4 of 4
meats called to the stage
J&C BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 7th
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 3rd
7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
Aug 24–25, 2024 · DuPont, WA · 📍 Clocktower Park · State championship
Reps: Ian Schmidt, Julie Poe · Prize money: $15,000
J&C BBQ won Grand Champion at the 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition on August 24, 2024 in DuPont, WA at Clocktower Park, scoring 703.4748 in a field of 27 teams. RJs Smokehouse took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.6684. Category winners: Chicken — Small Axe BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SMOKE324 (178.8572); Pork — RJs Smokehouse (180.0000); Brisket — RJs Smokehouse (178.8572).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
622.72
median 678.29
703.47 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 178.86
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 178.86
139.99
180
Entries
27
4 judged meats
Top score
703.4748
Winning margin
1.8064
GC over RC
Field average
671.14
622.72703.47
median 678.29 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
682.2288
622.72703.47
10th place overall
Field spread
80.7544
winner to last place
Prize money
$15,000
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 19%
beats 81% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.65 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,533
avg power rating going in · stronger than 24% of contests
Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Won without a category win
A first Grand Championship
29
tracked contests to get there
This was J&C BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 29th tracked contest.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 5–6: Alderfire BBQ and Batter Up BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: RUSTY'S BBQ and Alderfire BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Small Axe BBQ edged Rob's Smokin' and Grillin' BBQ by 0.0116.
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Pork 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0116
- Brisket 4–5 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
RJs Smokehouse won Pork, Brisket — a double.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Small Axe BBQ · Chicken
- RJs Smokehouse · Pork
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.8572 | 173.1544 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.1544 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.7144 | 175.4056 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 176 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 703.4748 · median 678.2860
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J&C BBQ | |
| 2 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 3 | Slow Porkin' | |
| 4 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 5 | HOGGINDASAUCE BQQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE324 | |
| 7 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | |
| 8 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin' Pigs | |
| 10 | Batter Up BBQ | |
| 11 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | EZ-D's Smoke Shack | |
| 13 | Mr. Green's Q | |
| 14 | ONW BBQ Co | |
| 15 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 16 | Blues Q BBQ and Catering | |
| 17 | Daddy & Me BBQ | |
| 18 | Marcoe's Black Jack BBQ | |
| 19 | Rob's Smokin' and Grillin' BBQ | |
| 20 | Shigging BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin' O's | |
| 22 | DND BBQ WA | |
| 23 | DND BBQ | |
| 24 | Pomeroy Family BBQ | |
| 25 | Whipps BBQ | |
| 26 | S'Mackdown Smoking Co | |
| 27 | IDA-TEX BBQ |
Chicken
27 entries · top 180 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 2 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 3 | J&C BBQ | |
| 4 | DND BBQ WA | |
| 5 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 6 | Batter Up BBQ | |
| 7 | Rob's Smokin' and Grillin' BBQ | |
| 8 | HOGGINDASAUCE BQQ | |
| 9 | Slow Porkin' | |
| 10 | ONW BBQ Co | |
| 11 | SMOKE324 | |
| 12 | Daddy & Me BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin' Pigs | |
| 14 | EZ-D's Smoke Shack | |
| 15 | DND BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | |
| 17 | Pomeroy Family BBQ | |
| 18 | Mr. Green's Q | |
| 19 | Whipps BBQ | |
| 20 | Shigging BBQ | |
| 21 | IDA-TEX BBQ | |
| 22 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin' O's | |
| 24 | Marcoe's Black Jack BBQ | |
| 25 | S'Mackdown Smoking Co | |
| 26 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 27 | Blues Q BBQ and Catering |
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE324 | |
| 2 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | |
| 4 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Slow Porkin' | |
| 6 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 7 | J&C BBQ | |
| 8 | Whipps BBQ | |
| 9 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 10 | Rob's Smokin' and Grillin' BBQ | |
| 11 | Mr. Green's Q | |
| 12 | Batter Up BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin' O's | |
| 14 | Shigging BBQ | |
| 15 | EZ-D's Smoke Shack | |
| 16 | Smokin' Pigs | |
| 17 | HOGGINDASAUCE BQQ | |
| 18 | ONW BBQ Co | |
| 19 | Blues Q BBQ and Catering | |
| 20 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 21 | Pomeroy Family BBQ | |
| 22 | Marcoe's Black Jack BBQ | |
| 23 | DND BBQ | |
| 24 | IDA-TEX BBQ | |
| 25 | S'Mackdown Smoking Co | |
| 26 | Daddy & Me BBQ | |
| 27 | DND BBQ WA |
Pork
27 entries · top 180 · median 169.1316 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 2 | J&C BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokin' Pigs | |
| 4 | Slow Porkin' | |
| 5 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | |
| 6 | SMOKE324 | |
| 7 | Daddy & Me BBQ | |
| 8 | HOGGINDASAUCE BQQ | |
| 9 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 11 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 12 | ONW BBQ Co | |
| 13 | Blues Q BBQ and Catering | |
| 14 | Batter Up BBQ | |
| 15 | DND BBQ WA | |
| 16 | Mr. Green's Q | |
| 17 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 18 | EZ-D's Smoke Shack | |
| 19 | Marcoe's Black Jack BBQ | |
| 20 | S'Mackdown Smoking Co | |
| 21 | Smokin' O's | |
| 22 | Pomeroy Family BBQ | |
| 23 | Shigging BBQ | |
| 24 | Rob's Smokin' and Grillin' BBQ | |
| 25 | Whipps BBQ | |
| 26 | IDA-TEX BBQ | |
| 27 | DND BBQ |
Brisket
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2860
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 2 | Marcoe's Black Jack BBQ | |
| 3 | J&C BBQ | |
| 4 | Blues Q BBQ and Catering | |
| 5 | HOGGINDASAUCE BQQ | |
| 6 | Slow Porkin' | |
| 7 | EZ-D's Smoke Shack | |
| 8 | Mr. Green's Q | |
| 9 | Shigging BBQ | |
| 10 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 11 | DND BBQ | |
| 12 | Batter Up BBQ | |
| 13 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 14 | Daddy & Me BBQ | |
| 15 | DND BBQ WA | |
| 16 | Rob's Smokin' and Grillin' BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokin' Pigs | |
| 18 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | |
| 19 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | ONW BBQ Co | |
| 21 | Smokin' O's | |
| 22 | SMOKE324 | |
| 23 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 24 | IDA-TEX BBQ | |
| 25 | S'Mackdown Smoking Co | |
| 26 | Pomeroy Family BBQ | |
| 27 | Whipps BBQ |