California State Fair BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2025-07-12 · Sacramento, CA · 📍 1600 Exposition Blvd
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $825.00
Grand Champion: Coaches Pit BBQ (170.8228) · 10 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Big Boss BBQ
Entries
10
1 judged meat
Top score
170.8228
Winning margin
1.6456
1st over 2nd
Field average
163.81
median 166.26
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4284 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
150.8112
10th place overall
Field spread
20.0116
winner to last place
Prize money
$825.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 96%
beats 4% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 4–5: Smokin' Stacks BBQ and Smokin' Rose BBQ tied on 167.3944 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Voodoo BBQ edged B&E BBQ by 0.0228.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 170.8228 | 167.3944 | 150.8112 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 170.8228 · median 166.2630
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Boss BBQ | |
| 3 | Smolder & Wiser BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin' Stacks BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokin' Rose BBQ | |
| 6 | Savory Dave's | |
| 7 | QMC BBQ | |
| 8 | Voodoo BBQ | |
| 9 | B&E BBQ | |
| 10 | Chard Pink |