Oct 25–26, 2019 · El Dorado, AR · 📍 101 West Main · State championship
Reps: Merrialyce Alvarez, Steve Alvarez · Prize money: $20,000
COWBOY Q won Grand Champion at the Smokin' on the Square on October 25, 2019 in El Dorado, AR at 101 West Main, scoring 694.8228 in a field of 20 teams. BUFFALO'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.3716. Category winners: Chicken — COWBOY Q (179.4400); Pork Ribs — MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ (174.8456); Pork — HOLLOW Q (177.7028); Brisket — BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ (178.2972). The Backyard Series standings were won by Thin Blue Southern Smoke with 350.2972.
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.
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 87 times in 100
Cowboy Q came in rated below the field's top team, BUFFALO'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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.
Thin Blue Southern Smoke won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
COWBOY Q took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 11th.
| 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 | — |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |