2019-05-11 – 2019-05-12 · Plainview, TX · 📍 3400 W 4th St. · State championship
Reps: KAREN JANE WILLIAMS, RALPH WILLIAMS · Prize money: $8,800.00
Grand Champion: Rio Valley Meat BBQ (707.9884) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BOOMERANG BBQ
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2019 to 2021 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
707.9884 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 703.9656 Boomerang set in 2019.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100
Rio Valley Meat BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BOOMERANG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 7–8: KISS MY RACK and Texas Smoke Whisper tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Smoking OCD edged ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS by 0.0112. Chicken places 4–5: BarrelHead Cookers edged Big Bob's B-B Crew by 0.0116.
RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 7th.
RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-10 | Plainview, TX | 3400 W 4th St. | 38 | 703.9656 | Boomerang | Big Bob's B-B Crew |
| 2019-05-11 ← this one | Plainview, TX | 3400 W 4th St. | 21 | 707.9884 | Rio Valley Meat BBQ | BOOMERANG BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Plainview, TX | 3400 W 4th St. | 33 | 690.8228 | LC BBQ | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ |
| 2021-05-15 | Plainview, TX | 3400 W 4th St | 22 | 698.7884 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.3200 | 174.8456 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 171.4172 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 168.5256 |
21 entries · top 707.9884 · median 676.4684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE EM UP BBQ | |
| 4 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 5 | Bacon Bash Texas | |
| 6 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | KISS MY RACK | |
| 8 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | |
| 9 | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | |
| 10 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 11 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 12 | Boondoxx BBQ | |
| 13 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 14 | LA PASADITA | |
| 15 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 16 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 17 | Smoking OCD | |
| 18 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 19 | Big Bob's B-B Crew | |
| 20 | Swadley's Bar-B-Q | |
| 21 | Where There's A Will |
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 3 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | |
| 4 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 5 | Big Bob's B-B Crew | |
| 6 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | KISS MY RACK | |
| 8 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 9 | Smoking OCD | |
| 10 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 11 | Boondoxx BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE EM UP BBQ | |
| 13 | LA PASADITA | |
| 14 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 15 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 16 | Swadley's Bar-B-Q | |
| 17 | Bacon Bash Texas | |
| 18 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 19 | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | |
| 20 | Where There's A Will | |
| 21 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ |
21 entries · top 178.3200 · median 170.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bacon Bash Texas | |
| 2 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 4 | SMOKE EM UP BBQ | |
| 5 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 6 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | |
| 7 | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | |
| 8 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 9 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 10 | Boondoxx BBQ | |
| 11 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | LA PASADITA | |
| 13 | KISS MY RACK | |
| 14 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 15 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 16 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 17 | Where There's A Will | |
| 18 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 19 | Swadley's Bar-B-Q | |
| 20 | Big Bob's B-B Crew | |
| 21 | Smoking OCD |
21 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 2 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 3 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 5 | KISS MY RACK | |
| 6 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | |
| 7 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | |
| 9 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 10 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoking OCD | |
| 12 | Bacon Bash Texas | |
| 13 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 14 | Boondoxx BBQ | |
| 15 | Where There's A Will | |
| 16 | SMOKE EM UP BBQ | |
| 17 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 18 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 19 | Swadley's Bar-B-Q | |
| 20 | LA PASADITA | |
| 21 | Big Bob's B-B Crew |
21 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 2 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | SMOKE EM UP BBQ | |
| 4 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | LA PASADITA | |
| 6 | Bacon Bash Texas | |
| 7 | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | |
| 8 | KISS MY RACK | |
| 9 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 10 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 11 | Smoking OCD | |
| 12 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 13 | Boondoxx BBQ | |
| 14 | Big Bob's B-B Crew | |
| 15 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 16 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | |
| 17 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 18 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 19 | Swadley's Bar-B-Q | |
| 20 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 21 | Where There's A Will |