The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2)
2025-05-31 – 2025-06-01 · Sweet Home, OR · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $24,000.00
Grand Champion: Smokin' Volts BBQ (707.3828) · 28 teams
Entries
28
5 categories
Top score
707.3828
Winning margin
6.2512
GC over RC
Field average
683.80
median 685.35
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Tightest race
Pork
1.1772 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
693.0628
what a walk cost here
Field spread
48.1144
winner to last place
Prize money
$24,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 10%
beats 90% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1582
avg power rating going in · stronger than 82% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ took the Grand Championship home to CA.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-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 | Sweet Home, OR | 30 | 694.8456 | Bad Bears BBQ |
| 2025-05-31 ← this one | Sweet Home, OR | 28 | 707.3828 | Smokin' Volts BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Hazelnut dessert
9 entries · top 179.4400 · median 177.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J&C BBQ | |
| 2 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 3 | Tropic Thunder, Meat, Boys | |
| 4 | Red Beards BBQ | |
| 5 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 6 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 7 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 8 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 9 | Tropic Thunder, Meat, Boys II |
Master Series — Brisket
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.5542 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 2 | Chompa Q | |
| 3 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | Robs Smokin and Grillin BBQ | |
| 5 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 6 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 8 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 9 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 10 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 11 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 12 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 13 | J&C BBQ | |
| 14 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 15 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 16 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 17 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 18 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 19 | RIO VALLEY MEAT | |
| 20 | EZ-D's Smoke Show | |
| 21 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 22 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 23 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 25 | Tropic Thunder, Meat, Boys | |
| 26 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 27 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 28 | Red Beards BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 2 | RIO VALLEY MEAT | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 6 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 7 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 8 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 9 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 10 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 11 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 12 | J&C BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 14 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 15 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 16 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 17 | EZ-D's Smoke Show | |
| 18 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 19 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 20 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 21 | Red Beards BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 23 | Chompa Q | |
| 24 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 25 | Tropic Thunder, Meat, Boys | |
| 26 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 27 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 28 | Robs Smokin and Grillin BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
28 entries · top 707.3828 · median 685.3486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 2 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 6 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 7 | RIO VALLEY MEAT | |
| 8 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 9 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 10 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 11 | J&C BBQ | |
| 12 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 13 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 14 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 15 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 16 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 17 | Chompa Q | |
| 18 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 19 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 20 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 21 | EZ-D's Smoke Show | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 23 | Tropic Thunder, Meat, Boys | |
| 24 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 25 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 26 | Robs Smokin and Grillin BBQ | |
| 27 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 28 | Red Beards BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
28 entries · top 177.7372 · median 171.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 2 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 3 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 6 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 7 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 8 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 10 | EZ-D's Smoke Show | |
| 11 | RIO VALLEY MEAT | |
| 12 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 13 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 14 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 15 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 16 | J&C BBQ | |
| 17 | Tropic Thunder, Meat, Boys | |
| 18 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 19 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 20 | Red Beards BBQ | |
| 21 | Chompa Q | |
| 22 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 23 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 24 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 25 | Robs Smokin and Grillin BBQ | |
| 26 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 27 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 28 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Boys BBQ | |
| 3 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | RIO VALLEY MEAT | |
| 6 | J&C BBQ | |
| 7 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 8 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 9 | Tropic Thunder, Meat, Boys | |
| 10 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 11 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 12 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 13 | OM BBQ COMPANY | |
| 14 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 15 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 16 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 17 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 18 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 19 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 20 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 21 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 22 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 23 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 24 | Red Beards BBQ | |
| 25 | EZ-D's Smoke Show | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 27 | Chompa Q | |
| 28 | Robs Smokin and Grillin BBQ |