Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2)
2021-05-15 – 2021-05-16 · Plainview, TX · State championship
Reps: KAREN JANE WILLIAMS, RALPH WILLIAMS · Prize money: $6,500.00
Grand Champion: Texas Smoke Whisperer (698.7884) · 22 teams
Entries
22
5 categories
Top score
698.7884
Winning margin
4.0228
GC over RC
Field average
671.92
median 672.44
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.3484
what a walk cost here
Field spread
57.8396
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,500.00
on the line
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 40%
beats 60% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1570
avg power rating going in · stronger than 74% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Texas Smoke Whisperer took the Grand Championship home to MO.
🃏 An upset on the books
Texas Smoke Whisperer 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
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 | Plainview, TX | 33 | 690.8228 | LC BBQ |
| 2021-05-15 ← this one | Plainview, TX | 22 | 698.7884 | Texas Smoke Whisperer |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Pork
12 entries · top 175.4056 · median 166.5542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LC BBQ | |
| 2 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 3 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 4 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 5 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 6 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | Gladiolas BBQ | |
| 8 | Pork n Things | |
| 9 | Potbellied Stallions | |
| 10 | Bionic BBQ | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ |
Master Series — Brisket
22 entries · top 175.4056 · median 165.0914
Master Series — Chicken
22 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9656
Master Series — Overall
22 entries · top 698.7884 · median 672.4400
Master Series — Pork
22 entries · top 175.4172 · median 168.2514
Master Series — Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6858