2025-04-25 – 2025-04-26 · Lodi, CA · 📍 413 E Lockeford Street · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Cherry Anchor BBQ (699.4056) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Chompa Q
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2024 to 2026 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100
Cherry Anchor BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Meat Candy Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 7–8: BONE RUBBIN BBQ and Meat Candy Q tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: SMOKIN' AXE BBQ and MYA&DJ'S BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: MYA&DJ'S BBQ and Smokin Colt tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Cherry Anchor BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Cherry Anchor BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 13th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Small Axe BBQ (won 2024).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi, CA | 413 E Lockeford Street | 34 | 700.5028 | Small Axe BBQ | CYNICAL BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 ← this one | Lodi, CA | 413 E Lockeford Street | 31 | 699.4056 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | Chompa Q |
| 2026-04-24 | Lodi, CA | 413 E Lockeford Street | 29 | 701.1432 | Smokin' Bliss BBQ | Cherry Anchor BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5716 | 174.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 175.4056 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 172.5600 | 169.7028 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 172.5600 | 170.8228 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |