Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships
2023-08-18 – 2023-08-19 · Lubbock, TX · State championship
Reps: BOB MCKINNON, TERRI MCKINNON · Prize money: $11,525.00
Grand Champion: Crossed Rifles BBQ (713.1660) · 48 teams
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Crossed Rifles BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
Crossed Rifles BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Fergolicious BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-18 ← this one | Lubbock, TX | 48 | 713.1660 | Crossed Rifles BBQ |
| 2024-08-16 | Lubbock, TX | 41 | 708.0000 | Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Steak
45 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.9884
Master Series — Brisket
48 entries · top 180.0000 · median 161.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
47 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.7144 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
48 entries · top 713.1660 · median 662.1770
Master Series — Pork
48 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
48 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180