Score of the month
699.4286
Master overall, out of 720
top 2% of every Master overall ever scored
CAJUN BLAZE put up 699.4286 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — the highest overall of the month.
March 2013 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in March 2013 — 1 Mar to 31 Mar.
17contests scored
666teams competed
678top-ten calls
5perfect 180s
100biggest field
13states & provinces
565new teams
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Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
March 2013, set as a proper newspaper.
Every Grand Champion named, the month in figures across the top, the perfect 180s,
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The stories
Hottest hand
2×
Grand Championships
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS took 2 Grand Championships in March 2013.
First one ever
5th
contest — and their first GC
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS won their first Grand Championship at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour, in their 5th contest in the data.
- 15 Mar
Perfect 180s
5
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 5 perfect 180s were handed out in March 2013.
- Brisket ×3
- Chicken ×1
- Pork ×1
Closest call
1.1426
points between 1st and 2nd
LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ edged BIG POPPA SMOKERS by 1.1426 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+47
power rating points
QUAU gained 47 rating points across 5 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 5 contests
- now #927 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
CAJUN BLAZE finished 1st at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 565 new teams in Mar 2013
- field of 28
Biggest field
100
teams at one contest
Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel drew 100 teams, and BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE won it.
- Tupelo
- MS
Road warriors
5
contests cooked
QUAU cooked 5 contests in March 2013 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 3rd
New on the calendar
100
teams at a brand-new contest
Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel ran for the first time on record, drawing 100 teams, and BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Mar 2013
- Tupelo
- MS
Busiest weekend
5
contests on one date
5 sanctioned contests were cooked on 15 Mar alone.
- 15 Mar
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAJUN BLAZE Sam's Club National BBQ Tour |
699.4286 |
| 2 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel |
698.2856 |
| 3 | BIG BLUE QUE Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel |
695.9994 |
| 4 | BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK |
694.2856 |
| 5 | GILLY'S BBQ Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK |
692.5712 |
| 6 | TEAM TOP CHICK BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival |
691.4286 |
| 7 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS Heatin' Up the Bricks |
690.8566 |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival |
690.2852 |
| 9 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE Firelake BBQ Cook-off |
688.5718 |
| 10 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK |
688.5712 |
| 11 | Its 5 Oclock Somewhere Slidell BBQ Challenge |
687.9994 |
| 12 | SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel |
687.4284 |
| 13 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel |
686.8570 |
| 14 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS Sam's Club National BBQ Tour |
686.2856 |
| 15 | HABITUAL SMOKERS Sam's Club National BBQ Tour |
685.7144 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×1 💯 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ NKC MO State BBQ Championship |
179.4286 |
| Pork ×1 💯 | CAJUN BLAZE Sam's Club National BBQ Tour |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×3 💯 | Butts A Blaze Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
| Team | Category | Contest |
|---|---|---|
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | Brisket | Slidell BBQ Challenge |
| Butts A Blaze | Brisket | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel |
| HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | Chicken | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel |
| SMOKIN TRIGGERS | Brisket | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel |
| CAJUN BLAZE | Pork | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour |
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Mar 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| QUAU #927 | 1,612 | +47 |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS #337 | 1,713 | +44 |
| THE BLUE BLOODS #401 | 1,696 | +40 |
| MIKE #202 | 1,755 | +39 |
| SWIGGIN PIG #112 | 1,800 | +37 |
| MOE CASON BBQ #1127 | 1,592 | +36 |
| LOTTA BULL BBQ #386 | 1,702 | +36 |
| BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ #177 | 1,764 | +35 |
| WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS #642 | 1,650 | +34 |
| BUTCHER BBQ #275 | 1,729 | +33 |
| PADDLIN PIGS | 1,484 | -16 |
| Smoke-A-Holics #977 | 1,607 | -16 |
| SMOKIN TATERS #3318 | 1,497 | -16 |
| Tupelo Pork Sox | 1,483 | -17 |
| PORK ASSASSINS #6208 | 1,415 | -20 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUAU | 5 | — | 3 |
| GIVE IT TO GOD | 5 | — | 5 |
| LOTTA BULL BBQ | 5 | — | 6 |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| THE BLUE BLOODS | 4 | — | 2 |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 4 | — | 3 |
| SWIGGIN PIG | 4 | — | 3 |
| MIKE | 4 | — | 5 |
| HOUSE OF Q | 4 | — | 10 |
| BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | 3 | — | 2 |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 3 | — | 2 |
| TRUEBUD BBQ | 3 | — | 2 |
| CAVEMAN CUISINE | 3 | — | 3 |
| I.A.B. 30 BBQ | 3 | — | 3 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 3 | 100 |
| Texas | 2 | 84 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 82 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 99 |
| Missouri | 1 | 79 |
| California | 1 | 57 |
| Alabama | 1 | 55 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 40 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 40 |
| Florida | 1 | 37 |
| Arizona | 1 | 30 |
| Colorado | 1 | 30 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 20 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS |
100 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE |
| NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO |
79 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ |
| Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship Midland, TX |
59 | JM'S BARBECUE |
| 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA |
57 | HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS |
| BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival Mobile, AL |
56 | TEAM TOP CHICK |
| Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK |
55 | BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ |
| Hammond Blues and BBQ Hammond, LA |
50 | PELLET ENVY |
| Slidell BBQ Challenge Slidell, LA |
44 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE |
| Heatin' Up the Bricks Kearney, NE |
40 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS |
| Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off Benton, KY |
40 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS |
| Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK |
38 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE |
| Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL |
37 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ |
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