Date-Clash Checker

Teams can only be in one place on a Saturday. Pick the weekend you are thinking about and where you are, and this shows every sanctioned contest within range that would be competing for the same field — how hard each one pulls, and which weekends either side are quieter.

Type a contest town, a state, or a ZIP — or leave it empty to see the whole country. 600 contest towns autocomplete in the box.

About average for this stretch Saturday, October 25, 2014 · everywhere, because no place is set

That weekend

sanctioned contests

Biggest that weekend

Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

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±2 weeks either side

The weekends around yours

How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.

The weekend of Nov 29 is the quietest in range: 0 contests.

Contests within ±2 weeks

Date	Contest	Where	Days off	Field
2014-10-25 Your weekend	Harry Soo - BBQ 101	Diamond Bar, CA	0	—
2014-10-24 Your weekend	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	Lynchburg, TN	-1	92
2014-10-24 Your weekend	Jack Daniel's World Championship Backyard Contest (BACKYARD)	Lynchburg, TN	-1	42
2014-10-24 Your weekend	Border War BBQ	Osawatomie, KS	-1	41
2014-10-24 Your weekend	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA)	Cleveland, GA	-1	35
2014-10-24 Your weekend	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	Fort Gibson, OK	-1	34
2014-10-24 Your weekend	Certified BBQ Judging Class (SIGN UP IS FULL)	Lynchburg, TN	-1	—
2014-10-24	Hogging Up WV BBQ Festival Cancelled	Berkeley Springs, WV	-1	—
2014-10-30	USA Barbecue Championship	Laughlin, NV	5	79
2014-10-31	Hog Happnin'	Shelby, NC	6	61
2014-10-19	Table Captain Class	St. Charles, IL	-6	—
2014-10-19	Certified BBQ Judging Class	St. Charles, IL	-6	—
2014-10-31	Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class	Unadilla, GA	6	—
2014-10-18	Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2)	Marshalltown, IA	-7	27
2014-10-18	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA)	Rome, GA	-7	27
2014-10-18	I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series)	New Hope, AL	-7	23
2014-10-18	BBQ Society Cook-Off	Hoofddorp Netherlands, EU	-7	22
2014-10-18	Sons of the American Legion Red White & Blue II BBQ Contest	Smithville, MO	-7	18
2014-10-18	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Athens, GA	-7	—
2014-10-18	Table Captain Class	Athens, GA	-7	—
2014-10-18	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Jonesboro, AR	-7	—
2014-11-01	Chris Capell - Competition Class	Fairfax, VA	7	—
2014-10-17	Casino Queen BBQ Competition	Greater St. Louis, IL	-8	44
2014-10-17	9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q	Libertyville, IL	-8	42
2014-10-17	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	Woodstock, VA	-8	40
2014-10-17	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	Nelsonville, OH	-8	36
2014-10-17	Mid-South Barbecue Festival	Mount Pleasant, TN	-8	35
2014-10-17	Back to Back to the Park BBQ	Marshalltown, IA	-8	34
2014-10-17	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off	Munfordville, KY	-8	32
2014-10-17	Harper County Bullseye BBQ	Harper, KS	-8	30
2014-10-17	Blazin' BBQ Throwdown	Lancaster, CA	-8	29
2014-10-17	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque	Parsons, KS	-8	26
2014-10-17	The Fountain's Blaze Off & Senior Q	Independence, MO	-8	25
2014-10-17	Roast N' Boast	Columbus, MS	-8	25
2014-10-17	CASA's Big BBQ Bash	Lawton, OK	-8	19
2014-10-16	Certified BBQ Judging Class -CANCELLED	Lawton, OK	-9	—
2014-11-07	When Pigs Fly South	Lakeland, FL	13	42
2014-11-07	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC	St. James, MO	13	31
2014-11-07	Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic	Florence, MS	13	29
2014-11-07	Smokin Up the Campground, Backyard Style (Competitor's Series)	Calhoun, GA	13	19
2014-10-11	WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic	Sloan, IA	-14	34
2014-11-08	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC	St. James, MO	14	27
2014-10-11	Tim Wong - BBQ 102	Orange, CA	-14	—
2014-11-08	Harry Soo - BBQ 101	Alameda, CA	14	—
2014-10-10	Ruhrpott BBQ	Gelsenkirchen, Germany, EU	-15	58
2014-10-10	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown	Rocky Mount, NC	-15	53
2014-10-10	The River Grill before the Big Chill	Cincinnati, OH	-15	49
2014-10-10	Cookin on the Kaw	DeSoto, KS	-15	46
2014-10-10	Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee	Topeka, KS	-15	37
2014-10-10	Central Illinois Bragging Rights	Arthur, IL	-15	37
2014-10-10	Chillin and Grillin	Sand Springs, OK	-15	32
2014-10-10	Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off	Waxhaw, NC	-15	27
2014-10-10	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival	Greenfield, MA	-15	27
2014-10-10	Anchor City Cook Off	Centralia, MO	-15	27
2014-10-10	Bliss, Brews & Que	Fort Bliss, TX	-15	26
2014-10-10	Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge	Cullman, AL	-15	25
2014-10-10	4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle	Clarksburg, MD	-15	25
2014-10-10	The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	Lyons, GA	-15	25
2014-10-10	Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge	Bullhead City, AZ	-15	21
2014-10-10	Rock'n Ribville	Lawrenceville, GA	-15	20
2014-10-10	The Shed BBQ & Blues Festival	Ocean Springs, MS	-15	16
2014-10-10	Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off	Middletown, CT	-15	15
2014-10-10	Smoke in the Valley	Pikeville, TN	-15	11
2014-10-10	Table Captain Class	Gelsenkirchen, Germany,	-15	—
2014-10-10	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Gelsenkirchen, Germany,	-15	—
2014-10-09	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Ft. Bliss, TX	-16	—
2014-10-09	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Bullhead City, AZ	-16	—
2014-10-09	Certified BBQ Judging Class - CLASS FULL, REGISTRATION CLOSED	Cincinnati, OH	-16	—

Pull is a rough estimate of how much of your potential field a contest takes: its field size, halved for roughly every 150 miles a team would have to drive past your gate to get there. It is a comparison aid, not a forecast. Field is the published team count where there is one, and otherwise the average of that contest’s own past editions. Days off counts from your date, so a negative number is before it.

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