Score of the month
709.1316
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q put up 709.1316 at Newport Beach Barbecue Contest — the highest overall of the month.
June 2015 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in June 2015 — 1 Jun to 30 Jun.
73contests scored
2,200teams competed
2,920top-ten calls
45perfect 180s
183biggest field
36states & provinces
537new teams
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June 2015, set as a proper newspaper.
Every Grand Champion named, the month in figures across the top, the perfect 180s,
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The stories
Hottest hand
2×
Grand Championships
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in June 2015.
First one ever
36th
contest — and their first GC
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ won their first Grand Championship at Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier), in their 36th contest in the data.
- 5 Jun
Upset of the month
14-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 14% chance
Pigtamer BBQ won Original SD BBQ Championships over top-rated PARROTHEAD SMOKERS as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
45
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 45 perfect 180s were handed out in June 2015.
- Brisket ×13
- Chicken ×12
- Pork Ribs ×10
- Pork ×10
Closest call
0.0112
points between 1st and 2nd
One2BBQ edged ABLE ACRES BBQ by 0.0112 at Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+35
power rating points
Backdraft BBQ gained 35 rating points across 4 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 4 contests
- now #1297 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
Da Snapper Crew finished 1st at Smokin' Hot BBQ Nassau — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 537 new teams in Jun 2015
- field of 17
Biggest field
183
teams at one contest
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship drew 183 teams, and PELLET ENVY won it.
- Lenexa
- KS
Road warriors
6
contests cooked
Smoke-A-Holics cooked 6 contests in June 2015 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 1 GC
New on the calendar
59
teams at a brand-new contest
Smokin' On The River ran for the first time on record, drawing 59 teams, and YELLOW RIVER BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Jun 2015
- Jeffersonville
- IN
Busiest weekend
18
contests on one date
18 sanctioned contests were cooked on 5 Jun alone.
- 5 Jun
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q Newport Beach Barbecue Contest |
709.1316 |
| 2 | SMOKE ON THIS Blount County BBQ Bash |
706.2400 |
| 3 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) |
705.6800 |
| 4 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ Marietta River City BBQ |
705.1432 |
| 5 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship |
705.1200 |
| 6 | SMOKE RINGERS McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) |
704.5828 |
| 7 | BLUE CHIP BBQ Bourbon City BBQ Festival |
704.5828 |
| 8 | Organizer Portal Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off |
704.5600 |
| 9 | South Pork Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off |
703.9772 |
| 10 | 3 EYZ BBQ Almost Heaven BBQ Bash |
703.4172 |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED 3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off |
703.4172 |
| 12 | Swine Life Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash |
703.3944 |
| 13 | CHECKERED PIG Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest |
702.7884 |
| 14 | Backdraft BBQ Boats, Bands & BBQ |
701.7028 |
| 15 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) |
701.6800 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×12 💯 | CAVEMAN CUISINE Smokin' Summer Kick-off |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×10 💯 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×10 💯 | Bonemaker Outdoors Smokin' Summer Kick-off |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×13 💯 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ Boats, Bands & BBQ |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 21 more in June 2015.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Jun 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Backdraft BBQ #1297 | 1,579 | +35 |
| JP CUSTOM SMOKE #361 | 1,709 | +32 |
| 5 FINGER BBQ #816 | 1,626 | +32 |
| CONTAGIOUS Q #137 | 1,785 | +31 |
| PORK PARADISE #559 | 1,665 | +30 |
| SWINE AND SHINE BBQ #531 | 1,669 | +30 |
| TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE #601 | 1,658 | +29 |
| Sublime BBQ #95 | 1,810 | +28 |
| THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE #345 | 1,712 | +28 |
| SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS #598 | 1,658 | +27 |
| 3 Brothers BBQ #4270 | 1,477 | -23 |
| All Fired Up #6377 | 1,368 | -24 |
| OSHKOSH GETTIN' PIGGY WITH IT | 1,475 | -25 |
| E.T.'S BBQ #5478 | 1,451 | -27 |
| SQUEELS ON WHEELS #6351 | 1,385 | -30 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke-A-Holics | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| TRUE SMOKE BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| YELLOW RIVER BBQ | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Backdraft BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| CHECKERED PIG | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| QUAU | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| SLAPS BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| SMOKE ON THIS | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 6 | 344 |
| Missouri | 6 | 225 |
| California | 5 | 151 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 163 |
| Colorado | 3 | 112 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 83 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 72 |
| Illinois | 2 | 95 |
| Indiana | 2 | 84 |
| New York | 2 | 68 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 66 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 64 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 58 |
| Georgia | 2 | 57 |
| Iowa | 2 | 52 |
| Michigan | 2 | 51 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 68 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 52 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 49 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 45 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN |
59 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ |
| 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO |
58 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Que for the Troops Levittown, PA |
54 | DANTE'S INFERNO |
| Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC |
45 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC |
42 | APORKALYPSE NOW |
| Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV |
41 | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN |
38 | SMOKE ON THIS |
| Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS |
37 | SMOKE ME SILLY |
| Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS |
35 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE |
| Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC |
34 | CHECKERED PIG |
| Bourbon City BBQ Festival Bardstown, KY |
34 | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
| 3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE |
34 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA |
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