In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in July 2013 — 1 Jul to 31 Jul.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
July 2013 in BBQ
The recap: every contest scored, every story, every board
Inside
The Stories
Score of the month
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
QUAU put up 704.6172 at Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) — the highest overall of the month.
Hottest hand
TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW took 2 Grand Championships in July 2013.
First one ever
I.A.B. 30 BBQ won their first Grand Championship at Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off, in their 16th contest in the data.
- 26 Jul
Upset of the month
The ratings gave them a 27% chance
GETTIN' SAUCED won Racing For The BBQ over top-rated TRUEBUD BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
Six judges, every card a 9: 4 perfect 180s were handed out in July 2013.
- Pork Ribs ×2
- Brisket ×2
Closest call
BIG T'Z Q CRU edged SPITFIRE by 0.0116 at The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
BIG T'Z Q CRU gained 50 rating points across 5 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 5 contests
- now #65 overall
Biggest blowout
QUAU won Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) by 23.4856 points over One2BBQ — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 44
Biggest field
SC Festival of Discovery drew 78 teams, and LOTTA BULL BBQ won it.
- Greenwood, SC
Road warriors
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ cooked 5 contests in July 2013 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 2 GCs
Won without a meat
LOTTA BULL BBQ won SC Festival of Discovery without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 2nd.
- field of 78
New on the calendar
SC Festival of Discovery ran for the first time on record, drawing 78 teams, and LOTTA BULL BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Jul 2013
- Greenwood, SC
Always the reserve
SPITFIRE finished second overall 3 times in July 2013 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.
- 4 contests
Busiest weekend
14 sanctioned contests were cooked on 19 Jul alone.
- 19 Jul
The Boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | MOKAN MEATHEADS Smokin' on the River |
178.8800 |
| Pork Ribs ×2 💯 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest |
180 |
| Pork | SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship |
179.4400 |
| Brisket ×2 💯 | PELLET ENVY Crossroads BBQ Cook-off |
180 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
| Team | Category | Contest |
|---|---|---|
| SPICEWINE IRONWORKS | Pork Ribs | Smokin' on the River |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | Brisket | 3rd Annual Holbrook |
| PELLET ENVY | Brisket | Crossroads BBQ Cook-off |
| OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | Pork Ribs | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest |
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Jul 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| BIG T'Z Q CRU No. 65 in the power rankings |
1,832 | +50 |
| CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM No. 336 in the power rankings |
1,715 | +44 |
| PELLET ENVY No. 32 in the power rankings |
1,861 | +39 |
| QUE AND A HALF MEN No. 396 in the power rankings |
1,700 | +39 |
| Pig Skin BBQ No. 34 in the power rankings |
1,860 | +39 |
| TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW No. 235 in the power rankings |
1,746 | +38 |
| SPITFIRE No. 348 in the power rankings |
1,712 | +36 |
| QUAU No. 932 in the power rankings |
1,613 | +35 |
| HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE No. 75 in the power rankings |
1,823 | +35 |
| BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ No. 480 in the power rankings |
1,681 | +35 |
| TEXAS RIB RANGERS No. 6,391 in the power rankings |
1,396 | -20 |
| 3BQ | 1,470 | -21 |
| Red Line BBQ No. 5,466 in the power rankings |
1,452 | -22 |
| MADMIKE'S SMOKIN' HAWGS BBQ No. 6,283 in the power rankings |
1,414 | -26 |
| SQUEELS ON WHEELS No. 6,441 in the power rankings |
1,379 | -26 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| QUAU | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| BIG T'Z Q CRU | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| WOODWARD BARBEQUE | 5 | — | 4 |
| GILLY'S BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| LOTTA BULL BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
| PELLET ENVY | 4 | — | 2 |
| Pig Skin BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
| SPITFIRE | 4 | — | 2 |
| CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM | 4 | — | 3 |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 4 | — | 5 |
| BIG PIG BBQ | 4 | — | 13 |
| JAESTAR BBQ | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 6 | 188 |
| California | 4 | 122 |
| Iowa | 4 | 122 |
| Kansas | 3 | 185 |
| Virginia | 3 | 86 |
| Illinois | 3 | 79 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 91 |
| New York | 2 | 56 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 52 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 46 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 93 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 65 |
| Indiana | 1 | 55 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 48 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 46 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 42 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 42 |
| Ohio | 1 | 41 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 41 |
| Michigan | 1 | 39 |
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC |
78 | LOTTA BULL BBQ |
| Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA |
66 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW |
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ |
65 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ |
| Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO |
58 | GETTIN' SAUCED |
| Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN |
57 | ONE2BBQ |
| Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN |
54 | SOUTH PORK |
| The Great American Cookoff Woodlake, CA |
53 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q |
| WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley, NC |
48 | KILLER B'S BBQ |
| Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off Dodge City, KS |
47 | BUTCHER BBQ |
| Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI |
46 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ |
| Que & Cruz Louisa, VA |
45 | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) Morton, IL |
45 | QUAU |
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