A statement win
13.7024
points clear of the field
Wider than 95% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.7024 points — a wider margin than 95% of championships in the data.
Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship 2016
Aug 26–27, 2016 · Lubbock, TX · 📍 1308 Indiana Ave
SLAPS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship on August 26, 2016 in Lubbock, TX at 1308 Indiana Ave, scoring 700.5712 in a field of 72 teams. SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.8688. Category winners: Chicken — SLAPS BBQ (177.1428); Pork Ribs — OLD 99 MEAT CO. (177.1544); Pork — SLAPS BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — BENT NAIL BBQ (180.0000). This is the 1st of 5 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2017.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
547.44
median 652.28
700.57 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.14
- Pork Ribs 177.15
- Pork 179.44
- Brisket 180 🔥
124.55
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
72
4 judged meats
Top score
700.5712
Winning margin
13.7024
GC over RC
Field average
645.32
547.44700.57
median 652.28 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8456 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
674.8344
547.44700.57
10th place overall
Field spread
153.1316
winner to last place
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 30%
beats 70% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.59 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,526
avg power rating going in · stronger than 18% of contests
Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 17 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 8–9: SMOKE EM UP BBQ and GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ and BarrelHead Cookers tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: BarrelHead Cookers and TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Brisket 5–6 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
SLAPS BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
SLAPS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 21st.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 21st
One of the big ones
72
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 96% of the 5,462 contests in the data
72 teams — bigger than 96% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- BENT NAIL BBQ · Brisket
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2016 ← this one | Lubbock, TX | 1308 Indiana Ave | 72 | 700.5712 | SLAPS BBQ | SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Lubbock, TX | 1308 Indiana Ave | 44 | 698.2628 | Outdoor Chef | BOOMERANG BBQ |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Lubbock, TX | 1308 Indiana Ave | 54 | 703.4172 | BOOMERANG BBQ | KISS MY RACK |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Lubbock, TX | 1308 Indiana Ave | 55 | 705.7028 | Smoked & Furious | TCB BBQ |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Lubbock, TX | 1308 Indiana Ave | 51 | 706.2628 | TINY E BBQ | God's Country BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 174.2972 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 174.3088 | 173.1428 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 175.4400 | 172.5484 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2628 | 172.5484 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
72 entries · top 700.5712 · median 652.2798
Chicken
72 entries · top 177.1428 · median 161.1372
Pork Ribs
72 entries · top 177.1544 · median 165.1258
Pork
72 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.2570
Brisket
72 entries · top 180 · median 161.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180