Aug 8–9, 2025 · Felton, CA · 📍 5401 Graham Hill Rd · State championship
Reps: Ian Schmidt, Julie Poe · Prize money: $6,000
SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ won Grand Champion at the 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) on August 8, 2025 in Felton, CA at 5401 Graham Hill Rd, scoring 698.2516 in a field of 25 teams. Cherry Anchor BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.6456. Category winners: Chicken — GETTIN' BASTED (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SLO DOG Q (176.0000); Pork — Cherry Anchor BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ (175.4056). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2025.
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 87% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6060 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 88 times in 100
Smokin' Bliss BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 12-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
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.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2025 ← this one | Felton, CA | 5401 Graham Hill Rd | 25 | 698.2516 | Smokin' Bliss BBQ | Cherry Anchor BBQ |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Felton, CA | 5401 Graham Hill Rd | 21 | 698.8344 | Smokin' Volts BBQ | CYNICAL BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.8456 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.7028 | 169.7028 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
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 |
25 entries · top 180 · 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 |
25 entries · top 176 · 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 |
25 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |
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.
6 entries · top 180 · 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 |