In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in April 2014 — 1 Apr to 30 Apr.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
April 2014 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
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE put up 702.8456 at Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief — the highest overall of the month.
Hottest hand
APORKALYPSE NOW took 2 Grand Championships in April 2014.
First one ever
TENACIOUS Q won their first Grand Championship at Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA), in their 25th contest in the data.
- 18 Apr
Title defended
GILLY'S BBQ won Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff again — back-to-back Grand Championships at the same contest.
- 2013–2014
- field of 22
Upset of the month
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.
Perfect 180s
Six judges, every card a 9: 17 perfect 180s were handed out in April 2014.
- Pork ×6
- Brisket ×6
- Chicken ×5
Closest call
Pig Skin BBQ edged 4:20 Q by 0.0460 at Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
Smoke-A-Holics gained 42 rating points across 5 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 5 contests
- now #1038 overall
Best debut
ONE MAN PITS finished 2nd at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full) — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 402 new teams in Apr 2014
- field of 50
Biggest blowout
GILLY'S BBQ won Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff by 16.5944 points over BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 22
Biggest field
Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair drew 109 teams, and APORKALYPSE NOW won it.
- Harrington, DE
Road warriors
Smoke-A-Holics cooked 5 contests in April 2014 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 2nd
Won without a meat
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE won Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 2nd.
- field of 75
New on the calendar
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.
- 12 first editions in Apr 2014
- Harrington, DE
Always the reserve
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA finished second overall 2 times in April 2014 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.
- 3 contests
Busiest weekend
10 sanctioned contests were cooked on 25 Apr alone.
- 25 Apr
The Boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×5 💯 | FIRE DANCER BBQ Fourth Annual Bull Moose |
180 |
| 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 |
| Brisket ×6 💯 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest |
180 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Apr 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Smoke-A-Holics No. 1,038 in the power rankings |
1,601 | +42 |
| Smokin Hot J's No. 792 in the power rankings |
1,628 | +34 |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA No. 59 in the power rankings |
1,837 | +33 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ No. 1 in the power rankings |
1,980 | +32 |
| CHECKERED PIG No. 28 in the power rankings |
1,866 | +31 |
| HAMBONES BY THE FIRE No. 1,186 in the power rankings |
1,588 | +29 |
| ATLANTA BBQ STORE No. 343 in the power rankings |
1,713 | +29 |
| K & D SMOKERS No. 395 in the power rankings |
1,700 | +28 |
| TEAM AMERICA No. 367 in the power rankings |
1,708 | +28 |
| Rhythm n QUE No. 351 in the power rankings |
1,711 | +28 |
| JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS No. 1,397 in the power rankings |
1,571 | -20 |
| SIN CIRCLE BBQ No. 494 in the power rankings |
1,678 | -20 |
| Fareway Smokers | 1,479 | -21 |
| LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS No. 310 in the power rankings |
1,723 | -23 |
| ASSAULT FROM THE SKY BBQ | 1,472 | -25 |
Who showed up
| 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 |
Where they cooked
| 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 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| 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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