BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
2023-05-27 – 2023-05-28 · North Bend, OR · 📍 3201 Tremont Ave · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE
Grand Champion: Smokin' Axe BBQ (697.1544) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HOGGERQ
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
ROOFTOP BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 12 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ took the Grand Championship home to CA.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 7–8: SMOKIN' AXE BBQ and HOGGERQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: Small Axe BBQ and Bearded Boar BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST and JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: LAKE HOUSE BBQ (won 2013), BIG BITE BBQ (won 2014), SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST (won 2017), SON OF SMOKE (won 2018).
🃏 An upset on the books
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, CROOKED PIGS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-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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Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-25 | North Bend, OR | 31 | 694.8570 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 2014-05-24 | North Bend, OR 97459 | 31 | 693.0740 | BIG BITE BBQ | DUELIN' J'S | |
| 2015-05-22 | North Bend, OR 97459 | 38 | 698.3200 | ROOFTOP BBQ | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 2016-05-28 | North Bend, OR | 43 | 695.4288 | ROOFTOP BBQ | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 2017-05-27 | 3201 Tremont Ave | 37 | 692.4684 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 2018-05-26 | 3201 Tremont Ave | 35 | 691.9312 | SON OF SMOKE | SMOKE324 | |
| 2019-05-25 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 34 | 694.8572 | Warpig BBQ | PIGGY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-05-28 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 27 | 697.1200 | Mudville BBQ | RJs Smokehouse |
| 2023-05-27 ← this one | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 25 | 697.1544 | Smokin' Axe BBQ | HOGGERQ |
| 2024-05-25 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 27 | 696.5600 | Crooked Pigs | Small Axe BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 26 | 703.3828 | Crooked Pigs | Vitamin Q |
| 2026-05-23 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 33 | 702.8228 | Bone Rubbin BBQ | OM BBQ COMPANY |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 171.9656 |
| Pork | 176.5828 | 174.8800 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 176.0000 | 172.5944 | 168.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 697.1544 · median 675.4288
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 2 | HOGGERQ | |
| 3 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 4 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 5 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 6 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | |
| 7 | PNR BBQ | |
| 8 | SLO.MO.QUE | |
| 9 | Big Bite BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE324 | |
| 11 | Vitamin Q | |
| 12 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 13 | J&C BBQ | |
| 14 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 15 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 16 | ROB'S SMOKIN AND GRILLIN BBQ | |
| 17 | 503 Backyard BBQ | |
| 18 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 19 | Rolling Smoke BBQ & Co | |
| 20 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 21 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 22 | Fat Dad's Barbeque | |
| 23 | ONW BBQ Co | |
| 24 | 503BACKYARDBBQ | |
| 25 | GOOD 'WOODS BAR-B-QUE |
Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE324 | |
| 2 | HOGGERQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 4 | PNR BBQ | |
| 5 | ROB'S SMOKIN AND GRILLIN BBQ | |
| 6 | SLO.MO.QUE | |
| 7 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 8 | Rolling Smoke BBQ & Co | |
| 9 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 10 | Vitamin Q | |
| 11 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | |
| 12 | Big Bite BBQ | |
| 13 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 14 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 15 | 503 Backyard BBQ | |
| 16 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 17 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 18 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 19 | ONW BBQ Co | |
| 20 | J&C BBQ | |
| 21 | 503BACKYARDBBQ | |
| 22 | GOOD 'WOODS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 23 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 24 | Fat Dad's Barbeque | |
| 25 | PRISON BREAK BBQ |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1544 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 2 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | |
| 4 | SLO.MO.QUE | |
| 5 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 6 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 8 | HOGGERQ | |
| 9 | Big Bite BBQ | |
| 10 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 11 | GOOD 'WOODS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | Vitamin Q | |
| 13 | PNR BBQ | |
| 14 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE324 | |
| 16 | Fat Dad's Barbeque | |
| 17 | J&C BBQ | |
| 18 | Rolling Smoke BBQ & Co | |
| 19 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 20 | ROB'S SMOKIN AND GRILLIN BBQ | |
| 21 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 22 | ONW BBQ Co | |
| 23 | 503 Backyard BBQ | |
| 24 | 503BACKYARDBBQ | |
| 25 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ |
Pork
25 entries · top 176.5828 · median 168.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J&C BBQ | |
| 2 | HOGGERQ | |
| 3 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 4 | PRISON BREAK BBQ | |
| 5 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 6 | PNR BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 8 | Vitamin Q | |
| 9 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 10 | SLO.MO.QUE | |
| 11 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | |
| 12 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 13 | Fat Dad's Barbeque | |
| 14 | ONW BBQ Co | |
| 15 | Rolling Smoke BBQ & Co | |
| 16 | SMOKE324 | |
| 17 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 18 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 19 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 20 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 21 | Big Bite BBQ | |
| 22 | 503 Backyard BBQ | |
| 23 | 503BACKYARDBBQ | |
| 24 | ROB'S SMOKIN AND GRILLIN BBQ | |
| 25 | GOOD 'WOODS BAR-B-QUE |
Brisket
25 entries · top 176.0000 · median 164.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 2 | Big Bite BBQ | |
| 3 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 4 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | |
| 7 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 8 | J&C BBQ | |
| 9 | Vitamin Q | |
| 10 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 11 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 12 | SMOKE324 | |
| 13 | PNR BBQ | |
| 14 | 503 Backyard BBQ | |
| 15 | ROB'S SMOKIN AND GRILLIN BBQ | |
| 16 | HOGGERQ | |
| 17 | SLO.MO.QUE | |
| 18 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 19 | 503BACKYARDBBQ | |
| 20 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 21 | Fat Dad's Barbeque | |
| 22 | GOOD 'WOODS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 23 | ONW BBQ Co | |
| 24 | Rolling Smoke BBQ & Co | |
| 25 | PRISON BREAK 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 — Mac&Cheese
13 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOGGERQ | |
| 2 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 3 | Vitamin Q | |
| 4 | J&C BBQ | |
| 5 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 6 | Fat Dad's Barbeque | |
| 7 | GOOD 'WOODS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 8 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 9 | ONW BBQ Co | |
| 10 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Bite BBQ | |
| 12 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 13 | SLO.MO.QUE |