Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship
2019-05-03 – 2019-05-04 · Elk Grove, CA · 📍 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $7,000.00
Grand Champion: The Smoking J's (695.9772) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG POPPA SMOKERS
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How hot was the win?
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
SON OF SMOKE has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
🧹 A double category winner
THE SMOKING J'S won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: Thin Blue Que and Smokey and the Pirate tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: 7-8-9 BBQ and RBQ tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: RBQ and PIRATES OF THE PIG tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SON OF SMOKE (won 2016, 2017), SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ (won 2018).
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-29 | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | 30 | 696.5140 | SON OF SMOKE | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2016-04-30 | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | — | — | — | — | |
| 2017-05-05 | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | 33 | 687.3600 | SON OF SMOKE | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 2018-05-04 | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | 35 | 701.6916 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 2019-05-03 ← this one | Elk Grove, CA | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | 27 | 695.9772 | The Smoking J's | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-05-03 | Elk Grove, CA | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | 15 | 330.9144 | Smokin' Ray's BBQ | — |
| 2022-05-06 | Elk Grove, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.0000 | 171.4172 | 169.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 172.5600 | 170.8456 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 173.7028 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 172.0000 | 168.5256 | 165.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 695.9772 · median 659.8744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKING J'S | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 4 | SMOKESHOW | |
| 5 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 6 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 7 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 9 | Thin Blue Que | |
| 10 | RBQ | |
| 11 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 12 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 13 | PIRATES OF THE PIG | |
| 14 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 15 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 16 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 17 | Saltworks BBQ | |
| 18 | Jack 9 BBQ - CA | |
| 19 | KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES | |
| 20 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 21 | KAT BBQ | |
| 22 | TEAM BACON | |
| 23 | Smokin' Axe BBQ | |
| 24 | Up In Smoke | |
| 25 | PLASTERED PIG BBQ | |
| 26 | JP-B-Que | |
| 27 | Rib Flare Barbecue |
Chicken
27 entries · top 176.0000 · median 168.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thin Blue Que | |
| 2 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 3 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 5 | THE SMOKING J'S | |
| 6 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 7 | RBQ | |
| 8 | PIRATES OF THE PIG | |
| 9 | KAT BBQ | |
| 10 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 11 | Saltworks BBQ | |
| 12 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 13 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 14 | KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES | |
| 15 | SMOKESHOW | |
| 16 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 17 | PLASTERED PIG BBQ | |
| 18 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 19 | Jack 9 BBQ - CA | |
| 20 | Smokin' Axe BBQ | |
| 21 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 22 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 23 | Up In Smoke | |
| 24 | TEAM BACON | |
| 25 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 26 | JP-B-Que | |
| 27 | Rib Flare Barbecue |
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 175.4400 · median 164.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 3 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 4 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 5 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 6 | THE SMOKING J'S | |
| 7 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 8 | Thin Blue Que | |
| 9 | SMOKESHOW | |
| 10 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 11 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 12 | Saltworks BBQ | |
| 13 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 14 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 15 | RBQ | |
| 16 | TEAM BACON | |
| 17 | PLASTERED PIG BBQ | |
| 18 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 19 | Up In Smoke | |
| 20 | Jack 9 BBQ - CA | |
| 21 | KAT BBQ | |
| 22 | PIRATES OF THE PIG | |
| 23 | Smokin' Axe BBQ | |
| 24 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 25 | Rib Flare Barbecue | |
| 26 | JP-B-Que | |
| 27 | KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES |
Pork
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKING J'S | |
| 2 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 4 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 5 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 6 | PIRATES OF THE PIG | |
| 7 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 8 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 9 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 10 | TEAM BACON | |
| 11 | SMOKESHOW | |
| 12 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 13 | JP-B-Que | |
| 14 | KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES | |
| 15 | Thin Blue Que | |
| 16 | Jack 9 BBQ - CA | |
| 17 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 18 | RBQ | |
| 19 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 20 | Saltworks BBQ | |
| 21 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin' Axe BBQ | |
| 23 | Up In Smoke | |
| 24 | Rib Flare Barbecue | |
| 25 | KAT BBQ | |
| 26 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 27 | PLASTERED PIG BBQ |
Brisket
27 entries · top 172.0000 · median 162.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKING J'S | |
| 2 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKESHOW | |
| 4 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 5 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 6 | RBQ | |
| 7 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 8 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 9 | PIRATES OF THE PIG | |
| 10 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 11 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 12 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 13 | KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES | |
| 14 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 15 | Jack 9 BBQ - CA | |
| 16 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 17 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 18 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 19 | Saltworks BBQ | |
| 20 | KAT BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin' Axe BBQ | |
| 22 | Thin Blue Que | |
| 23 | Up In Smoke | |
| 24 | PLASTERED PIG BBQ | |
| 25 | TEAM BACON | |
| 26 | Rib Flare Barbecue | |
| 27 | JP-B-Que |
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.
Kids-Q — Kidsq Under 10
7 entries · top 175.4056 · median 170.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KK BBQ | |
| 2 | Little V's BBQ | |
| 3 | Lil Raptors BBQ | |
| 4 | Little Lunch BBQ | |
| 5 | Little Ci's Dodger BBQ | |
| 6 | Team Fire Flame | |
| 7 | Drop It Like Its' A Horsey |