In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in May 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
GETTIN' BASTED Turns In the Month’s Best Card
710.2972 out of 720 at 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort — the highest Master overall scored in May 2018.
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
PLATTE CITY, Mo. — GETTIN' BASTED put up 710.2972 at 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort — the highest overall of the month.
Across May 2018, 59 sanctioned contests were scored, across 27 states and provinces, drawing 1,711 teams to the turn-in table. Judges made 2,300 top-ten calls and handed out 36 perfect 180s. 285 teams appear in the record for the first time. The full standings run on B1.
Every Grand Championship in this edition — 59 in all. The 23 oldest are listed under Complete Results, B4.
- ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)
- SON OF SMOKE BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)
- BUNCH OF SWINES Brew N Q
- THE CELTIC PIG CSU BBQ Showdown
- THE SPECIALISTS Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival
- DIRT ROAD BBQ Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off
- BOOMERANG BBQ RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1)
- BONE TO BARK BBQ Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE Best Dam Barbeque
- SMOKIN MO'S BBQ Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- IQ - NETHERLANDS Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL)
- BUTCHER BBQ Burnt Ends Oklahoma Barbeque Championship
- SURVIVOR-QUE 10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off
- BBQ+ Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- RoRo's Smokehouse BBQ Tasty Expo BBQ Battle of the Grill (BACKYARD ONLY)
- PIGGIN' WHISKEY Twin Valley Fire And Smoke
- SAUCED! BBQ TEAM Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
- PORKY BUTTS BBQ 7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- MUTTLEY CREW BBQ Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
- GETTIN' BASTED 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort
- PRIORVILLE BBQ Salt City BBQ Festival
- GREY STREET BBQ PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
- TURNIN' UP THE HEAT BBQ 4 ASTOP
- FRED VEGAS SMOKERS Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off
- BOOMERANG BBQ Grand Lake BBQ & Festival
- PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q Smoke on the Diamond (BACKYARD ONLY)
- PARROTHEAD SMOKERS Southern Utah BBQ Festival
- BBQ+ Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)
- SAUCE THIS BBQ BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2
- PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch
- EGGSPERT BBQ MINNESOTA Minnesota in May
- HIGH i QUE II The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL)
- SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1
- MAYA JANE BBQ CO. Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF
- HELPING U BBQ BBQ in the Bluffs
- DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS Roman Roast on the River
Hottest hand
Three Grand Championships in May 2018 for GREY STREET BBQ
Nobody else in the field ran a hotter hand.
3× Grand Championships
GREY STREET BBQ took 3 Grand Championships in May 2018.
First one ever
SCOTTS BBQ SHACK Wins Its First, on the 44th Try
A first Grand Championship at Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q, after 44 contests in the record.
44th contest — and their first GC
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — SCOTTS BBQ SHACK won their first Grand Championship at Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q, in their 44th contest in the data.
By invitation only
IQ - NETHERLANDS Wins the Brew N Q
Best of 24 invited teams, with SMOKE AND FIRE in reserve — a win for the record book that leaves the power rating alone.
24 invited teams, one Grand Champion
BURTON UPON TRENT, DE14 1NG — IQ - NETHERLANDS won Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL), best of 24 invited teams; SMOKE AND FIRE took reserve. An invite-only field, so it leaves the power rating alone and goes straight into the record book.
Invite-only fields. Their results go into every team’s record; they don’t move the power rating.
Brew N Q
Reserve: SMOKE AND FIRE
Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) — May 25, Burton Upon Trent, United Kingdom
UMB Smokin' Vault
Reserve: PARK AVENUE PORK
UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Only Series) — May 4, Kansas City, Mo.
The invitational circuit → · every invitational on record, who keeps getting invited, and who wins them.
Also in May 2018
Smoke Me Silly Defends Its Title at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Smoke Me Silly won The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ again — back-to-back Grand Championships at the same contest.
The Long Shot Comes In at Best Dam Barbeque
SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE won Best Dam Barbeque over top-rated BIG POPPA SMOKERS as the ratings underdog.
Judges Hand Out 36 Perfect 180s
Six judges, every card a 9: 36 perfect 180s were handed out in May 2018.
Decided by 0.0000 of a Point
DIRT ROAD BBQ edged CAVEMAN CUISINE by 0.0000 at Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off.
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ Back on Top After Four Years
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ won City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown — their first Grand Championship since October 2013, after 65 contests without one.
BOOMERANG BBQ Sets the Record at Grand Lake BBQ & Festival
BOOMERANG BBQ put up 706.8572 at Grand Lake BBQ & Festival — the best overall in 5 editions of the contest on record, past the old mark of 704.5372.
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ Takes Three of Four Meats at Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ won 3 of 4 meats at Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship (chicken, pork and brisket), and the Grand Championship with them.
KANAK ATTACK Climbs 45 Rating Points
KANAK ATTACK gained 45 rating points across 4 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
Two State Champions Crowned
2 state championships were decided in May 2018. The biggest, Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (42 teams), went to MAYA JANE BBQ CO..
First Time Out, Eggspert BBQ Minnesota Takes 1st
Eggspert BBQ Minnesota finished 1st at Minnesota in May — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS Runs Away With BBQ in The Valley
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS won BBQ in The Valley by 19.4056 points over Priorville BBQ — the widest winning margin of the month.
72 Teams Roll Into Evans
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival drew 72 teams, and THE SPECIALISTS won it.
THE SMOKING HILLS Cooks Its 150th Contest
THE SMOKING HILLS cooked their 150th contest on record at Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q, with 14 Grand Championships along the way.
Nobody Hauled Further Than OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE cooked 7 contests in May 2018 — nobody hauled the rig further.
EVIL MONKEY BBQ Wins Bixby Bbq'n Blues Festival Without Winning a Meat
EVIL MONKEY BBQ won Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 4th.
A New Contest Opens in Hoofddorp , 2314CG
Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition ran for the first time on record, drawing 60 teams, and BBQ+ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ Takes Reserve Two Times
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ finished second overall 2 times in May 2018 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.
14 Contests on One Friday
14 sanctioned contests were cooked on 4 May alone.
Perfect 180s
36 perfect scores — six judges, every card a nine.
- Chicken All About Smokin Q Best Dam Barbeque · May 25
- Brisket BUTCHER BBQ Burnt Ends Oklahoma Barbeque Championship · May 25
- Brisket LO' -N- SLO' BBQ Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) · May 25
- Chicken Many Moons BBQ Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) · May 25
- Brisket Organizer Portal Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival · May 25
- Pork BANKIN BABY BBQ PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival · May 18
- Pork Ribs BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO Grand Lake BBQ & Festival · May 18
- Chicken BLUE CHIP BBQ Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass · May 18
- Brisket BUFFALO'S BBQ Grand Lake BBQ & Festival · May 18
- Chicken BUFFALO'S BBQ Grand Lake BBQ & Festival · May 18
- Pork DIVINE SWINE Grand Lake BBQ & Festival · May 18
- Pork Ribs GETTIN' BASTED 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort · May 18
- Pork MOON RIVER BARBEQUE Twin Valley Fire And Smoke · May 18
- Chicken MUTTLEY CREW BBQ Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival · May 18
- Chicken RAZORRACKS Grand Lake BBQ & Festival · May 18
- Chicken ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass · May 18
- Pork SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival · May 18
- Chicken SWIGGIN PIG Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass · May 18
- Pork THE SMOKING HILLS 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort · May 18
- Pork BUNCH OF SWINES Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) · May 12
- Brisket Angry Jack BBQ Roman Roast on the River · May 11
- Chicken Angry Jack BBQ Roman Roast on the River · May 11
- Chicken Bubba Q Roman Roast on the River · May 11
- Pork Ribs HELPING U BBQ BBQ in the Bluffs · May 11
…and 12 more.
The Ratings Market Power rating and the move over May 2018; # is the team’s place in the power rankings
| Team | Rating | Chg. |
|---|---|---|
| KANAK ATTACK #980 | 1,608 | ▲ 45 |
| BOOMERANG BBQ #9 | 1,922 | ▲ 40 |
| PARKSTAD SMOKERS #255 | 1,739 | ▲ 39 |
| 270 SMOKERS #177 | 1,766 | ▲ 34 |
| STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ #1,437 | 1,569 | ▲ 29 |
| WHEN PIGS DIE #625 | 1,655 | ▲ 28 |
| CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE #442 | 1,689 | ▲ 28 |
| SMOKE AND FIRE #930 | 1,613 | ▲ 27 |
| Team | Rating | Chg. |
|---|---|---|
| FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE #2,297 | 1,527 | ▲ 27 |
| Carrol Lou's Smokehouse #393 | 1,700 | ▲ 26 |
| Backwoods BBQ #1,059 | 1,599 | ▼ 24 |
| BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ #6,487 | 1,315 | ▼ 24 |
| QUAU #932 | 1,613 | ▼ 24 |
| SIN CIRCLE BBQ #494 | 1,678 | ▼ 25 |
| MASON'S FAT HAWG BBQ | 1,470 | ▼ 26 |
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 Eggspert BBQ Minnesota Minnesota in May
- 5th BONE RUBBIN BBQ Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship
- 5th Dos Smokin Bros Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch
- 6th Angus & Oink Brew N Q
- 6th Keep Calm and Sauce On 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort
- 6th Smokin Hot Piglets The Brave Fires of Scotland
- 7th 403 BBQ CO Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch
- 7th Grauer's Family BBQ Wild West BBQ Cook Off
- 8th Kuntry Boyz Cookin BBQ Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- 8th La Mac's BBQ Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
- 9th Big Bang BBQ Sertoma 48 BBQ
- 9th Fat Wally's Firehouse BBQ (CA) Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- 10th Jones B Smoking Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- 11th Table of Death Best Dam Barbeque
- 11th The Dutch BBQ Crew (NL) Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- 12th SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- 13th B&J BBQ 37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's
- 13th BIG SEXY BARBECUE 10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off
What a first season usually looks like → · 12 contests also ran for the first time on record: Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition, The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL), City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown, Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off, BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1, 7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition, Roman Roast on the River, BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2, Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1), 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort, Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL), PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival.
Best of Each Meat
Both series, out of 180
| Meat | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken†14 | 1709 BBQ The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ |
180 |
| Pork Ribs†5 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ |
180 |
| Pork†11 | DEAD BIRD BBQ Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival |
180 |
| Brisket†6 | Organizer Portal The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 7 | — | 2 |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 6 | — | 3 |
| LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | 6 | — | 3 |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 6 | — | 4 |
| ROKENDE REGAHS | 6 | — | 6 |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| IQ - NETHERLANDS | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| BIG "E" BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
Where They Cooked
Contests · teams
| State/Prov. | C | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5 | 179 |
| Georgia | 4 | 178 |
| Kansas | 4 | 123 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 96 |
| Illinois | 3 | 88 |
| Virginia | 3 | 68 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 67 |
| Alabama | 2 | 141 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 87 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 78 |
| California | 2 | 73 |
| Indiana | 2 | 57 |
| New York | 2 | 47 |
| Colorado | 2 | 38 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 70 |
| Arizona | 1 | 52 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 48 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 44 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 42 |
| Iowa | 1 | 39 |
Every sanctioned contest scored in this edition — 65 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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