Aug 17–18, 2018 · Susanville, CA · 📍 195 Russell Ave
BULL MARKET BBQ won Grand Champion at the Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off on August 17, 2018 in Susanville, CA at 195 Russell Ave, scoring 685.2344 in a field of 27 teams. OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.9544. Category winners: Chicken — PIRATES OF THE PIG (177.7028); Pork Ribs — PIRATES OF THE PIG (176.0000); Pork — THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES (173.7028); Brisket — CYNICAL BBQ (178.2972). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2019.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2021 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 76% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2800 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100
BULL MARKET BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SON OF SMOKE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
BULL MARKET BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was BULL MARKET BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 6th tracked contest.
Chicken places 2–3: BULL MARKET BBQ and SHIG NINJA BBQ tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: RICKY P'S MEAT CANDY BBQ COMPANY edged CANYON RIDERS BBQ by 0.0004. Pork Ribs places 6–7: BONE RUBBIN BBQ edged JIMMY'S BACKYARD BBQ by 0.0116.
PIRATES OF THE PIG won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2018 ← this one | Susanville, CA | 195 Russell Ave | 27 | 685.2344 | BULL MARKET BBQ | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Susanville, CA | 195 Russell Ave | 25 | 675.9768 | Cynical BBQ | Smokey and the Pirate |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Susanville, CA | 195 Russell Ave | 11 | 678.2284 | 7 Sins BBQ | KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.7256 | 168.6400 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 174.8456 | 171.4056 |
| Pork | 173.7028 | 169.1200 | 166.8572 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 167.4172 | 165.1084 |
27 entries · top 685.2344 · median 652
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.1314
27 entries · top 176 · median 164.5484
26 entries · top 173.7028 · median 165.1200
26 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.2570