McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ
2019-11-15 – 2019-11-17 · Belton, TX
Reps: BOB MCKINNON, TERRI MCKINNON · Prize money: $7,500.00
Grand Champion: Chat N Choo BBQ (687.9428) · 24 teams
Entries
24
6 categories
Top score
687.9428
Winning margin
2.2056
GC over RC
Field average
658.44
median 662.80
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4744 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
667.2792
what a walk cost here
Field spread
86.4112
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,500.00
on the line
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 63%
beats 37% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1549
avg power rating going in · stronger than 54% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
Chat N Choo BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, MAN MEAT 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 — Chef's choice
5 entries · top 170.2744 · median 146.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Pimp Master | |
| 2 | Ten 32 | |
| 3 | Team BC | |
| 4 | 1st Class BBQ | |
| 5 | Dallas Cowboys Cooking |
Ancillary — Steak
7 entries · top 167.4628 · median 157.7600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ten 32 | |
| 2 | 1st Class BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ Pimp Master | |
| 4 | BARBQUE XTREME | |
| 5 | Team BC | |
| 6 | Dallas Cowboys Cooking | |
| 7 | LA PASADITA |
Master Series — Brisket
24 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.0056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chat N Choo BBQ | |
| 2 | Texas Chrome BBQ | |
| 3 | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | |
| 4 | 1st Class BBQ | |
| 5 | LA PASADITA | |
| 6 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 7 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 8 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 9 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 10 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 11 | Rockin R BBQ | |
| 12 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 13 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 14 | S & S Pit Crew | |
| 15 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 17 | Rep-less Rebels | |
| 18 | BARBQUE XTREME | |
| 19 | LC BBQ | |
| 20 | Team BC | |
| 21 | Ten 32 | |
| 22 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 23 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 24 | Big Boys can't trust a skinny cook |
Master Series — Chicken
24 entries · top 176.5944 · median 164.0058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chat N Choo BBQ | |
| 2 | LA PASADITA | |
| 3 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 4 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 7 | LC BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | BARBQUE XTREME | |
| 11 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 12 | 1st Class BBQ | |
| 13 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 14 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 15 | Rockin R BBQ | |
| 16 | Ten 32 | |
| 17 | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Texas Chrome BBQ | |
| 19 | S & S Pit Crew | |
| 20 | Big Boys can't trust a skinny cook | |
| 21 | Team BC | |
| 22 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 23 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 24 | Rep-less Rebels |
Master Series — Overall
24 entries · top 687.9428 · median 662.7998
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chat N Choo BBQ | |
| 2 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 4 | LA PASADITA | |
| 5 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 6 | Texas Chrome BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 8 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 9 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 10 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 11 | LC BBQ | |
| 12 | Rockin R BBQ | |
| 13 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 14 | 1st Class BBQ | |
| 15 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 16 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 17 | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | |
| 18 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 19 | BARBQUE XTREME | |
| 20 | S & S Pit Crew | |
| 21 | Rep-less Rebels | |
| 22 | Ten 32 | |
| 23 | Team BC | |
| 24 | Big Boys can't trust a skinny cook |
Master Series — Pork
24 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 2 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 3 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 4 | Texas Chrome BBQ | |
| 5 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 6 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 7 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | Rep-less Rebels | |
| 9 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 10 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 12 | LA PASADITA | |
| 13 | LC BBQ | |
| 14 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 15 | Rockin R BBQ | |
| 16 | Team BC | |
| 17 | Chat N Choo BBQ | |
| 18 | S & S Pit Crew | |
| 19 | 1st Class BBQ | |
| 20 | Ten 32 | |
| 21 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 22 | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | |
| 23 | BARBQUE XTREME | |
| 24 | Big Boys can't trust a skinny cook |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 174.8916 · median 165.6970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | Chat N Choo BBQ | |
| 3 | LC BBQ | |
| 4 | Rockin R BBQ | |
| 5 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 6 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 7 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 8 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 9 | LA PASADITA | |
| 10 | 1st Class BBQ | |
| 11 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 12 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 13 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 14 | Texas Chrome BBQ | |
| 15 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 16 | Rep-less Rebels | |
| 17 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 18 | BARBQUE XTREME | |
| 19 | Ten 32 | |
| 20 | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | |
| 21 | S & S Pit Crew | |
| 22 | Team BC | |
| 23 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 24 | Big Boys can't trust a skinny cook |