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Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff

2023-03-31 – 2023-04-01 · Cedar Park, TX · 📍 Elizabeth Wilburn Park Cedar Park · State championship

Reps: BOB MCKINNON, TERRI MCKINNON · Prize money: $15,000.00

Grand Champion: Gettin'Based (702.8456) · 57 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 LC BBQ

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GETTIN' BASTED
702.8456 · Master Series — Overall
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LC BBQ
699.9312 · Master Series — Overall
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Sure Shot BBQ
698.2516 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

57
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

702.8456

Winning margin

2.9144
GC over RC

Field average

643.57
median 652.46

Perfect 180s

4 🔥
GETTIN' BASTED (Pork), Regi-Q-BBQ (Pork), Barton BBQ (Pork), Smoke Show BBQ (Pork Ribs)

Tightest race

Brisket
2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

687.9424
10th place overall

Field spread

254.3544
winner to last place

Prize money

$15,000.00
on the line

Most consistent

GETTIN' BASTED
avg finish 7.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken
won by 1.1428 pts — Sure Shot BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 34%
beats 66% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

37%
of the 57 teams with a home region came from outside TX

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.55 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1525
avg power rating going in · stronger than 30% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GETTIN' BASTED
rated 1907 pre-contest

Storylines

🔥 A day of perfect scores

4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 6–7: Back Door BBQ Crew and Pirates, Pigs & Poultry tied on 176.0116 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: T-MAC SMOKIN and Cluster Cluck Barbecue tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: PS I LOVE YOU BBQ and Sure Shot BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

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)

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

Where the field came from (home regions on file)

This contest over the years full contest page →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
2023-03-31 ← this one Cedar Park, TX Elizabeth Wilburn Park Cedar Park 57 702.8456 Gettin'Based LC BBQ
2024-04-05 Cedar Park, TX Elizabeth Wilburn Park Cedar Park 40 706.8460 Sure Shot BBQ Texas Chrome Hero's
2025-03-28 Cedar Park, TX Elizabeth Milburn Park Cedar Park 48 694.2400 Gettin' Basted Cuatro D BBQ

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken178.8572176.0228174.2628
Pork Ribs180.0000177.1772175.4172
Pork180.0000176.5600174.8456
Brisket177.7028175.4056173.1428

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

57 entries · top 702.8456 · median 652.4568

#TeamScore
1 GETTIN' BASTED 702.8456
2 LC BBQ 699.9312
3 Sure Shot BBQ 698.2516
4 Barton BBQ 698.2400
5 The Pitfather BBQ 695.9428
6 TINY E BBQ 693.0856
7 Cluster Cluck Barbecue 693.0856
8 Fat Boyz 692.5144
9 T-MAC SMOKIN 690.7772
10 QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE 687.9424
11 LA PASADITA 686.2288
12 CHICKEN FRIED BBQ 685.1088
13 Kanned Heat 684.5372
14 HEB Cedar Park 683.9200
15 TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER 682.7656
16 PS I LOVE YOU BBQ 682.2516
17 Regi-Q-BBQ 678.7888
18 HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ 675.3600
19 Rockin A Grilling Supplies 675.3144
20 The Republic of Que 675.2912
21 Uncie Stabby's BBQ 673.6916
22 Pirates, Pigs & Poultry 671.3376
23 Minyard Sons 668.5260
24 KA BBQ 663.8856
25 Blue Smoke BBQ - Frisco 663.8628
26 Team Austin Refrigeration 658.1488
27 Neat BBQ 657.6112
28 Lazy Bones BBQ 657.5540
29 Smokin Coles BBQ 652.4568
30 Still Smoking 650.7660
31 Big Cat BBQ 650.7544
32 PAPPO'S BBQ 649.5772
33 Beer& Bullets BBQ Team 646.2056
34 Smokin Bros 645.5540
35 Back Door BBQ Crew 644.4800
36 Bourbon Pigs Barbeque 644.4344
37 Fire Oak Distillery &BBQ 642.2056
38 Get'EM HOOKED BBQ 641.1428
39 Smok'd not Fri'd 640.5832
40 Cranesmokers 640.4456
41 The Smoke Show Tx 636.4116
42 Pyramid ATX Construction 636.0112
43 Grillfathers 635.3028
44 Dead Last BBQ 634.7196
45 Gitter-Done 633.1200
46 Barn Burners BBQ 631.2572
47 THE BREADMAN 630.7084
48 Smitty's Meating House 628.5832
49 Hoggy Style 618.7432
50 SmokeWorks 617.5428
51 Tailgate ATX 612.9024
52 Chuck Lee BBQ 600.9488
53 Smoke Show BBQ 505.6344
54 BooBooBBQ 471.4284
55 Back Porch Smokers 466.8228
56 Red Dirt Red Meat 449.6112
57 Trinity BBQ 448.4912

Chicken

55 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.7144

#TeamScore
1 Sure Shot BBQ 178.8572
2 Uncie Stabby's BBQ 177.7144
3 TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER 177.7028
4 Fat Boyz 177.1428
5 GETTIN' BASTED 176.0228
6 Back Door BBQ Crew 176.0116
7 Pirates, Pigs & Poultry 176.0116
8 Barton BBQ 175.4056
9 T-MAC SMOKIN 174.2628
10 Cluster Cluck Barbecue 174.2628
11 LA PASADITA 173.7028
12 CHICKEN FRIED BBQ 172.5828
13 Grillfathers 172.0000
14 LC BBQ 170.8228
15 The Pitfather BBQ 170.2628
16 KA BBQ 170.2628
17 HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ 169.7028
18 QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE 169.6912
19 The Republic of Que 169.1200
20 Minyard Sons 168.5600
21 Rockin A Grilling Supplies 168.5372
22 TINY E BBQ 167.4056
23 PS I LOVE YOU BBQ 167.3828
24 HEB Cedar Park 166.8228
25 Smok'd not Fri'd 166.2972
26 Bourbon Pigs Barbeque 166.2744
27 Regi-Q-BBQ 166.2744
28 Big Cat BBQ 165.7144
29 PAPPO'S BBQ 165.7028
30 Neat BBQ 165.6684
31 Beer& Bullets BBQ Team 165.1428
32 Lazy Bones BBQ 165.0972
33 Cranesmokers 163.9656
34 Smoke Show BBQ 163.3828
35 Back Porch Smokers 162.8572
36 Still Smoking 162.2744
37 Kanned Heat 162.2400
38 Fire Oak Distillery &BBQ 160.5372
39 Smokin Coles BBQ 159.9428
40 Smokin Bros 159.9312
41 Get'EM HOOKED BBQ 159.4744
42 Team Austin Refrigeration 159.4172
43 Blue Smoke BBQ - Frisco 158.8116
44 THE BREADMAN 157.7144
45 Dead Last BBQ 157.0972
46 Pyramid ATX Construction 156.5828
47 Hoggy Style 156.5488
48 The Smoke Show Tx 156.5028
49 Smitty's Meating House 155.9544
50 Gitter-Done 155.4400
51 Chuck Lee BBQ 155.3944
52 Barn Burners BBQ 154.2856
53 SmokeWorks 153.1200
54 Tailgate ATX 151.9196
55 BooBooBBQ 151.4516

Pork Ribs

57 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3944 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 Smoke Show BBQ 180.0000 🔥
2 PS I LOVE YOU BBQ 178.8572
3 Sure Shot BBQ 178.8572
4 QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE 177.7372
5 Neat BBQ 177.1772
6 HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ 177.1428
7 LC BBQ 176.5600
8 Rockin A Grilling Supplies 176.0000
9 Cluster Cluck Barbecue 175.4400
10 LA PASADITA 175.4172
11 Barton BBQ 174.8572
12 The Pitfather BBQ 174.2744
13 TINY E BBQ 174.2744
14 Uncie Stabby's BBQ 173.1772
15 Kanned Heat 173.1544
16 GETTIN' BASTED 173.1200
17 Regi-Q-BBQ 171.9772
18 The Republic of Que 171.9656
19 Fat Boyz 171.4288
20 T-MAC SMOKIN 171.4172
21 Minyard Sons 170.8344
22 Barn Burners BBQ 170.8344
23 Still Smoking 169.1428
24 Blue Smoke BBQ - Frisco 169.1200
25 CHICKEN FRIED BBQ 168.5488
26 Smok'd not Fri'd 168.0116
27 Big Cat BBQ 167.9656
28 Get'EM HOOKED BBQ 167.4056
29 Team Austin Refrigeration 167.3944
30 Gitter-Done 165.7372
31 Lazy Bones BBQ 165.6684
32 Hoggy Style 165.1316
33 HEB Cedar Park 165.0972
34 Smokin Bros 163.9544
35 Smokin Coles BBQ 163.4400
36 TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER 163.4172
37 SmokeWorks 163.3944
38 Back Door BBQ Crew 162.8228
39 Cranesmokers 162.2628
40 Smitty's Meating House 161.1660
41 Fire Oak Distillery &BBQ 161.1200
42 PAPPO'S BBQ 160.5144
43 The Smoke Show Tx 160.5144
44 Bourbon Pigs Barbeque 159.9656
45 Dead Last BBQ 159.3712
46 THE BREADMAN 158.8000
47 Trinity BBQ 158.2628
48 Grillfathers 158.2512
49 Beer& Bullets BBQ Team 158.2400
50 KA BBQ 157.0972
51 Red Dirt Red Meat 155.4056
52 Pyramid ATX Construction 154.8456
53 Pirates, Pigs & Poultry 154.2172
54 Tailgate ATX 153.6572
55 Chuck Lee BBQ 145.6572
56 Back Porch Smokers 143.3600
57 BooBooBBQ 20.0000

Pork

57 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.4400 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 GETTIN' BASTED 180.0000 🔥
2 Regi-Q-BBQ 180.0000 🔥
3 Barton BBQ 180.0000 🔥
4 Cluster Cluck Barbecue 177.7028
5 TINY E BBQ 176.5600
6 The Pitfather BBQ 176.0000
7 Fat Boyz 175.4172
8 Pirates, Pigs & Poultry 175.4056
9 LC BBQ 174.8456
10 HEB Cedar Park 174.8456
11 T-MAC SMOKIN 174.2744
12 Rockin A Grilling Supplies 174.2628
13 Smokin Coles BBQ 173.1084
14 Kanned Heat 171.4400
15 Sure Shot BBQ 171.4288
16 Big Cat BBQ 171.4172
17 LA PASADITA 171.4172
18 KA BBQ 171.4056
19 PS I LOVE YOU BBQ 170.8572
20 QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE 169.6912
21 Uncie Stabby's BBQ 169.1084
22 PAPPO'S BBQ 168.5600
23 TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER 167.3828
24 CHICKEN FRIED BBQ 166.8344
25 Get'EM HOOKED BBQ 166.2856
26 The Republic of Que 166.2400
27 Cranesmokers 164.5372
28 Team Austin Refrigeration 163.9428
29 Pyramid ATX Construction 163.4400
30 Blue Smoke BBQ - Frisco 162.7884
31 Smoke Show BBQ 162.2516
32 Fire Oak Distillery &BBQ 162.2400
33 The Smoke Show Tx 161.7372
34 Grillfathers 161.7144
35 HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ 161.6916
36 Smokin Bros 161.6684
37 Back Porch Smokers 160.6056
38 THE BREADMAN 160.5256
39 Chuck Lee BBQ 158.8228
40 Lazy Bones BBQ 158.2628
41 Tailgate ATX 158.2628
42 Smok'd not Fri'd 157.6800
43 BooBooBBQ 155.4284
44 Barn Burners BBQ 155.3600
45 Back Door BBQ Crew 154.8228
46 Still Smoking 154.8116
47 Neat BBQ 154.8000
48 Minyard Sons 154.2744
49 Smitty's Meating House 153.1772
50 Hoggy Style 153.1084
51 Gitter-Done 153.0856
52 Beer& Bullets BBQ Team 152.5140
53 Bourbon Pigs Barbeque 152.4800
54 Dead Last BBQ 149.6684
55 SmokeWorks 147.3828
56 Trinity BBQ 144.5484
57 Red Dirt Red Meat 133.0740

Brisket

55 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5372

#TeamScore
1 Kanned Heat 177.7028
2 LC BBQ 177.7028
3 HEB Cedar Park 177.1544
4 CHICKEN FRIED BBQ 177.1428
5 The Pitfather BBQ 175.4056
6 Minyard Sons 174.8572
7 TINY E BBQ 174.8456
8 TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER 174.2628
9 GETTIN' BASTED 173.7028
10 Blue Smoke BBQ - Frisco 173.1428
11 QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE 170.8228
12 T-MAC SMOKIN 170.8228
13 Beer& Bullets BBQ Team 170.3088
14 Sure Shot BBQ 169.1084
15 Dead Last BBQ 168.5828
16 Lazy Bones BBQ 168.5256
17 Fat Boyz 168.5256
18 Barton BBQ 167.9772
19 The Republic of Que 167.9656
20 Team Austin Refrigeration 167.3944
21 HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ 166.8228
22 Bourbon Pigs Barbeque 165.7144
23 Pirates, Pigs & Poultry 165.7032
24 LA PASADITA 165.6916
25 Cluster Cluck Barbecue 165.6800
26 PS I LOVE YOU BBQ 165.1544
27 KA BBQ 165.1200
28 Still Smoking 164.5372
29 Pyramid ATX Construction 161.1428
30 Red Dirt Red Meat 161.1316
31 Regi-Q-BBQ 160.5372
32 Smokin Bros 160.0000
33 Neat BBQ 159.9656
34 Gitter-Done 158.8572
35 Fire Oak Distillery &BBQ 158.3084
36 Smitty's Meating House 158.2856
37 The Smoke Show Tx 157.6572
38 Rockin A Grilling Supplies 156.5144
39 Smokin Coles BBQ 155.9656
40 PAPPO'S BBQ 154.8000
41 Uncie Stabby's BBQ 153.6916
42 THE BREADMAN 153.6684
43 SmokeWorks 153.6456
44 Back Door BBQ Crew 150.8228
45 Barn Burners BBQ 150.7772
46 Cranesmokers 149.6800
47 Tailgate ATX 149.0628
48 Smok'd not Fri'd 148.5944
49 Get'EM HOOKED BBQ 147.9772
50 Trinity BBQ 145.6800
51 Big Cat BBQ 145.6572
52 BooBooBBQ 144.5484
53 Hoggy Style 143.9544
54 Grillfathers 143.3372
55 Chuck Lee BBQ 141.0744

Ancillary categories

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.

Ancillary — Cook'S Choice

17 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.1428

#TeamScore
1 Regi-Q-BBQ 178.8800
2 HEB Cedar Park 178.8572
3 Red Dirt Red Meat 177.1772
4 Barton BBQ 177.1428
5 Smokin Bros 175.4172
6 Rockin A Grilling Supplies 173.7144
7 Fat Boyz 173.1200
8 Grillfathers 170.3200
9 Hoggy Style 169.1428
10 Pyramid ATX Construction 168.5828
11 Cranesmokers 168.5600
12 Smitty's Meating House 167.4172
13 Gitter-Done 166.8800
14 Beer& Bullets BBQ Team 163.3944
15 The Smoke Show Tx 159.9884
16 Minyard Sons 155.9884
17 Fire Oak Distillery &BBQ 149.6916

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