Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
2021-05-14 – 2021-05-15 · Plainview, TX · State championship
Reps: KAREN JANE WILLIAMS, RALPH WILLIAMS · Prize money: $6,500.00
Grand Champion: LC BBQ (690.8228) · 33 teams
Entries
33
8 categories
Top score
334.8344
Winning margin
1.2000
GC over RC
Field average
295.48
median 283.27
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Field spread
74.9032
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,500.00
on the line
Double threats
9
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 97%
beats 3% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1544
avg power rating going in · stronger than 50% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2000 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
LC BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🃏 An upset on the books
LC BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BOOMERANG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-10 | Plainview, TX | 38 | 703.9656 | Boomerang |
| 2019-05-11 | Plainview, TX | 21 | 707.9884 | Rio Valley Meat BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 ← this one | Plainview, TX | 33 | 690.8228 | LC BBQ |
| 2021-05-15 | Plainview, TX | 22 | 698.7884 | Texas Smoke Whisperer |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Steak
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 |
Backyard Series — Chicken
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 |
Backyard Series — Overall
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 |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
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 |
Kids-Q — Pork
6 entries · top 173.7028 · median 172.0058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Running Boar BBQ--Reid | |
| 1 | Sweet Cheeks--Breleigh | |
| 2 | Potbellied Stallions--Jase | |
| 2 | Jasmine Stone's Cooking | |
| 3 | Flatland BBQ--Arijah | |
| 3 | Butler's Backdraft |
Master Series — Brisket
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 |
Master Series — Chicken
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 |
Master Series — Overall
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 |
Master Series — Pork
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 |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
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 |