Viking Grillfestivalen
2019-11-01 – 2019-11-02 · Waco, TX · State championship
Reps: BILL SHIFLETT, DEBBIE SPRAY, JENNIFER SHIFLETT, SCOTT SPRAY · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Chat N Choo (699.3600) · 15 teams
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?
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1200 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
Chat N Choo came in rated below the field's top team, 4 LEGS UP BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Sauce
2 entries · top 175.4056 · median 166.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bar-Beer-Que | |
| 2 | TEXAS OIL DUST |
Master Series — Brisket
15 entries · top 177.1544 · median 170.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 2 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 3 | Chat N Choo | |
| 4 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | LA PASADITA | |
| 6 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 7 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 9 | Scooter's BBQ | |
| 10 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 11 | ARS Cooking Team | |
| 12 | Where There's a Will | |
| 13 | The Saucy Secret | |
| 14 | Big Boyz BBQ | |
| 15 | Bar-Beer-Que |
Master Series — Chicken
15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chat N Choo | |
| 2 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 6 | LA PASADITA | |
| 7 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 8 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 9 | ARS Cooking Team | |
| 10 | Scooter's BBQ | |
| 11 | The Saucy Secret | |
| 12 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 13 | Bar-Beer-Que | |
| 14 | Where There's a Will | |
| 15 | Big Boyz BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
15 entries · top 699.3600 · median 685.0396
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chat N Choo | |
| 2 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 5 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 7 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 8 | LA PASADITA | |
| 9 | Scooter's BBQ | |
| 10 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 11 | ARS Cooking Team | |
| 12 | The Saucy Secret | |
| 13 | Big Boyz BBQ | |
| 14 | Where There's a Will | |
| 15 | Bar-Beer-Que |
Master Series — Pork
15 entries · top 178.3200 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | LA PASADITA | |
| 5 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 6 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 7 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 8 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 9 | Chat N Choo | |
| 10 | Big Boyz BBQ | |
| 11 | The Saucy Secret | |
| 12 | Scooter's BBQ | |
| 13 | Bar-Beer-Que | |
| 14 | Where There's a Will | |
| 15 | ARS Cooking Team |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 177.1544 · median 170.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | Scooter's BBQ | |
| 4 | Chat N Choo | |
| 5 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 7 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 8 | ARS Cooking Team | |
| 9 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 10 | LA PASADITA | |
| 11 | Big Boyz BBQ | |
| 12 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 13 | Where There's a Will | |
| 14 | Bar-Beer-Que | |
| 15 | The Saucy Secret |