Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
ROOFTOP BBQ won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2015
- 2016
BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
2016-05-28 – 2016-05-29 · North Bend, OR · 📍 North Bend, OR
Grand Champion: ROOFTOP BBQ (695.4288) · 43 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PIGGY D'S BBQ
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
452.48
median 643.93
695.43 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.30
- Pork Ribs 177.74
- Pork 176.56
- Brisket 177.14
20.00
178.30
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
43
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
695.4288
Winning margin
3.4060
GC over RC
Field average
636.11
452.48695.43
median 643.93 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
669.1084
452.48695.43
10th place overall
Field spread
242.9484
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 51%
beats 49% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
61%
23 of 38 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.74 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1533
avg power rating going in · stronger than 24% of contests
Storylines (6 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.
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 12 tracked editions
ROOFTOP BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 12 tracked editions.
- 2015
- 2016
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: BOOTIES BBQ and THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: HOAGIE SMOKERS BBQ and RUSTY'S BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: SON OF SMOKE and BAD BONES BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Pork 9–10 · tie
- Brisket 6–7 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
ROOFTOP BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 13th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 13th
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BIG BITE BBQ (won 2014), ROOFTOP BBQ (won 2015).
- BIG BITE BBQ · 2014
- ROOFTOP BBQ · 2015
The biggest field yet
43
teams — a contest high
This contest usually draws about 33 teams
43 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 33.
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-25 | North Bend, OR | North Bend, OR | 31 | 694.8570 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | MOE CASON BBQ |
| 2014-05-24 | North Bend, OR | North Bend, OR 97459 | 31 | 693.0740 | BIG BITE BBQ | DUELIN' J'S |
| 2015-05-22 | North Bend, OR | North Bend, OR 97459 | 38 | 698.3200 | ROOFTOP BBQ | WINE COUNTRY Q |
| 2016-05-28 ← this one | North Bend, OR | North Bend, OR | 43 | 695.4288 | ROOFTOP BBQ | PIGGY D'S BBQ |
| 2017-05-27 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 37 | 692.4684 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2018-05-26 | North Bend, OR | 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 | 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 | 178.2972 | 174.2972 | 169.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 173.1316 | 169.6684 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 173.7028 | 171.4172 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 171.4172 | 169.1544 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
43 entries · top 695.4288 · median 643.9316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 2 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | MADDDOG'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 5 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 7 | BIG BITE BBQ | |
| 8 | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 9 | THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES | |
| 10 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | |
| 11 | Eads Downhome | |
| 12 | BOWLING OVER PIGS | |
| 13 | BAD BONES BBQ | |
| 14 | HOAGIE SMOKERS BBQ | |
| 15 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 16 | Ella's & JD's Q | |
| 17 | DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE | |
| 18 | FAT DAD'S BBQ | |
| 19 | THE RIB MAFIA | |
| 20 | SMOKESHOW | |
| 21 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 22 | ROGUE CAVEMAN Q | |
| 23 | OLD COULEE QUE | |
| 24 | Home on the Range | |
| 25 | UFF-DA-Q | |
| 26 | DUELIN' J'S | |
| 27 | Jumptown BBQ | |
| 28 | SPUDS BBQ CO | |
| 29 | Backwoods Bar-B-Q | |
| 30 | PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO | |
| 31 | ROXX BOXX BBQ | |
| 32 | Q | |
| 33 | Smokin' Pigs Turnkey BBQ | |
| 34 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 35 | CURB B Q | |
| 36 | FRANK'S Q. | |
| 37 | Backyard BBQ & Catering Co. | |
| 38 | NORTHWEST SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 39 | Flying Pig B-B-Q and Catering | |
| 40 | BAD PIG BBQ | |
| 41 | Hillbilly Bar-B-Q | |
| 42 | 503BACKYARDBBQ | |
| 43 | Tokestu BBQ |
Chicken
43 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 2 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | FAT DAD'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 5 | THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES | |
| 6 | BIG BITE BBQ | |
| 7 | BAD PIG BBQ | |
| 8 | Eads Downhome | |
| 9 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | ROGUE CAVEMAN Q | |
| 11 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 12 | Hillbilly Bar-B-Q | |
| 13 | Backwoods Bar-B-Q | |
| 14 | SPUDS BBQ CO | |
| 15 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | |
| 16 | PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO | |
| 17 | Jumptown BBQ | |
| 18 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKESHOW | |
| 20 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 21 | Ella's & JD's Q | |
| 22 | Home on the Range | |
| 23 | ROXX BOXX BBQ | |
| 24 | UFF-DA-Q | |
| 25 | DUELIN' J'S | |
| 26 | MADDDOG'S BBQ | |
| 27 | BOWLING OVER PIGS | |
| 28 | THE RIB MAFIA | |
| 29 | BAD BONES BBQ | |
| 30 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 31 | FRANK'S Q. | |
| 32 | Backyard BBQ & Catering Co. | |
| 33 | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 34 | Q | |
| 35 | OLD COULEE QUE | |
| 36 | CURB B Q | |
| 37 | Smokin' Pigs Turnkey BBQ | |
| 38 | HOAGIE SMOKERS BBQ | |
| 39 | Tokestu BBQ | |
| 40 | DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE | |
| 41 | NORTHWEST SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 42 | 503BACKYARDBBQ | |
| 43 | Flying Pig B-B-Q and Catering |
Pork Ribs
43 entries · top 177.7372 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BITE BBQ | |
| 2 | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 3 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 4 | THE RIB MAFIA | |
| 5 | MADDDOG'S BBQ | |
| 6 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 7 | SPUDS BBQ CO | |
| 8 | DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES | |
| 10 | Home on the Range | |
| 11 | FAT DAD'S BBQ | |
| 12 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | BAD BONES BBQ | |
| 14 | OLD COULEE QUE | |
| 15 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 16 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 17 | ROXX BOXX BBQ | |
| 18 | BOWLING OVER PIGS | |
| 19 | Q | |
| 20 | HOAGIE SMOKERS BBQ | |
| 21 | PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO | |
| 22 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | |
| 23 | NORTHWEST SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 24 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 25 | Ella's & JD's Q | |
| 26 | SMOKESHOW | |
| 27 | Jumptown BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokin' Pigs Turnkey BBQ | |
| 29 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 30 | Eads Downhome | |
| 31 | Backwoods Bar-B-Q | |
| 32 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 33 | DUELIN' J'S | |
| 34 | CURB B Q | |
| 35 | Flying Pig B-B-Q and Catering | |
| 36 | BAD PIG BBQ | |
| 37 | Backyard BBQ & Catering Co. | |
| 38 | UFF-DA-Q | |
| 39 | FRANK'S Q. | |
| 40 | ROGUE CAVEMAN Q | |
| 41 | Hillbilly Bar-B-Q | |
| 42 | Tokestu BBQ | |
| 43 | 503BACKYARDBBQ |
Pork
43 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADDDOG'S BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 3 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 4 | HOAGIE SMOKERS BBQ | |
| 5 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES | |
| 7 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Eads Downhome | |
| 9 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 10 | BAD BONES BBQ | |
| 11 | 503BACKYARDBBQ | |
| 12 | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 13 | SMOKESHOW | |
| 14 | ROGUE CAVEMAN Q | |
| 15 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 16 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | |
| 17 | Ella's & JD's Q | |
| 18 | DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | BIG BITE BBQ | |
| 20 | DUELIN' J'S | |
| 21 | BOWLING OVER PIGS | |
| 22 | CURB B Q | |
| 23 | FRANK'S Q. | |
| 24 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 25 | FAT DAD'S BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin' Pigs Turnkey BBQ | |
| 27 | THE RIB MAFIA | |
| 28 | Flying Pig B-B-Q and Catering | |
| 29 | OLD COULEE QUE | |
| 30 | SPUDS BBQ CO | |
| 31 | UFF-DA-Q | |
| 32 | Home on the Range | |
| 33 | Q | |
| 34 | PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO | |
| 35 | Jumptown BBQ | |
| 36 | Hillbilly Bar-B-Q | |
| 37 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 38 | Backyard BBQ & Catering Co. | |
| 39 | Backwoods Bar-B-Q | |
| 40 | BAD PIG BBQ | |
| 41 | NORTHWEST SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 42 | Tokestu BBQ | |
| 43 | ROXX BOXX BBQ |
Brisket
43 entries · top 177.1428 · median 159.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | UFF-DA-Q | |
| 3 | BOWLING OVER PIGS | |
| 4 | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 5 | MADDDOG'S BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | |
| 8 | HOAGIE SMOKERS BBQ | |
| 9 | DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | Eads Downhome | |
| 11 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 13 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 14 | ROGUE CAVEMAN Q | |
| 15 | BAD BONES BBQ | |
| 16 | OLD COULEE QUE | |
| 17 | Backwoods Bar-B-Q | |
| 18 | Ella's & JD's Q | |
| 19 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG BITE BBQ | |
| 21 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 22 | THE RIB MAFIA | |
| 23 | ROXX BOXX BBQ | |
| 24 | FRANK'S Q. | |
| 25 | Jumptown BBQ | |
| 26 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 27 | THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES | |
| 28 | DUELIN' J'S | |
| 29 | Home on the Range | |
| 30 | Backyard BBQ & Catering Co. | |
| 31 | SMOKESHOW | |
| 32 | CURB B Q | |
| 33 | 503BACKYARDBBQ | |
| 34 | Smokin' Pigs Turnkey BBQ | |
| 35 | Flying Pig B-B-Q and Catering | |
| 36 | NORTHWEST SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 37 | FAT DAD'S BBQ | |
| 38 | Q | |
| 39 | Tokestu BBQ | |
| 40 | PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO | |
| 41 | Hillbilly Bar-B-Q | |
| 42 | SPUDS BBQ CO | |
| 43 | BAD PIG BBQ |
Ancillary categories
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.
Master Series — Mac & Cheese
21 entries · top 176.0000 · median 165.7372