Score of the month
708.6056
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
iBQ'n put up 708.6056 at Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival — the highest overall of the month.
September 2014 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in September 2014 — 1 Sep to 30 Sep.
68contests scored
1,973teams competed
2,677top-ten calls
48perfect 180s
112biggest field
34states & provinces
478new teams
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The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
September 2014, set as a proper newspaper.
Every Grand Champion named, the month in figures across the top, the perfect 180s,
the box scores, and the calendar as classified notices.
Read the September 2014 edition →
The stories
Hottest hand
3×
Grand Championships
WILDCATTERS Q CREW took 3 Grand Championships in September 2014.
First one ever
32nd
contest — and their first GC
BUFFALO'S BBQ won their first Grand Championship at 28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff, in their 32nd contest in the data.
- 19 Sep
Upset of the month
13-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 13% chance
HOT COLE'S BBQ won Grillin N Chillin BBQ over top-rated WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
48
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 48 perfect 180s were handed out in September 2014.
- Chicken ×17
- Brisket ×13
- Pork ×11
- Pork Ribs ×7
Biggest riser
+45
power rating points
Smoke-A-Holics gained 45 rating points across 6 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 6 contests
- now #977 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
BRITISH BULLDOG BBQ finished 1st at EUregio BBQ Festival — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 478 new teams in Sep 2014
- field of 21
Biggest field
112
teams at one contest
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship drew 112 teams, and KC Q won it.
- Shawnee
- KS
Road warriors
6
contests cooked
Smoke-A-Holics cooked 6 contests in September 2014 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 2nd
New on the calendar
75
teams at a brand-new contest
20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest ran for the first time on record, drawing 75 teams, and JIGGY PIGGY won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Sep 2014
- Decatur
- AL
Busiest weekend
16
contests on one date
16 sanctioned contests were cooked on 5 Sep alone.
- 5 Sep
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iBQ'n Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival |
708.6056 |
| 2 | JAESTAR BBQ AZ Rhythm & Ribs |
708.5484 |
| 3 | CHECKERED PIG Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally |
706.8572 |
| 4 | Killer B's BBQ Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge |
706.2628 |
| 5 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW Derby BBQ Festival |
705.7144 |
| 6 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic |
705.6800 |
| 7 | TRUEBUD BBQ Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival |
705.1888 |
| 8 | JIGGY PIGGY 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest |
705.1316 |
| 9 | Killer B's BBQ Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) |
705.1200 |
| 10 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ AZ Rhythm & Ribs |
704.5484 |
| 11 | CLARK CREW BBQ Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic |
704.0232 |
| 12 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off |
703.9888 |
| 13 | iBQ'n Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship |
703.9776 |
| 14 | CURLY TAILS BBQ Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) |
703.4172 |
| 15 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two |
702.8572 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×17 💯 | Rhythm n QUE The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×7 💯 | HIGH ON THE HAWG Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×11 💯 | Good Grief BBQ Smoke on the River |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×13 💯 | SMOKE ON THIS Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 24 more in September 2014.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Sep 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Smoke-A-Holics #977 | 1,607 | +45 |
| INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE #570 | 1,662 | +41 |
| Lang BBQ Smokers #1430 | 1,569 | +40 |
| CAVEMAN CUISINE #196 | 1,757 | +32 |
| BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG #293 | 1,724 | +31 |
| LO' -N- SLO' BBQ #170 | 1,768 | +31 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ #2 | 1,966 | +30 |
| SMOKIN' N THE DARK #789 | 1,628 | +30 |
| BBQR'S DELIGHT #3638 | 1,490 | +30 |
| SLEEPY HOLLOW #396 | 1,698 | +30 |
| The Q Crew #5868 | 1,438 | -20 |
| Whats Smokin #4390 | 1,475 | -21 |
| BUXIES BAR B Q #6063 | 1,428 | -23 |
| Meatheads #6030 | 1,430 | -25 |
| ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT #643 | 1,650 | -25 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke-A-Holics | 6 | — | 2 |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| WILDCATTERS Q CREW | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| CAVEMAN CUISINE | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Killer B's BBQ | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| CHECKERED PIG | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Four Men and A Pig | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| JO-BAWB'S BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Organizer Portal | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| PELLET ENVY | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| QUE AND A HALF MEN | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 6 | 269 |
| Missouri | 6 | 198 |
| Arkansas | 4 | 146 |
| Illinois | 4 | 104 |
| Alabama | 3 | 188 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 81 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 79 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 78 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 91 |
| Georgia | 2 | 68 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 67 |
| New Jersey | 2 | 67 |
| Indiana | 2 | 56 |
| Colorado | 2 | 55 |
| California | 2 | 52 |
| Virginia | 2 | 52 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 51 |
| New York | 1 | 74 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 47 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 43 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL |
75 | JIGGY PIGGY |
| Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC |
64 | CHECKERED PIG |
| Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR |
48 | HIGGINBOTHAM FAMILY DENTAL GROUP |
| Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival Butler, MO |
43 | TRUEBUD BBQ |
| Grillin N Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY |
43 | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off Las Vegas, NV |
42 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN |
41 | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| 28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff Ponca City, OK |
41 | BUFFALO'S BBQ |
| 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off York, PA |
39 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ |
| Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS |
38 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW |
| Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival Hermann, MO |
37 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ |
| King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN |
36 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG |
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