Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
2025-04-25 – 2025-04-26 · Lodi, CA · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Cherry Anchor BBQ (699.4056) · 31 teams
Entries
31
4 categories
Top score
699.4056
Winning margin
1.7140
GC over RC
Field average
669.31
median 671.35
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
2.8800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
683.8740
what a walk cost here
Field spread
89.1884
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,000.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 36%
beats 64% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1544
avg power rating going in · stronger than 50% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
Cherry Anchor BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Meat Candy Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi, CA | 34 | 700.5028 | Small Axe BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 ← this one | Lodi, CA | 31 | 699.4056 | Cherry Anchor BBQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Lodi, CA | 29 | 701.1432 | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
31 entries · top 175.4400 · median 166.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 3 | Chompa Q | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 5 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 6 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 7 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 8 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 9 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 10 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 11 | Alotta BS BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 13 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 14 | Sequoia Smoke | |
| 15 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 16 | RBQ | |
| 17 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 18 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 19 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 20 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 21 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 22 | B&E BBQ | |
| 23 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 24 | Rack to the Future Barbeque | |
| 25 | Solid Smoke | |
| 26 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 27 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 28 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 29 | Smokin Colt | |
| 30 | Brewskies BBQ | |
| 31 | Babytooth Barbecue |
Master Series — Chicken
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chompa Q | |
| 2 | Solid Smoke | |
| 3 | Sequoia Smoke | |
| 4 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin Colt | |
| 7 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 8 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 9 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 10 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 11 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 12 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 13 | Brewskies BBQ | |
| 14 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 15 | Alotta BS BBQ | |
| 16 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 17 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 18 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 19 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 20 | Rack to the Future Barbeque | |
| 21 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 22 | RBQ | |
| 23 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 25 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 26 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 27 | B&E BBQ | |
| 28 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 29 | Babytooth Barbecue | |
| 30 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 31 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
31 entries · top 699.4056 · median 671.3488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 2 | Chompa Q | |
| 3 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 7 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 8 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 9 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 10 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 11 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 12 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 14 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 15 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin Colt | |
| 17 | Alotta BS BBQ | |
| 18 | Sequoia Smoke | |
| 19 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 20 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 21 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 22 | RBQ | |
| 23 | Rack to the Future Barbeque | |
| 24 | B&E BBQ | |
| 25 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 26 | Solid Smoke | |
| 27 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 28 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 29 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 30 | Babytooth Barbecue | |
| 31 | Brewskies BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
31 entries · top 178.8800 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 2 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 5 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin Colt | |
| 7 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 8 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 9 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 10 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 12 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 13 | Chompa Q | |
| 14 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 15 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 16 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 17 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 18 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 19 | B&E BBQ | |
| 20 | RBQ | |
| 21 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 22 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 23 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 24 | Sequoia Smoke | |
| 25 | Alotta BS BBQ | |
| 26 | Rack to the Future Barbeque | |
| 27 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 28 | Babytooth Barbecue | |
| 29 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 30 | Solid Smoke | |
| 31 | Brewskies BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 2 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 3 | Chompa Q | |
| 4 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 5 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 6 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 7 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 8 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 10 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 11 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 12 | Smokin Colt | |
| 13 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 14 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 15 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 16 | Babytooth Barbecue | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 18 | Rack to the Future Barbeque | |
| 19 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 20 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 21 | RBQ | |
| 22 | Alotta BS BBQ | |
| 23 | B&E BBQ | |
| 24 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 26 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 27 | Solid Smoke | |
| 28 | Sequoia Smoke | |
| 29 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 30 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 31 | Brewskies BBQ |