May 14–15, 2021 · Plainview, TX · 📍 3400 W 4th St. · State championship
Reps: Karen Jane Williams, Ralph Williams · Prize money: $6,500
LC BBQ won Grand Champion at the Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) on May 14, 2021 in Plainview, TX at 3400 W 4th St., scoring 690.8228 in a field of 33 teams. CHICKEN FRIED BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.8000. Category winners: Chicken — JRP (178.8800); Pork Ribs — WILD HOGS BBQ (175.4172); Pork — Potbellied Stallions (178.8572); Brisket — Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team (175.4056). The Backyard Series standings were won by Gladiolas BBQ with 334.8344. This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by Rio Valley Meat BBQ; the next was held in 2021.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2019 to 2021 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 97% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0228 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100
LC BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BOOMERANG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
LC BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was LC BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 20th tracked contest.
Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: Pork n Things and TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: Chingon BBQ and CHICKEN FRIED BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 1–2: WILD HOGS BBQ and THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Potbellied Stallions turned in 178.8572 in pork — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Rio Valley Meat BBQ (won 2019).
This contest was away for 2 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2019-05-11.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2019 | Plainview, TX | 3400 W 4th St. | 38 | 703.9656 | Boomerang | Big Bob's B-B Crew |
| May 11, 2019 | Plainview, TX | 3400 W 4th St. | 21 | 707.9884 | Rio Valley Meat BBQ | BOOMERANG BBQ |
| May 14, 2021 ← this one | Plainview, TX | 3400 W 4th St. | 33 | 690.8228 | LC BBQ | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ |
| May 15, 2021 | Plainview, TX | 3400 W 4th St | 22 | 698.7884 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8800 | 177.1428 | 173.7372 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 173.1428 | 169.1544 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 169.7144 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 175.4056 | 171.9656 | 168.5256 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176.5600 | 147.4056 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 134.2972 | — |
33 entries · top 690.8228 · median 666.7772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LC BBQ | |
| 2 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 3 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 4 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 8 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 9 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 10 | TEXAS WARPIG BBQ | |
| 11 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 12 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 13 | Potbellied Stallions | |
| 14 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoking OCD | |
| 16 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 17 | JRP | |
| 18 | Texas Rebel Smokehouse | |
| 19 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoke in the Air BBQ | |
| 21 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 22 | LA PASADITA | |
| 23 | Pork n Things | |
| 24 | Flatland BBQ | |
| 25 | Whiskey Helps | |
| 26 | swingin meats | |
| 27 | Bionic BBQ | |
| 28 | Lucky 7 | |
| 29 | Fat Boys Backyard BBQ | |
| 30 | NPB BBQ | |
| 31 | Texas Rollin' Smoke | |
| 32 | Roadkill Mafia | |
| 33 | Chillin & Grillin |
33 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JRP | |
| 2 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 3 | Pork n Things | |
| 4 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 5 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 6 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 7 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 8 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 10 | Potbellied Stallions | |
| 11 | LC BBQ | |
| 12 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 13 | TEXAS WARPIG BBQ | |
| 14 | Texas Rebel Smokehouse | |
| 15 | LA PASADITA | |
| 16 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 17 | Flatland BBQ | |
| 18 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 19 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 20 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoking OCD | |
| 22 | swingin meats | |
| 23 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 24 | Bionic BBQ | |
| 25 | Smoke in the Air BBQ | |
| 26 | Fat Boys Backyard BBQ | |
| 27 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 28 | Roadkill Mafia | |
| 29 | Chillin & Grillin | |
| 30 | Whiskey Helps | |
| 31 | Lucky 7 | |
| 32 | Texas Rollin' Smoke | |
| 33 | NPB BBQ |
33 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 2 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 3 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 4 | LC BBQ | |
| 5 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 6 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 7 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 8 | Smoke in the Air BBQ | |
| 9 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 10 | Texas Rebel Smokehouse | |
| 11 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 12 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 13 | Potbellied Stallions | |
| 14 | TEXAS WARPIG BBQ | |
| 15 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 16 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 17 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 18 | JRP | |
| 19 | Smoking OCD | |
| 20 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 21 | Whiskey Helps | |
| 22 | Lucky 7 | |
| 23 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 24 | Pork n Things | |
| 25 | LA PASADITA | |
| 26 | swingin meats | |
| 27 | NPB BBQ | |
| 28 | Bionic BBQ | |
| 29 | Texas Rollin' Smoke | |
| 30 | Flatland BBQ | |
| 31 | Fat Boys Backyard BBQ | |
| 32 | Roadkill Mafia | |
| 33 | Chillin & Grillin |
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Potbellied Stallions | |
| 2 | Smoking OCD | |
| 3 | TEXAS WARPIG BBQ | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | JRP | |
| 6 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 7 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 8 | LA PASADITA | |
| 9 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 10 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 11 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 12 | LC BBQ | |
| 13 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 14 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 15 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 16 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 17 | Texas Rebel Smokehouse | |
| 18 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 19 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 20 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 21 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 22 | Flatland BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoke in the Air BBQ | |
| 24 | Texas Rollin' Smoke | |
| 25 | Pork n Things | |
| 26 | NPB BBQ | |
| 27 | swingin meats | |
| 28 | Whiskey Helps | |
| 29 | Chillin & Grillin | |
| 30 | Lucky 7 | |
| 31 | Fat Boys Backyard BBQ | |
| 32 | Bionic BBQ | |
| 33 | Roadkill Mafia |
33 entries · top 175.4056 · median 163.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 2 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | LC BBQ | |
| 4 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 5 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 6 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 7 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 8 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 9 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 10 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoking OCD | |
| 12 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 13 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 14 | TEXAS WARPIG BBQ | |
| 15 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoke in the Air BBQ | |
| 17 | Flatland BBQ | |
| 18 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 19 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 20 | Lucky 7 | |
| 21 | Texas Rebel Smokehouse | |
| 22 | Bionic BBQ | |
| 23 | LA PASADITA | |
| 24 | Whiskey Helps | |
| 25 | Pork n Things | |
| 26 | Potbellied Stallions | |
| 27 | JRP | |
| 28 | Fat Boys Backyard BBQ | |
| 29 | NPB BBQ | |
| 30 | swingin meats | |
| 31 | Roadkill Mafia | |
| 32 | Chillin & Grillin | |
| 33 | Texas Rollin' Smoke |
9 entries · top 334.8344 · median 283.2684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gladiolas BBQ | |
| 2 | Sweet Cheeks BBQ | |
| 3 | 2 Smokin Jokes | |
| 4 | Blackmon Boys Que | |
| 5 | Team Bacon | |
| 6 | Kungfu BBQ | |
| 7 | Happy State Bank | |
| 8 | Grillin & Chillin Jr | |
| 9 | S.l.a.b. bbq |
9 entries · top 176.5600 · median 147.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Cheeks BBQ | |
| 2 | Gladiolas BBQ | |
| 3 | 2 Smokin Jokes | |
| 4 | Team Bacon | |
| 5 | Blackmon Boys Que | |
| 6 | Grillin & Chillin Jr | |
| 7 | Happy State Bank | |
| 8 | Kungfu BBQ | |
| 9 | S.l.a.b. bbq |
9 entries · top 177.1544 · median 134.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gladiolas BBQ | |
| 2 | 2 Smokin Jokes | |
| 3 | Blackmon Boys Que | |
| 4 | Sweet Cheeks BBQ | |
| 5 | Kungfu BBQ | |
| 6 | Team Bacon | |
| 7 | S.l.a.b. bbq | |
| 8 | Happy State Bank | |
| 9 | Grillin & Chillin Jr |
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.
3 entries · top 173.7028 · median 173.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Running Boar BBQ--Reid | |
| 2 | Potbellied Stallions--Jase | |
| 3 | Flatland BBQ--Arijah |
3 entries · top 172 · median 167.9884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Cheeks--Breleigh | |
| 2 | Jasmine Stone's Cooking | |
| 3 | Butler's Backdraft |
14 entries · top 171.9772 · median 163.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 2 | swingin meats | |
| 3 | Ben Real Smoked | |
| 4 | Flatland BBQ | |
| 5 | Happy State Bank | |
| 6 | Bionic BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoking OCD | |
| 8 | Texas Rollin' Smoke | |
| 9 | Team Bacon | |
| 10 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 11 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS | |
| 12 | Kungfu BBQ | |
| 13 | Mediocre Munchies | |
| 14 | Brent Ramceller |