Central Plains Ribfest
2019-06-14 – 2019-06-15 · Holdrege, NE · 📍 5th Ave & Grant st · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL EBERLE, TROY YOUNGBLOOD · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: CLARK CREW BBQ (693.6572) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 4 LEGS UP BBQ
Entries
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🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
CLARK CREW BBQ took the Grand Championship home to OK.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: HELPING U BBQ (won 2017), SMOKIN K - NE (won 2018).
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)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-16 | 4th Street and West Avenue | 27 | 689.7028 | HELPING U BBQ | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 2018-06-15 | 5th Ave & West st | 35 | 695.3716 | SMOKIN K - NE | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 2019-06-14 ← this one | Holdrege, NE | 5th Ave & Grant st | 30 | 693.6572 | CLARK CREW BBQ | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
| 2022-06-17 | Holdrege, NE | 5th Ave & Grant St | 29 | 702.2516 | 4 Legs Up BBQ | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-06-17 | Holdrege, NE | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 172.5600 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 172.5600 | 168.5600 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 171.4056 | 169.1084 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 693.6572 · median 662.7600
Chicken
30 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.5428
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9828
Brisket
30 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.3942