Pendleton Cattle Baron's BBQ Challenge
May 2, 2026 · Pendleton, OR
Entries
25
Top score
200.0000
Ribs
Tightest board
0.5200
Tri-Tip — a photo finish
Average score
188.3456
across all judged boards
Upset factor
52%
chance the winner was beaten by the top seed
Overall · Pro
| # | Team | Score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rib Mafia | 583.2400 | — |
| 2 | Slow Porkin BBQ | 582.2800 | — |
| 3 | BBQ Aloha | 581.4800 | — |
| 4 | RJs Smokehouse | 577.4800 | — |
| 5 | Pit 71 | 576.8000 | — |
| 6 | Small Axe BBQ | 576.7600 | — |
| 7 | Smokin'Fools BBQ | 575.6800 | — |
| 8 | Hazel’s Barbeque | 574.8000 | — |
| 9 | Cravin Ravers BBQ | 573.0400 | — |
| 10 | Blind Duck BBQ | 572.8800 | — |
| 11 | Meatsweats | 572.2000 | — |
| 12 | Grill Sergeants | 569.8400 | — |
| 13 | J&C BBQ | 569.3200 | — |
| 14 | Marcoe’s 21BBQ | 567.2800 | — |
| 15 | Mosscrowe bbq | 567.2400 | — |
| 16 | Scott's Smokin Squad | 565.1600 | — |
| 17 | Freedom Works BBQ | 564.5200 | — |
| 18 | EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK | 564.4800 | — |
| 19 | Tim Tom's BBQ | 562.8800 | — |
| 20 | robs smoking and grilling bbq | 558.2400 | — |
| 21 | Glazed and Confused | 550.4800 | — |
| 22 | 2 Drunk Guys BBQ | 543.1600 | — |
| 23 | Team IdaQ | 540.8400 | — |
| 24 | Northern Outcast BBQ | 529.8800 | — |
| 25 | Meat to beat | 525.9600 | — |
Chicken · Pro
| # | Team | Score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazel’s Barbeque | 198.4800 | — |
| 2 | EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK | 196.7600 | — |
| 3 | Small Axe BBQ | 196.7600 | — |
| 4 | Tim Tom's BBQ | 195.9200 | — |
| 5 | RJs Smokehouse | 195.5600 | — |
| 6 | Smokin'Fools BBQ | 195.1600 | — |
| 7 | BBQ Aloha | 194.9200 | — |
| 8 | Grill Sergeants | 193.5200 | — |
| 9 | Slow Porkin BBQ | 192.7600 | — |
| 10 | Cravin Ravers BBQ | 192.3200 | — |
| 11 | Pit 71 | 191.6000 | — |
| 12 | Blind Duck BBQ | 190.6400 | — |
| 13 | The Rib Mafia | 190.6400 | — |
| 14 | Meatsweats | 189.0800 | — |
| 15 | Mosscrowe bbq | 188.7600 | — |
| 16 | J&C BBQ | 188.7200 | — |
| 17 | Scott's Smokin Squad | 187.1200 | — |
| 18 | Freedom Works BBQ | 186.7200 | — |
| 19 | robs smoking and grilling bbq | 185.0800 | — |
| 20 | Marcoe’s 21BBQ | 185.0000 | — |
| 21 | 2 Drunk Guys BBQ | 181.6000 | — |
| 22 | Glazed and Confused | 180.4000 | — |
| 23 | Team IdaQ | 171.8000 | — |
| 24 | Meat to beat | 163.8000 | — |
| 25 | Northern Outcast BBQ | 156.4400 | — |
Ribs · Pro
| # | Team | Score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small Axe BBQ | 200.0000 | — |
| 2 | The Rib Mafia | 199.2400 | — |
| 3 | Slow Porkin BBQ | 196.7600 | — |
| 4 | Hazel’s Barbeque | 196.0000 | — |
| 5 | Pit 71 | 195.6800 | — |
| 6 | Mosscrowe bbq | 195.6400 | — |
| 7 | Smokin'Fools BBQ | 194.8000 | — |
| 8 | BBQ Aloha | 194.5600 | — |
| 9 | Northern Outcast BBQ | 193.2000 | — |
| 10 | Freedom Works BBQ | 190.8000 | — |
| 11 | Grill Sergeants | 190.8000 | — |
| 12 | Cravin Ravers BBQ | 190.7600 | — |
| 13 | Blind Duck BBQ | 189.9600 | — |
| 14 | Team IdaQ | 188.5200 | — |
| 15 | robs smoking and grilling bbq | 187.2400 | — |
| 16 | 2 Drunk Guys BBQ | 187.1200 | — |
| 17 | Marcoe’s 21BBQ | 187.1200 | — |
| 18 | Scott's Smokin Squad | 186.2000 | — |
| 19 | Meatsweats | 185.8400 | — |
| 20 | Tim Tom's BBQ | 185.5200 | — |
| 21 | J&C BBQ | 185.3600 | — |
| 22 | RJs Smokehouse | 185.1600 | — |
| 23 | Glazed and Confused | 183.8800 | — |
| 24 | EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK | 183.5200 | — |
| 25 | Meat to beat | 182.6800 | — |
Tri-Tip · Pro
| # | Team | Score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meatsweats | 197.2800 | — |
| 2 | RJs Smokehouse | 196.7600 | — |
| 3 | J&C BBQ | 195.2400 | — |
| 4 | Marcoe’s 21BBQ | 195.1600 | — |
| 5 | The Rib Mafia | 193.3600 | — |
| 6 | Slow Porkin BBQ | 192.7600 | — |
| 7 | Blind Duck BBQ | 192.2800 | — |
| 8 | BBQ Aloha | 192.0000 | — |
| 9 | Scott's Smokin Squad | 191.8400 | — |
| 10 | Cravin Ravers BBQ | 189.9600 | — |
| 11 | Pit 71 | 189.5200 | — |
| 12 | Freedom Works BBQ | 187.0000 | — |
| 13 | Glazed and Confused | 186.2000 | — |
| 14 | robs smoking and grilling bbq | 185.9200 | — |
| 15 | Smokin'Fools BBQ | 185.7200 | — |
| 16 | Grill Sergeants | 185.5200 | — |
| 17 | EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK | 184.2000 | — |
| 18 | Mosscrowe bbq | 182.8400 | — |
| 19 | Tim Tom's BBQ | 181.4400 | — |
| 20 | Team IdaQ | 180.5200 | — |
| 21 | Hazel’s Barbeque | 180.3200 | — |
| 22 | Northern Outcast BBQ | 180.2400 | — |
| 23 | Small Axe BBQ | 180.0000 | — |
| 24 | Meat to beat | 179.4800 | — |
| 25 | 2 Drunk Guys BBQ | 174.4400 | — |
Other editions of this contest
| Contest | Season | Grand champion |
|---|---|---|
| Pendleton Cattle Baron's BBQ Challenge | 2025 | — |
| Pendleton Cattle Baron's BBQ Challenge | 2024 | — |
Sources: official pdf, official pdf — published by Pacific Northwest BBQ Association.