In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in July 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
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ Turns In the Month’s Best Card
713.7028 out of 720 at Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2 — the highest Master overall scored in July 2018.
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
JAMESTOWN, Tenn. — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ put up 713.7028 at Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2 — the highest overall of the month.
Across July 2018, 41 sanctioned contests were scored, across 24 states and provinces, drawing 1,335 teams to the turn-in table. Judges made 1,639 top-ten calls and handed out 36 perfect 180s. 243 teams appear in the record for the first time. The full standings run on B1.
Every Grand Championship in this edition — 41 in all. The 5 oldest are listed under Complete Results, B4.
- SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
- SON OF SMOKE Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge
- SLAPS BBQ Racing for the BBQ
- WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ Smoke in the Grove
- PARROTHEAD SMOKERS BBBrew For Hope
- ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN EffingHam-Jam
- CLARK CREW BBQ Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest
- HIGH i QUE II Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ
- SMOKE ME SILLY Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off
- RAZORRACKS Canadian County CASA's All Fired Up for Kids BBQ
- THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW Fire on the Mountain
- BOHEMIAN BBQ 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
- GOOD SMOKE BBQ Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues
- SMELLAQUE Barn Burner BBQ
- SHIGGIN & GRINNIN Cookin On Kampeska
- GETTIN' BASTED Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)
- WHEN PIGS DIE BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!
- WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (JUDGES FULL)
- SMOKE ME SILLY BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest
- UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2
- WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2
- SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE Vienna BBQ Days
- LUCKY'S Q Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1
- SPITFIRE Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- SMOKE ME SILLY Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1
- iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
- HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL)
- CAVEMAN CUISINE 17th Annual Bordertown Bash
- UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL)
- SUGAR & SPICE TENDER AND NICE Niagara Summer Daze BBQ Classic
- GRILLIN' BEAVERS Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition
- MADDDOG'S BBQ The Great Northwest Barbecue & Beer Festival
- SMOKEY HOG ISLAND LUV 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE SC Festival Of Discovery
- FASTLANE BBQ CREW Pure Q
Hottest hand
Three Grand Championships in Jul 2018 for Organizer Portal
Nobody else in the field ran a hotter hand.
3× Grand Championships
Organizer Portal took 3 Grand Championships in July 2018.
First one ever
WHEN PIGS DIE Wins Its First, on the 92nd Try
A first Grand Championship at BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!, after 92 contests in the record.
92nd contest — and their first GC
WATERLOO, Iowa — WHEN PIGS DIE won their first Grand Championship at BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!, in their 92nd contest in the data.
Title defended
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS Defends Its Title at BBBrew For Hope
Back-to-back Grand Championships at the same contest — 2017 and 2018.
2 in a row wins at this contest
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS won BBBrew For Hope again — back-to-back Grand Championships at the same contest.
Also in Jul 2018
The Long Shot Comes In at Niagara Summer Daze BBQ Classic
SUGAR & SPICE TENDER AND NICE won Niagara Summer Daze BBQ Classic over top-rated GOOD SMOKE BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Judges Hand Out 36 Perfect 180s
Six judges, every card a 9: 36 perfect 180s were handed out in July 2018.
Decided by 0.0688 of a Point
RAZORRACKS edged BUTCHER BBQ by 0.0688 at Canadian County CASA's All Fired Up for Kids BBQ.
CAVEMAN CUISINE Back on Top After Three Years
CAVEMAN CUISINE won 17th Annual Bordertown Bash — their first Grand Championship since June 2015, after 46 contests without one.
WHEN PIGS DIE Sets the Record at BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!
WHEN PIGS DIE put up 704.6288 at BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! — the best overall in 6 editions of the contest on record, past the old mark of 694.8572.
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW Climbs 32 Rating Points
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW gained 32 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
First Time Out, SUGAR & SPICE TENDER AND NICE Takes 1st
SUGAR & SPICE TENDER AND NICE finished 1st at Niagara Summer Daze BBQ Classic — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit Runs Away With New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit won New Jersey State Barbecue Championship by 16.0460 points over Piggin' Whiskey — the widest winning margin of the month.
89 Teams Roll Into Greenwood
SC Festival Of Discovery drew 89 teams, and OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE won it.
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ Cooks Its 100th Contest
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ cooked their 100th contest on record at 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL), with 12 Grand Championships along the way.
Nobody Hauled Further Than SLAPS BBQ
SLAPS BBQ cooked 5 contests in July 2018 — nobody hauled the rig further.
SLAPS BBQ Wins Racing for the BBQ Without Winning a Meat
SLAPS BBQ won Racing for the BBQ without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 2nd.
A New Contest Opens in Bad Bellingen, 79415
3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival ran for the first time on record, drawing 48 teams, and BOHEMIAN BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
Eleven Contests on One Friday
11 sanctioned contests were cooked on 13 Jul alone.
Perfect 180s
36 perfect scores — six judges, every card a nine.
- Pork Ribs Fat&Dumb BBQ Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ · July 27
- Pork Ribs HIGH i QUE Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ · July 27
- Pork Ribs MEAT MISTERS Fire on the Mountain · July 27
- Chicken THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE EffingHam-Jam · July 27
- Chicken UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ Fire on the Mountain · July 27
- Chicken BOHEMIAN BBQ 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival · July 21
- Chicken GETTIN' BASTED Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) · July 20
- Pork Ribs Organizer Portal BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest · July 20
- Chicken ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest · July 20
- Pork SLAPS BBQ BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! · July 20
- Chicken ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2 · July 14
- Chicken ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2 · July 14
- Chicken THE PIT CREW GA Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2 · July 14
- Brisket Under the Radar Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2 · July 14
- Chicken WATER HAWGS BBQ Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2 · July 14
- Brisket WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2 · July 14
- Chicken WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2 · July 14
- Chicken Boom Chicka Cow Cow Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest · July 13
- Chicken CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1 · July 13
- Brisket HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) · July 13
- Chicken HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) · July 13
- Brisket LUCKY'S Q Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 · July 13
- Pork Ribs Lazy Butt BBQ Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest · July 13
- Brisket MADDDOG'S BBQ The Great Northwest Barbecue & Beer Festival · July 13
…and 12 more.
The Ratings Market Power rating and the move over Jul 2018; # is the team’s place in the power rankings
| Team | Rating | Chg. |
|---|---|---|
| THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW #301 | 1,724 | ▲ 32 |
| CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. #68 | 1,828 | ▲ 27 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN #8 | 1,931 | ▲ 27 |
| Old Town Franklin BBQ #643 | 1,652 | ▲ 26 |
| MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ #158 | 1,776 | ▲ 26 |
| Cynical BBQ #63 | 1,835 | ▲ 26 |
| BAR-B-Q 101 #1,454 | 1,568 | ▲ 25 |
| BAR-B-CUDA BBQ #996 | 1,606 | ▲ 25 |
| Team | Rating | Chg. |
|---|---|---|
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY #344 | 1,713 | ▲ 23 |
| 43RD PARALLEL BBQ #1,900 | 1,544 | ▲ 23 |
| 303 BBQ #1,280 | 1,581 | ▼ 17 |
| UP IN SMOKERS #4,320 | 1,477 | ▼ 18 |
| WOODWARD BARBEQUE #489 | 1,679 | ▼ 20 |
| BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ #1,309 | 1,579 | ▼ 21 |
| South Pork #151 | 1,777 | ▼ 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
- 1st SUGAR & SPICE TENDER AND NICE Niagara Summer Daze BBQ Classic
- 4th Feher Nyul BBQ Team Vienna BBQ Days
- 4th Que Magic BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!
- 4th Turnspit Dogs Pure Q
- 5th 3RD DEGREE BBQ 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- 5th THE CHURCH OF SWINETOLOGY BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest
- 6th RAYS SMOKIN BBQ Ceramic City Jazz, Blues, & BBQ Festival
- 6th Rub It Up Smokehouse Pure Q
- 7th BodrogSmoker BBQ Team Vienna BBQ Days
- 7th The Smoking Devils Pure Q
- 8th Bro Law BBQ Pure Q
- 8th HOLY SMOKES BBQ PNW The Great Northwest Barbecue & Beer Festival
- 8th SMOKIN WINE-O'S EffingHam-Jam
- 9th MEGABYTE BBQ SUPPLY STORE SC Festival Of Discovery
- 9th McQue Smokers Pure Q
- 9th Moink BBQ Ceramic City Jazz, Blues, & BBQ Festival
- 9th UpNSmokin BBQ The Great Northwest Barbecue & Beer Festival
- 10th Big Chill BBQ Barn Burner BBQ
What a first season usually looks like → · 12 contests also ran for the first time on record: 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival, Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL), Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1, 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL), 17th Annual Bordertown Bash, Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2, Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest, Niagara Summer Daze BBQ Classic, 1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL), Canadian County CASA's All Fired Up for Kids BBQ, Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition, 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off.
Best of Each Meat
Both series, out of 180
| Meat | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken†16 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) |
180 |
| Pork Ribs†5 | Lazy Butt BBQ Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest |
180 |
| Pork†3 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE SC Festival Of Discovery |
180 |
| Brisket†12 | SMOKIN BLUE Q FL SC Festival Of Discovery |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 5 | — | 2 |
| Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | 5 | — | 12 |
| Organizer Portal | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| GOOD SMOKE BBQ | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
| SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | 4 | — | 2 |
| 913 BBQ | 4 | — | 3 |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 4 | — | 3 |
| Extra Mile BBQ | 4 | — | 3 |
| LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | 4 | — | 3 |
Where They Cooked
Contests · teams
| State/Prov. | C | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| California | 4 | 123 |
| Missouri | 3 | 140 |
| Kansas | 3 | 129 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 84 |
| Illinois | 2 | 83 |
| Iowa | 2 | 63 |
| New York | 2 | 62 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 54 |
| Ohio | 2 | 50 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 100 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 83 |
| Alabama | 1 | 66 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 64 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 45 |
| Colorado | 1 | 38 |
| Vermont | 1 | 34 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 33 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 32 |
| Virginia | 1 | 29 |
| Ontario | 1 | 24 |
Every sanctioned contest scored in this edition — 42 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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