Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off
2021-10-15 – 2021-10-16 · Susanville, CA · 📍 195 Russell Ave · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: 7 Sins BBQ (678.2284) · 11 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES
Entries
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 6–7: 7 SINS BBQ edged KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES by 0.0228. Brisket places 2–3: BULL MARKET BBQ edged Pops BBQ 22 by 0.0344.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BULL MARKET BBQ (won 2018).
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)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-17 | 195 Russell Ave | 27 | 685.2344 | BULL MARKET BBQ | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 2019-08-16 | Susanville, CA | 195 Russell Ave | 25 | 675.9768 | Cynical BBQ | Smokey and the Pirate |
| 2021-10-15 ← this one | Susanville, CA | 195 Russell Ave | 11 | 678.2284 | 7 Sins BBQ | KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 169.7028 | 88.8116 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 166.2400 | 131.3944 |
| Pork | 177.7372 | 167.4056 | 150.7768 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 165.6684 | 152.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
11 entries · top 678.2284 · median 663.8968
Chicken
10 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.2742 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 177.1544 · median 165.4000
Pork
11 entries · top 177.7372 · median 166.8112
Brisket
10 entries · top 173.7028 · median 163.9484