In this edition

Every sanctioned contest scored in October 2014 — 1 Oct to 31 Oct.

Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests

October 2014 in BBQ

The recap: every contest scored, every story, every board

Inside

The Stories R1
The Boards R2
Every Contest Scored R3
The Archive R4

The month in review Friday, October 31, 2014 Price: One Coffee

59contests scored 2,162teams competed 2,326top-ten calls 54perfect 180s 552biggest field 25states & provinces 582new teams

The Stories

By invitation only

165 invited teams, one Grand Champion

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA won 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational, best of 165 invited teams; DIRT ROAD BBQ took reserve. An invite-only field, so it leaves the power rating alone and goes straight into the record book.

top score 701.7028
not in the power rating

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.

Hottest hand

2× Grand Championships

MISS PIGGY'S U.K. took 2 Grand Championships in October 2014.

First one ever

38th contest — and their first GC

SMOKE THIS won their first Grand Championship at Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA), in their 38th contest in the data.

24 Oct

Title defended

2 in a row wins at this contest

ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE won Hog Happnin' again — back-to-back Grand Championships at the same contest.

2013–2014
field of 61

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

Closest call

0.0572 points between 1st and 2nd

INSANE SWINE BBQ edged SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA by 0.0572 at Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival.

Master Series

Near sweep

3 of 4 meats won at one contest

CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ won 3 of 4 meats at Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival (chicken, pork and brisket), and the Grand Championship with them.

Chicken
Pork
Brisket
and the GC

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 #306 overall

Best debut

2nd in their very first contest

DB BBQ finished 2nd at Certified BBQ Judging Class — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.

582 new teams in Oct 2014

Biggest blowout

21.1540 points clear of 2nd

YELLOW RIVER BBQ won 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q by 21.1540 points over HATFIELD AND MCCOY BARBECUE — the widest winning margin of the month.

field of 42

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

Won without a meat

5th best meat finish — and still the GC

Cool Smoke won 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 5th.

field of 552

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

Always the reserve

2× Reserve Championships, no GC

SMOKE ON THIS finished second overall 2 times in October 2014 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.

3 contests

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
Pork Ribs ×8 💯	HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW Hog Wild BBQ Festival	180
Pork ×13 💯	MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational	180
Brisket ×17 💯	Rocks Money Pit BBQ 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational	180

All-time record book →

Straight nines (perfect 180s)

Team	Category	Contest
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	Brisket	USA Barbecue Championship
QUAU	Brisket	USA Barbecue Championship
QUAU	Pork	USA Barbecue Championship
Rogue Hog BBQ	Brisket	USA Barbecue Championship
CLARK CREW BBQ	Pork	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
FIRE DOWN BELOW	Pork	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
PORKETEERS	Brisket	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
Smokey Adams Bar-b-que	Pork	Jack Daniel's World Championship Backyard Contest (BACKYARD)
JAESTAR BBQ	Pork Ribs	Sons of the American Legion Red White & Blue II BBQ Contest
LUCKY'S Q	Chicken	Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2)
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	Brisket	Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2)
FUNTIME BBQ	Chicken	Blazin' BBQ Throwdown
HIGH ON THE HAWG	Pork	Mid-South Barbecue Festival
KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ	Pork	Blazin' BBQ Throwdown
Organizer Portal	Chicken	Mid-South Barbecue Festival
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	Pork Ribs	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	Chicken	Mid-South Barbecue Festival
SLIM D'S BBQ	Pork	Back to Back to the Park BBQ
SMOKE ON THIS	Chicken	Mid-South Barbecue Festival
YELLOW RIVER BBQ	Pork	9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
BARK BROTHERS BBQ	Pork Ribs	The River Grill before the Big Chill
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	Chicken	The River Grill before the Big Chill
BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE	Pork Ribs	Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge
CHARCOAL MAFIA	Brisket	The River Grill before the Big Chill

…and 30 more in October 2014.

On the move (power rating)

Team	Rating	Oct 2014
RURAL ROUTE BBQ No. 306 in the power rankings	1,723	+41
Q-BONES BBQ No. 60 in the power rankings	1,837	+37
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM No. 20 in the power rankings	1,874	+35
SMOKING BUTT HEADS No. 197 in the power rankings	1,758	+34
IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ No. 413 in the power rankings	1,695	+33
Hawg Feathers No. 1,049 in the power rankings	1,600	+32
DE FILOUS No. 785 in the power rankings	1,630	+31
INSANE SWINE BBQ No. 37 in the power rankings	1,857	+31
RED EYED SMOKERS No. 641 in the power rankings	1,652	+30
SMOKE N BABES BBQ No. 403 in the power rankings	1,698	+29
Royaal BBQ No. 4,715 in the power rankings	1,469	-21
LOWLAND SMOKERS No. 6,325 in the power rankings	1,406	-23
SON SEEKERS BBQ No. 703 in the power rankings	1,641	-25
SAINT SOMEWHERE SMOKERS	1,474	-26
ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM No. 5,945 in the power rankings	1,437	-28

Full power rankings →

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	71
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

By invitation (invite-only fields)

Contest	Teams	Grand Champion
American Royal Invitational Oct 2, 2014 · Kansas City, MO	165	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA

The invitational circuit →

New to the circuit

Team	First contest	Best
DB BBQ	Certified BBQ Judging Class	2
Dueling Jambos	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	2
Smokin Dudes BBQ	Keystone Classic Barbeque	3
The Smokes on You	4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle	4
Bar-B-Que Commanders Cook Team	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	5
Chi Town BBQ	Bliss, Brews & Que	6
Brewers Smokin' and Chokin' BBQ	Harper County Bullseye BBQ	7
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off	7
DOCTOR QUE	Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee	7
Fat Taxan	Certified BBQ Judging Class	7
LITTLEMAN' TEXAS BBQ	Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off	7
ROWDY PIG BBQ	Smokin' At The Market	7
Rio Grande BBQ	Bliss, Brews & Que	7
SWEET DREAMS	Roast N' Boast	7
Smoking O's	The Shed BBQ & Blues Festival	7
Bravo Zulu BBQ	Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off	8
CHICK HUGGINS BBQ	Certified BBQ Judging Class	8
Capt. BBQ & The Hot Pokers	Certified BBQ Judging Class	8
Eco Lab	Roast N' Boast	8
KOKOMO Q	Downtown BBQ Showdown	8
Q-Kidz-Turbo	Ruhrpott BBQ	8
3 Sauce'D Pigs	Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee	9
Bolo Tie BBQ	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	9
CHARTER SMOKE	Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off	9

What a first season usually looks like →

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	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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Every contest scored (59 in October 2014)

Contest	Teams	Grand Champion	High score
Hog Happnin' Oct 31, 2014 · Shelby, NC · 61 teams	61	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE RC: KILLER B'S BBQ	701.0972
USA Barbecue Championship Oct 30, 2014 · Laughlin, NV · 79 teams	79	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ RC: QUAU	697.6688
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Oct 24, 2014 · Lynchburg, TN · 92 teams	92	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ RC: CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	694.7884
Jack Daniel's World Championship Backyard Contest (BACKYARD) Oct 24, 2014 · Lynchburg, TN · 42 teams	42	Smokey Adams Bar-b-que RC: Beer Pressure	521.6456
Border War BBQ Oct 24, 2014 · Osawatomie, KS · 41 teams	41	GETTIN' SAUCED RC: PELLET ENVY	701.1888
Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA) Oct 24, 2014 · Cleveland, GA · 35 teams	35	SMOKE THIS RC: OLD PLANTATION BBQ	689.0856
Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Oct 24, 2014 · Fort Gibson, OK · 34 teams	34	CLARK CREW BBQ RC: HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	704.5372
Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA) Oct 18, 2014 · Rome, GA · 27 teams	27	CHECKERED PIG RC: MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	701.6572
Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) Oct 18, 2014 · Marshalltown, IA · 27 teams	27	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI RC: OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ	693.6800
I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) Oct 18, 2014 · New Hope, AL · 23 teams	23	Outlaw BBQ - AL RC: Bama Big Guns	337.1888
BBQ Society Cook-Off Oct 18, 2014 · Hoofddorp Netherlands, EU · 22 teams	22	MISS PIGGY'S U.K. RC: DE FILOUS	669.6344
Sons of the American Legion Red White & Blue II BBQ Contest Oct 18, 2014 · Smithville, MO · 18 teams	18	JAESTAR BBQ RC: DIRT ROAD BBQ	703.9656
Casino Queen BBQ Competition Oct 17, 2014 · Greater St. Louis, IL · 44 teams	44	Q-BONES BBQ RC: TRUEBUD BBQ	687.9084
9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Oct 17, 2014 · Libertyville, IL · 42 teams	42	YELLOW RIVER BBQ RC: HATFIELD AND MCCOY BARBECUE	700.5140
Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Oct 17, 2014 · Woodstock, VA · 40 teams	40	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ RC: APORKALYPSE NOW	679.9544
Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Oct 17, 2014 · Nelsonville, OH · 36 teams	36	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ RC: HISTORIC BBQ	705.1544
Mid-South Barbecue Festival Oct 17, 2014 · Mount Pleasant, TN · 35 teams	35	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN RC: HIGH ON THE HAWG	708.5256
Back to Back to the Park BBQ Oct 17, 2014 · Marshalltown, IA · 34 teams	34	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN RC: IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	692.5944
Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Oct 17, 2014 · Munfordville, KY · 32 teams	32	SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE RC: BLUE CHIP BBQ	682.8000
Harper County Bullseye BBQ Oct 17, 2014 · Harper, KS · 30 teams	30	SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS RC: ROUGHNECKS BBQ	681.7256
Blazin' BBQ Throwdown Oct 17, 2014 · Lancaster, CA · 29 teams	29	KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ RC: ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN	709.6800
Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Oct 17, 2014 · Parsons, KS · 26 teams	26	CAVEMAN CUISINE RC: GETTIN' BASTED	699.9540
Roast N' Boast Oct 17, 2014 · Columbus, MS · 25 teams	25	FIRE DANCER BBQ RC: SOUTHERN SMOKERS	695.3600
The Fountain's Blaze Off & Senior Q Oct 17, 2014 · Independence, MO · 25 teams	25	BURNT FINGER BBQ RC: K.C. CAN CREW	682.2284
CASA's Big BBQ Bash Oct 17, 2014 · Lawton, OK · 19 teams	19	CLARK CREW BBQ RC: MIKE	690.2744
WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic Oct 11, 2014 · Sloan, IA · 34 teams	34	IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ RC: BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	695.9656
Ruhrpott BBQ Oct 10, 2014 · Gelsenkirchen, Germany, EU · 58 teams	58	MISS PIGGY'S U.K. RC: BUNCH OF SWINES	678.2284
Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Oct 10, 2014 · Rocky Mount, NC · 53 teams	53	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC RC: WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	692.5372
The River Grill before the Big Chill Oct 10, 2014 · Cincinnati, OH · 49 teams	49	Bubba Grills RC: BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	704.5944
Cookin on the Kaw Oct 10, 2014 · DeSoto, KS · 46 teams	46	SMOKE N BABES BBQ RC: BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	697.7028
Central Illinois Bragging Rights Oct 10, 2014 · Arthur, IL · 37 teams	37	IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE RC: JUGS BBQ	683.9544
Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee Oct 10, 2014 · Topeka, KS · 37 teams	37	BLACK EYE BBQ RC: Boxer Q BBQ	696.5488
Chillin and Grillin Oct 10, 2014 · Sand Springs, OK · 32 teams	32	CAVEMAN CUISINE RC: INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	685.6456
Anchor City Cook Off Oct 10, 2014 · Centralia, MO · 27 teams	27	GETTIN' BASTED RC: NATURAL BORN GRILLERS	694.2400
Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Oct 10, 2014 · Greenfield, MA · 27 teams	27	INSANE SWINE BBQ RC: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	673.6800
Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off Oct 10, 2014 · Waxhaw, NC · 27 teams	27	ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ RC: SMOKING BUTT HEADS	684.5144
Bliss, Brews & Que Oct 10, 2014 · Fort Bliss, TX · 26 teams	26	BAD BOYZ BBQ RC: SMOKIN TRIGGERS	685.6456
The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Oct 10, 2014 · Lyons, GA · 25 teams	25	KILLER B'S BBQ RC: QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	694.2056
4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle Oct 10, 2014 · Clarksburg, MD · 25 teams	25	BIG BLOCK BBQ RC: PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	678.8344
Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge Oct 10, 2014 · Cullman, AL · 25 teams	25	SMOKE ME SILLY RC: SWIGGIN PIG	705.1316
Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge Oct 10, 2014 · Bullhead City, AZ · 21 teams	21	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ RC: SIN CITY SMOKERS	702.2284
Rock'n Ribville Oct 10, 2014 · Lawrenceville, GA · 20 teams	20	St. Louis Pit - Que RC: CURLY TAILS BBQ	687.9312
The Shed BBQ & Blues Festival Oct 10, 2014 · Ocean Springs, MS · 16 teams	16	BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ RC: Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	698.8000
Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off Oct 10, 2014 · Middletown, CT · 15 teams	15	THE PERFECT BUTT RC: INSANE SWINE BBQ	674.8228
Smoke in the Valley Oct 10, 2014 · Pikeville, TN · 11 teams	11	UNDER THE RADAR RC: SMOKE ON THIS	693.6456
DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Oct 3, 2014 · Atlantic City, NJ · 65 teams	65	Rhode Hog BBQ RC: Dueling Jambos	677.7256
Keystone Classic Barbeque Oct 3, 2014 · Harrisburg, PA · 53 teams	53	PIG PEN BBQ RC: BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	678.9144
Jim Beam BBQ Classic Oct 3, 2014 · Springfield, KY · 44 teams	44	MIKE RC: YELLOW RIVER BBQ	697.1088
Smokin' At The Market Oct 3, 2014 · Gallatin, TN · 29 teams	29	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN RC: MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ	710.3088
Downtown BBQ Showdown Oct 3, 2014 · Hattiesburg, MS · 27 teams	27	SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES RC: LIBERTY BBQ	698.2744
Squealin' on the Square Oct 3, 2014 · Laurens, SC · 25 teams	25	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM RC: TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS	692.0116
Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Oct 3, 2014 · Sheridan, AR · 25 teams	25	EPIC BBQ CRU RC: SOOIE Q	689.0972
Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier) Oct 3, 2014 · Conyers, GA · 22 teams	22	DIGGIN QUE-GA RC: SMOKE ON THIS	697.0628
City of Earlington OctoberFest Oct 3, 2014 · Earlington, KY · 9 teams	9	RURAL ROUTE BBQ RC: PATTERSONS TRU BLU BBQ	689.6916
35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Oct 2, 2014 · Kansas City, MO · 552 teams	552	COOL SMOKE RC: LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	702.8688
35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational Oct 2, 2014 · Kansas City, MO · 165 teams	165	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA RC: DIRT ROAD BBQ	701.7028
Dana Point State BBQ Championship Oct 2, 2014 · Dana Point, CA · 97 teams	97	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ RC: ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	694.8000
Hog Wild BBQ Festival Oct 2, 2014 · Corinth, MS · 32 teams	32	SMOKE ME SILLY RC: Pigs R Us	703.9772
Certified BBQ Judging Class Oct 2, 2014 · Kansas City, MO	—	—	—

The Archive

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2021 (310 contests) · the 2021 season in review

2020 (134 contests) · the 2020 season in review

2019 (430 contests) · the 2019 season in review

2018 (480 contests) · the 2018 season in review

2017 (517 contests) · the 2017 season in review

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2015 (494 contests) · the 2015 season in review

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2013 (436 contests) · the 2013 season in review

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