Gold Country Casino Resort BrewFest & State BBQ Championship
2025-05-16 – 2025-05-17 · Oroville, CA · 📍 4020 Olive Hwy · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Smokin' Bliss BBQ (695.9656) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 CYNICAL BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
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 0.0344 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 7–8: OM BBQ COMPANY and Bad Bears BBQ tied on 172.5484 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: Small Axe BBQ and Bad Bears BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: Braddah's BBQ and Small Axe BBQ tied on 169.6684 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 174.2744 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 171.4172 | 168.5484 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 167.4288 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 171.4056 | 166.8456 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 695.9656 · median 673.0512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 2 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 3 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 4 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 5 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 7 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 8 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 9 | Chompa Q | |
| 10 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 11 | RBQ | |
| 12 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 13 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 14 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 15 | Grill Billies BBQ | |
| 16 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 17 | Big O's BBQ | |
| 18 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 19 | Griffin BBQ |
Chicken
19 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 3 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 4 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 6 | RBQ | |
| 7 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 8 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 9 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 10 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 11 | Grill Billies BBQ | |
| 12 | Chompa Q | |
| 13 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 14 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 15 | Big O's BBQ | |
| 16 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 17 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 18 | Griffin BBQ | |
| 19 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 173.7028 · median 168.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 2 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 3 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 4 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 5 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 7 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 8 | RBQ | |
| 9 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 10 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 11 | Chompa Q | |
| 12 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 13 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 14 | Big O's BBQ | |
| 15 | Grill Billies BBQ | |
| 16 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 17 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 18 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 19 | Griffin BBQ |
Pork
19 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4288
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 2 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 3 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 4 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 5 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 6 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 8 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 9 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 10 | Big O's BBQ | |
| 11 | Grill Billies BBQ | |
| 12 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 13 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 14 | RBQ | |
| 15 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 16 | Chompa Q | |
| 17 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 18 | Griffin BBQ | |
| 19 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ |
Brisket
19 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 2 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 3 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 4 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 5 | Chompa Q | |
| 6 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 7 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 8 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 9 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 12 | RBQ | |
| 13 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 14 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 15 | Grill Billies BBQ | |
| 16 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 17 | Big O's BBQ | |
| 18 | Griffin BBQ | |
| 19 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ |