Clayton BBQ Cook-off
2022-07-08 – 2022-07-09 · Clayton, CA · 📍 6055 Main St · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $8,975.00
Grand Champion: Big Poppa Smokers (704.5716) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PORTERHOUSE BBQ
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Top score
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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
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Big Poppa Smokers has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 19.5088 points — a wider margin than 99% of championships in the data.
🧹 A hat-trick of category wins
BIG POPPA SMOKERS won Chicken, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 9–10: BAR-B-CUDA BBQ and OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ tied on 165.6916 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ and PORTERHOUSE BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Claytonville BBQ Crue edged Big Cat BBQ by 0.0116.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Big Poppa Smokers (won 2019).
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-13 | Main Street | 19 | 682.2400 | SMOKEY HOG ISLAND LUV | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 2019-07-12 | Clayton, CA | 6055 Main St | 31 | 708.0344 | Big Poppa Smokers | THE SMOKING J'S |
| 2022-07-08 ← this one | Clayton, CA | 6055 Main St | 27 | 704.5716 | Big Poppa Smokers | PORTERHOUSE BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 172.0000 | 167.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 169.7028 | 165.6916 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 170.2628 | 163.9312 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 704.5716 · median 653.6340
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 3 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 6 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 7 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 8 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 9 | RBQ | |
| 10 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 11 | G & Pops BBQ | |
| 12 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 13 | Thin Blue Que | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoked Seduction BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 17 | OM BBQ | |
| 18 | Beards BBQ | |
| 19 | Claytonville BBQ Crue | |
| 20 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 21 | NB Construction BBQ | |
| 22 | Low-N-Slow Smokin' Que's | |
| 23 | Mojave Meat Masters | |
| 24 | If Looks Could Grill BBQ | |
| 25 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 26 | Steamboat's BBQ | |
| 27 | Supernatural BBQ |
Chicken
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 4 | RBQ | |
| 5 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 6 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 7 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 8 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 9 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 10 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 11 | Thin Blue Que | |
| 12 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 13 | Smoked Seduction BBQ | |
| 14 | G & Pops BBQ | |
| 15 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 17 | Low-N-Slow Smokin' Que's | |
| 18 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 19 | Beards BBQ | |
| 20 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 21 | Mojave Meat Masters | |
| 22 | OM BBQ | |
| 23 | If Looks Could Grill BBQ | |
| 24 | NB Construction BBQ | |
| 25 | Claytonville BBQ Crue | |
| 26 | Supernatural BBQ | |
| 27 | Steamboat's BBQ |
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 173.7028 · median 162.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RBQ | |
| 2 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 3 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 5 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 6 | Claytonville BBQ Crue | |
| 7 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 8 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 9 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 10 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 11 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 13 | Thin Blue Que | |
| 14 | OM BBQ | |
| 15 | Beards BBQ | |
| 16 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 17 | NB Construction BBQ | |
| 18 | G & Pops BBQ | |
| 19 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 20 | If Looks Could Grill BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoked Seduction BBQ | |
| 22 | Low-N-Slow Smokin' Que's | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 24 | Supernatural BBQ | |
| 25 | Mojave Meat Masters | |
| 26 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 27 | Steamboat's BBQ |
Pork
27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.9888
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 3 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 4 | OM BBQ | |
| 5 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 6 | G & Pops BBQ | |
| 7 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 8 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoked Seduction BBQ | |
| 10 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 11 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 14 | Claytonville BBQ Crue | |
| 15 | Beards BBQ | |
| 16 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 17 | Thin Blue Que | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 19 | Mojave Meat Masters | |
| 20 | NB Construction BBQ | |
| 21 | Supernatural BBQ | |
| 22 | RBQ | |
| 23 | Low-N-Slow Smokin' Que's | |
| 24 | If Looks Could Grill BBQ | |
| 25 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 26 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 27 | Steamboat's BBQ |
Brisket
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 3 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 4 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 5 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 6 | Steamboat's BBQ | |
| 7 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 9 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 10 | Thin Blue Que | |
| 11 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 12 | G & Pops BBQ | |
| 13 | RBQ | |
| 14 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoked Seduction BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 17 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 18 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 19 | Beards BBQ | |
| 20 | OM BBQ | |
| 21 | NB Construction BBQ | |
| 22 | Claytonville BBQ Crue | |
| 23 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 24 | If Looks Could Grill BBQ | |
| 25 | Low-N-Slow Smokin' Que's | |
| 26 | Mojave Meat Masters | |
| 27 | Supernatural BBQ |
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Dessert
11 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 2 | OM BBQ | |
| 3 | Supernatural BBQ | |
| 4 | G & Pops BBQ | |
| 5 | Low-N-Slow Smokin' Que's | |
| 6 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 7 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 9 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 10 | Smoked Seduction BBQ | |
| 11 | Mojave Meat Masters |