12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2025-09-20 · Lincoln, CA · 📍 2574 Eastridge Drive
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $2,400.00
Grand Champion: Luv2BBQ (180.0000) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ
Entries
19
1 judged meat
Top score
180.0000
Winning margin
1.1428
1st over 2nd
Field average
165.19
median 166.82
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
10.8800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
166.8228
10th place overall
Field spread
30.9144
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,400.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 16%
beats 84% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 9–10: Up In Smoke BBQ edged Clay City BBQ by 0.0572.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Smokin' Bliss BBQ (won 2024).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-15 | Lincoln, CA | 2450 Eastridge Drive | 22 | 174.3088 | Smolder & Wiser | — |
| 2024-09-20 | Lincoln, CA | 2574 Eastridge Drive | 15 | 173.7372 | Smokin' Bliss BBQ | — |
| 2025-09-20 ← this one | Lincoln, CA | 2574 Eastridge Drive | 19 | 180.0000 | Luv2BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 169.1200 | 166.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luv2BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 3 | Chompa Q | |
| 4 | Smoking on Bourbon BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokin' Stacks BBQ | |
| 6 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 7 | Iron & Oak BBQ | |
| 8 | 5 Skinz BBQ | |
| 9 | Up In Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | Clay City BBQ | |
| 11 | Buckethead BBQ | |
| 12 | Hilbers BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 14 | 12 Bridges High School | |
| 15 | The Rib Wranglers | |
| 16 | Zalt & Co. BBQ | |
| 17 | Doctor Q BBQ | |
| 18 | Trash Talking Bears BBQ Team | |
| 19 | Chub Rub |