Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
2019-05-03 – 2019-05-04 · 📍 Washington Irving Park · State championship
Reps: KAREN JANE WILLIAMS, RALPH WILLIAMS · Prize money: $12,050.00
Grand Champion: T-N-T Que Crew (700.5484) · 56 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Fat Boys BBQ--Temple, TX
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2000 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: SMOKIN DAN and BUFFALO'S BBQ tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: LA PASADITA and PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ and THE GRISWOLDS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-02 | Bixby, OK 74037 | 80 | 694.8572 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2015-05-01 | Bixby, OK 74133 | 81 | 697.0856 | OKIEQ | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 2019-05-03 ← this one | Washington Irving Park | 56 | 700.5484 | T-N-T Que Crew | Fat Boys BBQ--Temple, TX | |
| 2022-05-06 | Bixby, OK | Bixby, OK 74008 | 38 | 706.8344 | Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 176.0116 | 173.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 175.4288 | 171.4288 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 176.0000 | 174.2744 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 175.4056 | 172.0000 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
56 entries · top 700.5484 · median 652.4286
Chicken
55 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.9428
Pork Ribs
55 entries · top 177.1544 · median 163.3944
Pork
55 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.6684
Brisket
54 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.6800
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.
Kids-Q — Kid'S Q ( Younger Division)
13 entries · top 166.2972 · median 152.4912
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke R. | |
| 2 | Luke F. | |
| 3 | Stetson | |
| 4 | James | |
| 5 | Ryker | |
| 6 | Jackie | |
| 7 | Riley | |
| 8 | Zamien | |
| 9 | Kylie | |
| 10 | Kortner | |
| 11 | Kierstyn | |
| 12 | Madalyn | |
| 13 | Brycen |
Kids-Q — Kid'S Que (Older Division)
7 entries · top 166.9372 · median 158.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barret | |
| 2 | Drew | |
| 3 | Peter | |
| 4 | Maggie | |
| 5 | April | |
| 6 | Mayci | |
| 7 | Zander |
Ancillary — Sausage
24 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.3770
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 2 | LawnAmerica | |
| 3 | Southside Hog Ride | |
| 4 | Fat Boys BBQ--Temple, TX | |
| 5 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 6 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 7 | ResourceOne | |
| 8 | Butt Rubbers Anonymous | |
| 9 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 10 | H & N Bbq | |
| 11 | The Dynamic Duo of BBQ | |
| 12 | B-Team BBQ | |
| 13 | HOT SMOKIN ASH BBQ | |
| 14 | Frazier's BBQ | |
| 15 | RUB IT ALL OVER | |
| 16 | Dirty Sanchez Cue & Brue Crue | |
| 17 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 18 | Bigg'ns BBQ | |
| 19 | HOBBS BBQ | |
| 20 | Spit Roasters BBQ | |
| 21 | LaMac's | |
| 22 | One Smoking Grill | |
| 23 | Guns-A-Glazin BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin Phone Bones |