Jun 14–15, 2019 · Holdrege, NE · 📍 5th Ave & Grant st · State championship
Reps: Michael Eberle, Troy Youngblood · Prize money: $10,000
CLARK CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the Central Plains Ribfest on June 14, 2019 in Holdrege, NE at 5th Ave & Grant st, scoring 693.6572 in a field of 30 teams. 4 LEGS UP BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.6112. Category winners: Chicken — TIMBONE BARBECUE (176.5600); Pork Ribs — 4 LEGS UP BBQ (180.0000); Pork — WHITE MOOSE BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — CLARK CREW BBQ (176.5600). This is the 3rd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by SMOKIN K - NE; the next was held in 2022.
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, 2017 to 2022 — 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.
Chicken places 3–4: Smokin Reefer BBQ and WHITE MOOSE BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: HOT SAUCE HOPPE'S BBQ and SCORE ONE SMOKIN' tied on 169.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ edged GRILLIN' BEAVERS by 0.0112.
CLARK CREW BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 11th.
4 LEGS UP BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: HELPING U BBQ (won 2017), SMOKIN K - NE (won 2018).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2017 | Holdrege, NE | 4th Street and West Avenue | 27 | 689.7028 | HELPING U BBQ | DIRT ROAD BBQ |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Holdrege, NE | 5th Ave & West st | 35 | 695.3716 | SMOKIN K - NE | BUTCHER BBQ |
| Jun 14, 2019 ← this one | Holdrege, NE | 5th Ave & Grant st | 30 | 693.6572 | CLARK CREW BBQ | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Holdrege, NE | 5th Ave & Grant St | 29 | 702.2516 | 4 Legs Up BBQ | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Holdrege, NE | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 172.5600 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 172.5600 | 168.5600 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 171.4056 | 169.1084 |
30 entries · top 693.6572 · median 662.7600
30 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.5428
30 entries · top 180 · median 164.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9828
30 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.3942