Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)
2026-08-08 – 2026-08-09 · Felton, CA · 📍 5401 Graham Hill Rd · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Colorado Bulldawg BBQ (710.2628) · 17 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Smokin Colt
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 razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0740 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: CYNICAL BBQ and Pops BBQ 22 tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Rio Good BBQ and Colorado Bulldawg BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: Colorado Bulldawg BBQ and CYNICAL 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), CYNICAL BBQ (won 2026).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1603 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
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 | Felton, CA | 5401 Graham Hill Rd | 25 | 708.5256 | CYNICAL BBQ | Simply Marvelous BBQ |
| 2026-08-08 ← this one | 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 | 177.1428 | 173.1316 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 174.2744 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 177.1544 | 174.2744 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
17 entries · top 710.2628 · median 699.3716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin Colt | |
| 3 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 4 | OMBBQ COMPANY | |
| 5 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 6 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 7 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 8 | Bull Market BBQ | |
| 9 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 11 | Bar-B-Cuda BBQ | |
| 12 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 13 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 14 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | |
| 15 | KO BBQ | |
| 16 | 8UP Barbeque | |
| 17 | 10-10 BBQ |
Chicken
17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OMBBQ COMPANY | |
| 2 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 3 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 4 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 5 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 6 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin Colt | |
| 8 | Bar-B-Cuda BBQ | |
| 9 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 10 | Bull Market BBQ | |
| 11 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 12 | KO BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 14 | 10-10 BBQ | |
| 15 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 16 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | |
| 17 | 8UP Barbeque |
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 2 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 3 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 4 | Bull Market BBQ | |
| 5 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 6 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 7 | Smokin Colt | |
| 8 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | |
| 9 | OMBBQ COMPANY | |
| 10 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 11 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 13 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 14 | Bar-B-Cuda BBQ | |
| 15 | KO BBQ | |
| 16 | 10-10 BBQ | |
| 17 | 8UP Barbeque |
Pork
17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.4288 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 2 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 3 | OMBBQ COMPANY | |
| 4 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 5 | KO BBQ | |
| 6 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 7 | Bar-B-Cuda BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin Colt | |
| 9 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 10 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | |
| 11 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 12 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 14 | Bull Market BBQ | |
| 15 | 8UP Barbeque | |
| 16 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 17 | 10-10 BBQ |
Brisket
17 entries · top 179.4400 · median 174.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 2 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokin Colt | |
| 4 | Bull Market BBQ | |
| 5 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 6 | OMBBQ COMPANY | |
| 7 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 8 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 9 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 10 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 11 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 12 | Rio Good BBQ | |
| 13 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | |
| 14 | Bar-B-Cuda BBQ | |
| 15 | 8UP Barbeque | |
| 16 | 10-10 BBQ | |
| 17 | KO BBQ |