In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in May 2015.
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
- New to the Circuit A8
- Box Scores B1
- Complete Results B4
- Back Issues C4
Score of the month
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS Turns In the Month’s Best Card
712.5716 out of 720 at The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest — the highest Master overall scored in May 2015.
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS put up 712.5716 at The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest — the highest overall of the month.
Across May 2015, 79 sanctioned contests were scored, across 29 states and provinces, drawing 2,408 teams to the turn-in table. Judges made 3,159 top-ten calls and handed out 61 perfect 180s. 621 teams appear in the record for the first time. The full standings run on B1.
Every Grand Championship in this edition — 79 in all. The 43 oldest are listed under Complete Results, B4.
- SMOKEAHOLICS Rock'N Western Rendezvous
- PORTERHOUSE BBQ Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
- DRY 2 DA BONE Smokin' in Steel
- STUBBORN BULL BBQ Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest
- 913 BBQ Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition
- WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest
- PORK BARREL BBQ Beltway BBQ Showdown
- CLARK CREW BBQ Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
- SERIAL GRILLER Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival
- RED EYED SMOKERS Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- FAT, DRUNK & STUPID Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 4th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- YELLOW RIVER BBQ PigMania Lima
- PITMASTERIQ BBQ Smokin on the Lake
- TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI BBQ 4 ASTOP
- POT'S BBQ Piggin' in the Park
- LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS Carnivores Classic
- MONSTER-QUE Smoke on the Prairie
- BUNCH OF SWINES Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- GETTIN' SAUCED Sugar Mound BBQ Festival
- A FINE SWINE Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)
- OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE Roc City Rib Fest
- SMOKERS PURGATORY Smokin' in the Junction
- CLARK CREW BBQ Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
- MUD'S BBQ Red, White and BBQ (Day 1)
- MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ. Best Dam Barbecue
- ROOFTOP BBQ BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- RURAL ROUTE BBQ 34th Annual Kennett Jaycee Show-Me State BBQ CookOff
- POT'S BBQ Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff
- GETTIN' BASTED Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship)
- TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI Madison Magazine BBQ Festival
- SMOKE ME SILLY Barber Q Battle
- SPITFIRE Minnesota in May
- KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship
- R BUTTS R SMOKIN 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
Hottest hand
Three Grand Championships in May 2015 for Organizer Portal
Nobody else in the field ran a hotter hand.
3× Grand Championships
Organizer Portal took 3 Grand Championships in May 2015.
First one ever
THUMP & STRUM BBQ Wins Its First, on the 34th Try
A first Grand Championship at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour, after 34 contests in the record.
34th contest — and their first GC
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — THUMP & STRUM BBQ won their first Grand Championship at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour, in their 34th contest in the data.
Title defended
CHECKERED PIG Defends Its Title at Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
Back-to-back Grand Championships at the same contest — 2014 and 2015.
2 in a row wins at this contest
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — CHECKERED PIG won Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge again — back-to-back Grand Championships at the same contest.
Also in May 2015
The Long Shot Comes In at Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival
Q-FACTOR won Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival over top-rated WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS as the ratings underdog.
Judges Hand Out 61 Perfect 180s
Six judges, every card a 9: 61 perfect 180s were handed out in May 2015.
Decided by 0.0116 of a Point
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS edged OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ by 0.0116 at BBQ in the Bluffs.
A FINE SWINE Sets the Record at Red, White and BBQ
A FINE SWINE put up 692.6172 at Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) — the best overall in 4 editions of the contest on record, past the old mark of 683.4628.
THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS Takes Three of Four Meats at Route 66 Smoke Out
THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS won 3 of 4 meats at Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) (chicken, pork ribs and pork), and the Grand Championship with them.
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI Climbs 53 Rating Points
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI gained 53 rating points across 6 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
YES, DEAR BBQ Crowned at Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
YES, DEAR BBQ won Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier), a state championship, against a field of 39.
First Time Out, Bone Daddy's Mystic BBQ Crewe Takes 1st
Bone Daddy's Mystic BBQ Crewe finished 1st at UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitor's Series) — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
3 EYZ BBQ Runs Away With Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
3 EYZ BBQ won Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival by 23.5200 points over CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ — the widest winning margin of the month.
81 Teams Roll Into Bixby
Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival drew 81 teams, and OKIEQ won it.
Nobody Hauled Further Than Smoke-A-Holics
Smoke-A-Holics cooked 8 contests in May 2015 — nobody hauled the rig further.
OKIEQ Wins Bixby Bbq'n Blues Festival Without Winning a Meat
OKIEQ won Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 3rd.
A New Contest Opens in Bixby
Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival ran for the first time on record, drawing 81 teams, and OKIEQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC Takes Reserve Two Times
SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC finished second overall 2 times in May 2015 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.
17 Contests on One Friday
17 sanctioned contests were cooked on 29 May alone.
Perfect 180s
61 perfect scores — six judges, every card a nine.
- Pork 2 WORTHLESS NUTS, NATURAL BORN GRILLERS The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest · May 29
- Pork Ribs BLUE CHIP BBQ Sam's Club National BBQ Tour · May 29
- Pork BOSS HAWG BBQ Smokin on the Lake · May 29
- Brisket Chairman of the Boar The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest · May 29
- Brisket DEEP SOUTH BBQ Sam's Club National BBQ Tour · May 29
- Brisket DESPERADO Horse Town Brew n Que Festival · May 29
- Brisket GRILL DOCTOR'S Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival · May 29
- Brisket JOUSTING PIGS BBQ Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition · May 29
- Brisket LUCKY'S Q Smokin' in Steel · May 29
- Brisket PITMASTERIQ BBQ Smokin on the Lake · May 29
- Chicken PORKETEERS Horse Town Brew n Que Festival · May 29
- Chicken Q-BONES BBQ Sam's Club National BBQ Tour · May 29
- Brisket SMOKE HOUND BBQ Horse Town Brew n Que Festival · May 29
- Pork THUNDER HOG BBQ PigMania Lima · May 29
- Brisket WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ Horse Town Brew n Que Festival · May 29
- Brisket 2 WORTHLESS NUTS, NATURAL BORN GRILLERS 34th Annual Kennett Jaycee Show-Me State BBQ CookOff · May 22
- Chicken BIG WOODIE BBQ Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship) · May 22
- Brisket GETTIN' BASTED Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship) · May 22
- Chicken HIGH ON THE HAWG Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff · May 22
- Chicken LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ Best Dam Barbecue · May 22
- Brisket Organizer Portal Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff · May 22
- Pork Organizer Portal Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff · May 22
- Chicken RURAL ROUTE BBQ 34th Annual Kennett Jaycee Show-Me State BBQ CookOff · May 22
- Pork Ribs SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship) · May 22
…and 37 more.
The Ratings Market Power rating and the move over May 2015; # is the team’s place in the power rankings
| Team | Rating | Chg. |
|---|---|---|
| TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI #85 | 1,815 | ▲ 53 |
| TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE #606 | 1,658 | ▲ 52 |
| 5 FINGER BBQ #816 | 1,626 | ▲ 41 |
| 2 WORTHLESS NUTS, NATURAL BORN GRILLERS #1,081 | 1,597 | ▲ 40 |
| SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ #64 | 1,834 | ▲ 40 |
| SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC #525 | 1,672 | ▲ 39 |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE #89 | 1,813 | ▲ 39 |
| BIG "E" BBQ #80 | 1,818 | ▲ 38 |
| Team | Rating | Chg. |
|---|---|---|
| OKIEQ #163 | 1,774 | ▲ 36 |
| MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ #119 | 1,796 | ▲ 35 |
| WOBBLY HOGS BBQ #4,761 | 1,468 | ▼ 23 |
| BOURBON BOYS BBQ #4,779 | 1,468 | ▼ 23 |
| KAMPING GATOR BBQ #5,845 | 1,441 | ▼ 24 |
| BATTLEGROUND BBQ #5,918 | 1,439 | ▼ 25 |
| WETTELS ON FIRE #3,928 | 1,485 | ▼ 28 |
Full power rankings → · Ratings move only on rated contests; invitationals and non-points events are excluded.
New to the Circuit First appearance anywhere in the record — the figure is their best finish
- 1st Bone Daddy's Mystic BBQ Crewe UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitor's Series)
- 2nd AMERICAN FIRE BBQ Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship
- 2nd ParBQue UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitor's Series)
- 3rd BBQ TEAM EXTREME Smoke by the River
- 3rd HOG EAT HOG BBQ Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship
- 4th Fat Texan Smokin on the Lake
- 4th SMOKIN PUP Carnivores Classic
- 4th Tee Wayne's Cajun Cooking Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- 5th Meat Me in St. Louie UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitor's Series)
- 5th Three White Guys With 12 Tongs Carnivores Classic
- 5th Whiskey Pit Wild West BBQ
- 6th Ella's Barbeque BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- 7th BIG AWESOME BBQ Salt City BBQ Festival
- 7th BUTT'N HEADS Boda Getta BBQ
- 7th Breaking Ribs UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitor's Series)
- 7th GECKO BBQ Smoke by the River
- 7th PHAT JACK'S GONE ROGUE 4th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- 7th Wanna B's BBQ Sertoma 48 BBQ
What a first season usually looks like → · 12 contests also ran for the first time on record: Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival, Horse Town Brew n Que Festival, Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier), Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival, Minnesota in May, Smokin' in Steel, The Masters In May, Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival, Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship, 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off, Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest, The Masters In May - The Classic.
Best of Each Meat
Both series, out of 180
| Meat | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken†26 | CAVEMAN CUISINE Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff |
180 |
| Pork Ribs†7 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX Apple Blossom BBQ Contest |
180 |
| Pork†9 | South Pork The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ |
180 |
| Brisket†19 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ Show Low BBQ Throwdown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke-A-Holics | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| YELLOW RIVER BBQ | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| HISTORIC BBQ | 7 | — | 4 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Organizer Portal | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Serial Griller | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| iBQ'n | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| HICKORY PRIME | 6 | — | 2 |
| QUAU | 6 | — | 3 |
| THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | 6 | — | 3 |
| Its 5 Oclock Somewhere | 6 | — | 4 |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 6 | — | 4 |
Where They Cooked
Contests · teams
| State/Prov. | C | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 10 | 324 |
| Kansas | 5 | 198 |
| Alabama | 4 | 208 |
| California | 4 | 191 |
| Georgia | 4 | 184 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 125 |
| Illinois | 4 | 101 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 80 |
| Maryland | 3 | 120 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 110 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 106 |
| Colorado | 3 | 70 |
| Indiana | 3 | 61 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 95 |
| Virginia | 2 | 93 |
| New York | 2 | 87 |
| Nevada | 2 | 70 |
| Iowa | 2 | 63 |
| Ohio | 2 | 55 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 74 |
Every sanctioned contest scored in this edition — 80 in all, newest first. Click a column head to sort; click a row for the contest.
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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