In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in February 2018.
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
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ Turns In the Month’s Best Card
702.8000 out of 720 at The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) — the highest Master overall scored in February 2018.
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
COACHELLA, Calif. — SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ put up 702.8000 at The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) — the highest overall of the month.
Across February 2018, 10 sanctioned contests were scored, across 5 states and provinces, drawing 399 teams to the turn-in table. Judges made 400 top-ten calls and handed out 5 perfect 180s. 164 teams appear in the record for the first time. The full standings run on B1.
Every Grand Championship in this edition — 10 in all.
- SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL)
- SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ Polar Bear BBQ Challenge
- THE BLUE BLOODS D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- BBQ+ Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival- BBQ on Ice
- RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- J & B'S BBQ Dirty South-KOD
- FASTLANE BBQ CREW Sydney Barbeque Festival
- THE SMOKING JOINT Melbourne Barbecue Festival
- BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX Humble Rodeo and BBQ
- SMOKING BUTT HEADS Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)
First one ever
Rio Valley Meat BBQ Wins Its First, on the 3rd Try
A first Grand Championship at Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown, after 3 contests in the record.
3rd contest — and their first GC
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Rio Valley Meat BBQ won their first Grand Championship at Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown, in their 3rd contest in the data.
Upset of the month
The Long Shot Comes In at Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
The ratings gave Rio Valley Meat BBQ a 5% chance, with IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ the team to beat.
5-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Rio Valley Meat BBQ won Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown over top-rated IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
Judges Hand Out Five Perfect 180s
Six cards, every one a nine — 5 times in February 2018.
5 perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 5 perfect 180s were handed out in February 2018.
Also in Feb 2018
Decided by 0.5716 of a Point
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX edged Rio Valley Meat BBQ by 0.5716 at Humble Rodeo and BBQ.
Rio Valley Meat BBQ Climbs 35 Rating Points
Rio Valley Meat BBQ gained 35 rating points across 2 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
First Time Out, WITHA P AND QUE Takes 3rd
WITHA P AND QUE finished 3rd at Sydney Barbeque Festival — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
THE BLUE BLOODS Runs Away With D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival
THE BLUE BLOODS won D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL) by 14.8456 points over PIGGIN' OUT — the widest winning margin of the month.
145 Teams Roll Into Humble
Humble Rodeo and BBQ drew 145 teams, and BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX won it.
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM Cooks Its 150th Contest
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM cooked their 150th contest on record at Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL), with 16 Grand Championships along the way.
Nobody Hauled Further Than BOOMERANG BBQ
BOOMERANG BBQ cooked 3 contests in February 2018 — nobody hauled the rig further.
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ Wins The Smithfield Guinea Pig Without Winning a Meat
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ won The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 2nd.
A New Contest Opens in Humble
Humble Rodeo and BBQ ran for the first time on record, drawing 145 teams, and BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
Three Contests on One Friday
3 sanctioned contests were cooked on 23 Feb alone.
Perfect 180s
5 perfect scores — six judges, every card a nine.
- Chicken COW TIPPIN BBQ The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) · Feb. 23
- Brisket PORKETEERS The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) · Feb. 23
- Brisket BBQ+ Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival- BBQ on Ice · Feb. 17
- Chicken Angry Jack BBQ Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) · Feb. 2
- Pork Spring Creek Cookers Humble Rodeo and BBQ · Feb. 2
The Ratings Market Power rating and the move over Feb 2018; # is the team’s place in the power rankings
| Team | Rating | Chg. |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ #27 | 1,867 | ▲ 35 |
| FASTLANE BBQ CREW #967 | 1,609 | ▲ 24 |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX #2,408 | 1,523 | ▲ 24 |
| SMOKING JOKERS AUSTRALIA #1,559 | 1,561 | ▲ 21 |
| Panther Creek Cookers #1,182 | 1,588 | ▲ 19 |
| Texas-car-b-que #127 | 1,788 | ▲ 19 |
| OLD 99 MEAT CO. #884 | 1,618 | ▲ 18 |
| THE SMOKING JOINT | 1,514 | ▲ 16 |
| Team | Rating | Chg. |
|---|---|---|
| BOOMERANG BBQ #9 | 1,922 | ▲ 16 |
| Hatin' 24/7 1 | 1,516 | ▲ 16 |
| HIGHLAND Q #3,678 | 1,490 | ▼ 15 |
| Wattlebank Park Farm | 1,472 | ▼ 16 |
| 2 SMOKIN ARABS | 1,484 | ▼ 16 |
| BUTTRUB.COM #1,562 | 1,561 | ▼ 19 |
| Big Boy BBQ Australia #1,463 | 1,567 | ▼ 23 |
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
- 3rd WITHA P AND QUE Sydney Barbeque Festival
- 4th Bovine Technicians Sydney Barbeque Festival
- 4th Smoking Hot Boxes Melbourne Barbecue Festival
- 5th Hatin' 24/7 1 Humble Rodeo and BBQ
- 5th Pit's Perfect BBQ Sydney Barbeque Festival
- 6th Sounds on West Smokehouse Sydney Barbeque Festival
- 7th LOADED BBQ Sydney Barbeque Festival
- 8th Luna Smoke Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival- BBQ on Ice
- 8th Weber Kettle Club Sydney Barbeque Festival
- 10th Big Natural Manhornes Melbourne Barbecue Festival
- 10th Robert Smith Humble Rodeo and BBQ
- 11th ON THE LEVEL SMOKERS D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- 12th Jimmy Brisket Melbourne Barbecue Festival
- 12th Smoking Coals Barbecue Sydney Barbeque Festival
- 13th Beau Rivage D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- 13th Three Beards and the Butcher Melbourne Barbecue Festival
- 13th True Blue Q Sydney Barbeque Festival
- 14th Stacy Breneman Humble Rodeo and BBQ
What a first season usually looks like → · 7 contests also ran for the first time on record: Humble Rodeo and BBQ, The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL), Polar Bear BBQ Challenge, D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL), Sydney Barbeque Festival, Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival- BBQ on Ice, Dirty South-KOD.
Best of Each Meat
Both series, out of 180
| Meat | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken†2 | Angry Jack BBQ Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) |
180 |
| Pork Ribs | TEXAS WARPIG BBQ Humble Rodeo and BBQ |
178.8800 |
| Pork† | Spring Creek Cookers Humble Rodeo and BBQ |
180 |
| Brisket†2 | BBQ+ Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival- BBQ on Ice |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 3 | — | 2 |
| SMOKING JOKERS AUSTRALIA | 3 | — | 2 |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| FASTLANE BBQ CREW | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| J & B'S BBQ | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bald Hawg BBQ | 2 | — | 2 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 2 | — | 3 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 2 | — | 3 |
| HICKORY PRIME | 2 | — | 3 |
| Texas-car-b-que | 2 | — | 3 |
| Angry Jack BBQ | 2 | — | 4 |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 2 | — | 4 |
| UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | 2 | — | 4 |
| CRIMSON Q | 2 | — | 5 |
Where They Cooked
Contests · teams
| State/Prov. | C | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 2 | 173 |
| Georgia | 2 | 44 |
| California | 1 | 53 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 50 |
| Missouri | 1 | 29 |
Every sanctioned contest scored in this edition — 10 in all, newest first. Click a column head to sort; click a row for the contest.
| Contest | Grand Champion | High score |
|---|---|---|
| The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) Feb. 23 · Coachella, Calif. · 47 teams |
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 702.8000 |
| Polar Bear BBQ Challenge Feb. 23 · Kingdom City, Mo. · 29 teams |
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 695.9428 |
| D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL) Feb. 23 · D'Iberville, Miss. · 27 teams |
THE BLUE BLOODS | 695.3484 |
| Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival- BBQ on Ice Feb. 17 · Weissensee, 9762 · 17 teams |
BBQ+ | 697.6800 |
| Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Feb. 16 · Huntsville, Texas · 38 teams |
RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | 694.8572 |
| Dirty South-KOD Feb. 16 · Powder Springs, Ga. · 16 teams |
J & B'S BBQ | 695.9316 |
| Sydney Barbeque Festival Feb. 10 · Sydney, 8008 · 19 teams |
FASTLANE BBQ CREW | 681.0968 |
| Melbourne Barbecue Festival Feb. 3 · Melbourn, 8008 · 26 teams |
THE SMOKING JOINT | 667.5088 |
| Humble Rodeo and BBQ Feb. 2 · Humble, Texas · 145 teams |
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | 691.9656 |
| Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Feb. 2 · Young Harris, Ga. · 35 teams |
SMOKING BUTT HEADS | 698.1940 |
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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