In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in September 2014 — 1 Sep to 30 Sep.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
September 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
iBQ'n put up 708.6056 at Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival — the highest overall of the month.
Hottest hand
WILDCATTERS Q CREW took 3 Grand Championships in September 2014.
First one ever
BUFFALO'S BBQ won their first Grand Championship at 28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff, in their 32nd contest in the data.
- 19 Sep
Title defended
BIG POPPA SMOKERS won Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge again — back-to-back Grand Championships at the same contest.
- 2013–2014
- field of 47
Upset of the month
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
Six judges, every card a 9: 48 perfect 180s were handed out in September 2014.
- Chicken ×17
- Brisket ×13
- Pork ×11
- Pork Ribs ×7
Closest call
JAESTAR BBQ edged BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ by 0.0348 at Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest.
- Master Series
Near sweep
TRUEBUD BBQ won 3 of 4 meats at Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival (chicken, pork and brisket), and the Grand Championship with them.
- Chicken
- Pork
- Brisket
- and the GC
Biggest riser
Smoke-A-Holics gained 45 rating points across 6 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 6 contests
- now #1038 overall
State champions crowned
2 state championships were decided in September 2014. The biggest, Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (112 teams), went to KC Q.
- Kansas
- Missouri
Best debut
BRITISH BULLDOG BBQ finished 1st at EUregio BBQ Festival — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 462 new teams in Sep 2014
- field of 21
Biggest blowout
CURLY TAILS BBQ won Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) by 18.9372 points over PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 34
Biggest field
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship drew 112 teams, and KC Q won it.
- Shawnee, KS
Road warriors
Smoke-A-Holics cooked 6 contests in September 2014 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 2nd
Won without a meat
KCQ won Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 4th.
- field of 112
New on the calendar
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
Always the reserve
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. finished second overall 2 times in September 2014 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.
- 2 contests
Busiest weekend
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 |
| Pork Ribs ×7 💯 | HIGH ON THE HAWG Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff |
180 |
| Pork ×11 💯 | Good Grief BBQ Smoke on the River |
180 |
| Brisket ×13 💯 | SMOKE ON THIS Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff |
180 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 24 more in September 2014.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Sep 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Smoke-A-Holics No. 1,038 in the power rankings |
1,601 | +45 |
| INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE No. 580 in the power rankings |
1,663 | +41 |
| Lang BBQ Smokers No. 1,441 in the power rankings |
1,569 | +40 |
| CAVEMAN CUISINE No. 193 in the power rankings |
1,759 | +32 |
| BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG No. 291 in the power rankings |
1,726 | +31 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ No. 2 in the power rankings |
1,967 | +30 |
| SMOKIN' N THE DARK No. 764 in the power rankings |
1,632 | +30 |
| BBQR'S DELIGHT No. 3,649 in the power rankings |
1,490 | +30 |
| SLEEPY HOLLOW No. 390 in the power rankings |
1,701 | +30 |
| LO' -N- SLO' BBQ No. 170 in the power rankings |
1,770 | +30 |
| The Q Crew No. 5,927 in the power rankings |
1,438 | -20 |
| Whats Smokin No. 4,417 in the power rankings |
1,475 | -21 |
| BUXIES BAR B Q No. 6,102 in the power rankings |
1,429 | -23 |
| Meatheads No. 6,082 in the power rankings |
1,430 | -25 |
| ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT No. 648 in the power rankings |
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 | 186 |
| 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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