May 25–26, 2019 · North Bend, OR · 📍 3201 Tremont Ave · State championship
Reps: Julie Poe · Prize money: $13,500
Warpig BBQ won Grand Champion at the BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay on May 25, 2019 in North Bend, OR at 3201 Tremont Ave, scoring 694.8572 in a field of 34 teams. PIGGY D'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.8344. Category winners: Chicken — The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Warpig BBQ (177.7144); Pork — BOOTIES BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ (176.6172). This is the 7th of 12 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by SON OF SMOKE; the next was held in 2022.
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, 2013 to 2026 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100
WarPig BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SON OF SMOKE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Warpig BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 9th tracked contest.
2 of 12 tracked editions
ROOFTOP BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 12 tracked editions.
Chicken places 7–8: BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ and SMOKE324 tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: KC MACS BBQ and CLIFFS SMOKIN BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company and Maddogs BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Warpig BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 12th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BIG BITE BBQ (won 2014), SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST (won 2017), SON OF SMOKE (won 2018).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2013 | North Bend, OR | North Bend, OR | 31 | 694.8570 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | MOE CASON BBQ |
| May 24, 2014 | North Bend, OR | North Bend, OR 97459 | 31 | 693.0740 | BIG BITE BBQ | DUELIN' J'S |
| May 22, 2015 | North Bend, OR | North Bend, OR 97459 | 38 | 698.3200 | ROOFTOP BBQ | WINE COUNTRY Q |
| May 28, 2016 | North Bend, OR | North Bend, OR | 43 | 695.4288 | ROOFTOP BBQ | PIGGY D'S BBQ |
| May 27, 2017 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 37 | 692.4684 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| May 26, 2018 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 35 | 691.9312 | SON OF SMOKE | SMOKE324 |
| May 25, 2019 ← this one | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 34 | 694.8572 | Warpig BBQ | PIGGY D'S BBQ |
| May 28, 2022 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 27 | 697.1200 | Mudville BBQ | RJs Smokehouse |
| May 27, 2023 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 25 | 697.1544 | Smokin' Axe BBQ | HOGGERQ |
| May 25, 2024 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 27 | 696.5600 | Crooked Pigs | Small Axe BBQ |
| May 24, 2025 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 26 | 703.3828 | Crooked Pigs | Vitamin Q |
| May 23, 2026 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 33 | 702.8228 | Bone Rubbin BBQ | OM BBQ COMPANY |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 172 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 173.7028 | 167.3712 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 172.5600 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 176.6172 | 174.8456 | 171.4056 |
34 entries · top 694.8572 · median 655.1028
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.9714
34 entries · top 177.7144 · median 161.1486
34 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.5428
34 entries · top 176.6172 · median 164.5372
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.
19 entries · top 180 · median 169.7144 · 🔥 perfect 180