3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship

2022-04-29 – 2022-04-30 · Lodi, CA · State championship

Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE

Grand Champion: Meat Candy Q (705.7488) · 29 teams

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Wise Smoke Ranch

325.6344 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Son of Sins

321.0972 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Meat Harvest BBQ

317.0400 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

7 categories

Top score

325.6344

Winning margin

4.5372

GC over RC

Field average

291.50

median 313.33

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

2.8800 pts across the top 5

Field spread

178.7544

winner to last place

Most consistent

Wise Smoke Ranch

avg finish 2.00 across 3 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 10.9028 pts — Wise Smoke Ranch

How hot was the win?

Top 98%

beats 2% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1533

avg power rating going in · stronger than 38% of contests

Top-rated in the field

BIG POPPA SMOKERS

rated 1748 pre-contest

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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Ancillary — Backyard tri-tip

8 entries · top 165.1316 · median 155.3942

#	Team	Score
1	Wise Smoke Ranch	165.1316
2	B&E BBQ	159.9772
3	Smokin' Ray's BBQ	158.8456
4	Meat Harvest BBQ	156.5256
5	KwikQue	154.2628
6	Steamboat's BBQ	145.1316
7	Son of Sins	142.8800
8	Brewskies BBQ	141.6912

Backyard Series — Chicken

7 entries · top 166.2740 · median 157.6572

#	Team	Score
1	Son of Sins	166.2740
2	Meat Harvest BBQ	159.9772
3	KwikQue	158.8340
4	Wise Smoke Ranch	157.6572
5	Smokin' Ray's BBQ	155.3712
6	B&E BBQ	153.7032
7	Steamboat's BBQ	148.0000

Backyard Series — Overall

8 entries · top 325.6344 · median 313.3312

#	Team	Score
1	Wise Smoke Ranch	325.6344
2	Son of Sins	321.0972
3	Meat Harvest BBQ	317.0400
4	KwikQue	315.9084
5	Smokin' Ray's BBQ	310.7540
6	Steamboat's BBQ	300.5028
7	B&E BBQ	294.1948
8	Brewskies BBQ	146.8800

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

8 entries · top 167.9772 · median 155.1030

#	Team	Score
1	Wise Smoke Ranch	167.9772
2	KwikQue	157.0744
3	Meat Harvest BBQ	157.0628
4	Smokin' Ray's BBQ	155.3828
5	Son of Sins	154.8232
6	Steamboat's BBQ	152.5028
7	Brewskies BBQ	146.8800
8	B&E BBQ	140.4916

Master Series — Brisket

28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8228

#	Team	Score
1	Meat Candy Q	178.2972
2	Big Cat BBQ	175.4172
3	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	175.4056
4	B' MACKIN BBQ	174.2856
5	BULL MARKET BBQ	173.7372
6	G & Pops BBQ	173.1084
7	SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ	171.9884
8	BONE RUBBIN BBQ	171.9772
9	MUDVILLE BBQ	171.9656
10	CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S	170.8456
11	Big Red BBQ	170.2628
12	OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ	169.6800
13	7 SINS BBQ	168.5828
14	SON OF SMOKE	167.3828
15	West Coast BBQ Shop	166.2628
16	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	166.2512
17	RBQ	165.6684
18	Thin Blue Que	164.5372
19	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	164.0000
20	Rack to the Future Barbeque	163.3944
21	Sharpe's Woodshed	162.2856
22	BAR-B-CUDA BBQ	162.2856
23	NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	158.2628
24	OM BBQ	157.6912
25	Biggity O's BBQ	157.1772
26	Up In Smoke West Coast BBQ	151.9772
27	KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES	151.9660
28	Griffin BBQ	151.4172

Master Series — Chicken

29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.2628

#	Team	Score
1	Sharpe's Woodshed	179.4400
2	SON OF SMOKE	177.7372
3	West Coast BBQ Shop	175.4056
4	Big Cat BBQ	174.8800
5	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	174.2628
6	Meat Candy Q	173.7372
7	G & Pops BBQ	172.0000
8	MUDVILLE BBQ	171.4172
9	KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES	171.4172
10	OM BBQ	170.8456
11	BULL MARKET BBQ	170.8228
12	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	169.1200
13	BAR-B-CUDA BBQ	167.3828
14	Thin Blue Que	166.2628
15	NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	166.2628
16	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	166.2400
17	BONE RUBBIN BBQ	164.5484
18	CERDOBELLUM	164.5372
19	Big Red BBQ	163.9884
20	7 SINS BBQ	163.3828
21	RBQ	163.3712
22	CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S	162.2628
23	B' MACKIN BBQ	162.2400
24	OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ	161.1200
25	Rack to the Future Barbeque	161.0972
26	Griffin BBQ	160.0000
27	SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ	159.3944
28	Up In Smoke West Coast BBQ	156.0000
29	Biggity O's BBQ	145.7372

Master Series — Overall

29 entries · top 705.7488 · median 673.0284

#	Team	Score
1	Meat Candy Q	705.7488
2	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	696.4912
3	West Coast BBQ Shop	685.6800
4	BULL MARKET BBQ	683.9312
5	SON OF SMOKE	683.3600
6	BONE RUBBIN BBQ	681.6916
7	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	681.1544
8	Big Cat BBQ	680.0116
9	G & Pops BBQ	679.9196
10	B' MACKIN BBQ	678.1940
11	Sharpe's Woodshed	677.7028
12	Thin Blue Que	675.8972
13	OM BBQ	674.7768
14	MUDVILLE BBQ	674.7544
15	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	673.0284
16	SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ	672.4912
17	BAR-B-CUDA BBQ	669.6224
18	OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ	667.8856
19	Big Red BBQ	667.8852
20	NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	663.9544
21	7 SINS BBQ	661.7140
22	RBQ	659.8396
23	CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S	659.3596
24	Rack to the Future Barbeque	644.4916
25	KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES	634.2748
26	Griffin BBQ	621.6684
27	Up In Smoke West Coast BBQ	610.7316
28	Biggity O's BBQ	604.0688
29	CERDOBELLUM	472.4800

Master Series — Pork

29 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.4284

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ	177.7028
2	Meat Candy Q	176.5600
3	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	174.3200
4	BAR-B-CUDA BBQ	174.2628
5	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	174.2628
6	B' MACKIN BBQ	171.9656
7	OM BBQ	171.9656
8	Sharpe's Woodshed	171.4172
9	West Coast BBQ Shop	171.4172
10	BULL MARKET BBQ	170.8112
11	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	170.2628
12	BONE RUBBIN BBQ	169.7144
13	G & Pops BBQ	168.5600
14	Thin Blue Que	168.5372
15	CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S	167.4284
16	OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ	166.8228
17	NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	166.2744
18	MUDVILLE BBQ	166.2400
19	Up In Smoke West Coast BBQ	162.2400
20	Big Cat BBQ	161.7372
21	SON OF SMOKE	161.6800
22	7 SINS BBQ	161.1428
23	CERDOBELLUM	161.1200
24	Rack to the Future Barbeque	160.0000
25	RBQ	159.3828
26	Big Red BBQ	159.3712
27	KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES	158.8572
28	Biggity O's BBQ	155.4400
29	Griffin BBQ	150.2512

Master Series — Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 177.1544 · median 168.6056

#	Team	Score
1	Meat Candy Q	177.1544
2	SON OF SMOKE	176.5600
3	Thin Blue Que	176.5600
4	BONE RUBBIN BBQ	175.4516
5	OM BBQ	174.2744
6	Big Red BBQ	174.2628
7	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	173.7144
8	NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	173.1544
9	West Coast BBQ Shop	172.5944
10	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	172.5600
11	RBQ	171.4172
12	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	170.2744
13	OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ	170.2628
14	B' MACKIN BBQ	169.7028
15	7 SINS BBQ	168.6056
16	BULL MARKET BBQ	168.5600
17	Big Cat BBQ	167.9772
18	G & Pops BBQ	166.2512
19	BAR-B-CUDA BBQ	165.6912
20	MUDVILLE BBQ	165.1316
21	Sharpe's Woodshed	164.5600
22	SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ	163.4056
23	Rack to the Future Barbeque	160.0000
24	Griffin BBQ	160.0000
25	CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S	158.8228
26	KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES	152.0344
27	CERDOBELLUM	146.8228
28	Biggity O's BBQ	145.7144
29	Up In Smoke West Coast BBQ	140.5144