Every sanctioned contest scored in April 2014 — 1 Apr to 30 Apr.
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE put up 702.8456 at Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief — the highest overall of the month.
APORKALYPSE NOW took 2 Grand Championships in April 2014.
TENACIOUS Q won their first Grand Championship at Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA), in their 25th contest in the data.
The ratings gave them a 20% chance
WORTH SMOKIN' BBQ won The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake over top-rated TRUEBUD BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Six judges, every card a 9: 17 perfect 180s were handed out in April 2014.
Pig Skin BBQ edged 4:20 Q by 0.0460 at Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew.
Smoke-A-Holics gained 42 rating points across 5 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
CNB BBQ finished 1st at Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair drew 109 teams, and APORKALYPSE NOW won it.
Smoke-A-Holics cooked 5 contests in April 2014 — nobody hauled the rig further.
Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair ran for the first time on record, drawing 109 teams, and APORKALYPSE NOW won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
10 sanctioned contests were cooked on 25 Apr alone.
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×5 💯 | FIRE DANCER BBQ Fourth Annual Bull Moose |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW Fourth Annual Bull Moose |
179.4400 |
| Pork ×6 💯 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×6 💯 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest |
180.0000 |
| Team | Rating | Apr 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Smoke-A-Holics #977 | 1,607 | +42 |
| Smokin Hot J's #773 | 1,630 | +34 |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA #57 | 1,837 | +33 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ #1 | 1,987 | +32 |
| CHECKERED PIG #28 | 1,865 | +31 |
| HAMBONES BY THE FIRE #1196 | 1,586 | +29 |
| ATLANTA BBQ STORE #341 | 1,713 | +29 |
| K & D SMOKERS #390 | 1,700 | +28 |
| TEAM AMERICA #374 | 1,707 | +28 |
| Pig Skin BBQ #33 | 1,858 | +28 |
| JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS #1396 | 1,570 | -20 |
| SIN CIRCLE BBQ #437 | 1,690 | -20 |
| Fareway Smokers | 1,479 | -21 |
| LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS #344 | 1,712 | -23 |
| ASSAULT FROM THE SKY BBQ | 1,472 | -25 |
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke-A-Holics | 5 | — | 2 |
| Pig Skin BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| QUAU | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| BOOTYQUE | 4 | — | 2 |
| GRILLIN' BEAVERS | 4 | — | 2 |
| MIKE | 4 | — | 4 |
| OLD PLANTATION BBQ | 4 | — | 4 |
| CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM | 4 | — | 5 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 4 | — | 5 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 4 | — | 5 |
| SMOKE THIS | 4 | — | 7 |
| HOUSE OF Q | 4 | — | 9 |
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 4 | 181 |
| Kansas | 3 | 174 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 109 |
| Georgia | 3 | 99 |
| Texas | 2 | 110 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 109 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 106 |
| Nevada | 2 | 64 |
| Iowa | 2 | 48 |
| Washington | 2 | 45 |
| Delaware | 1 | 121 |
| Alabama | 1 | 84 |
| Indiana | 1 | 69 |
| Illinois | 1 | 50 |
| Virginia | 1 | 40 |
| New York | 1 | 37 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 36 |
| Colorado | 1 | 30 |
| Utah | 1 | 29 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 28 |
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE |
109 | APORKALYPSE NOW |
| Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO |
75 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE |
| VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Overland Park, KS |
65 | MEAT MITCH |
| 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN |
64 | ONE2BBQ |
| 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK |
64 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY |
| Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX |
62 | CNB BBQ |
| BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC |
62 | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC |
55 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV |
51 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ |
| Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full) Cedar Park, TX |
50 | TRASH CAN COOKERS |
| Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL |
50 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS |
| 6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO |
46 | QUAU |
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