Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
2026-08-07 – 2026-08-08 · Felton, CA · 📍 5401 Graham Hill Rd · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: CYNICAL BBQ (708.5256) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Simply Marvelous 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
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A double category winner
CYNICAL BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: Rio Good BBQ and BONE RUBBIN BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Cherry Anchor BBQ and Big Cat BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: Cherry Anchor BBQ and Rio Good BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Simply Marvelous BBQ (won 2023), Cherry Anchor BBQ (won 2024).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-26 | Felton, CA | 5401 Graham Hill Rd | 19 | 689.0856 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | Felton, CA | 5401 Graham Hill Rd | 21 | 713.7028 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ |
| 2026-08-07 ← this one | Felton, CA | 5401 Graham Hill Rd | 25 | 708.5256 | CYNICAL BBQ | Simply Marvelous BBQ |
| 2026-08-08 | Felton, CA | 5401 Graham Hill Rd | 17 | 710.2628 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | Smokin Colt |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 171.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 174.8572 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4400 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 172.0000 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 708.5256 · median 682.1828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 2 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | |
| 3 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 4 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 5 | Bull Market BBQ | |
| 6 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 7 | OMBBQ COMPANY | |
| 8 | Smokin' Axe BBQ | |
| 9 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 10 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 11 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 12 | Bar-B-Cuda BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 14 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 15 | KO BBQ | |
| 16 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 17 | Smokin Colt | |
| 18 | ALOTTA BS BBQ | |
| 19 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 20 | 8UP Barbeque | |
| 21 | Ric's Righteous Ribs | |
| 22 | RBQ | |
| 23 | Butcher's Daughter BBQ | |
| 24 | B&E BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokin Bloak's |
Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 2 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 3 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | |
| 4 | Bull Market BBQ | |
| 5 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 6 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 7 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 8 | Bar-B-Cuda BBQ | |
| 9 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 11 | RBQ | |
| 12 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin' Axe BBQ | |
| 14 | Ric's Righteous Ribs | |
| 15 | Smokin Colt | |
| 16 | Butcher's Daughter BBQ | |
| 17 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 18 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 19 | OMBBQ COMPANY | |
| 20 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 21 | 8UP Barbeque | |
| 22 | ALOTTA BS BBQ | |
| 23 | B&E BBQ | |
| 24 | KO BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokin Bloak's |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 177.7372 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 2 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 3 | ALOTTA BS BBQ | |
| 4 | OMBBQ COMPANY | |
| 5 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 6 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 7 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | |
| 8 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 9 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 10 | Smokin' Axe BBQ | |
| 11 | KO BBQ | |
| 12 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 14 | Ric's Righteous Ribs | |
| 15 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 16 | 8UP Barbeque | |
| 17 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 18 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 19 | Butcher's Daughter BBQ | |
| 20 | Bull Market BBQ | |
| 21 | RBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin Colt | |
| 23 | Bar-B-Cuda BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin Bloak's | |
| 25 | B&E BBQ |
Pork
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 2 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 3 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin' Axe BBQ | |
| 5 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | |
| 6 | KO BBQ | |
| 7 | Bull Market BBQ | |
| 8 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 9 | OMBBQ COMPANY | |
| 10 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 11 | Bar-B-Cuda BBQ | |
| 12 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 13 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 14 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokin Colt | |
| 16 | Butcher's Daughter BBQ | |
| 17 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 18 | Ric's Righteous Ribs | |
| 19 | 8UP Barbeque | |
| 20 | B&E BBQ | |
| 21 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 22 | ALOTTA BS BBQ | |
| 23 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 24 | RBQ | |
| 25 | Smokin Bloak's |
Brisket
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 2 | Bull Market BBQ | |
| 3 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 4 | Bar-B-Cuda BBQ | |
| 5 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 6 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 7 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | |
| 8 | OMBBQ COMPANY | |
| 9 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin' Axe BBQ | |
| 11 | RBQ | |
| 12 | MYA&DJ'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin Colt | |
| 14 | ALOTTA BS BBQ | |
| 15 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 16 | 8UP Barbeque | |
| 17 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 18 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 19 | KO BBQ | |
| 20 | B&E BBQ | |
| 21 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 22 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 23 | Butcher's Daughter BBQ | |
| 24 | Ric's Righteous Ribs | |
| 25 | Smokin Bloak's |
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 — Dessert
9 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 2 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 3 | ALOTTA BS BBQ | |
| 4 | Bar-B-Cuda BBQ | |
| 5 | OMBBQ COMPANY | |
| 6 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 7 | Smokin Colt | |
| 8 | 8UP Barbeque | |
| 9 | B&E BBQ |