7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
2024-08-24 – 2024-08-25 · DuPont, WA · 📍 Clocktower Park · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $15,000.00
Grand Champion: J&C BBQ (703.4748) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 RJs Smokehouse
Entries
27
4 judged meats
Top score
703.4748
Winning margin
1.8064
GC over RC
Field average
671.14
median 678.29
Tightest race
Pork
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
682.2288
10th place overall
Field spread
80.7544
winner to last place
Prize money
$15,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 30%
beats 70% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
59%
of the 27 teams with a home region came from outside WA
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.66 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1519
avg power rating going in · stronger than 24% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
J&C BBQ took the Grand Championship home to OR.
🧹 A double category winner
RJs Smokehouse won Pork, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.8572 | 173.1544 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.1544 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 175.4056 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 176.0000 | 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 180.0000 · 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 180.0000 · 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 |