In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in August 2014 — 1 Aug to 31 Aug.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
August 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
THE SMOKING HILLS put up 704.5256 at Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge — the highest overall of the month.
Hottest hand
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS took 3 Grand Championships in August 2014.
First one ever
Backdraft BBQ won their first Grand Championship at Bootleggin' BBQ, in their 39th contest in the data.
- 22 Aug
Title defended
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS won Smokin' in McMinnville again — back-to-back Grand Championships at the same contest.
- 2013–2014
- field of 40
Upset of the month
The ratings gave them a 18% chance
Team Meat Coma won MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets over top-rated 3 EYZ BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
Six judges, every card a 9: 22 perfect 180s were handed out in August 2014.
- Chicken ×9
- Pork ×6
- Pork Ribs ×4
- Brisket ×3
Closest call
SLEEPY HOLLOW edged GILLY'S BBQ by 0.0340 at Laurie Hillbilly BBQ.
- Master Series
Near sweep
HOUSE OF Q won 3 of 4 meats at Barbecue on the Bow (chicken, pork ribs and pork), and the Grand Championship with them.
- Chicken
- Pork Ribs
- Pork
- and the GC
Biggest riser
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS gained 49 rating points across 5 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 5 contests
- now #310 overall
Best debut
THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM finished 1st at Smoke in the North — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 765 new teams in Aug 2014
- field of 15
Biggest blowout
HOUSE OF Q won Barbecue on the Bow by 19.9432 points over Smoking Crocus — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 31
Biggest field
City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival drew 76 teams, and FIRE DANCER BBQ won it.
- Bedford, TX
Road warriors
QUAU cooked 6 contests in August 2014 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 2nd
Won without a meat
Dead Last BBQ won East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 5th.
- field of 69
New on the calendar
Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge ran for the first time on record, drawing 70 teams, and THE SMOKING HILLS won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Aug 2014
- Olathe, KS
Always the reserve
3 EYZ BBQ finished second overall 3 times in August 2014 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.
- 5 contests
Busiest weekend
23 sanctioned contests were cooked on 22 Aug alone.
- 22 Aug
The Boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKING HILLS Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge |
704.5256 |
| 2 | THE SMOKING HILLS Big Island BBQ |
703.4172 |
| 3 | Porterhouse BBQ Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1 |
702.8572 |
| 4 | Pig Skin BBQ Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 |
702.8344 |
| 5 | Killer B's BBQ Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) |
702.8340 |
| 6 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) |
702.8228 |
| 7 | Organizer Portal Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) |
702.2516 |
| 8 | JIGGY PIGGY Stand By Your Grill |
702.2284 |
| 9 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) |
701.0972 |
| 10 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG 4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs |
700.5716 |
| 11 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ Great Northern BBQ |
700.0232 |
| 12 | BURNT FINGER BBQ Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway |
699.9884 |
| 13 | MONSTER-QUE Up In Smoke On The Square |
699.4400 |
| 14 | Under the Radar Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit |
699.4172 |
| 15 | GETTIN' SAUCED Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway |
699.3944 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×9 💯 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway |
180 |
| Pork Ribs ×4 💯 | Theslabs.com Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway |
180 |
| Pork ×6 💯 | SMOKIN SUZY Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge |
180 |
| Brisket ×3 💯 | LETZQ Smoke in the North |
180 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Aug 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS No. 310 in the power rankings |
1,723 | +49 |
| JACK'S OLD SOUTH No. 2,512 in the power rankings |
1,520 | +45 |
| BIG BLOCK BBQ No. 963 in the power rankings |
1,609 | +42 |
| Four Men and A Pig No. 358 in the power rankings |
1,710 | +39 |
| iBQ'n No. 165 in the power rankings |
1,773 | +34 |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES No. 273 in the power rankings |
1,731 | +34 |
| BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG No. 291 in the power rankings |
1,726 | +33 |
| RUB Q LONG TIME No. 2,747 in the power rankings |
1,512 | +31 |
| CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ No. 347 in the power rankings |
1,713 | +31 |
| SAUCE THIS BBQ No. 93 in the power rankings |
1,812 | +31 |
| E.T.'S BBQ No. 5,543 in the power rankings |
1,450 | -22 |
| Firehouse BBQ No. 4,933 in the power rankings |
1,464 | -23 |
| HAPPY PAPPY'S BBQ | 1,477 | -23 |
| Smoke'Em All No. 1,969 in the power rankings |
1,540 | -25 |
| WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE No. 6,456 in the power rankings |
1,367 | -30 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUAU | 6 | — | 2 |
| WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Killer B's BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Pig Skin BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| JACK'S OLD SOUTH | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| JO-BAWB'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| Four Men and A Pig | 5 | — | 2 |
| OLD PLANTATION BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 5 | — | 2 |
| APORKALYPSE NOW | 5 | — | 3 |
| MIKE | 5 | — | 3 |
| SPITFIRE | 5 | — | 4 |
| 4:20 Q | 5 | — | 6 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 8 | 329 |
| Missouri | 6 | 218 |
| California | 6 | 158 |
| Georgia | 5 | 227 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 130 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 127 |
| Colorado | 4 | 111 |
| Maryland | 3 | 182 |
| Virginia | 3 | 122 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 89 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 81 |
| New York | 2 | 106 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 105 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 89 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 79 |
| Indiana | 2 | 78 |
| Michigan | 2 | 57 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 37 |
| Texas | 1 | 87 |
| Illinois | 1 | 76 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS |
70 | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN |
60 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ |
| Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD |
59 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD |
| MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD |
54 | TEAM MEAT COMA |
| Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN |
54 | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS |
53 | BURNT FINGER BBQ |
| 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO |
52 | SMELLY BUTT'S N BBQ |
| Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO |
48 | TRUEBUD BBQ |
| Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) Atlanta, GA |
43 | Smoke on the Lake |
| VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA |
43 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ |
| Music City BBQ Festival Nashville, TN |
41 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS |
| Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1 Huntington Beach, CA |
39 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ |
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