Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off

2019-08-16 – 2019-08-17 · Susanville, CA · State championship

Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $10,000.00

Grand Champion: Cynical BBQ (675.9768) · 25 teams

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CYNICAL BBQ

675.9768 · Master Series — Overall

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Smokey and the Pirate

672.4572 · Master Series — Overall

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Pirates of the Pig

671.3712 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

6 categories

Top score

675.9768

Winning margin

3.5196

GC over RC

Field average

642.01

median 647.82

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

2.8572 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

653.6000

what a walk cost here

Field spread

97.2680

winner to last place

Prize money

$10,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

CYNICAL BBQ

avg finish 5.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 9.6800 pts — BULL MARKET BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 70%

beats 30% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1516

avg power rating going in · stronger than 21% of contests

Top-rated in the field

RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ

rated 1586 pre-contest

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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2018-08-17		27	685.2344	BULL MARKET BBQ
2019-08-16 ← this one	Susanville, CA	25	675.9768	Cynical BBQ
2021-10-15	Susanville, CA	11	678.2284	7 Sins BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Kids-Q — Kids-q 11-17

2 entries · top 164.5484 · median 162.5542

#	Team	Score
1	Cheer-N BBQ	164.5484
2	We Be Smoking BBQ	160.5600

Kids-Q — Kids-q 6-10

4 entries · top 175.4172 · median 171.1314

#	Team	Score
1	Seth's World BBQ	175.4172
2	Little Man BBQ	171.9656
3	Meat It Up! Up! Up!	170.2972
4	T-Rex	167.9772

Master Series — Brisket

25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.6684

#	Team	Score
1	BULL MARKET BBQ	179.4400
2	PETE'S MEAT BBQ	169.7600
3	THE SMOKING J'S	169.7028
4	OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ	169.7028
5	Smokey and the Pirate	168.5600
6	Saltworks BBQ	168.0000
7	Pirates of the Pig	167.4056
8	SMOKED SEDUCTION	166.8572
9	BONE RUBBIN BBQ	165.7028
10	RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	164.0000
11	Fat Dad's Barbeque	163.9428
12	SMOKIN' AXE BBQ	161.6800
13	BAR-B-CUDA BBQ	161.6684
14	CYNICAL BBQ	160.5484
15	CANYON RIDERS BBQ	157.6912
16	GIT-R-SMOKED	156.5484
17	Old Mill Eatery & BBQ	152.5828
18	We Be Smokin' BBQ	152.5712
19	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	151.4172
20	THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES	150.7768
21	Sierra Smoke Pit BBQ	145.6456
22	PRISON BREAK BBQ	142.8112
23	PIGGY D'S BBQ	142.7544
24	Legal Eagles BBQ	141.1200
25	JC'S SMOKING HOT GRILL	138.8000

Master Series — Chicken

25 entries · top 175.4628 · median 161.1084

#	Team	Score
1	CYNICAL BBQ	175.4628
2	PIGGY D'S BBQ	172.5600
3	BAR-B-CUDA BBQ	170.2856
4	Smokey and the Pirate	170.2744
5	THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES	169.6800
6	Pirates of the Pig	168.5828
7	RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	168.5372
8	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	167.9884
9	Fat Dad's Barbeque	166.8456
10	THE SMOKING J'S	164.5372
11	GIT-R-SMOKED	162.8800
12	PRISON BREAK BBQ	162.2744
13	SMOKED SEDUCTION	161.1084
14	BULL MARKET BBQ	160.5716
15	OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ	159.9544
16	PETE'S MEAT BBQ	159.4172
17	CANYON RIDERS BBQ	156.5256
18	SMOKIN' AXE BBQ	153.7144
19	Sierra Smoke Pit BBQ	153.6800
20	Legal Eagles BBQ	151.4400
21	Saltworks BBQ	148.5600
22	JC'S SMOKING HOT GRILL	148.5600
23	BONE RUBBIN BBQ	147.9312
24	We Be Smokin' BBQ	146.8116
25	Old Mill Eatery & BBQ	139.3484

Master Series — Overall

25 entries · top 675.9768 · median 647.8172

#	Team	Score
1	CYNICAL BBQ	675.9768
2	Smokey and the Pirate	672.4572
3	Pirates of the Pig	671.3712
4	BULL MARKET BBQ	669.0856
5	RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	663.4288
6	BAR-B-CUDA BBQ	661.0628
7	SMOKED SEDUCTION	655.9312
8	GIT-R-SMOKED	654.8112
9	THE SMOKING J'S	654.7544
10	OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ	653.6000
11	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	653.0856
12	CANYON RIDERS BBQ	650.1824
13	PIGGY D'S BBQ	647.8172
14	SMOKIN' AXE BBQ	644.4916
15	THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES	642.0908
16	Fat Dad's Barbeque	641.5196
17	Saltworks BBQ	634.8228
18	Sierra Smoke Pit BBQ	632.9944
19	PRISON BREAK BBQ	632.5028
20	PETE'S MEAT BBQ	630.3088
21	BONE RUBBIN BBQ	622.1368
22	Legal Eagles BBQ	607.3600
23	We Be Smokin' BBQ	602.7884
24	Old Mill Eatery & BBQ	596.9712
25	JC'S SMOKING HOT GRILL	578.7088

Master Series — Pork

25 entries · top 176.0000 · median 164.5372

#	Team	Score
1	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	176.0000
2	PIGGY D'S BBQ	175.4172
3	SMOKED SEDUCTION	171.9656
4	Smokey and the Pirate	171.9656
5	BAR-B-CUDA BBQ	171.4288
6	GIT-R-SMOKED	171.4056
7	CYNICAL BBQ	169.1084
8	THE SMOKING J'S	168.0000
9	RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	166.8800
10	OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ	165.7144
11	CANYON RIDERS BBQ	165.1084
12	Sierra Smoke Pit BBQ	165.0972
13	SMOKIN' AXE BBQ	164.5372
14	Pirates of the Pig	164.5256
15	BULL MARKET BBQ	162.7884
16	THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES	162.2284
17	Legal Eagles BBQ	160.5372
18	PRISON BREAK BBQ	159.4172
19	We Be Smokin' BBQ	157.7256
20	Saltworks BBQ	157.1200
21	JC'S SMOKING HOT GRILL	153.6800
22	Old Mill Eatery & BBQ	149.6572
23	Fat Dad's Barbeque	147.9084
24	BONE RUBBIN BBQ	146.8228
25	PETE'S MEAT BBQ	139.9544

Master Series — Pork Ribs

25 entries · top 170.8572 · median 161.1772

#	Team	Score
1	CYNICAL BBQ	170.8572
2	CANYON RIDERS BBQ	170.8572
3	Pirates of the Pig	170.8572
4	Sierra Smoke Pit BBQ	168.5716
5	PRISON BREAK BBQ	168.0000
6	BULL MARKET BBQ	166.2856
7	SMOKIN' AXE BBQ	164.5600
8	RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	164.0116
9	GIT-R-SMOKED	163.9772
10	Fat Dad's Barbeque	162.8228
11	BONE RUBBIN BBQ	161.6800
12	Smokey and the Pirate	161.6572
13	PETE'S MEAT BBQ	161.1772
14	Saltworks BBQ	161.1428
15	THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES	159.4056
16	OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ	158.2284
17	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	157.6800
18	BAR-B-CUDA BBQ	157.6800
19	PIGGY D'S BBQ	157.0856
20	SMOKED SEDUCTION	156.0000
21	Old Mill Eatery & BBQ	155.3828
22	Legal Eagles BBQ	154.2628
23	THE SMOKING J'S	152.5144
24	We Be Smokin' BBQ	145.6800
25	JC'S SMOKING HOT GRILL	137.6688