Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship
2021-08-20 – 2021-08-21 · Lubbock, TX · State championship
Reps: BOB MCKINNON, TERRI MCKINNON · Prize money: $9,310.00
Grand Champion: Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas (694.3084) · 43 teams
Entries
43
5 categories
Top score
694.3084
Winning margin
5.2800
GC over RC
Field average
625.23
median 643.31
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.9428
what a walk cost here
Field spread
264.8220
winner to last place
Prize money
$9,310.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 52%
beats 48% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1532
avg power rating going in · stronger than 37% of contests
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-23 | Lubbock, TX | 62 | 702.2628 | Boomerang BBQ |
| 2021-08-20 ← this one | Lubbock, TX | 43 | 694.3084 | Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Pork Ribs
37 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2628
Master Series — Brisket
43 entries · top 180.0000 · median 160.5604 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
42 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.3772
Master Series — Overall
43 entries · top 694.3084 · median 643.3148
Master Series — Pork
43 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
43 entries · top 177.7372 · median 161.0972