2023-04-28 – 2023-04-29 · Lodi, CA · 📍 413 E Lockeford Street · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Smokin' Bliss BBQ (704.0000) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 West Coast BBQ Shop
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 2023 — 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.
704.0000 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 696.5144 SON OF SMOKE set in 2018.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
Smokin' Bliss BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Cynical BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Smokin' Bliss BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 16th tracked contest.
Chicken places 7–8: BAR-B-CUDA BBQ and SMOKIN' AXE BBQ tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Cherry Anchor BBQ and BULL MARKET BBQ tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ and Aztlan SmokedOut BBQ tied on 176.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
CYNICAL BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ turned in 179.4400 in chicken — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
This contest was away for 4 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2019-04-26.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-20 | Lodi, CA | 413 E Lockeford St | 48 | 696.5144 | SON OF SMOKE | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ |
| 2019-04-26 | Lodi, CA | 413 E Lockeford St | 48 | 693.7372 | Burnin and Lootin | SON OF SMOKE |
| 2023-04-28 ← this one | Lodi, CA | 413 E Lockeford Street | 27 | 704.0000 | Smokin' Bliss BBQ | West Coast BBQ Shop |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 174.8456 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 173.1428 | 171.9656 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.8572 | 170.8344 |
| Brisket | 177.1544 | 173.1084 | 168.0000 |
27 entries · top 704.0000 · median 671.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 2 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 3 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 6 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 7 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 9 | OM BBQ | |
| 10 | POPS BBQ | |
| 11 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 12 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 13 | Wise Smoke Ranch | |
| 14 | Aztlan SmokedOut BBQ | |
| 15 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 16 | KO BBQ | |
| 17 | Meat Wagon Smokers | |
| 18 | Griffin BBQ | |
| 19 | MACBBQ | |
| 20 | Battle Born Smokers | |
| 21 | B&E BBQ | |
| 22 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin Colt | |
| 24 | Maillard Cuisine | |
| 25 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 26 | Brewskies BBQ | |
| 27 | PIPIN' HOT SMOKERS BBQ |
27 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 2 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 3 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 4 | PIPIN' HOT SMOKERS BBQ | |
| 5 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 6 | Wise Smoke Ranch | |
| 7 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 9 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 10 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 11 | POPS BBQ | |
| 12 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 13 | B&E BBQ | |
| 14 | Griffin BBQ | |
| 15 | OM BBQ | |
| 16 | Meat Wagon Smokers | |
| 17 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 18 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 19 | Maillard Cuisine | |
| 20 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 21 | MACBBQ | |
| 22 | Aztlan SmokedOut BBQ | |
| 23 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 24 | KO BBQ | |
| 25 | Battle Born Smokers | |
| 26 | Brewskies BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokin Colt |
27 entries · top 176.5716 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 2 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 3 | Griffin BBQ | |
| 4 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 5 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 6 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 7 | OM BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 9 | KO BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin Colt | |
| 11 | POPS BBQ | |
| 12 | PIPIN' HOT SMOKERS BBQ | |
| 13 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 14 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 15 | Meat Wagon Smokers | |
| 16 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 18 | MACBBQ | |
| 19 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 20 | Aztlan SmokedOut BBQ | |
| 21 | Wise Smoke Ranch | |
| 22 | B&E BBQ | |
| 23 | Battle Born Smokers | |
| 24 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 25 | Brewskies BBQ | |
| 26 | Maillard Cuisine | |
| 27 | Coaches Pit BBQ |
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.0228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 3 | Aztlan SmokedOut BBQ | |
| 4 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 5 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 6 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 7 | POPS BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 9 | Wise Smoke Ranch | |
| 10 | KO BBQ | |
| 11 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 12 | Battle Born Smokers | |
| 13 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 14 | Griffin BBQ | |
| 15 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin Colt | |
| 17 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 18 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 19 | Maillard Cuisine | |
| 20 | OM BBQ | |
| 21 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 22 | Meat Wagon Smokers | |
| 23 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 24 | MACBBQ | |
| 25 | B&E BBQ | |
| 26 | PIPIN' HOT SMOKERS BBQ | |
| 27 | Brewskies BBQ |
26 entries · top 177.1544 · median 163.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 2 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 4 | OM BBQ | |
| 5 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 6 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 7 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 8 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 9 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 11 | Aztlan SmokedOut BBQ | |
| 12 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 13 | MACBBQ | |
| 14 | Meat Wagon Smokers | |
| 15 | Wise Smoke Ranch | |
| 16 | Battle Born Smokers | |
| 17 | POPS BBQ | |
| 18 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 19 | KO BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin Colt | |
| 21 | B&E BBQ | |
| 22 | Maillard Cuisine | |
| 23 | Coaches Pit BBQ | |
| 24 | Griffin BBQ | |
| 25 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 26 | Brewskies BBQ |