May 30–31, 2025 · Sweet Home, OR · 📍 1851 Tamarack St · State championship
Reps: Ian Schmidt, Julie Poe · Prize money: $24,000
Bad Bears BBQ won Grand Champion at The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) on May 30, 2025 in Sweet Home, OR at 1851 Tamarack St, scoring 694.8456 in a field of 30 teams. CHICKEN FRIED BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.7372. Category winners: Chicken — Bad Bears BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BULL MARKET BBQ (178.8572); Pork — CHICKEN FRIED BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — Alderfire BBQ (179.4400). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2025.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 84% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1084 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 92 times in 100
Bad Bears BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 8-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Bad Bears BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 20th tracked contest.
Chicken places 9–10: SMOKIN' AXE BBQ and PORTERHOUSE BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: SinBin BBQ and Tropic Thunder, Meat, Boys tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: GETTIN' BASTED and SinBin BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bad Bears BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 14th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2025 ← this one | Sweet Home, OR | 1851 Tamarack St | 30 | 694.8456 | Bad Bears BBQ | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ |
| May 31, 2025 | Sweet Home, OR | 1851 Tamarack St | 28 | 707.3828 | Smokin' Volts BBQ | Alderfire BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4056 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 173.1428 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | 169.1200 |
30 entries · top 694.8456 · median 673.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 2 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 3 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 7 | J&C BBQ | |
| 8 | RIO VALLEY MEAT | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 10 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 11 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 12 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 13 | EZ-D's Smoke Show | |
| 14 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 16 | Red Beards BBQ | |
| 17 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 18 | Chompa Q | |
| 19 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 20 | Robs Smokin and Grillin BBQ | |
| 21 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 22 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 23 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 24 | Tropic Thunder, Meat, Boys | |
| 25 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 27 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 28 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 29 | Smokin Squatch BBQ | |
| 30 | Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em |
30 entries · top 180 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 2 | RIO VALLEY MEAT | |
| 3 | J&C BBQ | |
| 4 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | Robs Smokin and Grillin BBQ | |
| 7 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 8 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 10 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 13 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 14 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 15 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 16 | EZ-D's Smoke Show | |
| 17 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 18 | Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em | |
| 19 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 20 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 21 | Red Beards BBQ | |
| 22 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 23 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 24 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 25 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 26 | Smokin Squatch BBQ | |
| 27 | Chompa Q | |
| 28 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 29 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 30 | Tropic Thunder, Meat, Boys |
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 3 | RIO VALLEY MEAT | |
| 4 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 5 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 6 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 7 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 8 | Tropic Thunder, Meat, Boys | |
| 9 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 10 | Chompa Q | |
| 11 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 13 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 14 | EZ-D's Smoke Show | |
| 15 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 16 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 17 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 18 | Red Beards BBQ | |
| 19 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 20 | Robs Smokin and Grillin BBQ | |
| 21 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 22 | J&C BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin Squatch BBQ | |
| 24 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 26 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 27 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 28 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 29 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 30 | Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em |
30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 4 | Chompa Q | |
| 5 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 6 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 7 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 8 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 9 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 11 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 12 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 13 | Tropic Thunder, Meat, Boys | |
| 14 | Red Beards BBQ | |
| 15 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 16 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 17 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 18 | J&C BBQ | |
| 19 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 20 | EZ-D's Smoke Show | |
| 21 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 22 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 24 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokin Squatch BBQ | |
| 26 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 27 | Robs Smokin and Grillin BBQ | |
| 28 | RIO VALLEY MEAT | |
| 29 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 30 | Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em |
30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 2 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 3 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 4 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 5 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 7 | J&C BBQ | |
| 8 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 9 | EZ-D's Smoke Show | |
| 10 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 12 | RIO VALLEY MEAT | |
| 13 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 14 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 16 | Red Beards BBQ | |
| 17 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 18 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 19 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 20 | Robs Smokin and Grillin BBQ | |
| 21 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 22 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 23 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 24 | Tropic Thunder, Meat, Boys | |
| 25 | Chompa Q | |
| 26 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 27 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 28 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 29 | Smokin Squatch BBQ | |
| 30 | Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
8 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tropic Thunder, Meat, Boys | |
| 2 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 3 | Red Beards BBQ | |
| 4 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 5 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 6 | J&C BBQ | |
| 7 | EZ-D's Smoke Show | |
| 8 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |