Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2)
2019-05-11 – 2019-05-12 · Plainview, TX · State championship
Reps: KAREN JANE WILLIAMS, RALPH WILLIAMS · Prize money: $8,800.00
Grand Champion: Rio Valley Meat BBQ (707.9884) · 21 teams
Entries
21
4 categories
Top score
707.9884
Winning margin
6.3084
GC over RC
Field average
677.52
median 676.47
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.6112
what a walk cost here
Field spread
61.8168
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,800.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 8%
beats 92% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1531
avg power rating going in · stronger than 37% of contests
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-10 | Plainview, TX | 38 | 703.9656 | Boomerang |
| 2019-05-11 ← this one | Plainview, TX | 21 | 707.9884 | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Plainview, TX | 33 | 690.8228 | LC BBQ |
| 2021-05-15 | Plainview, TX | 22 | 698.7884 | Texas Smoke Whisperer |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
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 |
Master Series — Chicken
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 |
Master Series — Overall
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 |
Master Series — Pork
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 |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
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 |