3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)
2025-08-09 – 2025-08-10 · Felton, CA · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Smokin' Volts BBQ (698.8344) · 21 teams
Entries
21
4 categories
Top score
698.8344
Winning margin
11.4628
GC over RC
Field average
671.03
median 678.22
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.1656 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.6228
what a walk cost here
Field spread
67.6228
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,000.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 38%
beats 62% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1591
avg power rating going in · stronger than 87% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-08 | Felton, CA | 25 | 698.2516 | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2025-08-09 ← this one | Felton, CA | 21 | 698.8344 | Smokin' Volts BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
21 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | Smokin' SRB | |
| 5 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 6 | Chompa Q | |
| 7 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 8 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 10 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 12 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 13 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 14 | Old Greenwood BBQ | |
| 15 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 16 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 17 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 18 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 19 | Los Mexi%22Q%22tioners | |
| 20 | KO BBQ | |
| 21 | COACHES PIT BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
21 entries · top 176.0000 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 2 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 3 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 8 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 9 | Chompa Q | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 11 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 12 | Old Greenwood BBQ | |
| 13 | COACHES PIT BBQ | |
| 14 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin' SRB | |
| 17 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 18 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 19 | KO BBQ | |
| 20 | Los Mexi%22Q%22tioners | |
| 21 | PRISON BREAK BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
21 entries · top 698.8344 · median 678.2172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 2 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 3 | Chompa Q | |
| 4 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 8 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin' SRB | |
| 10 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 11 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 12 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 13 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 14 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 15 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 16 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 17 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 18 | Old Greenwood BBQ | |
| 19 | Los Mexi%22Q%22tioners | |
| 20 | KO BBQ | |
| 21 | COACHES PIT BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 3 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 6 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 7 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 8 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 11 | Chompa Q | |
| 12 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin' SRB | |
| 14 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 15 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 16 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 17 | COACHES PIT BBQ | |
| 18 | KO BBQ | |
| 19 | Los Mexi%22Q%22tioners | |
| 20 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 21 | Old Greenwood BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 175.4400 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braddah's BBQ | |
| 2 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | Chompa Q | |
| 6 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin' SRB | |
| 8 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 9 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 12 | Los Mexi%22Q%22tioners | |
| 13 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 14 | KO BBQ | |
| 15 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 16 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 17 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 18 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 19 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 20 | Old Greenwood BBQ | |
| 21 | COACHES PIT BBQ |