Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship
2021-08-20 – 2021-08-21 · Lubbock, TX · 📍 1308 Indiana Ave · State championship
Reps: BOB MCKINNON, TERRI MCKINNON · Prize money: $9,310.00
Grand Champion: Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas (694.3084) · 43 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 TEXAS OIL DUST
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🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Pork Ribs places 4–5: Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team and Team Chupacabra tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 1–2: CHICKEN FRIED BBQ and ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Ancillary — Pork Ribs places 1–2: RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ and BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas came in rated below the field's top team, Rio Valley Meat BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-23 | Lubbock, TX | 1308 Indiana Ave | 62 | 702.2628 | Boomerang BBQ | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| 2021-08-20 ← this one | Lubbock, TX | 1308 Indiana Ave | 43 | 694.3084 | Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas | TEXAS OIL DUST |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 171.9656 | 168.5488 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 174.8456 | 169.1656 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 174.8572 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 171.9772 | 168.5600 |
| Ancillary — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 171.4172 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
43 entries · top 694.3084 · median 643.3148
Chicken
42 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.3772
Pork Ribs
43 entries · top 177.7372 · median 161.0972
Pork
43 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
43 entries · top 180.0000 · median 160.5604 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary
Pork Ribs
37 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2628