Score of the month
705.1430
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
TRUEBUD BBQ put up 705.1430 at Smokin' In The Junction — the highest overall of the month.
May 2013 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in May 2013 — 1 May to 31 May.
70contests scored
2,057teams competed
2,784top-ten calls
25perfect 180s
88biggest field
30states & provinces
1370new teams
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May 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
3×
Grand Championships
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS took 3 Grand Championships in May 2013.
First one ever
12th
contest — and their first GC
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won their first Grand Championship at Westmont Red, White & BBQ, in their 12th contest in the data.
- 24 May
Upset of the month
35-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 35% chance
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN won Minnesota in May over top-rated PARROTHEAD SMOKERS as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
25
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 25 perfect 180s were handed out in May 2013.
- Brisket ×9
- Chicken ×6
- Pork Ribs ×5
- Pork ×5
Closest call
0.0002
points between 1st and 2nd
LOWLAND SMOKERS edged BUNCH OF SWINES by 0.0002 at Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+56
power rating points
3 EYZ BBQ gained 56 rating points across 5 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 5 contests
- now #184 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
LOWLAND SMOKERS finished 1st at Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 1370 new teams in May 2013
- field of 32
Biggest field
88
teams at one contest
Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival drew 88 teams, and BUTCHER BBQ won it.
- Bixby
- OK
Road warriors
5
contests cooked
TRUEBUD BBQ cooked 5 contests in May 2013 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 3 GCs
New on the calendar
88
teams at a brand-new contest
Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival ran for the first time on record, drawing 88 teams, and BUTCHER BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in May 2013
- Bixby
- OK
Busiest weekend
15
contests on one date
15 sanctioned contests were cooked on 10 May alone.
- 10 May
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUEBUD BBQ Smokin' In The Junction |
705.1430 |
| 2 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ Grand Lake BBQ Festival |
702.2860 |
| 3 | BUTCHER BBQ Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival |
700.0000 |
| 4 | JIGGY PIGGY Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off |
699.4284 |
| 5 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE Smokelawn |
698.8572 |
| 6 | SWIGGIN PIG Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash |
698.8568 |
| 7 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE Grand Lake BBQ Festival |
698.2856 |
| 8 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW Smokin' in Steele |
697.7148 |
| 9 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff |
697.1428 |
| 10 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ Grand Lake BBQ Festival |
697.1428 |
| 11 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW Grand Lake BBQ Festival |
696.5714 |
| 12 | GILLY'S BBQ Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash |
696.5712 |
| 13 | PELLET ENVY Rods, Ribs & Rock N Roll 2013 |
695.4286 |
| 14 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW Boots & BBQ Festival |
695.4282 |
| 15 | SWIGGIN PIG The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ |
694.8570 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×6 💯 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×5 💯 | POLITICAL PORK Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×5 💯 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×9 💯 | ADAM'S RIB West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 1 more in May 2013.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | May 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 EYZ BBQ #184 | 1,763 | +56 |
| Killer B's BBQ #266 | 1,731 | +56 |
| PELLET ENVY #31 | 1,860 | +55 |
| TRUEBUD BBQ #32 | 1,859 | +54 |
| WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS #51 | 1,844 | +52 |
| LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ #40 | 1,855 | +52 |
| GILLY'S BBQ #96 | 1,809 | +47 |
| LEFT COAST Q #141 | 1,783 | +47 |
| HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE #81 | 1,817 | +47 |
| WILDCATTERS Q CREW #149 | 1,776 | +47 |
| Cowboy Joe's Catering #6098 | 1,426 | -27 |
| LIL' RED BARN BAR-B-Q | 1,472 | -28 |
| PIG APPROVED BBQ #5516 | 1,450 | -28 |
| Biohazard BBQ #5772 | 1,442 | -29 |
| Smokin Bros BBQ #6107 | 1,425 | -42 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRUEBUD BBQ | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| QUAU | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| SWIGGIN PIG | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| HICKORY PRIME | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| PELLET ENVY | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| SMOKIN TRIGGERS | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| GILLY'S BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| JAESTAR BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| LOTTA BULL BBQ | 5 | — | 4 |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 5 | — | 5 |
| WOODWARD BARBEQUE | 5 | — | 5 |
| HOUSE OF Q | 5 | — | 9 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 8 | 226 |
| Kansas | 7 | 192 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 162 |
| Georgia | 5 | 141 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 148 |
| California | 3 | 132 |
| Maryland | 3 | 99 |
| Illinois | 2 | 92 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 90 |
| Virginia | 2 | 89 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 83 |
| Alabama | 2 | 76 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 69 |
| Iowa | 2 | 63 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 54 |
| Nevada | 2 | 53 |
| Colorado | 2 | 50 |
| Arizona | 2 | 41 |
| New York | 1 | 79 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 58 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK |
88 | BUTCHER BBQ |
| Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY |
80 | FATBACK JOE'S BBQ |
| Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL |
70 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA |
65 | ALL SAUCED UP |
| The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL |
62 | SWIGGIN PIG |
| BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA |
60 | BEERBEQUE |
| Green Lane Fire CO's Green Lane, PA |
58 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ |
| Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC |
58 | STOKE & SMOKE BBQ |
| Middletown BBQ Cook Off Middletown, DE |
56 | WILBUR'S REVENGE |
| Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD |
55 | JACKED UP BBQ |
| West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA |
54 | LEFT COAST Q |
| Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO |
52 | SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ |
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