The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1)
2025-05-30 – 2025-05-31 · Sweet Home, OR · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $24,000.00
Grand Champion: Bad Bears BBQ (694.8456) · 30 teams
Entries
30
5 categories
Top score
694.8456
Winning margin
1.1084
GC over RC
Field average
671.93
median 673.58
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.0972
what a walk cost here
Field spread
86.9940
winner to last place
Prize money
$24,000.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 50%
beats 50% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1576
avg power rating going in · stronger than 78% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1084 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Bad Bears BBQ took the Grand Championship home to CA.
🃏 An upset on the books
Bad Bears BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 11-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-30 ← this one | Sweet Home, OR | 30 | 694.8456 | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-05-31 | Sweet Home, OR | 28 | 707.3828 | Smokin' Volts BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Mushroom
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 |
Master Series — Brisket
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 |
Master Series — Chicken
30 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Master Series — Overall
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 |
Master Series — Pork
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 |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
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 |