3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
2025-08-08 – 2025-08-09 · Felton, CA · 📍 5401 Graham Hill Rd · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Smokin' Bliss BBQ (698.2516) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Cherry Anchor BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6060 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 6–7: Braddah's BBQ and SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Cherry Anchor BBQ and BAR-B-CUDA BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Bad Bears BBQ and SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
Smokin' Bliss BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 15-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
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-08 ← this one | Felton, CA | 5401 Graham Hill Rd | 25 | 698.2516 | Smokin' Bliss BBQ | Cherry Anchor BBQ |
| 2025-08-09 | Felton, CA | 5401 Graham Hill Rd | 21 | 698.8344 | Smokin' Volts BBQ | CYNICAL BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.8456 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0000 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 169.7028 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 698.2516 · median 677.6456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 2 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 5 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | Chompa Q | |
| 8 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 9 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 10 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 12 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 13 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 15 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 16 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 17 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 18 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 19 | RBQ | |
| 20 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 21 | Los Parrilleros Lokos | |
| 22 | COACHES PIT BBQ | |
| 23 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 24 | Alotta BS BBQ | |
| 25 | Giant Lush |
Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 3 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 4 | Chompa Q | |
| 5 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 6 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 8 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 9 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 10 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 12 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 13 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 14 | COACHES PIT BBQ | |
| 15 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 16 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 18 | Los Parrilleros Lokos | |
| 19 | Alotta BS BBQ | |
| 20 | RBQ | |
| 21 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 22 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 23 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 24 | Giant Lush | |
| 25 | SLO DOG Q |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 176.0000 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 2 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 3 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 4 | COACHES PIT BBQ | |
| 5 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 7 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 8 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 9 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 11 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 12 | Chompa Q | |
| 13 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 14 | Los Parrilleros Lokos | |
| 15 | RBQ | |
| 16 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 18 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 19 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 20 | Alotta BS BBQ | |
| 21 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 22 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 23 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 24 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 25 | Giant Lush |
Pork
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 3 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 4 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 5 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 6 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 8 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 9 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 11 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 12 | RBQ | |
| 13 | Chompa Q | |
| 14 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 15 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 16 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 17 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 18 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 19 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 20 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 21 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 22 | Giant Lush | |
| 23 | COACHES PIT BBQ | |
| 24 | Los Parrilleros Lokos | |
| 25 | Alotta BS BBQ |
Brisket
25 entries · top 175.4056 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 6 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 7 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 8 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 9 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 11 | Chompa Q | |
| 12 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 13 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 14 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 15 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 16 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 17 | Los Parrilleros Lokos | |
| 18 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 19 | Alotta BS BBQ | |
| 20 | RBQ | |
| 21 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 22 | Giant Lush | |
| 23 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 25 | COACHES PIT BBQ |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Dessert
6 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.5886 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 2 | Los Parrilleros Lokos | |
| 3 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 5 | Alotta BS BBQ | |
| 6 | Pops BBQ 22 |