Aug 2–3, 2019 · Alamosa, CO · 📍 Cole Park · State championship
Reps: Del Anderson, Michael Eberle · Prize money: $15,000
Texas Smoke Whisper won Grand Champion at the San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ on August 2, 2019 in Alamosa, CO at Cole Park, scoring 695.9884 in a field of 54 teams. Bushmaster BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.6684. Category winners: Chicken — BACKDRAFT BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ (177.1428); Pork — BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX (177.1428); Brisket — BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX (177.7144). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by WOODY'S Q SHACK.
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 2019 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 92 times in 100
Texas Smoke Whisper came in rated below the field's top team, BOOMERANG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 8-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Texas Smoke Whisper won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 1–2: BACKDRAFT BBQ and Broke Ass Bar-B-Oue Team tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: HONEYMAN BBQ and MONSOON BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: SCORCH AND RESQUE and SMOKIN TRIGGERS tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX won Pork, Brisket — a double.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WOODY'S Q SHACK (won 2018).
This contest usually draws about 43 teams
54 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 43.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2017 | Alamosa, CO | Cole Park | 44 | 691.9200 | CLARK CREW BBQ | WOODY'S Q SHACK |
| Aug 3, 2018 | Alamosa, CO | Cole Park | 41 | 700.5600 | WOODY'S Q SHACK | LA PASADITA |
| Aug 2, 2019 ← this one | Alamosa, CO | Cole Park | 54 | 695.9884 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | Bushmaster BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 176 | 174.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 174.8572 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 174.2744 | 172.5828 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 174.8572 | 171.9656 |
54 entries · top 695.9884 · median 668.4512
54 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1142
54 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.8686
54 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.2400
54 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.9600
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.
10 entries · top 173.1656 · median 167.1372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexi Doonan | |
| 2 | Josef Ulrich | |
| 3 | Juztine Sawyer | |
| 4 | Peter Ulrich | |
| 5 | Ethan Grob | |
| 6 | Levi Doonan | |
| 7 | Justin Sawyer | |
| 8 | Keenon Woodword | |
| 9 | Mia Howe | |
| 10 | Dyson Woodward |
4 entries · top 144.0228 · median 135.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Johnson | |
| 2 | Gabriella Acosta | |
| 3 | Julie Rezac | |
| 4 | Joe Rezac |
14 entries · top 171.9884 · median 168.5370
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anakin Cross | |
| 2 | Kayleigh McBreen | |
| 3 | Tylee Fluharty | |
| 4 | Treycin Mondragon | |
| 5 | Lola Fraser-Bailey | |
| 6 | Sawyer McBreen | |
| 7 | Makiya Mondranon | |
| 8 | James Garrison | |
| 9 | Alec McBride | |
| 10 | Jaelynn Bueno | |
| 11 | Matttison Alexander | |
| 12 | Tecoa Archuleta | |
| 13 | Ezyiel Archuleta | |
| 14 | Michael Antenen |