Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
2019-04-05 – 2019-04-06 · Cedar Park, TX · 📍 1901 Sunchase Blvd · State championship
Reps: BOB MCKINNON, TERRI MCKINNON
Grand Champion: Texas-car-b-que (701.7372) · 61 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 KISS MY RACK
Entries
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Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
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📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ and RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: ONE MAN PITS and HELL BENT 100% TEXAS COOKERS tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE and RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX (won 2017).
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-04 | Cedar Park, TX 78630 | 50 | 663.9768 | TRASH CAN COOKERS | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 2017-03-31 | 1901 Sunchase Blvd | 70 | 687.4284 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 2018-04-06 | 1901 Sunchase Blvd | 69 | 693.6800 | ROOFTOP BBQ | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 2019-04-05 ← this one | Cedar Park, TX | 1901 Sunchase Blvd | 61 | 701.7372 | Texas-car-b-que | KISS MY RACK |
| 2021-06-04 | Cedar Park, TX | 1901 Sun Chase Blvd | 48 | 702.8800 | Chicken Fried BBQ | LA PASADITA |
| 2022-04-01 | Cedar Park, TX | 1901 Sun Chase Blvd | 56 | 698.2284 | Chingon BBQ | Texas Chrome Hero's Foundation |
| 2026-04-10 | Cedar Park, TX | Elizabeth Milburn Park Cedar Park | 41 | 702.8228 | PS I LOVE YOU BBQ | Si Quema BBQ |
| 2027-04-02 | Cedar Park, TX | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 173.1544 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 174.2972 | 173.7600 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 171.9772 | 169.7144 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
61 entries · top 701.7372 · median 644.5028
Chicken
61 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.2856
Pork Ribs
61 entries · top 177.7372 · median 162.8228
Pork
61 entries · top 178.2972 · median 161.1088
Brisket
60 entries · top 177.1428 · median 161.9600
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Cooks Choice
26 entries · top 178.3200 · median 168.0000