Oct 15–16, 2021 · Susanville, CA · 📍 195 Russell Ave · State championship
Reps: Ian Schmidt, Julie Poe · Prize money: $10,000
7 SINS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off on October 15, 2021 in Susanville, CA at 195 Russell Ave, scoring 678.2284 in a field of 11 teams. KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.2168. Category winners: Chicken — 7 SINS BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ (177.1544); Pork — BULL MARKET BBQ (177.7372); Brisket — KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES (173.7028). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by Cynical BBQ.
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.
Closer than 98% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
7 SINS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Rhythm n QUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was 7 Sins BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 58th tracked contest.
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.
7 SINS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 7th.
7 SINS BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BULL MARKET BBQ (won 2018).
This contest was away for 2.2 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2019-08-16.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| 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 | Susanville, CA | 195 Russell Ave | 25 | 675.9768 | Cynical BBQ | Smokey and the Pirate |
| Oct 15, 2021 ← this one | Susanville, CA | 195 Russell Ave | 11 | 678.2284 | 7 Sins BBQ | KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 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 |
11 entries · top 678.2284 · median 663.8968
10 entries · top 180 · median 168.2742 · 🔥 perfect 180
10 entries · top 177.1544 · median 165.4000
11 entries · top 177.7372 · median 166.8112
10 entries · top 173.7028 · median 163.9484