Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off
2023-05-26 – 2023-05-27 · Felton, CA · 📍 5401 Graham Hill Rd · State championship
Reps: CONNIE AMIDEI, JONATHAN AMIDEI · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Simply Marvelous BBQ (689.0856) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ
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Chicken places 2–3: SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ and Pops BBQ 22 tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Cherry Anchor BBQ and BONE RUBBIN BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: BONE RUBBIN BBQ and West Coast BBQ Shop tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-26 ← this one | Felton, CA | 5401 Graham Hill Rd | 19 | 689.0856 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | Felton, CA | 5401 Graham Hill Rd | 21 | 713.7028 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ |
| 2026-08-07 | Felton, CA | 5401 Graham Hill Rd | 25 | 708.5256 | CYNICAL BBQ | Simply Marvelous BBQ |
| 2026-08-08 | Felton, CA | 5401 Graham Hill Rd | 17 | 710.2628 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | Smokin Colt |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 173.7028 | 169.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8688 | 169.1316 | 166.8572 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 171.9772 | 167.9884 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 172.5600 | 167.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 689.0856 · median 669.5768
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 3 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 4 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 5 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 6 | OM BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 9 | RBQ | |
| 10 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 11 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 12 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 13 | Nutin2itBut2Qit | |
| 14 | Artizen Smoke Out BBQ | |
| 15 | THIN BLUE QUE | |
| 16 | Old Greenwood BBQ | |
| 17 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 18 | Battle Born Smokers | |
| 19 | Trouble's BBQ |
Chicken
19 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 2 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 3 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 4 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 5 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 6 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 7 | THIN BLUE QUE | |
| 8 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 9 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Artizen Smoke Out BBQ | |
| 13 | Old Greenwood BBQ | |
| 14 | Trouble's BBQ | |
| 15 | Nutin2itBut2Qit | |
| 16 | RBQ | |
| 17 | OM BBQ | |
| 18 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 19 | Battle Born Smokers |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 174.8688 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 2 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 3 | OM BBQ | |
| 4 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 5 | Nutin2itBut2Qit | |
| 6 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 7 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 8 | Old Greenwood BBQ | |
| 9 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 10 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 11 | RBQ | |
| 12 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Artizen Smoke Out BBQ | |
| 15 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 16 | Battle Born Smokers | |
| 17 | THIN BLUE QUE | |
| 18 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 19 | Trouble's BBQ |
Pork
19 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.9884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OM BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 3 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 4 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 5 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 6 | RBQ | |
| 7 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 8 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 9 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 10 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 11 | Nutin2itBut2Qit | |
| 12 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 13 | Artizen Smoke Out BBQ | |
| 14 | THIN BLUE QUE | |
| 15 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 16 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 17 | Battle Born Smokers | |
| 18 | Old Greenwood BBQ | |
| 19 | Trouble's BBQ |
Brisket
19 entries · top 174.2628 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | BONE RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 4 | West Coast BBQ Shop | |
| 5 | RBQ | |
| 6 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 7 | THIN BLUE QUE | |
| 8 | Pops BBQ 22 | |
| 9 | Artizen Smoke Out BBQ | |
| 10 | OM BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 12 | Old Greenwood BBQ | |
| 13 | Lord Of The Ribs BBQ | |
| 14 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 15 | Nutin2itBut2Qit | |
| 16 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 17 | Cherry Anchor BBQ | |
| 18 | Battle Born Smokers | |
| 19 | Trouble's BBQ |