May 16–17, 2025 · Oroville, CA · 📍 4020 Olive Hwy · State championship
Reps: Ian Schmidt, Julie Poe · Prize money: $6,000
SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Gold Country Casino Resort BrewFest & State BBQ Championship on May 16, 2025 in Oroville, CA at 4020 Olive Hwy, scoring 695.9656 in a field of 19 teams. CYNICAL BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.9312. Category winners: Chicken — BAR-B-CUDA BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — CYNICAL BBQ (173.7028); Pork — SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — BULL MARKET BBQ (178.8572).
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 97% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0344 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100
Smokin' Bliss BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Cynical BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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.
SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |