Score of the month
843.4744
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
BUTCHER BBQ put up 843.4744 at Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off — the highest overall of the month.
July 2013 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in July 2013 — 1 Jul to 31 Jul.
49contests scored
1,550teams competed
1,956top-ten calls
4perfect 180s
78biggest field
28states & provinces
701new teams
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July 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
TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW took 2 Grand Championships in July 2013.
First one ever
16th
contest — and their first GC
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
27-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
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
4
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 4 perfect 180s were handed out in July 2013.
- Pork Ribs ×2
- Brisket ×2
Biggest riser
+50
power rating points
BIG T'Z Q CRU gained 50 rating points across 5 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 5 contests
- now #63 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA finished 1st at Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 701 new teams in Jul 2013
- field of 13
Biggest field
78
teams at one contest
SC Festival of Discovery drew 78 teams, and LOTTA BULL BBQ won it.
- Greenwood
- SC
Road warriors
5
contests cooked
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ cooked 5 contests in July 2013 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 2 GCs
New on the calendar
78
teams at a brand-new contest
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
Busiest weekend
14
contests on one date
14 sanctioned contests were cooked on 19 Jul alone.
- 19 Jul
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTCHER BBQ Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off |
843.4744 |
| 2 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off |
843.3484 |
| 3 | CLARK CREW BBQ Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off |
840.5828 |
| 4 | BURNT FINGER BBQ Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off |
837.1084 |
| 5 | TWIN OAKS Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off |
834.2056 |
| 6 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off |
831.3712 |
| 7 | BARRY & ERICA Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off |
826.2740 |
| 8 | BUFFALO'S BBQ Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off |
826.1948 |
| 9 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off |
822.7428 |
| 10 | PINKY'S BBQ Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off |
822.2284 |
| 11 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off |
821.6460 |
| 12 | YARD TIME BBQ Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off |
821.6228 |
| 13 | Backdraft BBQ Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off |
819.3368 |
| 14 | GREAT PLAINS BBQ Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off |
817.5996 |
| 15 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off |
816.5948 |
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 |
180.0000 |
| Pork | SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship |
179.4400 |
| Brisket ×2 💯 | PELLET ENVY Crossroads BBQ Cook-off |
180.0000 |
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 #63 | 1,831 | +50 |
| CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM #355 | 1,710 | +44 |
| PELLET ENVY #31 | 1,860 | +39 |
| Pig Skin BBQ #33 | 1,858 | +39 |
| TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW #242 | 1,742 | +38 |
| QUE AND A HALF MEN #464 | 1,685 | +38 |
| SPITFIRE #307 | 1,720 | +36 |
| QUAU #927 | 1,612 | +35 |
| HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE #81 | 1,817 | +35 |
| BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ #493 | 1,678 | +35 |
| TEXAS RIB RANGERS #6314 | 1,396 | -20 |
| 3BQ | 1,470 | -21 |
| Red Line BBQ #5418 | 1,452 | -22 |
| SQUEELS ON WHEELS #6351 | 1,385 | -22 |
| MADMIKE'S SMOKIN' HAWGS BBQ #6219 | 1,413 | -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 |
New to the circuit
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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