In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in March 2018.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
The Index
- Grand Champions A2
- The Month in Brief A3
- By Invitation A4
- Perfect Scores A5
- Ratings Market A6
- New to the Circuit A8
- Box Scores B1
- Complete Results B4
- Back Issues C4
Score of the month
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ Turns In the Month’s Best Card
710.8688 out of 720 at Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY) — the highest Master overall scored in March 2018.
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
ORLANDO, Fla. — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ put up 710.8688 at Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY) — the highest overall of the month.
Across March 2018, 24 sanctioned contests were scored, across 13 states and provinces, drawing 904 teams to the turn-in table. Judges made 920 top-ten calls and handed out 30 perfect 180s. 129 teams appear in the record for the first time. The full standings run on B1.
Every Grand Championship in this edition — 24 in all.
- BBQ+ Eastern BBQ Contest
- CLARK CREW BBQ Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2
- DE FILOUS Springbreak BBQ Contest
- BROS HOG The War of Barbeque
- FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1
- BIG POPPA SMOKERS 7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship
- WHO CARES BBQ BBQ Gives Back
- IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ Hammond BBQ
- THE SMOKING HILLS Smokin On Big Creek
- HIGH ON THE HAWG Dickson County Smokefest
- SMOKE ME SILLY Smokin In the Square
- FIRE DANCER BBQ Hog Wild BBQ Contest
- BUTCHER BBQ Pork-A-Palooza
- SLOW SMOKERS White Street Barbeque Experience (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ONE2BBQ Smoke on the Shores
- SERIAL GRILLER Flames on the Flint
- HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB Big 12 BIG Q (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- BOOMERANG BBQ Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2
- THE PIT CREW GA Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- RUB MY RACK Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship
- IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY)
- BOOMERANG BBQ Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1
- SOUTHSIDE BBQ Jack Town Throw Down
- OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown
Hottest hand
Two Grand Championships in Mar 2018 for BOOMERANG BBQ
Nobody else in the field ran a hotter hand.
2× Grand Championships
BOOMERANG BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in March 2018.
First one ever
SOUTHSIDE BBQ Wins Its First, on the 9th Try
A first Grand Championship at Jack Town Throw Down, after 9 contests in the record.
9th contest — and their first GC
RIDGELAND, Miss. — SOUTHSIDE BBQ won their first Grand Championship at Jack Town Throw Down, in their 9th contest in the data.
Title defended
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ Defends Its Title at Hammond BBQ
Back-to-back Grand Championships at the same contest — 2017 and 2018.
2 in a row wins at this contest
HAMMOND, La. — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won Hammond BBQ again — back-to-back Grand Championships at the same contest.
Invite-only fields. Their results go into every team’s record; they don’t move the power rating.
Sonny's Smokin Showdown
Reserve: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY) — March 2, Orlando, Fla.
The invitational circuit → · every invitational on record, who keeps getting invited, and who wins them.
Also in Mar 2018
The Long Shot Comes In at Jack Town Throw Down
SOUTHSIDE BBQ won Jack Town Throw Down over top-rated BOOTYQUE as the ratings underdog.
Judges Hand Out 30 Perfect 180s
Six judges, every card a 9: 30 perfect 180s were handed out in March 2018.
Decided by 0.0460 of a Point
HIGH ON THE HAWG edged SMOKE ON THIS by 0.0460 at Dickson County Smokefest.
BOOMERANG BBQ Climbs 56 Rating Points
BOOMERANG BBQ gained 56 rating points across 6 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
First Time Out, Powercat Smokers_Kansas State Takes 4th
Powercat Smokers_Kansas State finished 4th at Big 12 BIG Q (COMPETITORS SERIES) — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE Runs Away With The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE won The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown by 12.0000 points over Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit — the widest winning margin of the month.
87 Teams Roll Into Nashville
Smoke on the Shores drew 87 teams, and ONE2BBQ won it.
BUTCHER BBQ Cooks Its 150th Contest
BUTCHER BBQ cooked their 150th contest on record at Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2, with 19 Grand Championships along the way.
Nobody Hauled Further Than BOOMERANG BBQ
BOOMERANG BBQ cooked 6 contests in March 2018 — nobody hauled the rig further.
CLARK CREW BBQ Wins Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Without Winning a Meat
CLARK CREW BBQ won Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 2nd.
A New Contest Opens in Shawnee
Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 ran for the first time on record, drawing 84 teams, and FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
GETTIN' BASTED Takes Reserve Two Times
GETTIN' BASTED finished second overall 2 times in March 2018 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.
Six Contests on One Friday
6 sanctioned contests were cooked on 2 Mar alone.
Perfect 180s
30 perfect scores — six judges, every card a nine.
- Pork BBQ+ Eastern BBQ Contest · March 31
- Pork BROS HOG The War of Barbeque · March 24
- Pork BUTCHER BBQ Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 · March 24
- Pork CLARK CREW BBQ Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 · March 24
- Brisket PORKY BUTTS BBQ Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 · March 24
- Pork Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 · March 24
- Brisket SLAPS BBQ Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 · March 24
- Pork BIG POPPA SMOKERS 7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship · March 23
- Brisket CLARK CREW BBQ Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 · March 23
- Pork SMOKE ON THIS Dickson County Smokefest · March 23
- Chicken THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW Dickson County Smokefest · March 23
- Pork WHO CARES BBQ BBQ Gives Back · March 23
- Brisket BOB ROBERTS BBQ Smokin In the Square · March 16
- Brisket BUTCHER BBQ Pork-A-Palooza · March 16
- Pork FIRE DANCER BBQ Hog Wild BBQ Contest · March 16
- Pork Organizer Portal Smoke on the Shores · March 9
- Chicken SMOKE THIS Flames on the Flint · March 9
- Pork Serial Griller Flames on the Flint · March 9
- Pork Ribs HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB Big 12 BIG Q (COMPETITORS SERIES) · March 7
- Pork BOOMERANG BBQ Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 · March 3
- Chicken BOOMERANG BBQ Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 · March 2
- Brisket CLARK CREW BBQ Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 · March 2
- Chicken Hogline Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship · March 2
- Chicken SAUCED! BBQ TEAM Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY) · March 2
…and 6 more.
The Ratings Market Power rating and the move over Mar 2018; # is the team’s place in the power rankings
| Team | Rating | Chg. |
|---|---|---|
| BOOMERANG BBQ #9 | 1,922 | ▲ 56 |
| NCOGNITO COOKERS #558 | 1,668 | ▲ 34 |
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ #27 | 1,867 | ▲ 34 |
| Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ #206 | 1,754 | ▲ 31 |
| BYO GRILL #350 | 1,712 | ▲ 29 |
| SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE #955 | 1,610 | ▲ 25 |
| Serial Griller #167 | 1,772 | ▲ 25 |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ #76 | 1,822 | ▲ 23 |
| Team | Rating | Chg. |
|---|---|---|
| Smokin Mo's #1,344 | 1,576 | ▲ 23 |
| The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company #502 | 1,676 | ▲ 22 |
| BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO #621 | 1,656 | ▼ 20 |
| Smoke-A-Holics #1,038 | 1,601 | ▼ 22 |
| BBQR'S DELIGHT #3,649 | 1,490 | ▼ 23 |
| Fergolicious BBQ #87 | 1,814 | ▼ 24 |
| CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ #330 | 1,716 | ▼ 25 |
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
- 4th Powercat Smokers_Kansas State Big 12 BIG Q (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- 4th Slop Hogs BBQ Jack Town Throw Down
- 5th Dirt Road BBQ_ Iowa State Big 12 BIG Q (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- 6th PARKSTAD SMOKERS Eastern BBQ Contest
- 6th Q'n Horns of Texas _Texas Big 12 BIG Q (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- 7th YAZOO DELTA Q Dickson County Smokefest
- 8th Smoke House Rats_ Baylor Big 12 BIG Q (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- 9th Old West Virginia Smoke _ West Virgnia Big 12 BIG Q (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- 10th Building Smoke BBQ _Oklahoma State Big 12 BIG Q (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- 11th Cool Blue Q _Kansas Big 12 BIG Q (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- 12th Smokin' X / Raider Red Meats _ Texas Tech Big 12 BIG Q (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- 14th Bootleggers Barbeque Team Jack Town Throw Down
- 14th Elk Creek Bar-B-Q Co. Pork-A-Palooza
- 14th Roadkill BBQ _Oklahoma Big 12 BIG Q (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- 17th BREAKTIME SMOKERS BBQ Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship
- 20th MACK DADDYS BBQ The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown
- 21st Casehole Solutions Pork-A-Palooza
- 21st LINGANORE BBQ COMPANY The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown
What a first season usually looks like → · 12 contests also ran for the first time on record: Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1, Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2, 7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship, Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY), Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1, Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2, Springbreak BBQ Contest, Hog Wild BBQ Contest, Jack Town Throw Down, Dickson County Smokefest, Pork-A-Palooza, The War of Barbeque.
Best of Each Meat
Both series, out of 180
| Meat | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken†6 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown |
180 |
| Pork Ribs†3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY) |
180 |
| Pork†12 | BOOMERANG BBQ Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 |
180 |
| Brisket†9 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY) |
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 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | — | 2 |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 5 | — | 3 |
| SLAPS BBQ | 5 | — | 3 |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 5 | — | 5 |
| LA PASADITA | 5 | — | 9 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| BOOTYQUE | 4 | — | 2 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
| SMOKE ON THIS | 4 | — | 2 |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 4 | — | 3 |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 4 | — | 3 |
Where They Cooked
Contests · teams
| State/Prov. | C | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 3 | 137 |
| Georgia | 2 | 118 |
| Florida | 2 | 114 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 102 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 63 |
| Missouri | 2 | 52 |
| Kansas | 2 | 49 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 90 |
| California | 1 | 79 |
| Virginia | 1 | 75 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 57 |
| Maryland | 1 | 29 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 10 |
Every sanctioned contest scored in this edition — 25 in all, newest first. Click a column head to sort; click a row for the contest.
| Contest | Grand Champion | High score |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern BBQ Contest March 31 · Ninove, 9400 · 33 teams |
BBQ+ | 688 |
| Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 March 24 · Shawnee, Okla. · 79 teams |
CLARK CREW BBQ | 706.8688 |
| Springbreak BBQ Contest March 24 · Lommel Belgium , 3920 · 39 teams |
DE FILOUS | 672.5492 |
| The War of Barbeque March 24 · Noventa di Piave, 30020 · 18 teams |
BROS HOG | 696.5484 |
| Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 March 23 · Shawnee, Okla. · 84 teams |
FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | 702.8344 |
| 7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship March 23 · Arcadia, Calif. · 78 teams |
BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 691.3828 |
| BBQ Gives Back March 23 · Urbanna, Va. · 75 teams |
WHO CARES BBQ | 694.2972 |
| Hammond BBQ March 23 · Hammond, La. · 48 teams |
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 701.6572 |
| Smokin On Big Creek March 23 · Pleasant Hill, Mo. · 39 teams |
THE SMOKING HILLS | 696.5140 |
| Dickson County Smokefest March 23 · Dickson, Tenn. · 29 teams |
HIGH ON THE HAWG | 701.6916 |
| Smokin In the Square March 16 · Pensacola, Fla. · 49 teams |
SMOKE ME SILLY | 699.4176 |
| Hog Wild BBQ Contest March 16 · Corinth, Miss. · 36 teams |
FIRE DANCER BBQ | 695.3484 |
| Pork-A-Palooza March 16 · Weatherford, Okla. · 26 teams |
BUTCHER BBQ | 701.6800 |
| White Street Barbeque Experience (BACKYARD ONLY) March 10 · Wake Forest, N.C. · 10 teams |
SLOW SMOKERS | 348.5600 |
| Smoke on the Shores March 9 · Nashville, Tenn. · 87 teams |
ONE2BBQ | 703.9776 |
| Flames on the Flint March 9 · Bainbridge, Ga. · 42 teams |
SERIAL GRILLER | 696.5260 |
| Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD) (TEAMS FULL) (JUDGES FULL) March 9 · Hartselle, Ala. |
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| Big 12 BIG Q (COMPETITORS SERIES) March 7 · Kansas CIty, Mo. · 14 teams |
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 689.6800 |
| Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 March 3 · Cheney, Kan. · 42 teams |
BOOMERANG BBQ | 705.1316 |
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival March 2 · Lawrenceville, Ga. · 59 teams |
THE PIT CREW GA | 691.9316 |
| Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship March 2 · Onamia, Minn. · 57 teams |
RUB MY RACK | 695.9312 |
| Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY) March 2 · Orlando, Fla. · 49 teams |
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 710.8688 |
| Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 March 2 · Cheney, Kan. · 47 teams |
BOOMERANG BBQ | 707.9772 |
| Jack Town Throw Down March 2 · Ridgeland, Miss. · 31 teams |
SOUTHSIDE BBQ | 692.5716 |
| The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown March 2 · Brunswick, Md. · 29 teams |
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 695.9428 |
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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