Aug 21–22, 2026 · Lubbock, TX · 📍 1308 Indiana Ave · State championship
Reps: Eugene Wickham, Larry Voth, Lynda Voth, Sarah Wickham · Prize money: $11,525
TINY E BBQ won Grand Champion at the Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship on August 21, 2026 in Lubbock, TX at 1308 Indiana Ave, scoring 706.2628 in a field of 51 teams. God's Country BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 705.7716. Category winners: Chicken — Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Scooter N Clarke (178.8572); Pork — Man Meat BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — High Desert Holy Smoke BBQ (180.0000). This is the 5th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Smoked & Furious.
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, 2016 to 2026 — 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 95% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.4912 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
706.2628 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 705.7028 Smoked & Furious set in 2025.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100
TINY E BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BOOMERANG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
TINY E BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 5th. Consistency beat fireworks.
6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Pork Ribs places 1–2: Scooter N Clarke and RED IRON BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: S & S PIT CREW and Texas Oil Dust tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: KYOTE KOOKERS and SUPER SWINE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Outdoor Chef (won 2017), BOOMERANG BBQ (won 2018), Smoked & Furious (won 2025).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2016 | Lubbock, TX | 1308 Indiana Ave | 72 | 700.5712 | SLAPS BBQ | SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Lubbock, TX | 1308 Indiana Ave | 44 | 698.2628 | Outdoor Chef | BOOMERANG BBQ |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Lubbock, TX | 1308 Indiana Ave | 54 | 703.4172 | BOOMERANG BBQ | KISS MY RACK |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Lubbock, TX | 1308 Indiana Ave | 55 | 705.7028 | Smoked & Furious | TCB BBQ |
| Aug 21, 2026 ← this one | Lubbock, TX | 1308 Indiana Ave | 51 | 706.2628 | TINY E BBQ | God's Country BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.0228 | 173.7256 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 177.7144 | 176.5600 |
| Pork | 180 | 178.2972 | 175.4400 |
| Brisket | 180 | 177.7144 | 174.8456 |
51 entries · top 706.2628 · median 679.9316
50 entries · top 180 · median 169.6856 · 🔥 perfect 180
51 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
47 entries · top 180 · median 169.1772 · 🔥 perfect 180
49 entries · top 180 · median 168.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Desert Holy Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | Texas Oil Dust | |
| 3 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 4 | God's Country BBQ | |
| 5 | TEXAS BBQ BASH | |
| 6 | Poppa Pig and Porkchop | |
| 7 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 8 | B-Man's BBQ | |
| 9 | West Texas Smoke | |
| 10 | Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ | |
| 11 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 12 | SPEC | |
| 13 | Vinson Drum Smokers | |
| 14 | LA PASADITA | |
| 15 | Buns-N-Roses | |
| 16 | STACHE OF STEEL | |
| 17 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 18 | Rafter C Barbecue | |
| 19 | Hollow-Q | |
| 20 | Loot N' Booty BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKED & FURIOUS | |
| 22 | Wundretre | |
| 23 | Lubbock Auto Auction | |
| 24 | Alpha Gamma Rho | |
| 25 | Smokey & the Bandits | |
| 26 | GALLAWAY CATTLE GRILL TEAM | |
| 27 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | |
| 28 | RED IRON BBQ | |
| 29 | KYOTE KOOKERS | |
| 30 | Okie Folks Barbecue | |
| 31 | Scooter N Clarke | |
| 32 | S & S PIT CREW | |
| 33 | GOT WOOD | |
| 34 | LAA Liar's Cove | |
| 35 | Texas Revolutioin | |
| 36 | Whey 2 Grill | |
| 37 | Outdoor Chef | |
| 38 | JAIME GARICA BARBECUE CO. | |
| 39 | FATT DOGGS BBBQ | |
| 40 | KANNED HEAT | |
| 41 | TTU MEAT JUDGING 2027 POWER | |
| 42 | Malo BBQ/Shake & Bake BBQ | |
| 43 | TTU Meat Judging 2026 Red | |
| 44 | AgTexas | |
| 45 | DOS BORRACHOS | |
| 46 | TTU Meat Judging 2026 Black | |
| 47 | Hillbilly Smokin' | |
| 48 | WEST TEXAS LAND GUYS 1 | |
| 49 | CLARENDON COLLEGE |
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.
44 entries · top 180 · median 168.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Texas Smoke | |
| 2 | S & S PIT CREW | |
| 3 | Man Meat BBQ | |
| 4 | RED IRON BBQ | |
| 5 | Texas Oil Dust | |
| 6 | GOT WOOD | |
| 7 | Texas Revolutioin | |
| 8 | Whey 2 Grill | |
| 9 | KYOTE KOOKERS | |
| 10 | Smokey & the Bandits | |
| 11 | High Desert Holy Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | CLARENDON COLLEGE | |
| 13 | Scooter N Clarke | |
| 14 | Loot N' Booty BBQ | |
| 15 | Alpha Gamma Rho | |
| 16 | Outdoor Chef | |
| 17 | Poppa Pig and Porkchop | |
| 18 | SPEC | |
| 19 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 20 | HUB CITY TITLE | |
| 21 | Vinson Drum Smokers | |
| 22 | TTU Meat Judging 2026 Black | |
| 23 | JAIME GARICA BARBECUE CO. | |
| 24 | FATT DOGGS BBBQ | |
| 25 | GALLAWAY CATTLE GRILL TEAM | |
| 26 | TEXAS BBQ BASH | |
| 27 | AgTexas | |
| 28 | STACHE OF STEEL | |
| 29 | TTU MEAT JUDGING 2027 POWER | |
| 30 | TTU Meat Judging 2026 Red | |
| 31 | BIG MOE | |
| 32 | DUNN IT NOW | |
| 33 | Malo BBQ/Shake & Bake BBQ | |
| 34 | Hollow-Q | |
| 35 | DOS BORRACHOS | |
| 36 | WEST TEXAS LAND GUYS 1 | |
| 37 | B-Man's BBQ | |
| 38 | The Meat School 1 | |
| 39 | Hillbilly Smokin' | |
| 40 | Wundretre | |
| 41 | The Meat School 2 | |
| 42 | Okie Folks Barbecue | |
| 43 | RAIDERS REHAB | |
| 44 | Buns-N-Roses |