Back issue
Every sanctioned contest scored in April 2022.
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
- The Backyard A7
- New to the Circuit A8
- Box Scores B1
- Complete Results B4
- Back Issues C4
Score of the month
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ Turns In the Month’s Best Card
711.9772 out of 720 at 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship — the highest Master overall scored in April 2022.
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
ARCADIA, Calif. — LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ put up 711.9772 at 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship — the highest overall of the month.
Across April 2022, 45 sanctioned contests were scored, across 16 states and provinces, drawing 1,019 teams to the turn-in table. Judges made 1,635 top-ten calls and handed out 57 perfect 180s. 220 teams appear in the record for the first time. The full standings run on B1.
Every Grand Championship in this edition — 43 in all. The 7 oldest are listed under Complete Results, B4.
- Delta T BBQ Spit In The Hills
- Slaps BBQ Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition
- LUCKY'S Q Masters in May
- Sweet Dixie BBQ BBQ Boogie & Blues
- Meat Candy Q 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship
- Heavy Smoke Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- Thunder Hog BBQ Smoke on the Water
- Peace, Love & Smokiness Marietta River City BBQ
- RISKY BRISKET BBQ Masters in May (One Meat Ribs)
- WOOD HOOK BBQ Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin
- SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin - One Meat Ribs
- FLUFFY BUTT BBQ Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (Backyard)
- The Pig's Pajamas New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- Knockstone BBQ Team Austria 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 2)
- Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit New Jersey KnoQ-out - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night
- Chunky BBQ New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- Razorracks Southaven Springfest
- MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL)
- Furlongs Smoke & Seafood Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard)
- Gettin' Basted Ozarks BBQ Fest
- Scuffletown Smokers WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest
- Clark Crew BBQ 17th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
- D'Qued Barbeque Downtown BBQ Throwdown
- Southern Dutch BBQ 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 1)
- Grandpa Val New Jersey KnoQ-out - Master of Ribs - Friday Night
- COOKLOUNGE BBQ Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2
- Clark Crew BBQ Pork-A-Palooza
- Southern Dutch BBQ Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1
- Last Call Heroes BBQ Smoke in the Spring
- Continental Barbecue Co. CCSFEST
- Smokin Skullies Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition
- Smoke Me Silly Smoke on the Falls
- Meat Candy Q BBQ, Boots & Brew
- Big Red BBQ 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2
- RibLife Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Chingon BBQ Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Hottest hand
Two Grand Championships in Apr 2022 for SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ
Nobody else in the field ran a hotter hand.
2× Grand Championships
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in April 2022.
First one ever
BIG RED BBQ Wins Its First, on the 49th Try
A first Grand Championship at 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2, after 49 contests in the record.
49th contest — and their first GC
ARCADIA, Calif. — BIG RED BBQ won their first Grand Championship at 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2, in their 49th contest in the data.
Upset of the month
The Long Shot Comes In at 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2
The ratings gave BIG RED BBQ a 8% chance, with BIG POPPA SMOKERS the team to beat.
8-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings
ARCADIA, Calif. — BIG RED BBQ won 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 over top-rated BIG POPPA SMOKERS as the ratings underdog.
Also in Apr 2022
Judges Hand Out 57 Perfect 180s
Six judges, every card a 9: 57 perfect 180s were handed out in April 2022.
Decided by 0.0116 of a Point
SLAPS BBQ edged GETTIN' SAUCED by 0.0116 at Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition.
Can Country Outlaw BBQ Climbs 44 Rating Points
Can Country Outlaw BBQ gained 44 rating points across 4 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
First Time Out, Wise Smoke Ranch Takes 1st
Wise Smoke Ranch finished 1st at 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood Tops the Backyard Board at Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard)
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood put up 532.0116 on the Backyard board at Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
94 Teams Roll Into Osage City
Smoke in the Spring drew 94 teams, and Last Call Heroes BBQ won it.
Nobody Hauled Further Than Off The Rack BBQ
Off The Rack BBQ cooked 7 contests in April 2022 — nobody hauled the rig further.
A New Contest Opens in Topeka
Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition ran for the first time on record, drawing 77 teams, and Slaps 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 29 Apr alone.
CLARA WILLIAMS Works Five Contests
CLARA WILLIAMS repped 5 contests in April 2022 — somebody has to run the table.
Perfect 180s
57 perfect scores — six judges, every card a nine.
- Pork Ribs Cow Creek BBQ Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition · April 29
- Chicken Damn Fine Beef & Swine Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin · April 29
- Brisket GETTIN' SAUCED Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition · April 29
- Pork ROLLIN KOLBZ BBQ Boogie & Blues · April 29
- Pork ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN BBQ Boogie & Blues · April 29
- Chicken SMOKE RINGERS Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition · April 29
- Chicken Smoke Central BBQ BBQ Boogie & Blues · April 29
- Pork THE REAL SMOKIN ACES Masters in May · April 29
- Chicken WOOD HOOK BBQ Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin · April 29
- Chicken FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES · April 23
- Chicken AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW Ozarks BBQ Fest · April 22
- Chicken BARRY & ERICA 17th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ · April 22
- Pork Ribs BOARS NIGHT OUT Southaven Springfest · April 22
- Brisket Bonemaker Outdoors Ozarks BBQ Fest · April 22
- Pork Ribs Broken Bottle BBQ Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) · April 22
- Pork CLARK CREW BBQ 17th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ · April 22
- Brisket D’Qued Barbeque Downtown BBQ Throwdown · April 22
- Pork Go Pig or Go Home Ozarks BBQ Fest · April 22
- Pork HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ Southaven Springfest · April 22
- Pork Heavy Smoke BBQ Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) · April 22
- Chicken Jury's Out Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) · April 22
- Brisket MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ Southaven Springfest · April 22
- Brisket RAZORRACKS Southaven Springfest · April 22
- Pork Ribs RAZORRACKS Southaven Springfest · April 22
…and 33 more.
The Ratings Market Power rating, and the move over Apr 2022
| Team | Rating | Chg. |
|---|---|---|
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ #162 | 1,772 | ▲ 44 |
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ #191 | 1,760 | ▲ 43 |
| SmokinGhost BBQ #252 | 1,739 | ▲ 37 |
| PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY #367 | 1,708 | ▲ 35 |
| Ash Kickin' BBQ #415 | 1,693 | ▲ 33 |
| West Coast BBQ Shop #804 | 1,627 | ▲ 32 |
| STICKS & STONES BBQ #619 | 1,655 | ▲ 31 |
| Kith n' Kin #255 | 1,738 | ▲ 30 |
| Team | Rating | Chg. |
|---|---|---|
| Country Boys BBQ #1188 | 1,587 | ▲ 30 |
| MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ #889 | 1,617 | ▲ 29 |
| Bayshore BBQ #5949 | 1,434 | ▼ 21 |
| BiBerQ Mieming | 1,478 | ▼ 22 |
| ACK-QUE #562 | 1,664 | ▼ 23 |
| BUNCH OF SWINES #90 | 1,811 | ▼ 26 |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ #479 | 1,682 | ▼ 31 |
Full power rankings → · Ratings move only on rated contests; invitationals and non-points events are excluded.
The Backyard Two meats, out of 360 — never against the Master board
The Backyard division was cooked at eleven contests in Apr 2022.
- 1 Furlongs Smoke & Seafood Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) · Florence, Ala. 532.0116
- 2 Jury's Out Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) · Florence, Ala. 525.6800
- 3 2 Swine Crew Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) · Florence, Ala. 525.0856
- 4 Smokin Hot Mamas Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) · Florence, Ala. 522.2516
- 5 RIBLIFE Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) · Chelsea, Ala. 520.5144
- 6 Smokey Bees BBQ - MS Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) · Florence, Ala. 520.5028
- 7 Tallulah Falls School Pit Vipers BBQ Boogie & Blues · Calhoun, Ga. 518.7884
- 8 2 Swine Crew Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) · Chelsea, Ala. 514.8000
- 9 The Real Squeal BBQ Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) · Chelsea, Ala. 514.2172
- 10 Three Sixty Two Que Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) · Florence, Ala. 513.0860
The Backyard series in full → · Its own record board, its own champions and its own Team of the Year.
New to the Circuit First appearance anywhere in the record — the figure is their best finish
- 1st Wise Smoke Ranch 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship
- 2nd Son of Sins 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship
- 3rd ONE EYED PIG BBQ BBQ Boogie & Blues
- 4th Heavy & Sweaty BBQ Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard)
- 4th KwikQue 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship
- 4th Mr. T�s Cooking Team Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition
- 4th Smokin Hot Mamas Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard)
- 4th Southern Life BBQ BBQ Boogie & Blues
- 4th TEAM CHARCOAL & MORE Southaven Springfest
- 5th HESS HOGS 4 Smoke on the Falls
- 5th T.O.'s Unfamous BBQ Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard)
- 6th Steamboat's BBQ 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship
- 6th Three Sixty Two Que Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard)
- 7th A GUY AND HIS LADIES Downtown BBQ Throwdown
- 7th B&E BBQ 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship
- 7th Fixin 2 BBQ Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition
- 7th HOUND HOGS BBQ SUPPLY Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 8th Brewskies BBQ 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship
What a first season usually looks like → · 12 contests also ran for the first time on record: Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition, Iowa State BBQ Championship, Masters in May, 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship, Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition, Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard), 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship, Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard), 17th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ, Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival, Masters in May (One Meat Ribs), Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY).
Best of Each Meat
Both series, out of 180
| Meat | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken†19 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK Beats, Brews, & BBQ |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs†7 | Meat Candy Q 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship |
180.0000 |
| Pork†16 | ACES HIGH BBQ Iowa State BBQ Championship |
180.0000 |
| Brisket†15 | Organizer Portal Smokin' For Down Syndrome |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Off The Rack BBQ | 7 | — | 6 |
| SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | 6 | — | 7 |
| WOOD HOOK BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Organizer Portal | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 5 | — | 2 |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 5 | — | 3 |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 5 | — | 3 |
| GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | 5 | — | 9 |
| Meat Candy Q | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| BIG RED BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Who Ran the Table
Contests worked · states & provinces
| Rep | C | St. |
|---|---|---|
| CLARA WILLIAMS | 5 | 2 |
| BUNNY TUTTLE | 4 | 3 |
| ED YOUNG | 4 | 2 |
| JEFF CHAMBERS | 4 | 1 |
| JONATHAN B WILLIAMS | 4 | 2 |
| LARRY VOTH | 4 | 2 |
| LOUISE WEIDNER | 4 | 1 |
| LYNDA VOTH | 4 | 2 |
| RICH TUTTLE | 4 | 3 |
| BILL JONES | 3 | 2 |
| BOB MCKINNON | 3 | 2 |
| CHARLIE BRINZA | 3 | 1 |
| DAVE ROGERS | 3 | 1 |
| DEBRA GAGE | 3 | 2 |
| FORREST BRUCE | 3 | 1 |
| IAN SCHMIDT | 3 | 1 |
| JANET APPLETON | 3 | 1 |
| JEANNE TITUS | 3 | 1 |
| JULIE POE | 3 | 1 |
| MARIA LOHMAN | 3 | 2 |
Where They Cooked
Contests · teams
| State/Prov. | C | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 6 | 162 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 74 |
| California | 4 | 73 |
| Alabama | 3 | 122 |
| Missouri | 3 | 95 |
| Iowa | 3 | 93 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 71 |
| West Virginia | 3 | 42 |
| Indiana | 2 | 61 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 58 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 57 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 59 |
| Texas | 1 | 56 |
| Georgia | 1 | 55 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 28 |
| Ohio | 1 | 25 |
Every sanctioned contest scored in this edition — 45 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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