Smokin' Bliss BBQ CA
Rating
1648
peak 1657 · rated over 47 contests
Best runs
7
straight top-10s
Contests
54
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2026-07-18
Best ToY finish
#90
Master 2025
Grand champs
4
3 reserve
Category wins
12
38 podiums
Overall top-10s
18
of 54 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
687.25 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 681.73 (+5.51)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Consistency
±14.90
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.18 · weakest Brisket (168.34)
Road miles
16237
mi across 54 mapped stops · furthest 1387 mi
Schedule strength
56%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Purse competed for
$617K
listed at 50 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
4 🏅
GCs in 44 state-championship entries
Master avg
681.73 / 720
46 Master contests · 4 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Big Boys BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smokin' Bliss BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Cherry Anchor BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Meat Candy Q has come out ahead in 24 of their 33 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Pops BBQ 22 in 19 of their 22 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.2284 points of the Grand Championship at Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off (2023-05-26).
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 26% across 5 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) (2025-08-08) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 15-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (2021-05-28).
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Candy Q | 33 | 9 | 24 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| BULL MARKET BBQ | 31 | 10 | 21 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| BONE RUBBIN BBQ | 26 | 15 | 11 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 26 | 9 | 17 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Cat BBQ | 25 | 13 | 12 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| 7 SINS BBQ | 24 | 11 | 13 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | 23 | 16 | 7 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Bears BBQ | 23 | 14 | 9 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 23 | 9 | 14 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| Cynical BBQ | 23 | 7 | 16 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| Pops BBQ 22 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Cherry Anchor BBQ | 22 | 9 | 13 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| B' Mackin BBQ | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Boys BBQ | 20 | 10 | 10 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Old Town Franklin BBQ | 19 | 9 | 10 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 46 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 179.4400 | 155.9656 | 170.84 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 52 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 178.8572 | 160.5372 | 170.60 | top 39% |
| Pork | 46 | 24 | 4 | 15 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.0000 | 172.18 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 46 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.3716 | 168.34 | top 44% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 34 | 4 | top 38% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 43% |
| OR | 3 | 0 | top 30% |
| NV | 2 | 0 | top 69% |
| AZ | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
| UT | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 1 | top 26% |
| Medium (20–39) | 30 | 3 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 0 | top 51% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 23% | 2026-04-24 |
| Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 35% | 2026-03-20 |
| Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) | 3 | 15 | 0 | top 60% | 2022-05-28 |
| 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 14% | 2025-08-09 |
| Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 36% | 2023-04-28 |
| Sutherlin Throwdown | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 35% | 2026-07-18 |
| BBQ Jackpot | 2 | 46 | 0 | top 69% | 2025-11-21 |
| The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 55% | 2025-01-25 |
| Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 10% | 2024-05-24 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (39 of 54 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (52 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship (2023-04-28)
- Wins it all in 7% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 681.73 / 720
- 3 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-26 — First tracked contest · Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship
- 📣 2021-10-15 — First call · Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off
- 🔥 2022-09-23 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out
- 🏆 2023-04-28 — First Grand Championship · Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship
- 🎖️ 2024-01-12 — 25th tracked contest · 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- ⭐ 2025-07-19 — Career-best overall score (705.7144) · Sutherlin Throwdown
- 📈 2025-08-09 — Peak power rating (1657) · 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)
- 🎖️ 2025-09-20 — 50th tracked contest · 12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship | 2023-04-28 |
| +15.9 | The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out | 2022-09-23 |
| +14.5 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off | 2023-05-26 |
| +13.8 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 2025-08-08 |
| +13.5 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest | 2023-08-04 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | BBQ Jackpot | 2025-11-21 |
| -10.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 2024-10-30 |
| -9 | Golden State Battle of Indio | 2023-11-17 |
| -7.3 | Sutherlin Throwdown | 2026-07-18 |
| -5.7 | Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship | 2019-04-26 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 97.4% | 95.8% |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 92% | top 32% | 98% | 95.7% |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 73% | top 34% | 97.4% | 95.3% |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 75% | top 33% | 97.8% | 95.1% |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 88% | top 50% | 96.7% | 94.1% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 66% | 91.1% | 90.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 90.3% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 18 / 29 (682.7772) | 6 (175.4056) | 12 (174.2744) | 20 (165.6800) | 19 (167.4172) |
| 2026-04-24 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 1 / 29 (701.1432) | 3 (178.8572) | 2 (174.2972) | 9 (173.1200) | 3 (174.8688) |
| 2026-03-20 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA | 11 / 27 (684.5032) | 8 (175.4056) | 11 (170.2860) | 3 (176.5716) | 17 (162.2400) |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 68 / 90 (670.1140) | 76 (165.0856) | 60 (167.9772) | 66 (167.3828) | 50 (169.6684) |
| 2025-09-20 | 12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, CA | — | — | 2 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 11 / 35 (697.7032) | 9 (177.7028) | 19 (173.1544) | 23 (171.4172) | 6 (175.4288) |
| 2025-08-23 | Auburn Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) Auburn, CA | — | — | 1 (177.1544) | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Felton, CA | 5 / 21 (686.2400) | 10 (170.8112) | 10 (169.1660) | 2 (177.7028) | 11 (168.5600) |
| 2025-08-08 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Felton, CA | 1 / 25 (698.2516) | 7 (173.1428) | 10 (171.9772) | 2 (178.8572) | 3 (174.2744) |
| 2025-07-19 | Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 3 / 35 (705.7144) | 12 (175.4056) | 5 (176.5600) | 2 (178.8572) | 5 (174.8916) |
| 2025-05-16 | Gold Country Casino Resort BrewFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Oroville, CA | 1 / 19 (695.9656) | 2 (178.8572) | 6 (171.4056) | 1 (178.8572) | 10 (166.8456) |
| 2025-04-25 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 13 / 31 (675.3372) | 24 (166.8456) | 25 (162.2516) | 3 (173.1200) | 2 (173.1200) |
| 2025-03-14 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA | 4 / 26 (695.3712) | 15 (170.2628) | 6 (177.7028) | 2 (178.8800) | 15 (168.5256) |
| 2025-01-25 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) 🏅 Hollister, CA | 13 / 27 (691.3712) | 11 (175.4056) | 7 (175.4172) | 18 (170.2628) | 15 (170.2856) |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) 🏅 Hollister, CA | 19 / 31 (671.9084) | 14 (171.4056) | 23 (165.6800) | 17 (168.5484) | 10 (166.2744) |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 46 / 74 (673.6456) | 39 (169.1084) | 47 (167.4284) | 27 (171.4172) | 52 (165.6916) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 143 / 169 (670.7540) | 107 (170.2628) | 103 (169.7028) | 77 (171.4056) | 161 (159.3828) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 62 / 444 (692.5028) | 139 (173.1200) | 27 (177.7028) | 7 (178.2972) | 303 (163.3828) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-20 | 12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, CA | — | — | 1 (173.7372) | — | — |
| 2024-08-23 | All American Rib Cookoff (COMPETITOR SERIES) Auburn, CA | 2 / 13 (169.1428) | — | 2 (169.1428) | — | — |
| 2024-07-06 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 7 / 37 (688.5488) | 25 (167.9772) | 7 (175.4400) | 11 (173.1200) | 12 (172.0116) |
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 8 / 35 (696.5372) | 3 (179.4400) | 4 (176.5600) | 3 (178.8572) | 29 (161.6800) |
| 2024-06-21 | Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 5 / 29 (699.3484) | 9 (176.5600) | 2 (177.7028) | 8 (174.2628) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2024-06-14 | CBCA Clayton BBQ and Brews Festival (MASTERS) 🏅 Clayton, CA | 7 / 25 (685.6572) | 18 (162.8000) | 8 (169.1544) | 2 (178.2972) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2024-05-24 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Felton, CA | 2 / 21 (701.0856) | 4 (174.2628) | 9 (169.1200) | 4 (177.7028) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 8 / 34 (692.5832) | 16 (170.8456) | 12 (174.3088) | 2 (180.0000) | 19 (167.4288) |
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA | 13 / 27 (678.7888) | 6 (170.8460) | 13 (169.1544) | 7 (173.7028) | 19 (165.0856) |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI 🏅 Hollister, CA | 19 / 33 (673.5768) | 16 (171.9656) | 16 (167.9772) | 8 (173.7028) | 30 (159.9312) |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 27 / 58 (677.5884) | 26 (171.4056) | 40 (165.6800) | 20 (171.9656) | 25 (168.5372) |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio 🏅 Indio, CA | 32 / 40 (678.7428) | 11 (175.4056) | 39 (160.5372) | 34 (167.3828) | 7 (175.4172) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 186 / 487 (678.8116) | 117 (173.1428) | 303 (165.6916) | 359 (161.6572) | 11 (178.3200) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 77 / 211 (686.7772) | 127 (169.6800) | 97 (171.4172) | 73 (173.1200) | 65 (172.5600) |
| 2023-09-15 | 12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, CA | — | — | 3 (173.1428) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | All American Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) Auburn, CA | — | — | 6 (161.7028) | — | — |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA | 4 / 29 (688.5144) | 23 (165.6800) | 5 (172.0000) | 1 (177.7028) | 5 (173.1316) |
| 2023-06-02 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 21 / 43 (680.4572) | 32 (167.9656) | 25 (167.3944) | 4 (178.8572) | 27 (166.2400) |
| 2023-05-26 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Felton, CA | 2 / 19 (686.8572) | 10 (169.7028) | 1 (174.8688) | 2 (175.4400) | 11 (166.8456) |
| 2023-04-28 | Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 1 / 27 (704.0000) | 1 (179.4400) | 8 (172.5716) | 2 (176.5828) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2023-03-03 | The Golden State Battle V 🏅 Hollister, CA | 12 / 28 (679.3256) | 17 (170.2628) | 17 (164.5372) | 22 (166.2284) | 1 (178.2972) |
| 2023-01-13 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 12 / 45 (677.6228) | 41 (155.9656) | 1 (175.4172) | 4 (175.4172) | 8 (170.8228) |
| 2022-11-04 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA | 12 / 35 (686.7772) | 22 (169.6800) | 4 (175.4056) | 14 (171.4172) | 12 (170.2744) |
| 2022-09-23 | The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out 🏅 Fresno, CA | 4 / 43 (689.1088) | 16 (166.8572) | 3 (174.2744) | 1 (180.0000) | 17 (167.9772) |
| 2022-08-12 | Reata Round Up BBQ Contest 🏅 San Juan Capistrano, CA | 18 / 25 (666.2516) | 13 (170.2744) | 8 (172.5600) | 20 (161.7144) | 18 (161.7028) |
| 2022-05-28 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA | 15 / 25 (675.9088) | 16 (170.8228) | 16 (166.2516) | 19 (162.8344) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2022-05-27 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 1) 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA | 15 / 25 (666.7656) | 10 (170.8228) | 15 (166.8572) | 19 (165.6800) | 15 (163.4056) |
| 2022-04-29 | 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 16 / 29 (672.4912) | 27 (159.3944) | 22 (163.4056) | 1 (177.7028) | 7 (171.9884) |
| 2022-04-02 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA | 11 / 27 (696.5372) | 5 (178.8572) | 14 (171.4400) | 17 (171.9772) | 12 (174.2628) |
| 2022-04-01 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship 🏅 Arcadia, CA | 24 / 37 (665.0744) | 25 (167.9656) | 30 (163.4288) | 19 (169.6800) | 21 (164.0000) |
| 2021-10-15 | Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Susanville, CA | 8 / 11 (655.9316) | 8 (164.5716) | 1 (177.1544) | 8 (161.6684) | 10 (152.5372) |
| 2021-05-28 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA | 16 / 27 (648.9484) | 16 (166.2628) | 16 (162.2400) | 11 (167.3828) | 21 (153.0628) |
| 2019-09-20 | 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship 🏅 | 31 / 44 (650.2060) | 19 (167.4744) | 23 (164.5372) | 34 (159.9544) | 30 (158.2400) |
| 2019-04-26 | Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 33 / 48 (637.6460) | 26 (165.1428) | 21 (165.1316) | 35 (156.0000) | 37 (151.3716) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #288 (550 pts) | #276 (605 pts) | #342 (555 pts) | #310 (505 pts) | #347 (465 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #90 (1655 pts) | #171 (1245 pts) | #113 (1574 pts) | #52 (1820 pts) | #116 (1470 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #118 (1374 pts) | #138 (1279 pts) | #84 (1569 pts) | #46 (1779 pts) | #132 (1286 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #160 (1168 pts) | #281 (808 pts) | #114 (1451 pts) | #130 (1288 pts) | #161 (1173 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #882 (131 pts) | #937 (131 pts) | #653 (261 pts) | #923 (131 pts) | #1050 (111 pts) |