In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in July 2013.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
The Index
- Grand Champions A2
- The Month in Brief A3
- Perfect Scores A5
- Ratings Market A6
- Box Scores B1
- Complete Results B4
- Back Issues C4
Score of the month
QUAU Turns In the Month’s Best Card
704.6172 out of 720 at Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) — the highest Master overall scored in July 2013.
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
MORTON, Ill. — QUAU put up 704.6172 at Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) — the highest overall of the month.
Across July 2013, 49 sanctioned contests were scored, across 28 states and provinces, drawing 1,549 teams to the turn-in table. Judges made 1,956 top-ten calls and handed out 4 perfect 180s. The full standings run on B1.
Every Grand Championship in this edition — 49 in all. The 13 oldest are listed under Complete Results, B4.
- TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- GETTIN' SAUCED Racing For The BBQ
- SOUTH PORK Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash
- ZZYZX BAR.B.Q The Great American Cookoff
- KILLER B'S BBQ WNC Barbeque Festival
- BUTCHER BBQ Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
- QUAU Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist)
- 4:20 Q Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza
- TRANSFORMER BBQ The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
- I.A.B. 30 BBQ Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off
- CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships
- BOWLING OVER PIGS Smokin' For Gold
- SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship
- ONE2BBQ Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!
- 3 EYZ BBQ Que & Cruz
- RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS Blues, BBQ & Bargains
- LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ 9th Annual WildBlue BBQ
- BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ Taste of Grand Rapids
- TRUEBUD BBQ Smokin' on the River
- IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!
- FLYBOY BBQ Griller's Cup
- JAESTAR BBQ RiverFest Red White and Que
- PORK PATROL BBQ Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- PARROTHEAD SMOKERS Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing
- ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE Smokin the Valley Blueberry Festival and Bar-B-Que Cook-Off
- FLYING PORKERS Warren All American BBQ Festival
- FIRED UP SMOKERS Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
- PLAYING WITH FIRE Cattlemen's BBQ Competition
- QUE AND A HALF MEN Troy Pig Out
- STUBBORN BULL BBQ Pork In The Park BBQ
- IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE Heart of Illinois Fair BBQ Cookoff
- LOCAL SMOKE BBQ New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ Wine Country Big Q
- BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff
- SMOKIN' IN THE D Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
- APORKALYPSE NOW The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South
Hottest hand
Two Grand Championships in Jul 2013 for TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW
Nobody else in the field ran a hotter hand.
2× Grand Championships
TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW took 2 Grand Championships in July 2013.
First one ever
I.A.B. 30 BBQ Wins Its First, on the 16th Try
A first Grand Championship at Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off, after 16 contests in the record.
16th contest — and their first GC
MONTAGUE, Calif. — I.A.B. 30 BBQ won their first Grand Championship at Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off, in their 16th contest in the data.
Upset of the month
The Long Shot Comes In at Racing For The BBQ
The ratings gave GETTIN' SAUCED a 27% chance, with TRUEBUD BBQ the team to beat.
27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. — GETTIN' SAUCED won Racing For The BBQ over top-rated TRUEBUD BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Also in Jul 2013
Judges Hand Out Four Perfect 180s
Six judges, every card a 9: 4 perfect 180s were handed out in July 2013.
Decided by 0.0116 of a Point
BIG T'Z Q CRU edged SPITFIRE by 0.0116 at The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast.
BIG T'Z Q CRU Climbs 50 Rating Points
BIG T'Z Q CRU gained 50 rating points across 5 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
QUAU Runs Away With Morton BBQ Throwdown
QUAU won Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) by 23.4856 points over One2BBQ — the widest winning margin of the month.
78 Teams Roll Into Greenwood
SC Festival of Discovery drew 78 teams, and LOTTA BULL BBQ won it.
Nobody Hauled Further Than IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ cooked 5 contests in July 2013 — nobody hauled the rig further.
LOTTA BULL BBQ Wins SC Festival of Discovery Without Winning a Meat
LOTTA BULL BBQ won SC Festival of Discovery without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 2nd.
A New Contest Opens in Greenwood
SC Festival of Discovery ran for the first time on record, drawing 78 teams, and LOTTA BULL BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
SPITFIRE Takes Reserve Three Times
SPITFIRE finished second overall 3 times in July 2013 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.
14 Contests on One Friday
14 sanctioned contests were cooked on 19 Jul alone.
Perfect 180s
4 perfect scores — six judges, every card a nine.
- Pork Ribs SPICEWINE IRONWORKS Smokin' on the River · July 19
- Brisket BIG POPPA SMOKERS 3rd Annual Holbrook · July 12
- Brisket PELLET ENVY Crossroads BBQ Cook-off · July 5
- Pork Ribs OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest · July 3
The Ratings Market Power rating and the move over Jul 2013; # is the team’s place in the power rankings
| Team | Rating | Chg. |
|---|---|---|
| BIG T'Z Q CRU #65 | 1,832 | ▲ 50 |
| CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM #336 | 1,715 | ▲ 44 |
| PELLET ENVY #32 | 1,861 | ▲ 39 |
| QUE AND A HALF MEN #396 | 1,700 | ▲ 39 |
| Pig Skin BBQ #34 | 1,860 | ▲ 39 |
| TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW #235 | 1,746 | ▲ 38 |
| SPITFIRE #348 | 1,712 | ▲ 36 |
| QUAU #932 | 1,613 | ▲ 35 |
| Team | Rating | Chg. |
|---|---|---|
| HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE #75 | 1,823 | ▲ 35 |
| BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ #480 | 1,681 | ▲ 35 |
| TEXAS RIB RANGERS #6,391 | 1,396 | ▼ 20 |
| 3BQ | 1,470 | ▼ 21 |
| Red Line BBQ #5,466 | 1,452 | ▼ 22 |
| MADMIKE'S SMOKIN' HAWGS BBQ #6,283 | 1,414 | ▼ 26 |
| SQUEELS ON WHEELS #6,441 | 1,379 | ▼ 26 |
Full power rankings → · Ratings move only on rated contests; invitationals and non-points events are excluded.
Best of Each Meat
Both series, out of 180
| Meat | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | MOKAN MEATHEADS Smokin' on the River |
178.8800 |
| Pork Ribs†2 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest |
180 |
| Pork | SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship |
179.4400 |
| Brisket†2 | PELLET ENVY Crossroads BBQ Cook-off |
180 |
† a perfect 180 was scored in this category during the edition.
Who Showed Up
Contests · Grand Championships · best overall finish
| Team | C | GC | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| QUAU | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| BIG T'Z Q CRU | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| WOODWARD BARBEQUE | 5 | — | 4 |
| GILLY'S BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| LOTTA BULL BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
| PELLET ENVY | 4 | — | 2 |
| Pig Skin BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
| SPITFIRE | 4 | — | 2 |
| CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM | 4 | — | 3 |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 4 | — | 5 |
| BIG PIG BBQ | 4 | — | 13 |
| JAESTAR BBQ | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Where They Cooked
Contests · teams
| State/Prov. | C | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 6 | 188 |
| California | 4 | 122 |
| Iowa | 4 | 122 |
| Kansas | 3 | 185 |
| Virginia | 3 | 86 |
| Illinois | 3 | 79 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 91 |
| New York | 2 | 56 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 52 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 46 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 93 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 65 |
| Indiana | 1 | 55 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 48 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 46 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 42 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 42 |
| Ohio | 1 | 41 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 41 |
| Michigan | 1 | 39 |
Every sanctioned contest scored in this edition — 49 in all, newest first. Click a column head to sort; click a row for the contest.
| Contest | Grand Champion | High score |
|---|---|---|
| Up in Smoke BBQ Bash July 26 · Mason City, Iowa · 66 teams |
TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | 691.9432 |
| Racing For The BBQ July 26 · Lee's Summit, Mo. · 58 teams |
GETTIN' SAUCED | 695.9656 |
| Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash July 26 · Cleveland, Tenn. · 54 teams |
SOUTH PORK | 693.0856 |
| The Great American Cookoff July 26 · Woodlake, Calif. · 53 teams |
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | 677.7944 |
| WNC Barbeque Festival July 26 · Maggie Valley, N.C. · 48 teams |
KILLER B'S BBQ | 691.3140 |
| Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off July 26 · Dodge City, Kan. · 47 teams |
BUTCHER BBQ | 843.4744 |
| Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) July 26 · Morton, Ill. · 45 teams |
QUAU | 704.6172 |
| Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza July 26 · Bluemont, Va. · 33 teams |
4:20 Q | 669.1660 |
| The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ July 26 · Windsor, Vt. · 31 teams |
TRANSFORMER BBQ | 676.5828 |
| Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off July 26 · Montague, Calif. · 26 teams |
I.A.B. 30 BBQ | 670.2972 |
| Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships July 20 · Kingston, R.I. · 46 teams |
CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | 677.1312 |
| Smokin' For Gold July 20 · Placerville, Calif. · 25 teams |
BOWLING OVER PIGS | 669.0972 |
| Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship July 20 · Snohomish, Wash. · 13 teams |
SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA | 690.2856 |
| Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! July 19 · New Palestine, Ind. · 57 teams |
ONE2BBQ | 685.6916 |
| Que & Cruz July 19 · Louisa, Va. · 45 teams |
3 EYZ BBQ | 677.7372 |
| Blues, BBQ & Bargains July 19 · Hays, Kan. · 42 teams |
RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | 688.0228 |
| 9th Annual WildBlue BBQ July 19 · Burlington, Kan. · 40 teams |
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | 694.2972 |
| Taste of Grand Rapids July 19 · Comstock Park, Mich. · 39 teams |
BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | 683.9772 |
| Smokin' on the River July 19 · Glasgow, Mo. · 36 teams |
TRUEBUD BBQ | 694.2288 |
| BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! July 19 · Waterloo, Iowa · 35 teams |
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 690.2284 |
| Griller's Cup July 19 · Laramie, Wyo. · 33 teams |
FLYBOY BBQ | 680.4912 |
| RiverFest Red White and Que July 19 · Bellevue, Neb. · 32 teams |
JAESTAR BBQ | 679.9768 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour July 19 · Des Moines, Iowa · 28 teams |
PORK PATROL BBQ | 686.2284 |
| Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing July 19 · Watertown, S.D. · 26 teams |
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 688.5372 |
| Smokin the Valley Blueberry Festival and Bar-B-Que Cook-Off July 19 · Unicoi, Tenn. · 20 teams |
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | 691.3828 |
| Warren All American BBQ Festival July 19 · Warren, Pa. · 17 teams |
FLYING PORKERS | 674.2284 |
| Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship July 19 · Galax, Va. · 16 teams |
FIRED UP SMOKERS | 673.0512 |
| Cattlemen's BBQ Competition July 13 · San Juan, Puerto Rico · 41 teams |
PLAYING WITH FIRE | 675.4056 |
| Troy Pig Out July 13 · Troy, N.Y. · 32 teams |
QUE AND A HALF MEN | 676.6400 |
| Pork In The Park BBQ July 13 · Stamford, Conn. · 21 teams |
STUBBORN BULL BBQ | 663.3484 |
| Heart of Illinois Fair BBQ Cookoff July 13 · Peoria, Ill. · 15 teams |
IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | 687.3944 |
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship July 12 · North Wildwood, N.J. · 65 teams |
LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | 655.3940 |
| Wine Country Big Q July 12 · Santa Rosa, Calif. · 44 teams |
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | 678.8684 |
| 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff July 12 · Wellsville, Mo. · 42 teams |
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ | 689.1084 |
| Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off July 12 · Kettering, Ohio · 41 teams |
SMOKIN' IN THE D | 688.0572 |
| The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South July 12 · Gettysburg, Pa. · 29 teams |
APORKALYPSE NOW | 664.5260 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour July 12 · Woodbury, Minn. · 29 teams |
TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | 684.5372 |
| 3rd Annual Holbrook July 12 · Holbrook, Ariz. · 27 teams |
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 694.3088 |
| The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast July 12 · Madelia, Minn. · 23 teams |
BIG T'Z Q CRU | 685.0744 |
| SC Festival of Discovery July 11 · Greenwood, S.C. · 78 teams |
LOTTA BULL BBQ | 678.7656 |
| Montana BBQ Cook-Off July 6 · Absarokee, Mont. · 22 teams |
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | 650.2858 |
| Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship July 5 · Rio Rancho, N.M. · 42 teams |
4 LEGS UP BBQ | 694.2854 |
| Crossroads BBQ Cook-off July 5 · Cameron, Mo. · 40 teams |
TRUEBUD BBQ | 684 |
| Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest July 5 · St. Charles, Ill. · 34 teams |
GILLY'S BBQ | 677.1432 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour July 5 · Madison, Wis. · 30 teams |
THE SMOKE HUNTERS | 670.8570 |
| Fin to Fur's Red White & Blue BBQ Blowout 2013 July 5 · Thayer, Mo. · 15 teams |
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | 699.9996 |
| I Love Barbecue & Music Festival July 4 · Lake Placid, N.Y. · 28 teams |
Q HAVEN BBQ | 646.8570 |
| Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest July 3 · Liberty, Mo. · 30 teams |
JAESTAR BBQ | 693.1426 |
| Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff July 3 · Whiting, Iowa · 25 teams |
QUAU | 681.1424 |
Contests Advertised
- Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) — Friday, Oct. 23. West Creek, N.J. Entries through the organizer; sanctioned by KCBS.
- Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) — Friday, Oct. 23. West Creek, N.J. Entries through the organizer; sanctioned by KCBS.
- VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition — Friday, Oct. 23. Vidalia, La. Entries through the organizer; sanctioned by KCBS.
- Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild — Friday, Oct. 23. Branson, Mo. Entries through the organizer; sanctioned by KCBS.
- The Butcher's Smoke & Flames Barbeque Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) — Friday, Oct. 23. Cullman, Ala. Entries through the organizer; sanctioned by KCBS.
- Foothills Smoke-Off Challenge — Friday, Oct. 23. Lenoir, N.C. Entries through the organizer; sanctioned by KCBS.
- Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) — Saturday, Oct. 24. West Creek, N.J. Entries through the organizer; sanctioned by KCBS.
- Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) — Saturday, Oct. 24. West Creek, N.J. Entries through the organizer; sanctioned by KCBS.
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