BILL SHIFLETT archive

A KCBS contest rep working 3 states/provinces, most often around Waco, TX. By events worked they sit #134 of the 152 reps in the data. First on the record in 2019, latest contest 2019-11-01.

At a glance (their career as a contest rep, in numbers)

Contests run

every contest on their record

Among all reps

#134

of 152 reps by events worked · #99 by states covered

On the trail

2019–2019

2 seasons in the data

This season

contests dated 2026 · 2 a season career-long

States / provinces

4 towns · TX most of all

State championships

contests carrying a state title

Teams officiated

124

114 entries total · 364 meat boxes

Avg field

1546

teams per contest · median 27

Biggest event

Simmons Energy Permian Basin BBQ cook Off Invitational (BACKYARD ONLY)(JUDGES FULL)

Field strength

1595

avg power rating of their fields · above 75% of rated contests

GCs crowned

4 different teams · 3 reserve champions

First-ever titles

teams whose first GC anywhere came at one of theirs

Teams that started here

first contest in the data at one of theirs

Upsets seen

longest shot 9-in-100 — Viking Grillfestivalen

Perfect 180s seen

1 🔥

out of 364 meat entries

Highest score seen

699.3600

top overall · Viking Grillfestivalen

Avg winning score

693.86

687.41699.36

3 Master contests · 692.85 across all contests

Road between contests

767 mi

~384 miles a season · 493 mi corner to corner

Busiest month

May

1 of their 4 contests

Co-reps worked with

most often JENNIFER SHIFLETT (4)

Prize money

$24K

across their events · biggest purse $10,000.00

Results on file

100%

3 of their contests have scores in the data

Storylines (7 found in this rep's record)

Read out of the contests they have run — reps don’t judge, so nothing here is a comment on anyone’s scores.

Deep fields

1595 average power rating in their fields

Stronger than 75% of every rated contest

The fields at their contests average a 1595 power rating going in — stronger than 75% of every rated contest in the data.

deepest: Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship
27 rated teams

The longest shot

9-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 91 times in 100

At Viking Grillfestivalen, Chat N Choo came in rated below the field's top team, 4 LEGS UP BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway.

2 upsets at their contests
2019-11-01

Title contests

3 state championships run

75% of their contests carried a state title

3 of their 4 contests carried a state championship on the line.

A first Grand Championship

2 teams won their first title here

2 teams took the first Grand Championship of their careers at one of this rep's contests — most recently Chat N Choo at Viking Grillfestivalen.

Chat N Choo · 2019-11-01
Grills of Mississippi · 2019-05-24

The big room

46 teams at their biggest contest

Their average field is 29 teams

Simmons Energy Permian Basin BBQ cook Off Invitational (BACKYARD ONLY)(JUDGES FULL) drew 46 teams — more than double the 29-team field they average.

The double act

4 contests run together

100% of this rep's events

JENNIFER SHIFLETT and BILL SHIFLETT have run 4 contests together since 2019.

3 co-reps in all

Where teams start

16 teams cooked their first contest here

16 teams turned in their first box at a contest this rep was running — for that many teams, this is where the record starts.

The Saucy Secret · 2019-11-01
ARS Cooking Team · 2019-11-01
Chat N Choo · 2019-11-01

The story so far (25 numbers that describe this rep)

On the trail 0.4 yrs 2019-05-24 → 2019-11-01

Among all reps #134 of 152 reps by events worked · top 88%

Busiest season 2019 3 events · 68 team entries

Contests a season 2 across 2 seasons in the data

Their busiest month May 1 of their 4 contests fall in May

Works mostly in TX 2 of 4 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Towns worked 4 most often Waco, TX (1)

Corner to corner 493 mi Brookhaven to Oklahoma City — the two ends of their map

Road between contests 767 mi about 384 miles a season, contest to contest

Average field 29 114 team entries across their contests · median 27

Biggest event 46 teams Simmons Energy Permian Basin BBQ cook Off Invitational (BACKYARD ONLY)(JUDGES FULL) (null)

Field strength 1595 average power rating of the fields they have run · above 75% of rated contests

Grand Champions crowned 4 4 different teams

First-ever titles 2 teams whose first Grand Championship anywhere came at one of their contests

Teams that started here 16 cooked their first contest in the data at one of theirs

Upsets on the books 2 longest shot 9-in-100 — Chat N Choo

Average winning score 693.86 Master series, 3 contests · 692.85 across all contests

Highest score seen 699.3600 Viking Grillfestivalen (2019-11-01)

Perfect 180s seen 1 first at Viking Grillfestivalen (2019-11-01)

Meat entries turned in 364 boxes on the boards across every contest they have run

State championships 3 contests carrying a state title

Teams officiated 124 114 entries in all

Co-reps worked with 3 most often JENNIFER SHIFLETT (4 events)

Prize money on the line $24,000 summed from the purses listed at their events

Results on file 100% 3 of 3 contests they have run have scored results

Milestones (the firsts and the round numbers of a rep's career)

Biggest field worked (46 teams) Simmons Energy Permian Basin BBQ cook Off Invitational (BACKYARD ONLY)(JUDGES FULL)
2019
May 24 First contest repped Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
May 24 First state championship Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
May 24 First Grand Champion crowned Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
May 24 Grills of Mississippi won their first-ever Grand Championship Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
Jun 22 First contest outside MS Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship
Jun 22 Deepest field worked (1617 avg rating) Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship
Nov 1 First perfect 180 at their tables Viking Grillfestivalen
Nov 1 Biggest upset seen (9-in-100 shot) Viking Grillfestivalen
Nov 1 Highest overall score seen (699.3600) Viking Grillfestivalen
Nov 1 Back on the trail after 4 months Viking Grillfestivalen
Nov 1 Most recent contest Viking Grillfestivalen

Season by season (how many contests a season, and how many carried a state title)

Their year (contests by month)

Where they work

Field size by season (average and biggest)

How the meats scored (board average vs the winning call)

Who keeps winning (titles at their contests)

Career map (gold = state championship · bigger pin = more visits — tap one)

Every season (click a column to sort)

Season	Contests	States	Entries	Teams	Avg field	Biggest	State champ.	180s	Purse
—	1	1	46	—	46	46	—	—	—
2019	3	3	68	71	23	27	3	1	$24,000

Champions crowned (titles at their contests)

Team	Titles	Latest
Chat N Choo	1	2019-11-01
CLARK CREW BBQ #2	1	2019-06-22
Grills of Mississippi	1	2019-05-24
Key Energy Services	1

First-ever Grand Championships (a team's first title anywhere, won here)

Team	Contest	Date
Chat N Choo	Viking Grillfestivalen	2019-11-01
Grills of Mississippi	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival	2019-05-24

Where they work (contests by state/province)

State / province	Contests	Share
TX reps here	2	50%
OK reps here	1	25%
MS reps here	1	25%

Towns on their map

Town	Contests	Latest
Waco, TX	1	2019-11-01
Oklahoma City, OK	1	2019-06-22
Brookhaven, MS	1	2019-05-24
Midland, TX	1

Upsets at their contests (champion rated below the field's top seed)

Contest	Champion	Top seed	Odds
Viking Grillfestivalen	Chat N Choo 1500	4 LEGS UP BBQ 1898	9-in-100
Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival	Grills of Mississippi 1500	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO 1855	11-in-100

The boards at their contests (every meat entry they have run)

Meat	Entries	Board avg	Winning avg	180s
Chicken	68	164.56	177.33	1
Pork Ribs	114	156.31	174.17	—
Pork	68	165.03	177.72	—
Brisket	114	154.01	174.02	—

Frequent co-reps

Rep	Events together	Share
JENNIFER SHIFLETT	4	100%
SCOTT SPRAY	1	25%
DEBBIE SPRAY	1	25%

Teams that cook under them most

Team	Contests	Wins	Since
Texas-car-b-que	3	—	2019
THE BLUE BLOODS	2	—	2019
POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ	2	—	2019
CLARK CREW BBQ	1	1	2019
Key Energy Services	1	1
Grills of Mississippi	1	1	2019
Chat N Choo	1	1	2019
Grill Team Six	1	1	2019
BIG BOYZ BBQ	1	—	2019
CEO BBQ	1	—	2019
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	1	—	2019
RAZORRACKS	1	—	2019

Teams whose first contest was one of theirs

Team	Debut contest	Date
The Saucy Secret	Viking Grillfestivalen	2019-11-01
ARS Cooking Team	Viking Grillfestivalen	2019-11-01
Chat N Choo	Viking Grillfestivalen	2019-11-01
Newcastle Team	Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship	2019-06-22
Squatchmoe's	Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship	2019-06-22
Smokin' Ash BBQ	Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship	2019-06-22
Royal Schmidts BBQ	Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship	2019-06-22
Real Man Steaks	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival	2019-05-24
Piglet Porkers Kendall	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival	2019-05-24
SMOKE N BLUES BBQ	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival	2019-05-24
Blanchards Blend	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival	2019-05-24
Gettin By	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival	2019-05-24

Every event (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Where	Teams	Top score	Prize $	Grand Champion
2019-11-01	Viking Grillfestivalen state champ.	Waco, TX	15	699.3600	$5,000.00	Chat N Choo
2019-06-22	Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship state champ.	Oklahoma City, OK	27	694.8112	$10,000.00	Clark Crew BBQ
2019-05-24	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival state champ.	Brookhaven, MS	26	687.4056	$9,000.00	Grills of Mississippi
TBA	Simmons Energy Permian Basin BBQ cook Off Invitational (BACKYARD ONLY)(JUDGES FULL)	Midland, TX	46	323.5088	—	Key Energy Services