May 27–28, 2023 · North Bend, OR · 📍 3201 Tremont Ave · State championship
Reps: Ian Schmidt, Julie Poe
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ won Grand Champion at the BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay on May 27, 2023 in North Bend, OR at 3201 Tremont Ave, scoring 697.1544 in a field of 25 teams. HOGGERQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.5828. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKE324 (180.0000); Pork Ribs — CROOKED PIGS (180.0000); Pork — J&C BBQ (176.5828); Brisket — RJs Smokehouse (176.0000). This is the 9th of 12 editions of this contest on record; the 2022 edition was won by Mudville BBQ; the next was held in 2024.
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, 2013 to 2026 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 86 times in 100
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SON OF SMOKE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 14-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Smokin' Axe BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 44th tracked contest.
2 of 12 tracked editions
ROOFTOP BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 12 tracked editions.
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.
SMOKE324 turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 8 earlier editions.
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).
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2013 | North Bend, OR | North Bend, OR | 31 | 694.8570 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | MOE CASON BBQ |
| May 24, 2014 | North Bend, OR | North Bend, OR 97459 | 31 | 693.0740 | BIG BITE BBQ | DUELIN' J'S |
| May 22, 2015 | North Bend, OR | North Bend, OR 97459 | 38 | 698.3200 | ROOFTOP BBQ | WINE COUNTRY Q |
| May 28, 2016 | North Bend, OR | North Bend, OR | 43 | 695.4288 | ROOFTOP BBQ | PIGGY D'S BBQ |
| May 27, 2017 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 37 | 692.4684 | SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| May 26, 2018 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 35 | 691.9312 | SON OF SMOKE | SMOKE324 |
| May 25, 2019 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 34 | 694.8572 | Warpig BBQ | PIGGY D'S BBQ |
| May 28, 2022 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 27 | 697.1200 | Mudville BBQ | RJs Smokehouse |
| May 27, 2023 ← this one | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 25 | 697.1544 | Smokin' Axe BBQ | HOGGERQ |
| May 25, 2024 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 27 | 696.5600 | Crooked Pigs | Small Axe BBQ |
| May 24, 2025 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 26 | 703.3828 | Crooked Pigs | Vitamin Q |
| May 23, 2026 | North Bend, OR | 3201 Tremont Ave | 33 | 702.8228 | Bone Rubbin BBQ | OM BBQ COMPANY |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4172 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4056 | 171.9656 |
| Pork | 176.5828 | 174.8800 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 176 | 172.5944 | 168.5372 |
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 |
25 entries · top 180 · median 168 · 🔥 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 |
25 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |
25 entries · top 176 · 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 |
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.
13 entries · top 180 · 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 |