DIRK'S BIG DOG BBQ - OR | |
| 35 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 36 | Big Mike's BBQ | |
| 37 | T&D's Smoking Meats |
Master Series — Overall
37 entries · top 699.9656 · median 683.3600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 2 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 3 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 4 | Rob's Smokin' and Grillin' BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokin' Timbers Northwest | |
| 6 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 8 | Slow Porkin' BBQ | |
| 9 | Mr. Green's Q | |
| 10 | LC BBQ | |
| 11 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 12 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 14 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 16 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 17 | Fat Boyz Sports | |
| 18 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 19 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 20 | Pits and Grills | |
| 21 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 22 | Warpig Smokehouse | |
| 23 | Daddy and Me BBQ | |
| 24 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 25 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 26 | J&C BBQ | |
| 27 | Vitamin Q BBQ | |
| 28 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 29 | EZ-Dz's Smoke Shack | |
| 30 | Blue's Q's BBQ and Catering | |
| 31 | DK BBQ | |
| 32 | T&D's Smoking Meats | |
| 33 | Glazed and Confused | |
| 34 | DIRK'S BIG DOG BBQ - OR | |
| 35 | DND BBQ | |
| 36 | ONW BBQ Co | |
| 37 | Big Mike's BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 2 | J&C BBQ | |
| 3 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 4 | T&D's Smoking Meats | |
| 5 | Pits and Grills | |
| 6 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 7 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 8 | Vitamin Q BBQ | |
| 9 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin' Timbers Northwest | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 12 | Daddy and Me BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 14 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 15 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 16 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 17 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 18 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 19 | Mr. Green's Q | |
| 20 | LC BBQ | |
| 21 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 22 | DND BBQ | |
| 23 | Warpig Smokehouse | |
| 24 | DIRK'S BIG DOG BBQ - OR | |
| 25 | Rob's Smokin' and Grillin' BBQ | |
| 26 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 27 | Slow Porkin' BBQ | |
| 28 | EZ-Dz's Smoke Shack | |
| 29 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 30 | Blue's Q's BBQ and Catering | |
| 31 | DK BBQ | |
| 32 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 33 | Glazed and Confused | |
| 34 | Fat Boyz Sports | |
| 35 | Big Mike's BBQ | |
| 36 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 37 | ONW BBQ Co |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 2 | Rob's Smokin' and Grillin' BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 4 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 5 | Slow Porkin' BBQ | |
| 6 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin' Timbers Northwest | |
| 9 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 10 | LC BBQ | |
| 11 | J&C BBQ | |
| 12 | Can Do BBQ | |
| 13 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 14 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 15 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 16 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 17 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 18 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 19 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 20 | Warpig Smokehouse | |
| 21 | DK BBQ | |
| 22 | ONW BBQ Co | |
| 23 | Blue's Q's BBQ and Catering | |
| 24 | Big Mike's BBQ | |
| 25 | Fat Boyz Sports | |
| 26 | EZ-Dz's Smoke Shack | |
| 27 | Pits and Grills | |
| 28 | T&D's Smoking Meats | |
| 29 | Vitamin Q BBQ | |
| 30 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 31 | Mr. Green's Q | |
| 32 | Glazed and Confused | |
| 33 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 34 | DIRK'S BIG DOG BBQ - OR | |
| 35 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 36 | Daddy and Me BBQ | |
| 37 | DND BBQ |