Lake Murvaul BBQ Cook-Off
2022-06-24 – 2022-06-26 · Carthage, TX · State championship
Reps: BOB MCKINNON, TERRI MCKINNON
Grand Champion: Tiny E BBQ (696.5372) · 16 teams
Entries
16
4 categories
Top score
696.5372
Winning margin
2.8800
GC over RC
Field average
675.05
median 675.93
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
2.3200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
673.6112
what a walk cost here
Field spread
52.6172
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 46%
beats 54% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1566
avg power rating going in · stronger than 71% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
TINY E BBQ took the Grand Championship home to OK.
🃏 An upset on the books
TINY E BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, RAZORRACKS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
16 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.0172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LC BBQ | |
| 2 | FIRST CLASS BBQ | |
| 3 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 4 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 5 | Real Smoke BBQ TX | |
| 6 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 7 | Smoke Showin | |
| 8 | Rankin County | |
| 9 | LA PASADITA | |
| 10 | Backyard Q'ers | |
| 11 | K & R Pipline | |
| 12 | Wholey Smoked Cookers | |
| 13 | PS I LOVE YOU BBQ | |
| 14 | Chiefs BBQ | |
| 15 | Sweeties Barbque | |
| 16 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY |
Master Series — Chicken
16 entries · top 177.7372 · median 169.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA PASADITA | |
| 2 | Sweeties Barbque | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 6 | FIRST CLASS BBQ | |
| 7 | Rankin County | |
| 8 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 9 | LC BBQ | |
| 10 | PS I LOVE YOU BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke Showin | |
| 12 | Backyard Q'ers | |
| 13 | Real Smoke BBQ TX | |
| 14 | Wholey Smoked Cookers | |
| 15 | Chiefs BBQ | |
| 16 | K & R Pipline |
Master Series — Overall
16 entries · top 696.5372 · median 675.9256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | FIRST CLASS BBQ | |
| 4 | LC BBQ | |
| 5 | LA PASADITA | |
| 6 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 7 | Rankin County | |
| 8 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 9 | PS I LOVE YOU BBQ | |
| 10 | Backyard Q'ers | |
| 11 | Wholey Smoked Cookers | |
| 12 | K & R Pipline | |
| 13 | Smoke Showin | |
| 14 | Real Smoke BBQ TX | |
| 15 | Sweeties Barbque | |
| 16 | Chiefs BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
16 entries · top 176.0000 · median 169.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 2 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 3 | LC BBQ | |
| 4 | LA PASADITA | |
| 5 | PS I LOVE YOU BBQ | |
| 6 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 7 | FIRST CLASS BBQ | |
| 8 | Backyard Q'ers | |
| 9 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 10 | Rankin County | |
| 11 | Wholey Smoked Cookers | |
| 12 | K & R Pipline | |
| 13 | Smoke Showin | |
| 14 | Real Smoke BBQ TX | |
| 15 | Sweeties Barbque | |
| 16 | Chiefs BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.8458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | K & R Pipline | |
| 2 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | Wholey Smoked Cookers | |
| 5 | Rankin County | |
| 6 | Backyard Q'ers | |
| 7 | PS I LOVE YOU BBQ | |
| 8 | FIRST CLASS BBQ | |
| 9 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 10 | LC BBQ | |
| 11 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 12 | LA PASADITA | |
| 13 | Smoke Showin | |
| 14 | Chiefs BBQ | |
| 15 | Sweeties Barbque | |
| 16 | Real Smoke BBQ TX |