Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off
2023-05-26 – 2023-05-27 · Felton, CA · State championship
Reps: CONNIE AMIDEI, JONATHAN AMIDEI · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Simply Marvelous BBQ (689.0856) · 19 teams
Entries
19
4 categories
Top score
689.0856
Winning margin
2.2284
GC over RC
Field average
664.05
median 669.58
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
669.5768
what a walk cost here
Field spread
90.9260
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 62%
beats 38% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1541
avg power rating going in · stronger than 46% of contests
Storylines
🃏 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)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-26 ← this one | Felton, CA | 19 | 689.0856 | Simply Marvelous BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | Felton, CA | 21 | 713.7028 | Cherry Anchor BBQ |
| 2026-08-07 | Felton, CA | — | — | — |
| 2026-08-08 | Felton, CA | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |