Score of the month
703.9772
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
LOTTA BULL BBQ put up 703.9772 at Bucks, Ducks & BBQ — the highest overall of the month.
July 2014 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in July 2014 — 1 Jul to 31 Jul.
52contests scored
1,608teams competed
2,080top-ten calls
17perfect 180s
86biggest field
29states & provinces
407new teams
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July 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
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took 3 Grand Championships in July 2014.
First one ever
23rd
contest — and their first GC
LADY OF Q won their first Grand Championship at 6th Annual Vista Q Classic, in their 23rd contest in the data.
- 25 Jul
Upset of the month
17-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 17% chance
TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS won Sam's Club National BBQ Tour over top-rated TRUEBUD BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
17
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 17 perfect 180s were handed out in July 2014.
- Pork Ribs ×5
- Brisket ×5
- Pork ×4
- Chicken ×3
Closest call
0.0112
points between 1st and 2nd
BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ edged SIN CITY SMOKERS by 0.0112 at Days of 47 BBQ Showdown.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+40
power rating points
PORKY BUTTS BBQ gained 40 rating points across 5 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 5 contests
- now #17 overall
Best debut
3rd
in their very first contest
FIREHOUSE SMOKE finished 3rd at Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 407 new teams in Jul 2014
- field of 55
Biggest field
86
teams at one contest
SC Festival of Discovery drew 86 teams, and KILLER B'S BBQ won it.
- Greenwood
- SC
Road warriors
5
contests cooked
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ cooked 5 contests in July 2014 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 3 GCs
New on the calendar
60
teams at a brand-new contest
6th Annual Vista Q Classic ran for the first time on record, drawing 60 teams, and LADY OF Q won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Jul 2014
- Vista
- CA
Busiest weekend
14
contests on one date
14 sanctioned contests were cooked on 25 Jul alone.
- 25 Jul
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOTTA BULL BBQ Bucks, Ducks & BBQ |
703.9772 |
| 2 | G "QUE" Colorado Rockies Invitational BBQ Championship (Competitor's Series) |
703.4060 |
| 3 | CLARK CREW BBQ Colorado Rockies Invitational BBQ Championship (Competitor's Series) |
702.8460 |
| 4 | CAJUN BLAZE BBQ Fest Cooking Contest |
702.8456 |
| 5 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE Bucks, Ducks & BBQ |
702.8228 |
| 6 | BIG T'Z Q CRU Up in Smoke BBQ Bash |
701.7144 |
| 7 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS Cowley County BBQ Contest |
701.1656 |
| 8 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS Colorado Rockies Invitational BBQ Championship (Competitor's Series) |
700.5028 |
| 9 | Pig Skin BBQ Up in Smoke BBQ Bash |
700.0116 |
| 10 | BUFFALO'S BBQ Cowley County BBQ Contest |
699.9772 |
| 11 | KILLER HOGS Bucks, Ducks & BBQ |
699.9544 |
| 12 | BUTCHER BBQ Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off |
699.4516 |
| 13 | PELLET ENVY Colorado Rockies Invitational BBQ Championship (Competitor's Series) |
699.3716 |
| 14 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ Colorado Rockies Invitational BBQ Championship (Competitor's Series) |
698.2056 |
| 15 | LADY OF Q 6th Annual Vista Q Classic |
697.7028 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×3 💯 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ Holbrook |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×5 💯 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS Sauce and Cycles |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×4 💯 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ Montana BBQ Cook-Off |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×5 💯 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Jul 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ #17 | 1,882 | +40 |
| TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS #984 | 1,606 | +29 |
| PORK PATROL BBQ #246 | 1,741 | +29 |
| JUGS BBQ #582 | 1,660 | +28 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ #1 | 1,987 | +28 |
| NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ #735 | 1,635 | +27 |
| INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE #570 | 1,662 | +27 |
| SLEEPY HOLLOW #396 | 1,698 | +27 |
| WILD BOAR SMOKERS #2587 | 1,517 | +26 |
| BUBBA-Q'S #603 | 1,658 | +26 |
| RUB Q LONG TIME #2736 | 1,512 | -17 |
| Smokin Yer Butts | 1,481 | -19 |
| DJS SMOKIN' BBQ #5350 | 1,454 | -20 |
| Big Boys BBQ #944 | 1,611 | -26 |
| DIVA Q #693 | 1,642 | -28 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | — | 2 |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| CAVEMAN CUISINE | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| SPITFIRE | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
| HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | 4 | — | 2 |
| iBQ'n | 4 | — | 2 |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 4 | — | 3 |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 4 | — | 3 |
| THE BLUE BLOODS | 4 | — | 3 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 6 | 180 |
| Kansas | 5 | 191 |
| Iowa | 4 | 117 |
| California | 3 | 115 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 73 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 129 |
| Illinois | 2 | 76 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 71 |
| Michigan | 2 | 64 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 59 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 50 |
| New York | 2 | 48 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 88 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 65 |
| Indiana | 1 | 57 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 52 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 46 |
| Ohio | 1 | 42 |
| Vermont | 1 | 34 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 33 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| 6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA |
60 | LADY OF Q |
| Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 Grand Rapids, MI |
55 | BUBBA-Q'S |
| Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO |
54 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC |
46 | DIGGIN QUE-GA |
| BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN |
44 | CAJUN BLAZE |
| 8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH |
42 | ONE2BBQ |
| Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI |
42 | T-MAC SMOKIN |
| 7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO |
41 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 10th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS |
41 | TRUEBUD BBQ |
| Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship Rio Rancho, NM |
38 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ |
| Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO |
36 | DIRT ROAD BBQ |
| 13th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR |
35 | CAVEMAN CUISINE |
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