Smokin' on the Square
2019-10-25 – 2019-10-26 · El Dorado, AR · 📍 101 West Main · State championship
Reps: MERRIALYCE ALVAREZ, STEVE ALVAREZ · Prize money: $20,000.00
Grand Champion: Cowboy Q (694.8228) · 20 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BUFFALO'S BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
Thin Blue Southern Smoke won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: COWBOY Q and DAD'S GRILLIN CREW tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: Texas Smoke Whisper and BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 7–8: SUPER SWINE and LA PASADITA tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 179.4400 | 174.8456 | 170.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 174.8456 | 172.5484 | 166.8344 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7028 | 169.7372 | 164.5256 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.2972 | 170.8456 | 169.1428 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 173.1428 | 154.2860 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 157.6568 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
20 entries · top 694.8228 · median 659.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COWBOY Q | |
| 2 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 3 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 4 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 5 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 6 | LA PASADITA | |
| 7 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 8 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 9 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 10 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 11 | Pit Hustle | |
| 12 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 13 | 3 RIVERS BBQ | |
| 14 | Butts On The Barbie | |
| 15 | Smokey Bones BBQ | |
| 16 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 17 | Retail BBQ Systems | |
| 18 | Ace In The Hole | |
| 19 | Tailboard BBQ | |
| 20 | Chunky Monkey |
Chicken
20 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COWBOY Q | |
| 2 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 3 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 4 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | LA PASADITA | |
| 6 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 7 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 8 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 9 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 10 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 11 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 12 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 13 | 3 RIVERS BBQ | |
| 14 | Butts On The Barbie | |
| 15 | Ace In The Hole | |
| 16 | Pit Hustle | |
| 17 | Smokey Bones BBQ | |
| 18 | Chunky Monkey | |
| 19 | Tailboard BBQ | |
| 20 | Retail BBQ Systems |
Pork Ribs
20 entries · top 174.8456 · median 166.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 2 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 3 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 4 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 6 | Pit Hustle | |
| 7 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 8 | LA PASADITA | |
| 9 | Retail BBQ Systems | |
| 10 | Chunky Monkey | |
| 11 | COWBOY Q | |
| 12 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 13 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 14 | Butts On The Barbie | |
| 15 | Smokey Bones BBQ | |
| 16 | Tailboard BBQ | |
| 17 | 3 RIVERS BBQ | |
| 18 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 19 | Ace In The Hole | |
| 20 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
Pork
20 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 2 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 3 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 4 | COWBOY Q | |
| 5 | LA PASADITA | |
| 6 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 8 | Butts On The Barbie | |
| 9 | Chunky Monkey | |
| 10 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 11 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 12 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 13 | 3 RIVERS BBQ | |
| 14 | Ace In The Hole | |
| 15 | Smokey Bones BBQ | |
| 16 | Retail BBQ Systems | |
| 17 | Pit Hustle | |
| 18 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 19 | Tailboard BBQ | |
| 20 | BLIND HOG BBQ |
Brisket
20 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 2 | COWBOY Q | |
| 3 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 5 | Pit Hustle | |
| 6 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 7 | LA PASADITA | |
| 8 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 9 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 10 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokey Bones BBQ | |
| 12 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 13 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 14 | Retail BBQ Systems | |
| 15 | 3 RIVERS BBQ | |
| 16 | Butts On The Barbie | |
| 17 | Tailboard BBQ | |
| 18 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 19 | Ace In The Hole | |
| 20 | Chunky Monkey |
Backyard Series
Overall
6 entries · top 350.2972 · median 328.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thin Blue Southern Smoke | |
| 2 | PORKOLOGY - AR | |
| 3 | zzSilver Eagle RV | |
| 4 | zzTasty Grill | |
| 5 | zzThe DeRIBulators-Pro Med Ambulance | |
| 6 | zzWillie T's Q |
Chicken
6 entries · top 173.1428 · median 164.2914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thin Blue Southern Smoke | |
| 2 | zzSilver Eagle RV | |
| 3 | zzTasty Grill | |
| 4 | PORKOLOGY - AR | |
| 5 | zzThe DeRIBulators-Pro Med Ambulance | |
| 6 | zzWillie T's Q |
Pork Ribs
6 entries · top 177.1544 · median 163.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thin Blue Southern Smoke | |
| 2 | PORKOLOGY - AR | |
| 3 | zzSilver Eagle RV | |
| 4 | zzTasty Grill | |
| 5 | zzWillie T's Q | |
| 6 | zzThe DeRIBulators-Pro Med Ambulance |