Sutherlin Throwdown
2026-07-18 – 2026-07-19 · Sutherlin, OR · 📍 150 South Williamette · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Rio Good BBQ (705.1200) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Colorado Bulldawg BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Rio Good BBQ took the Grand Championship home to CA.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 1–2: Cynical BBQ and Smokin Colt tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: OM BBQ and RJs Smokehouse tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: RJs Smokehouse and Colorado Bulldawg BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Bar-B-Cuda BBQ (won 2025).
🃏 An upset on the books
Rio Good BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Colorado Bulldawg BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-19 | Sutherlin, OR | 150 Williamette | 35 | 707.3944 | Bar-B-Cuda BBQ | Big Boys BBQ |
| 2026-07-18 ← this one | Sutherlin, OR | 150 South Williamette | 29 | 705.1200 | Rio Good BBQ | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 175.4400 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 174.8800 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 173.1428 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 705.1200 · median 686.7656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 2 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 3 | Cynical BBQ | |
| 4 | J&C BBQ | |
| 5 | OM BBQ | |
| 6 | Bar-B-Cuda BBQ | |
| 7 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | |
| 8 | Bull Market BBQ | |
| 9 | EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 10 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 11 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 12 | Mar-B-Que's BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin Colt | |
| 14 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Cat | |
| 16 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 17 | Smokin' Timbers Northwest | |
| 18 | Smokin' Bliss BBQ | |
| 19 | Tim Tom's BBQ | |
| 20 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 21 | PC BBQ | |
| 22 | Blind Duck BBQ | |
| 23 | Big Mikes BBQ | |
| 24 | BBQ the Umpqua | |
| 25 | Ken's Custom Meats | |
| 26 | Nitro Boys BBQ | |
| 27 | T&D's Smoking Meats | |
| 28 | Pomeroy Family BBQ | |
| 29 | Mama Juju's and Papa G Smoking BBQ |
Chicken
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Tom's BBQ | |
| 2 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | |
| 3 | OM BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin' Timbers Northwest | |
| 5 | EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 6 | Smokin' Bliss BBQ | |
| 7 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 8 | PC BBQ | |
| 9 | Mar-B-Que's BBQ | |
| 10 | Bar-B-Cuda BBQ | |
| 11 | Cynical BBQ | |
| 12 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 13 | Bull Market BBQ | |
| 14 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 15 | J&C BBQ | |
| 16 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 17 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin Colt | |
| 19 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 20 | Big Mikes BBQ | |
| 21 | Mama Juju's and Papa G Smoking BBQ | |
| 22 | BBQ the Umpqua | |
| 23 | Big Cat | |
| 24 | Pomeroy Family BBQ | |
| 25 | Blind Duck BBQ | |
| 26 | Nitro Boys BBQ | |
| 27 | Ken's Custom Meats | |
| 28 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 29 | T&D's Smoking Meats |
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cynical BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin Colt | |
| 3 | EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 4 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 5 | OM BBQ | |
| 6 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 7 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 8 | J&C BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Cat | |
| 10 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | |
| 11 | Mar-B-Que's BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokin' Bliss BBQ | |
| 13 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 14 | Tim Tom's BBQ | |
| 15 | PC BBQ | |
| 16 | Bar-B-Cuda BBQ | |
| 17 | Blind Duck BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin' Timbers Northwest | |
| 19 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 20 | Big Mikes BBQ | |
| 21 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 22 | Pomeroy Family BBQ | |
| 23 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 24 | Bull Market BBQ | |
| 25 | BBQ the Umpqua | |
| 26 | T&D's Smoking Meats | |
| 27 | Ken's Custom Meats | |
| 28 | Nitro Boys BBQ | |
| 29 | Mama Juju's and Papa G Smoking BBQ |
Pork
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 2 | Bull Market BBQ | |
| 3 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 4 | Bar-B-Cuda BBQ | |
| 5 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 6 | Cynical BBQ | |
| 7 | J&C BBQ | |
| 8 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 9 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 10 | Mar-B-Que's BBQ | |
| 11 | OM BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Cat | |
| 13 | EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 14 | Smokin Colt | |
| 15 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 16 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 17 | Nitro Boys BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin' Timbers Northwest | |
| 19 | Ken's Custom Meats | |
| 20 | Smokin' Bliss BBQ | |
| 21 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | |
| 22 | BBQ the Umpqua | |
| 23 | Tim Tom's BBQ | |
| 24 | Blind Duck BBQ | |
| 25 | T&D's Smoking Meats | |
| 26 | Big Mikes BBQ | |
| 27 | Pomeroy Family BBQ | |
| 28 | PC BBQ | |
| 29 | Mama Juju's and Papa G Smoking BBQ |
Brisket
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.7372 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bull Market BBQ | |
| 2 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | |
| 3 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 4 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 5 | J&C BBQ | |
| 6 | Bar-B-Cuda BBQ | |
| 7 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 8 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 9 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Cat | |
| 11 | Smokin' Timbers Northwest | |
| 12 | OM BBQ | |
| 13 | Cynical BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokin Colt | |
| 15 | EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 16 | Mar-B-Que's BBQ | |
| 17 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 18 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 19 | Smokin' Bliss BBQ | |
| 20 | Tim Tom's BBQ | |
| 21 | T&D's Smoking Meats | |
| 22 | PC BBQ | |
| 23 | Blind Duck BBQ | |
| 24 | Big Mikes BBQ | |
| 25 | Nitro Boys BBQ | |
| 26 | Mama Juju's and Papa G Smoking BBQ | |
| 27 | Ken's Custom Meats | |
| 28 | BBQ the Umpqua | |
| 29 | Pomeroy Family BBQ |
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.
Ancillary — Blueberry Dessert
17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OM BBQ | |
| 2 | Blind Duck BBQ | |
| 3 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 4 | Team Robin O | |
| 5 | Smokin' Timbers Northwest | |
| 6 | Bar-B-Cuda BBQ | |
| 7 | PC BBQ | |
| 8 | Team AJ B | |
| 9 | J&C BBQ | |
| 10 | Sweet Tooth Fairy Floss | |
| 11 | Mama Juju's and Papa G Smoking BBQ | |
| 12 | Team Linda B | |
| 13 | BBQ the Umpqua | |
| 14 | Nitro Boys BBQ | |
| 15 | Pomeroy Family BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin Colt | |
| 17 | Tim Tom's BBQ |