A familiar champion
2×
titles at this rep’s contests
SLAPS BBQ has taken the Grand Championship at 2 of the contests this rep has run.
- 13 champions crowned in all
- 12 different teams
Michael Eberle archive
A KCBS contest rep working 5 states/provinces, most often around Casper, WY. By events worked they sit #109 of the 152 reps in the data. First on the record in 2019, latest contest Oct 3, 2020.
At a glance (their career as a contest rep, in numbers)
Contests run
13
every contest on their record · 1 cancelled
Among all reps
#109
of 152 reps by events worked · #60 by states covered
On the trail
2019–2020
2 seasons in the data
This season
0
contests dated 2026 · 6.5 a season career-long
State championships
13
contests carrying a state title
Teams officiated
279
462 entries total · 1,846 meat boxes
Avg field
36
2554
teams per contest · median 32
Field strength
1,591
avg power rating of their fields · above 72% of rated contests
GCs crowned
13
12 different teams · 13 reserve champions
First-ever titles
3
teams whose first GC anywhere came at one of theirs
Teams that started here
51
first contest in the data at one of theirs
Perfect 180s seen
7 🔥
out of 1,846 meat entries
Avg winning score
696.31
685.67701.69
13 Master contests · 694.11 across all contests
Road between contests
4,292 mi
~2,146 miles a season · 734 mi corner to corner
Busiest month
September
3 of their 13 contests
Busiest 30 days
3
contests between Apr 26, 2019 and May 10, 2019
Prize money
$97K
across their events · biggest purse $15,000
Results on file
100%
13 of their contests have scores in the data
Storylines (11 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.
Front row for greatness
7
perfect 180s handed in
7 perfect 180s have been scored at contests they've run — the first at LuLu's Brew & Que on 2019-04-26.
- first at LuLu's Brew & Que
- Apr 26, 2019
The longest shot
8-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 92 times in 100
At San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ, Texas Smoke Whisper came in rated below the field's top team, BOOMERANG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway.
- 6 upsets at their contests
- Aug 2, 2019
Title contests
13
state championships run
100% of their contests carried a state title
13 of their 13 contests carried a state championship on the line.
A first Grand Championship
3
teams won their first title here
3 teams took the first Grand Championship of their careers at one of this rep's contests — most recently UNCLE J'S at Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival.
- UNCLE J'S · 2019-09-20
- Texas Smoke Whisperer · 2019-08-02
- Bushmaster BBQ · 2019-05-10
The big room
54
teams at their biggest contest
Their average field is 36 teams
San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ drew 54 teams — more than double the 36-team field they average.
The double act
7
contests run together
50% of this rep's events
Del Anderson and Michael Eberle have run 7 contests together since 2019.
- 4 co-reps in all
A season on the road
10
contests in 2019
2019 was their busiest year on the trail: 10 contests and 337 team entries through the tables.
- 337 team entries
- 10 state championships
Where teams start
51
teams cooked their first contest here
51 teams turned in their first box at a contest this rep was running — for that many teams, this is where the record starts.
- Kuver's Texas Barbeque · 2020-10-03
- E & J BBQ · 2020-10-02
- Blue Line BBQ MT · 2020-10-02
Road warrior
5
states and provinces worked
Has run contests in 5 different states and provinces — CO most of all (5 events).
- CO ×5
- WY ×3
- MT ×2
- NE ×2
Corner to corner
734 mi
between the two ends of their map
The two furthest-apart contests on their record sit 734 miles apart — Papillion and Absarokee.
- Papillion, NE
- Absarokee, MT
- 4,292 mi contest to contest
The story so far (6 numbers that describe this rep)
Busiest season
2019
10 events · 337 team entries
Contests a season
6.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Works mostly in
CO
5 of 13 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Towns worked
11
most often Casper, WY (3)
Corner to corner
734 mi
Papillion to Absarokee — the two ends of their map
Meat entries turned in
1,846
boxes on the boards across every contest they have run
Milestones (the firsts and the round numbers of a rep's career)
- 2019
- First contest repped LuLu's Brew & Que
- First contest outside CO Q for a Cause
- First state championship LuLu's Brew & Que
- First Grand Champion crowned LuLu's Brew & Que
- First perfect 180 at their tables LuLu's Brew & Que
- First 40-team field LuLu's Brew & Que
- Bushmaster BBQ won their first-ever Grand Championship Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
- Biggest upset seen (8-in-100 shot) San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ
- Biggest field worked (54 teams) San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ
- 10th contest repped Meat Scream BBQ Competition
- 2020
- Back on the trail after 10 months Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest
- Deepest field worked (1654 avg rating) Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2
- Highest overall score seen (701.6916) Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2
- Most recent contest Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2
Season by season (how many contests a season, and how many carried a state title)
The climb (every contest they have run, added up)
Their year (contests by month)
Where they work
Field size by season (average and biggest)
What it took to win (Master winning scores)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 125 | 66 | 42 | 43 | 3 | 1 | $12,000 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 337 | 214 | 34 | 54 | 10 | 6 | $85,036 |
Champions crowned (titles at their contests)
| Team | Titles | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ #4 | 2 | 2020-10-03 |
| SIN CIRCLE BBQ | 1 | 2020-08-21 |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 1 | 2019-10-18 |
| PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | 1 | 2019-09-27 |
| UNCLE J'S | 1 | 2019-09-20 |
| YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | 1 | 2019-09-13 |
| Texas Smoke Whisperer | 1 | 2019-08-02 |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 1 | 2019-06-22 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ #2 | 1 | 2019-06-14 |
| Bushmaster BBQ | 1 | 2019-05-10 |
| BOOMERANG BBQ #10 | 1 | 2019-04-26 |
| LUCKY'S Q #25 | 1 | 2019-04-26 |
First-ever Grand Championships (a team's first title anywhere, won here)
| Team | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| UNCLE J'S | Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival | Sep 20, 2019 |
| Texas Smoke Whisperer | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ | Aug 2, 2019 |
| Bushmaster BBQ | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | May 10, 2019 |
Where they work (contests by state/province)
| State / province | Contests | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CO reps here | 5 | |
| WY reps here | 3 | |
| MT reps here | 2 | |
| NE reps here | 2 | |
| SD reps here | 1 |
Towns on their map
| Town | Contests | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Casper, WY | 3 | 2020-10-03 |
| Hill City, SD | 1 | 2020-08-21 |
| Westminster, CO | 1 | 2019-10-18 |
| Glendive, MT | 1 | 2019-09-27 |
| Grand Lake, CO | 1 | 2019-09-20 |
| Alamosa, CO | 1 | 2019-08-02 |
| Absarokee, MT | 1 | 2019-06-22 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | 2019-06-14 |
| Lamar, CO | 1 | 2019-05-10 |
| Papillion, NE | 1 | 2019-04-26 |
| Brighton, CO | 1 | 2019-04-26 |
Upsets at their contests (champion rated below the field's top seed)
| Contest | Champion | Top seed | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ | Texas Smoke Whisper 1567 | BOOMERANG BBQ 1997 | 8-in-100 |
| Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | Bushmaster BBQ 1539 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 1871 | 13-in-100 |
| Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest | SIN CIRCLE BBQ 1709 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 1996 | 16-in-100 |
| Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival | UNCLE J'S 1625 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 1889 | 18-in-100 |
| BBQ In The Badlands | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ 1668 | SPITFIRE 1825 | 29-in-100 |
| Smoke & Soul Fest | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG 1719 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 1856 | 31-in-100 |
The boards at their contests (every meat entry they have run)
| Meat | Entries | Board avg | Winning avg | 180s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 462 | 165.30 | 177.10 | 2 |
| Pork Ribs | 461 | 164.01 | 176.92 | 1 |
| Pork | 462 | 164.90 | 177.63 | 1 |
| Brisket | 461 | 162.43 | 176.92 | 3 |
Frequent co-reps
| Rep | Events together | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Del Anderson | 7 | |
| Troy Youngblood | 3 | |
| Robert Hahn | 1 | |
| Michael Winter | 1 |
Teams that cook under them most
| Team | Contests | Wins | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 8 | 1 | 2019 |
| Backdraft BBQ | 8 | — | 2019 |
| HONEYMAN BBQ | 8 | — | 2019 |
| UNCLE J'S | 7 | 1 | 2019 |
| YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | 7 | 1 | 2019 |
| ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | 7 | — | 2019 |
| SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | 7 | — | 2019 |
| Lost Weekend Grill | 7 | — | 2019 |
| Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | 7 | — | 2019 |
| #MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | 7 | — | 2019 |
| AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | 6 | — | 2019 |
| WYO SMOKE SHOW | 6 | — | 2019 |
Teams whose first contest was one of theirs
| Team | Debut contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Kuver's Texas Barbeque | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 | Oct 3, 2020 |
| E & J BBQ | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 | Oct 2, 2020 |
| Blue Line BBQ MT | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 | Oct 2, 2020 |
| CSGS BBQ | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest | Aug 21, 2020 |
| Bear Bonz Competition BBQ | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest | Aug 21, 2020 |
| Smo'King Goos | Meat Scream BBQ Competition | Oct 18, 2019 |
| Smoke-n-Roll | Meat Scream BBQ Competition | Oct 18, 2019 |
| Tomcat BBQ | Meat Scream BBQ Competition | Oct 18, 2019 |
| Colorado Smokecraft | Meat Scream BBQ Competition | Oct 18, 2019 |
| #Town BBQ | Meat Scream BBQ Competition | Oct 18, 2019 |
| Little Tree BBQ | Meat Scream BBQ Competition | Oct 18, 2019 |
| Ernie's Backyard Bar.B.Que | Meat Scream BBQ Competition | Oct 18, 2019 |
Every event (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Where | Teams | Top score | Prize $ | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2020 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 state champ. | Casper, WY | 41 | 701.6916 | — | SLAPS BBQ |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 state champ. | Casper, WY | 41 | 700.5372 | — | SLAPS BBQ |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest state champ. | Hill City, SD | 43 | 693.7028 | $12,000 | Sin Circle BBQ |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Red, White & Blue BBQ cancelled | Gillette, WY | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition state champ. | Westminster, CO | 46 | 695.3484 | $10,000 | B-S BBQ Outlaws |
| Sep 27, 2019 | BBQ In The Badlands state champ. | Glendive, MT | 25 | 685.6688 | — | Prairie Smoke & Spice BBQ |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival state champ. | Grand Lake, CO | 25 | 698.2172 | $10,036 | Uncle J's |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Smoke & Soul Fest state champ. | Casper, WY | 28 | 698.8344 | $10,000 | You Que'd Me All Night Long |
| Aug 2, 2019 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ state champ. | Alamosa, CO | 54 | 695.9884 | $15,000 | Texas Smoke Whisperer |
| Jun 22, 2019 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off state champ. | Absarokee, MT | 29 | 699.9196 | $10,000 | Parrothead Smokers |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Central Plains Ribfest state champ. | Holdrege, NE | 30 | 693.6572 | $10,000 | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| May 10, 2019 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off state champ. | Lamar, CO | 28 | 691.4056 | — | Bushmaster BBQ |
| Apr 26, 2019 | LuLu's Brew & Que state champ. | Brighton, CO | 40 | 701.0856 | $10,000 | Boomerang BBQ |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Q for a Cause state champ. | Papillion, NE | 32 | 695.9656 | $10,000 | LUCKY'S Q |