Score of the month
706.2512
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE put up 706.2512 at Smokelawn — the highest overall of the month.
May 2014 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in May 2014 — 1 May to 31 May.
66contests scored
2,234teams competed
2,628top-ten calls
32perfect 180s
87biggest field
30states & provinces
695new teams
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Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
May 2014, 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
K.C. CAN CREW took 3 Grand Championships in May 2014.
First one ever
26th
contest — and their first GC
SMOKERS WILD won their first Grand Championship at Grand Lake BBQ Festival, in their 26th contest in the data.
- 16 May
Upset of the month
17-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 17% chance
MOTLEY QUE CREW won Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass over top-rated WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
32
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 32 perfect 180s were handed out in May 2014.
- Chicken ×11
- Pork ×10
- Brisket ×7
- Pork Ribs ×4
Closest call
0.0116
points between 1st and 2nd
ABLE ACRES BBQ edged Pappy Q by 0.0116 at Buckeye State BBQ Championship.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+56
power rating points
BUBBA-Q'S gained 56 rating points across 5 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 5 contests
- now #603 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
Gone Fish-n finished 1st at Nassau Bahamas Smokin' Hot BBQ — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 695 new teams in May 2014
- field of 24
Biggest field
87
teams at one contest
Sugar Mound BBQ Festival drew 87 teams, and SMOKE THIS BBQ MO won it.
- Mound City
- KS
Road warriors
6
contests cooked
SPITFIRE cooked 6 contests in May 2014 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 2nd
New on the calendar
87
teams at a brand-new contest
Sugar Mound BBQ Festival ran for the first time on record, drawing 87 teams, and SMOKE THIS BBQ MO won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in May 2014
- Mound City
- KS
Busiest weekend
17
contests on one date
17 sanctioned contests were cooked on 2 May alone.
- 2 May
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE Smokelawn |
706.2512 |
| 2 | TRUEBUD BBQ Smokin' in the Junction |
705.1544 |
| 3 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown |
704.5944 |
| 4 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) |
704.0000 |
| 5 | SMOKERS WILD Grand Lake BBQ Festival |
702.8116 |
| 6 | Pig Time BBQ The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) |
702.2400 |
| 7 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ Smokin' On The Water |
701.7372 |
| 8 | BUTCHER BBQ Boots & BBQ Festival |
701.6800 |
| 9 | SWIGGIN PIG Sam's Club National BBQ Tour |
700.0232 |
| 10 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown |
699.4172 |
| 11 | LUCKY'S Q Smokin in Steele |
699.4056 |
| 12 | TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS Smokin' in the Junction |
699.3944 |
| 13 | One2BBQ Smokin' On The Water |
698.8688 |
| 14 | TENACIOUS Q Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff |
698.8000 |
| 15 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ Sam's Club National BBQ Tour |
698.7884 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×11 💯 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×4 💯 | One2BBQ Smokin' On The Water |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×10 💯 | CLARK CREW BBQ Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×7 💯 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 8 more in May 2014.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | May 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| BUBBA-Q'S #603 | 1,658 | +56 |
| Under the Radar #24 | 1,870 | +45 |
| Smoke-A-Holics #977 | 1,607 | +43 |
| BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO #618 | 1,655 | +40 |
| K.C. CAN CREW #216 | 1,750 | +37 |
| All Sauced Up #6095 | 1,426 | +37 |
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO #378 | 1,705 | +35 |
| FAT, DRUNK & STUPID #116 | 1,798 | +35 |
| OLD PLANTATION BBQ #222 | 1,749 | +34 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ #1 | 1,987 | +33 |
| KNUCKLEHEADS BAR AND GRILL BBQ | 1,449 | -26 |
| 303 BBQ #1309 | 1,577 | -26 |
| MICKEY MURPHY'S NO-BAIL BBQ | 1,469 | -27 |
| Jack's Beef Delight & BBQ | 1,465 | -29 |
| SMOKIN DEEZE THAANGS #5855 | 1,439 | -40 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPITFIRE | 6 | — | 2 |
| Smoke-A-Holics | 6 | — | 3 |
| QUAU | 6 | — | 4 |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| OLD PLANTATION BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| JAESTAR BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| BUBBA-Q'S | 5 | — | 2 |
| Organizer Portal | 5 | — | 2 |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | 5 | — | 2 |
| LOTTA BULL BBQ | 5 | — | 3 |
| MIKE | 5 | — | 4 |
| SMOKE ON THIS | 5 | — | 6 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 8 | 258 |
| Kansas | 5 | 200 |
| Georgia | 4 | 181 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 153 |
| California | 4 | 150 |
| Maryland | 3 | 131 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 116 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 80 |
| Virginia | 2 | 121 |
| Alabama | 2 | 107 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 102 |
| Illinois | 2 | 75 |
| Iowa | 2 | 62 |
| Colorado | 2 | 51 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 49 |
| Nevada | 2 | 48 |
| New York | 1 | 153 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 80 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 62 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 53 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS |
87 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO |
| Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY |
86 | Priorville |
| Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK |
80 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY |
| Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA |
65 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ |
| The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL |
62 | Pig Time BBQ |
| West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA |
59 | JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE |
| Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN |
58 | A BOY & HIS BBQ |
| Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO |
57 | K.C. CAN CREW |
| Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA |
56 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ |
| Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN |
56 | MOTLEY QUE CREW |
| Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition Green Lane, PA |
54 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off Knoxville, TN |
48 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ |
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