Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship
2019-08-23 – 2019-08-24 · Lubbock, TX · 📍 1308 Indiana Ave · State championship
Reps: BOB MCKINNON, TERRI MCKINNON · Prize money: $13,175.00
Grand Champion: Boomerang BBQ (702.2628) · 62 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ
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💪 A statement win
The champion won by 9.1772 points — a wider margin than 88% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
BOOMERANG BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: Official "Q" BBQ and Brewing Smoke BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE and Chingon BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ and Red Mule's Bad Ass BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-23 ← this one | Lubbock, TX | 1308 Indiana Ave | 62 | 702.2628 | Boomerang BBQ | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| 2021-08-20 | Lubbock, TX | 1308 Indiana Ave | 43 | 694.3084 | Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas | TEXAS OIL DUST |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 174.2628 | 170.8800 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 171.4284 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
62 entries · top 702.2628 · median 651.8798
Chicken
61 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5600
Pork Ribs
62 entries · top 175.4172 · median 162.5486
Pork
60 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.2456 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
62 entries · top 180.0000 · median 160.2456 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Steak
54 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.2914 · 🔥 perfect 180