Aug 16–17, 2019 · Susanville, CA · 📍 195 Russell Ave · State championship
Reps: Ian Schmidt, Julie Poe · Prize money: $10,000
CYNICAL BBQ won Grand Champion at the Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off on August 16, 2019 in Susanville, CA at 195 Russell Ave, scoring 675.9768 in a field of 25 teams. Smokey and the Pirate took Reserve Grand Champion with 672.4572. Category winners: Chicken — CYNICAL BBQ (175.4628); Pork Ribs — CYNICAL BBQ (170.8572); Pork — ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT (176.0000); Brisket — BULL MARKET BBQ (179.4400). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by BULL MARKET BBQ; the next was held in 2021.
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
Cynical BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 1–2: CYNICAL BBQ and CANYON RIDERS BBQ tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: CANYON RIDERS BBQ and Pirates of the Pig tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: SMOKED SEDUCTION and Smokey and the Pirate tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
CYNICAL BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
CYNICAL BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 14th.
ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT turned in 176.0000 in pork — past the 173.7028 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BULL MARKET BBQ (won 2018).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2018 | Susanville, CA | 195 Russell Ave | 27 | 685.2344 | BULL MARKET BBQ | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ |
| Aug 16, 2019 ← this one | 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 | 175.4628 | 169.6800 | 164.5372 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.8572 | 168 | 162.8228 |
| Pork | 176 | 171.4288 | 165.7144 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 168.5600 | 164 |
25 entries · top 675.9768 · median 647.8172
25 entries · top 175.4628 · median 161.1084
25 entries · top 170.8572 · median 161.1772
25 entries · top 176 · median 164.5372
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.6684
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.
2 entries · top 164.5484 · median 162.5542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheer-N BBQ | |
| 2 | We Be Smoking BBQ |
4 entries · top 175.4172 · median 171.1314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seth's World BBQ | |
| 2 | Little Man BBQ | |
| 3 | Meat It Up! Up! Up! | |
| 4 | T-Rex |