BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
2025-05-24 – 2025-05-25 · North Bend, OR · 📍 3201 Tremont Ave · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $14,500.00
Grand Champion: Crooked Pigs (703.3828) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Vitamin Q
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👑 A dynasty in the making
ROOFTOP BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 12 tracked editions.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 10.9028 points — a wider margin than 92% of championships in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
CROOKED PIGS won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 6–7: EZ-Dz's Smoke Shack and T&D's Smoking Meats tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: That's All Smoke and Vitamin Q tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: Pit 71 BBQ and CROOKED PIGS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: LAKE HOUSE BBQ (won 2013), SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST (won 2017), SON OF SMOKE (won 2018), Smokin' Axe BBQ (won 2023), Crooked Pigs (won 2024).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-25 | North Bend, OR | 31 | 694.8570 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 2014-05-24 | North Bend, OR 97459 | 31 | 693.0740 | BIG BITE BBQ | DUELIN' J'S | |
| 2015-05-22 | North Bend, OR 97459 | 38 | 698.3200 | ROOFTOP BBQ | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 2016-05-28 | North Bend, OR | 43 | 695.4288 | ROOFTOP BBQ | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 2017-05-27 | 3201 Tremont Ave | 37 | 692.4684 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 2018-05-26 | 3201 Tremont Ave | 35 | 691.9312 | SON OF SMOKE | SMOKE324 | |
| 2019-05-25 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 34 | 694.8572 | Warpig BBQ | PIGGY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-05-28 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 27 | 697.1200 | Mudville BBQ | RJs Smokehouse |
| 2023-05-27 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 25 | 697.1544 | Smokin' Axe BBQ | HOGGERQ |
| 2024-05-25 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 27 | 696.5600 | Crooked Pigs | Small Axe BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 ← this one | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 26 | 703.3828 | Crooked Pigs | Vitamin Q |
| 2026-05-23 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 33 | 702.8228 | Bone Rubbin BBQ | OM BBQ COMPANY |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 173.1544 | 169.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 174.2972 | 171.9656 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 173.1200 | 171.4056 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 172.5484 | 170.8456 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 703.3828 · median 676.7654
Chicken
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.9828
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2686 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6742