Score of the month
710.3088
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN put up 710.3088 at Smokin' At The Market — the highest overall of the month.
October 2014 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in October 2014 — 1 Oct to 31 Oct.
59contests scored
2,170teams competed
2,326top-ten calls
54perfect 180s
552biggest field
25states & provinces
608new teams
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The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
October 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.
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The stories
Hottest hand
2×
Grand Championships
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. took 2 Grand Championships in October 2014.
First one ever
36th
contest — and their first GC
SMOKE THIS won their first Grand Championship at Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA), in their 36th contest in the data.
- 24 Oct
Upset of the month
15-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 15% chance
Cool Smoke won 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open over top-rated IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
54
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 54 perfect 180s were handed out in October 2014.
- Brisket ×17
- Chicken ×16
- Pork ×13
- Pork Ribs ×8
Biggest riser
+41
power rating points
RURAL ROUTE BBQ gained 41 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #318 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
Brohaugh's BBQ - Bill & Chris Brohaugh finished 1st at The River Grill before the Big Chill — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 608 new teams in Oct 2014
- field of 49
Biggest field
552
teams at one contest
35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open drew 552 teams, and COOL SMOKE won it.
- Kansas City
- MO
Road warriors
7
contests cooked
QUAU cooked 7 contests in October 2014 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 2nd
New on the calendar
552
teams at a brand-new contest
35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open ran for the first time on record, drawing 552 teams, and COOL SMOKE won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Oct 2014
- Kansas City
- MO
Busiest weekend
19
contests on one date
19 sanctioned contests were cooked on 10 Oct alone.
- 10 Oct
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN Smokin' At The Market |
710.3088 |
| 2 | KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ Blazin' BBQ Throwdown |
709.6800 |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN Mid-South Barbecue Festival |
708.5256 |
| 4 | HIGH ON THE HAWG Mid-South Barbecue Festival |
708.0116 |
| 5 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ Smokin' At The Market |
707.4172 |
| 6 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival |
705.1544 |
| 7 | Organizer Portal Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge |
705.1316 |
| 8 | Bubba Grills The River Grill before the Big Chill |
704.5944 |
| 9 | CLARK CREW BBQ Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival |
704.5372 |
| 10 | Organizer Portal Hog Wild BBQ Festival |
703.9772 |
| 11 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS Smokin' At The Market |
703.9656 |
| 12 | JAESTAR BBQ Sons of the American Legion Red White & Blue II BBQ Contest |
703.9656 |
| 13 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ The River Grill before the Big Chill |
703.3944 |
| 14 | Organizer Portal Mid-South Barbecue Festival |
703.3944 |
| 15 | Q-BONES BBQ Smokin' At The Market |
703.3828 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×16 💯 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×8 💯 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW Hog Wild BBQ Festival |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×13 💯 | MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×17 💯 | Rocks Money Pit BBQ 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 30 more in October 2014.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Oct 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| RURAL ROUTE BBQ #318 | 1,719 | +41 |
| Q-BONES BBQ #58 | 1,836 | +37 |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM #22 | 1,873 | +35 |
| SMOKING BUTT HEADS #197 | 1,757 | +34 |
| IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ #417 | 1,693 | +33 |
| Hawg Feathers #1045 | 1,599 | +32 |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ #38 | 1,856 | +31 |
| DE FILOUS #763 | 1,631 | +31 |
| RED EYED SMOKERS #640 | 1,651 | +30 |
| SMOKE N BABES BBQ #398 | 1,697 | +29 |
| Royaal BBQ #4666 | 1,469 | -21 |
| LOWLAND SMOKERS #6188 | 1,417 | -23 |
| SON SEEKERS BBQ #702 | 1,641 | -25 |
| SAINT SOMEWHERE SMOKERS | 1,474 | -26 |
| ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM #5873 | 1,438 | -28 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUAU | 7 | — | 2 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 7 | — | 4 |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| CHECKERED PIG | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| JAESTAR BBQ | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| MIKE | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Under the Radar | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | 5 | — | 2 |
| OLD PLANTATION BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 6 | 631 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 192 |
| Kansas | 5 | 171 |
| Georgia | 5 | 155 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 130 |
| Illinois | 3 | 118 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 117 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 73 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 73 |
| Iowa | 3 | 67 |
| California | 2 | 111 |
| Ohio | 2 | 107 |
| EU | 2 | 63 |
| Alabama | 2 | 47 |
| Nevada | 1 | 87 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 65 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 53 |
| Texas | 1 | 42 |
| Virginia | 1 | 40 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 27 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO |
552 | COOL SMOKE |
| 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational Kansas City, MO |
165 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN |
92 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV |
79 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| Ruhrpott BBQ Gelsenkirchen, Germany, EU |
58 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. |
| Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC |
53 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH |
49 | Bubba Grills |
| Casino Queen BBQ Competition Greater St. Louis, IL |
44 | Q-BONES BBQ |
| 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL |
42 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ |
| Jack Daniel's World Championship Backyard Contest (BACKYARD) Lynchburg, TN |
42 | Smokey Adams Bar-b-que |
| Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS |
41 | GETTIN' SAUCED |
| Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA |
40 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ |
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