Apr 29–30, 2022 · Lodi, CA · 📍 413 E Lockeford Street · State championship
Reps: Ian Schmidt, Julie Poe
Meat Candy Q won Grand Champion at the 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship on April 29, 2022 in Lodi, CA at 413 E Lockeford Street, scoring 705.7488 in a field of 29 teams. BIG POPPA SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.4912. Category winners: Chicken — Sharpe's Woodshed (179.4400); Pork Ribs — Meat Candy Q (177.1544); Pork — SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — Meat Candy Q (178.2972). The Backyard Series standings were won by Wise Smoke Ranch with 325.6344.
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
Meat Candy Q came in rated below the field's top team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 86% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.2576 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.
Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: MUDVILLE BBQ and KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 2–3: SON OF SMOKE and Thin Blue Que tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 4–5: BAR-B-CUDA BBQ and BIG POPPA SMOKERS tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Meat Candy Q won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Meat Candy Q took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 6th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 179.4400 | 174.2628 | 170.8456 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 174.2744 | 172.5600 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 170.8112 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.2972 | 173.7372 | 170.8456 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 166.2740 | 155.3712 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 167.9772 | 154.8232 | — |
29 entries · top 705.7488 · median 673.0284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 4 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 5 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 6 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 7 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 8 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 9 | G & Pops BBQ | |
| 10 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 11 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 12 | Thin Blue Que | |
| 13 | OM BBQ | |
| 14 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 15 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 17 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 18 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 19 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 20 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 21 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 22 | RBQ | |
| 23 | CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S | |
| 24 | Rack to the Future Barbeque | |
| 25 | KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES | |
| 26 | Griffin BBQ | |
| 27 | Up In Smoke West Coast BBQ | |
| 28 | Biggity O's BBQ | |
| 29 | CERDOBELLUM |
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 2 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 3 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 4 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 6 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 7 | G & Pops BBQ | |
| 8 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 9 | KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES | |
| 10 | OM BBQ | |
| 11 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 12 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 13 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 14 | Thin Blue Que | |
| 15 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 16 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 17 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 18 | CERDOBELLUM | |
| 19 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 20 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 21 | RBQ | |
| 22 | CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S | |
| 23 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 24 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 25 | Rack to the Future Barbeque | |
| 26 | Griffin BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 28 | Up In Smoke West Coast BBQ | |
| 29 | Biggity O's BBQ |
29 entries · top 177.1544 · median 168.6056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 3 | Thin Blue Que | |
| 4 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 5 | OM BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 7 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 8 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 9 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 10 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 11 | RBQ | |
| 12 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 13 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 14 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 15 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 16 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 17 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 18 | G & Pops BBQ | |
| 19 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 20 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 21 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 23 | Rack to the Future Barbeque | |
| 24 | Griffin BBQ | |
| 25 | CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S | |
| 26 | KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES | |
| 27 | CERDOBELLUM | |
| 28 | Biggity O's BBQ | |
| 29 | Up In Smoke West Coast BBQ |
29 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 2 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 3 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 4 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 6 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | OM BBQ | |
| 8 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 9 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 10 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 11 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 12 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 13 | G & Pops BBQ | |
| 14 | Thin Blue Que | |
| 15 | CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S | |
| 16 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 17 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 18 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 19 | Up In Smoke West Coast BBQ | |
| 20 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 21 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 22 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 23 | CERDOBELLUM | |
| 24 | Rack to the Future Barbeque | |
| 25 | RBQ | |
| 26 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 27 | KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES | |
| 28 | Biggity O's BBQ | |
| 29 | Griffin BBQ |
28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 4 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 5 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 6 | G & Pops BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 8 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 9 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 10 | CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S | |
| 11 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 12 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 13 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 14 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 15 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 16 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 17 | RBQ | |
| 18 | Thin Blue Que | |
| 19 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 20 | Rack to the Future Barbeque | |
| 21 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 22 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 23 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 24 | OM BBQ | |
| 25 | Biggity O's BBQ | |
| 26 | Up In Smoke West Coast BBQ | |
| 27 | KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES | |
| 28 | Griffin BBQ |
8 entries · top 325.6344 · median 313.3312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wise Smoke Ranch | |
| 2 | Son of Sins | |
| 3 | Meat Harvest BBQ | |
| 4 | KwikQue | |
| 5 | Smokin' Ray's BBQ | |
| 6 | Steamboat's BBQ | |
| 7 | B&E BBQ | |
| 8 | Brewskies BBQ |
7 entries · top 166.2740 · median 157.6572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Son of Sins | |
| 2 | Meat Harvest BBQ | |
| 3 | KwikQue | |
| 4 | Wise Smoke Ranch | |
| 5 | Smokin' Ray's BBQ | |
| 6 | B&E BBQ | |
| 7 | Steamboat's BBQ |
8 entries · top 167.9772 · median 155.1030
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wise Smoke Ranch | |
| 2 | KwikQue | |
| 3 | Meat Harvest BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin' Ray's BBQ | |
| 5 | Son of Sins | |
| 6 | Steamboat's BBQ | |
| 7 | Brewskies BBQ | |
| 8 | B&E BBQ |
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.
8 entries · top 165.1316 · median 155.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wise Smoke Ranch | |
| 2 | B&E BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokin' Ray's BBQ | |
| 4 | Meat Harvest BBQ | |
| 5 | KwikQue | |
| 6 | Steamboat's BBQ | |
| 7 | Son of Sins | |
| 8 | Brewskies BBQ |