5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
2022-08-20 – 2022-08-21 · DuPont, WA · 📍 Clocktower Park · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $15,000.00
Grand Champion: Rusty's BBQ (703.4288) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Small Axe BBQ
Entries
29
4 judged meats
Top score
703.4288
Winning margin
1.7604
GC over RC
Field average
675.15
median 679.38
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
0.6172 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
689.0396
10th place overall
Field spread
75.5660
winner to last place
Prize money
$15,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 31%
beats 69% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
66%
of the 29 teams with a home region came from outside WA
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.49 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1503
avg power rating going in · stronger than 6% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Rusty's BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A double category winner
Rusty's BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: Rusty's BBQ and Small Axe BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: RJs Smokehouse and J&C BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST and Pit 71 tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 170.8684 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.3200 | 177.7028 | 174.2972 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 173.7256 | 171.4172 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 703.4288 · median 679.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rusty's BBQ | |
| 2 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 3 | J&C BBQ | |
| 4 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 5 | SLO.MO.QUE | |
| 6 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 7 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 8 | HOGGERQ | |
| 9 | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 10 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | |
| 11 | Daddy & Me BBQ | |
| 12 | Knuckle Draggers BBQ | |
| 13 | Bang & Breach BBQ | |
| 14 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokin Swine BBQ | |
| 16 | ROB'S SMOKIN AND GRILLIN BBQ | |
| 17 | Blues Q's BBQ and Catering | |
| 18 | Pit 71 | |
| 19 | Shigging BBQ | |
| 20 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 21 | 503Backyard BBQ | |
| 22 | THE WASHINGTON STATE PORK DADDY'S | |
| 23 | BBQ Aloha | |
| 24 | DND BBQ | |
| 25 | R & B BBQ | |
| 26 | BBQ BROS. | |
| 27 | Whipps BBQ | |
| 28 | PNR BBQ | |
| 29 | HEAVEN SCENT BBQ |
Chicken
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rusty's BBQ | |
| 2 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 3 | SLO.MO.QUE | |
| 4 | Knuckle Draggers BBQ | |
| 5 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 6 | J&C BBQ | |
| 7 | Blues Q's BBQ and Catering | |
| 8 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 9 | Shigging BBQ | |
| 10 | ROB'S SMOKIN AND GRILLIN BBQ | |
| 11 | Daddy & Me BBQ | |
| 12 | HOGGERQ | |
| 13 | Pit 71 | |
| 14 | Smokin Swine BBQ | |
| 15 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ Aloha | |
| 17 | DND BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | |
| 19 | PNR BBQ | |
| 20 | HEAVEN SCENT BBQ | |
| 21 | Bang & Breach BBQ | |
| 22 | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 23 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 24 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 25 | THE WASHINGTON STATE PORK DADDY'S | |
| 26 | BBQ BROS. | |
| 27 | Whipps BBQ | |
| 28 | R & B BBQ | |
| 29 | 503Backyard BBQ |
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 178.3200 · median 171.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bang & Breach BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin Swine BBQ | |
| 3 | Knuckle Draggers BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | |
| 5 | Pit 71 | |
| 6 | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 7 | J&C BBQ | |
| 8 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 9 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 10 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 11 | SLO.MO.QUE | |
| 12 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 13 | HOGGERQ | |
| 14 | Rusty's BBQ | |
| 15 | BBQ Aloha | |
| 16 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 17 | Shigging BBQ | |
| 18 | ROB'S SMOKIN AND GRILLIN BBQ | |
| 19 | R & B BBQ | |
| 20 | Blues Q's BBQ and Catering | |
| 21 | Daddy & Me BBQ | |
| 22 | 503Backyard BBQ | |
| 23 | DND BBQ | |
| 24 | Whipps BBQ | |
| 25 | PNR BBQ | |
| 26 | THE WASHINGTON STATE PORK DADDY'S | |
| 27 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 28 | HEAVEN SCENT BBQ | |
| 29 | BBQ BROS. |
Pork
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rusty's BBQ | |
| 2 | SLO.MO.QUE | |
| 3 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 4 | J&C BBQ | |
| 5 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 6 | Daddy & Me BBQ | |
| 7 | HOGGERQ | |
| 8 | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 9 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 10 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 11 | 503Backyard BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | |
| 13 | Smokin Swine BBQ | |
| 14 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 15 | THE WASHINGTON STATE PORK DADDY'S | |
| 16 | Bang & Breach BBQ | |
| 17 | Blues Q's BBQ and Catering | |
| 18 | Knuckle Draggers BBQ | |
| 19 | ROB'S SMOKIN AND GRILLIN BBQ | |
| 20 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 21 | Shigging BBQ | |
| 22 | PNR BBQ | |
| 23 | DND BBQ | |
| 24 | Whipps BBQ | |
| 25 | BBQ BROS. | |
| 26 | R & B BBQ | |
| 27 | Pit 71 | |
| 28 | BBQ Aloha | |
| 29 | HEAVEN SCENT BBQ |
Brisket
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 2 | Daddy & Me BBQ | |
| 3 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 4 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 5 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 6 | HOGGERQ | |
| 7 | J&C BBQ | |
| 8 | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 9 | ROB'S SMOKIN AND GRILLIN BBQ | |
| 10 | Rusty's BBQ | |
| 11 | R & B BBQ | |
| 12 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 13 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | |
| 14 | THE WASHINGTON STATE PORK DADDY'S | |
| 15 | SLO.MO.QUE | |
| 16 | Bang & Breach BBQ | |
| 17 | 503Backyard BBQ | |
| 18 | BBQ BROS. | |
| 19 | Pit 71 | |
| 20 | Blues Q's BBQ and Catering | |
| 21 | DND BBQ | |
| 22 | BBQ Aloha | |
| 23 | Shigging BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin Swine BBQ | |
| 25 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 26 | Knuckle Draggers BBQ | |
| 27 | HEAVEN SCENT BBQ | |
| 28 | Whipps BBQ | |
| 29 | PNR BBQ |