Central Plains Ribfest Day 1

2021-06-18 – 2021-06-19 · Holdrege, NE · State championship

Reps: LYNDA VOTH, ROBERT HAHN

Grand Champion: Texas Smoke Whisperer (703.9772) · 40 teams

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TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER

703.9772 · Master Series — Overall

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MAN MEAT BBQ

701.1084 · Master Series — Overall

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DIRT ROAD BBQ

697.6916 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

703.9772

Winning margin

2.8688

GC over RC

Field average

664.22

median 672.22

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

1.1544 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

688.5716

what a walk cost here

Field spread

148.9824

winner to last place

Most consistent

TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER

avg finish 5.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 1.1428 pts — 4 LEGS UP BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 20%

beats 80% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1554

avg power rating going in · stronger than 59% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GETTIN' BASTED

rated 1802 pre-contest

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, GETTIN' BASTED, 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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

40 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.0000

#	Team	Score
1	4 LEGS UP BBQ	177.7028
2	DIRT ROAD BBQ	176.5600
3	WHEN PIGS DIE	176.5600
4	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	176.0000
5	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	174.8572
6	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	174.2628
7	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	173.7144
8	CSGS BBQ	173.1428
9	BnB BBQ	173.1316
10	PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	172.5716
11	MAN MEAT BBQ	172.5600
12	LC BBQ	172.0000
13	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	171.4056
14	Florida Boy's BBQ	169.7028
15	TEAM BREW & QUE	169.6912
16	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	169.6800
17	GETTIN' BASTED	168.5372
18	Bear Bonz Competition BBQ	168.0116
19	HELPING U BBQ	166.2856
20	SMOKIN K	166.2628
21	Meat Machine BBQ	165.7372
22	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	165.1200
23	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	163.3712
24	PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ	162.8000
25	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	161.6456
26	Smokin' Reefer BBQ	161.1200
27	M-DUBS BBQ	161.0972
28	BACKDRAFT BBQ	161.0856
29	Gone Smokin' BBQ	159.9544
30	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	159.4172
31	WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ	159.4172
32	SMACKIN' BUTTS BBQ, NE	159.3712
33	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	158.2628
34	Piccolos BBQ	155.3716
35	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	154.7772
36	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	153.7256
37	Well Sauced BBQ	150.8116
38	Three Smokin Guys	146.2400
39	Saucey Momma	143.9544
40	SPADY BBQ	139.3944

Master Series — Chicken

40 entries · top 177.7372 · median 171.9828

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	177.7372
2	GETTIN' BASTED	177.7028
3	BACKDRAFT BBQ	177.1544
4	PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ	177.1428
5	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	176.5828
6	MAN MEAT BBQ	176.5600
7	LC BBQ	176.0000
8	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	176.0000
9	DIRT ROAD BBQ	175.4400
10	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	174.8456
11	Florida Boy's BBQ	174.8456
12	PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	173.7144
13	TEAM BREW & QUE	173.1428
14	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	173.1084
15	4 LEGS UP BBQ	172.5600
16	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	172.5600
17	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	172.5600
18	HELPING U BBQ	172.0116
19	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	172.0000
20	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	172.0000
21	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	171.9656
22	Gone Smokin' BBQ	169.7144
23	Smokin' Reefer BBQ	169.7028
24	SMOKIN K	169.6916
25	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	169.1660
26	Bear Bonz Competition BBQ	168.5600
27	WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ	167.9772
28	WHEN PIGS DIE	167.4060
29	Meat Machine BBQ	165.7144
30	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	165.7028
31	Well Sauced BBQ	165.6684
32	BnB BBQ	164.5256
33	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	164.5140
34	M-DUBS BBQ	163.9656
35	SMACKIN' BUTTS BBQ, NE	159.9660
36	CSGS BBQ	158.2516
37	SPADY BBQ	147.9544
38	Saucey Momma	145.6344
39	Three Smokin Guys	144.5148
40	Piccolos BBQ	68.7888

Master Series — Overall

40 entries · top 703.9772 · median 672.2228

#	Team	Score
1	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	703.9772
2	MAN MEAT BBQ	701.1084
3	DIRT ROAD BBQ	697.6916
4	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	694.2400
5	PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	693.7032
6	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	693.6456
7	GETTIN' BASTED	693.6228
8	BACKDRAFT BBQ	691.9544
9	4 LEGS UP BBQ	691.3600
10	HELPING U BBQ	688.5716
11	WHEN PIGS DIE	686.2520
12	TEAM BREW & QUE	685.6684
13	Florida Boy's BBQ	685.0856
14	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	685.0284
15	SMOKIN K	677.6344
16	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	676.4800
17	PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ	675.3028
18	BnB BBQ	674.1944
19	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	673.0400
20	LC BBQ	672.5144
21	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	671.9312
22	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	668.5600
23	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	666.7424
24	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	666.1716
25	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	666.1252
26	WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ	662.7544
27	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	660.4688
28	SMACKIN' BUTTS BBQ, NE	660.4572
29	Smokin' Reefer BBQ	658.1484
30	Bear Bonz Competition BBQ	657.6000
31	Meat Machine BBQ	655.9888
32	Gone Smokin' BBQ	654.7316
33	M-DUBS BBQ	651.8400
34	CSGS BBQ	646.7776
35	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	634.7428
36	Well Sauced BBQ	619.2460
37	Three Smokin Guys	602.6976
38	Saucey Momma	587.2344
39	SPADY BBQ	580.4572
40	Piccolos BBQ	554.9948

Master Series — Pork

40 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	180.0000 🔥
2	MAN MEAT BBQ	178.8800
3	PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	178.8572
4	HELPING U BBQ	177.7144
5	4 LEGS UP BBQ	177.7028
6	SMOKIN K	176.5600
7	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	176.5600
8	BACKDRAFT BBQ	175.4172
9	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	175.4172
10	TEAM BREW & QUE	174.8572
11	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	174.2856
12	WHEN PIGS DIE	173.1316
13	GETTIN' BASTED	171.9772
14	DIRT ROAD BBQ	170.8344
15	SMACKIN' BUTTS BBQ, NE	169.1544
16	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	168.5716
17	Florida Boy's BBQ	167.3828
18	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	166.8228
19	WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ	165.6800
20	Bear Bonz Competition BBQ	165.1200
21	LC BBQ	165.1200
22	Meat Machine BBQ	165.1200
23	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	165.0856
24	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	165.0856
25	PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ	165.0856
26	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	164.5256
27	Piccolos BBQ	164.0116
28	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	163.9312
29	Gone Smokin' BBQ	163.3828
30	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	162.8116
31	Three Smokin Guys	161.7028
32	BnB BBQ	161.6800
33	Well Sauced BBQ	158.8344
34	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	156.5144
35	Smokin' Reefer BBQ	156.4912
36	M-DUBS BBQ	155.9428
37	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	153.7028
38	CSGS BBQ	151.9660
39	Saucey Momma	147.3828
40	SPADY BBQ	142.2628

Master Series — Pork Ribs

40 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.8458

#	Team	Score
1	BACKDRAFT BBQ	178.2972
2	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	177.7144
3	SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	176.5600
4	GETTIN' BASTED	175.4056
5	BnB BBQ	174.8572
6	DIRT ROAD BBQ	174.8572
7	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	173.7028
8	Florida Boy's BBQ	173.1544
9	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	173.1316
10	MAN MEAT BBQ	173.1084
11	HELPING U BBQ	172.5600
12	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	172.0000
13	SMACKIN' BUTTS BBQ, NE	171.9656
14	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	171.9656
15	Smokin' Reefer BBQ	170.8344
16	M-DUBS BBQ	170.8344
17	PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ	170.2744
18	WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ	169.6800
19	WHEN PIGS DIE	169.1544
20	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	169.1316
21	PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	168.5600
22	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	168.5484
23	TEAM BREW & QUE	167.9772
24	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	167.3828
25	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	166.8572
26	Piccolos BBQ	166.8228
27	SMOKIN K	165.1200
28	CSGS BBQ	163.4172
29	4 LEGS UP BBQ	163.3944
30	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	163.3828
31	Gone Smokin' BBQ	161.6800
32	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	159.9772
33	Meat Machine BBQ	159.4172
34	LC BBQ	159.3944
35	Bear Bonz Competition BBQ	155.9084
36	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	152.5028
37	SPADY BBQ	150.8456
38	Saucey Momma	150.2628
39	Three Smokin Guys	150.2400
40	Well Sauced BBQ	143.9316