Back issue
Every sanctioned contest scored in March 2018.
Kansas City Barbeque Society · 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
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 905 teams to the turn-in table. Judges made 920 top-ten calls and handed out 30 perfect 180s. 138 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.
Upset of the month
The Long Shot Comes In at *Jack Town Throw Down
The ratings gave SOUTHSIDE BBQ a 12% chance, with BOOTYQUE the team to beat.
12-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings
RIDGELAND, Miss. — SOUTHSIDE BBQ won *Jack Town Throw Down over top-rated BOOTYQUE as the ratings underdog.
Also in Mar 2018
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.
87 Teams Roll Into Nashville
Smoke on the Shores drew 87 teams, and ONE2BBQ won it.
Nobody Hauled Further Than BOOMERANG BBQ
BOOMERANG BBQ cooked 6 contests in March 2018 — nobody hauled the rig further.
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.
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
| Team | Rating | Chg. |
|---|---|---|
| BOOMERANG BBQ #10 | 1,921 | ▲ 56 |
| NCOGNITO COOKERS #548 | 1,667 | ▲ 34 |
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ #19 | 1,876 | ▲ 34 |
| Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ #201 | 1,755 | ▲ 31 |
| BYO GRILL #348 | 1,712 | ▲ 29 |
| SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE #989 | 1,606 | ▲ 25 |
| Serial Griller #166 | 1,771 | ▲ 25 |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ #74 | 1,823 | ▲ 23 |
| Team | Rating | Chg. |
|---|---|---|
| Smokin Mo's #1335 | 1,575 | ▲ 23 |
| The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company #502 | 1,676 | ▲ 22 |
| BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO #618 | 1,655 | ▼ 20 |
| Smoke-A-Holics #977 | 1,607 | ▼ 22 |
| BBQR'S DELIGHT #3638 | 1,490 | ▼ 23 |
| Fergolicious BBQ #91 | 1,811 | ▼ 24 |
| CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ #339 | 1,713 | ▼ 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 |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs†3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY) |
180.0000 |
| Pork†12 | BOOMERANG BBQ *Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 |
180.0000 |
| Brisket†9 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY) |
180.0000 |
† 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.
Contests Advertised
- SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway — Friday, Sept. 4. Brandon, S.D. Entries through the organizer; sanctioned by KCBS.
- Smoke on the River (Day 1) — Friday, Sept. 4. Burlington, Kan. Entries through the organizer; sanctioned by KCBS.
- Barbeque on the Bow Festival — Friday, Sept. 4. Calgary, Alta. Entries through the organizer; sanctioned by KCBS.
- Meat & Tater BBQ Fest — Friday, Sept. 4. Meridian, Idaho. Entries through the organizer; sanctioned by KCBS.
- Meat & Tater BBQ Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) — Friday, Sept. 4. Meridian, Idaho. Entries through the organizer; sanctioned by KCBS.
- Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Mexico (Nuevo Laredo) — Friday, Sept. 4. Nuevo Laredo, TM. A certified judge class; enrolment through the Society.
- Smoke on the River (Day 2) — Saturday, Sept. 5. Burlington, Kan. Entries through the organizer; sanctioned by KCBS.
- Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Mexico (Tampico) — Saturday, Sept. 5. Tampico, TM. A certified judge class; enrolment through the Society.
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