3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)
2025-08-09 – 2025-08-10 · Felton, CA · 📍 5401 Graham Hill Rd · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Smokin' Volts BBQ (698.8344) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 CYNICAL 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
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 11.4628 points — a wider margin than 93% of championships in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 7–8: OM BBQ COMPANY and Meat Candy Q tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: Big Boys BBQ and BAR-B-CUDA BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: GETTIN' BASTED edged OM BBQ COMPANY by 0.0116.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Smokin' Bliss BBQ (won 2025).
🃏 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
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 | Felton, CA | 5401 Graham Hill Rd | 25 | 698.2516 | Smokin' Bliss BBQ | Cherry Anchor BBQ |
| 2025-08-09 ← this one | 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 | 176.0000 | 173.1316 | 170.8112 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 174.2744 | 169.1660 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.8572 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 171.4288 | 169.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |