2024-09-20 – 2024-09-21 · Lincoln, CA · 📍 2574 Eastridge Drive
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $2,400.00
Grand Champion: Smokin' Bliss BBQ (173.7372) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Smokin' Stacks BBQ
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Pork Ribs places 2–3: Smokin' Stacks BBQ and Luv2BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Trouble Makers Barbeque edged Doctor Q BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Doctor Q BBQ edged Chompa Q by 0.0228.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Smolder & Wiser (won 2023).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-15 | Lincoln, CA | 2450 Eastridge Drive | 22 | 174.3088 | Smolder & Wiser | — |
| 2024-09-20 ← this one | Lincoln, CA | 2574 Eastridge Drive | 15 | 173.7372 | Smokin' Bliss BBQ | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Lincoln, CA | 2574 Eastridge Drive | 19 | 180.0000 | Luv2BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 173.7372 | 166.8800 | 163.4516 |
15 entries · top 173.7372 · median 165.1200