Photo finishes
0.0228
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 2–3: Ribs For Your Pleasure edged Pig Sure Perfect by 0.0228.
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · 0.0228
Auburn Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS)
Aug 23, 2025 · Auburn, CA · 📍 123 Recreation Drive
Reps: Ian Schmidt, Julie Poe · Prize money: $2,000
Full results from the Auburn Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on August 23, 2025 in Auburn, CA at 123 Recreation Drive. Ribs For Your Pleasure took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ (177.1544).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
136.97
median 170.33
177.15 🏆
Entries
11
1 judged meat
Top score
177.1544
Winning margin
4.0116
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
166.01
136.97177.15
Pork Ribs · median 170.33 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.7488 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
152.5600
136.97177.15
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
40.1828
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,000
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 52%
beats 48% of 5807 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (1 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 171.4056 | 152.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 177.1544 · median 170.3316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 2 | Ribs For Your Pleasure | |
| 3 | Pig Sure Perfect | |
| 4 | Muskies Meats | |
| 5 | Red Dog Barbeque | |
| 6 | Smok'D Out BBQ | |
| 7 | Gold Country Church | |
| 8 | Smoking on Bourbon | |
| 9 | Barnyard BBQue | |
| 10 | Uncle Matty's Barbeque | |
| 11 | SLIMS BBQ |