Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
2019-02-15 – 2019-02-16 · Huntsville, TX · State championship
Grand Champion: Rio Valley Meats BBQ (704.5256) · 33 teams
Entries
33
8 categories
Top score
704.5256
Winning margin
4.5484
GC over RC
Field average
661.52
median 675.34
Perfect 180s
7 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Dessert
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
688.5024
what a walk cost here
Field spread
241.1660
winner to last place
Double threats
11
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 19%
beats 81% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1507
avg power rating going in · stronger than 11% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-27 | 37 | 689.1316 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 2015-02-26 | 61 | 689.2228 | Lucky Dawg BBQ | |
| 2016-02-25 | 42 | 685.1316 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 2017-02-16 | 41 | 705.6568 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2018-02-16 | 38 | 694.8572 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 2019-02-15 ← this one | Huntsville, TX | 33 | 704.5256 | Rio Valley Meats BBQ |
| 2020-02-14 | Huntsville, TX | 42 | 704.0344 | The American Dream BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Beans
13 entries · top 170.3316 · median 163.4056
Ancillary — Chef's choice
11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.5484 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Dessert
13 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Jackpot side
7 entries · top 170.8688 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 2 | Old Buzzard Cookers | |
| 3 | Clines Prairie Cookers | |
| 4 | Moma T's BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ Guru | |
| 6 | Hardwood Cookers | |
| 7 | HUMBLE PIT CREW COOKERS |
Master Series — Brisket
33 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1200
Master Series — Chicken
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
33 entries · top 704.5256 · median 675.3368
Master Series — Pork
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4286 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.7372 · 🔥 perfect 180