In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in June 2015 — 1 Jun to 30 Jun.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
June 2015 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
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q put up 709.1316 at Newport Beach Barbecue Contest — the highest overall of the month.
Hottest hand
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in June 2015.
First one ever
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
Title defended
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI won Grillin' in Grafton again — back-to-back Grand Championships at the same contest.
- 2014–2015
- field of 33
Upset of the month
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
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
One2BBQ edged ABLE ACRES BBQ by 0.0112 at Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness.
- Master Series
Back on top
THE PIT CREW GA won Fitzgerald Pig Pickin' — their first Grand Championship since February 2013, after 22 contests without one.
- last won February 2013
- 22 contests in between
Biggest riser
Backdraft BBQ gained 35 rating points across 4 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 4 contests
- now #1308 overall
State champion
PELLET ENVY won Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship, a state championship, against a field of 183.
- Kansas
Best debut
Da Snapper Crew finished 1st at Smokin' Hot BBQ Nassau — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 521 new teams in Jun 2015
- field of 17
Biggest blowout
Pork Butt Paradise won Rock'N RibFest 2015 by 21.0400 points over SQUEALING FOR VENGEANCE — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 16
Biggest field
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship drew 183 teams, and PELLET ENVY won it.
- Lenexa, KS
Road warriors
Smoke-A-Holics cooked 6 contests in June 2015 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 1 GC
Won without a meat
PELLET ENVY won Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 2nd.
- field of 183
New on the calendar
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
Always the reserve
JO-BAWB'S BBQ finished second overall 2 times in June 2015 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.
- 2 contests
Busiest weekend
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 |
| Pork Ribs ×10 💯 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) |
180 |
| Pork ×10 💯 | Bonemaker Outdoors Smokin' Summer Kick-off |
180 |
| Brisket ×13 💯 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ Boats, Bands & BBQ |
180 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 21 more in June 2015.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Jun 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Backdraft BBQ No. 1,308 in the power rankings |
1,579 | +35 |
| JP CUSTOM SMOKE No. 338 in the power rankings |
1,714 | +32 |
| 5 FINGER BBQ No. 816 in the power rankings |
1,626 | +32 |
| CONTAGIOUS Q No. 133 in the power rankings |
1,785 | +31 |
| PORK PARADISE No. 567 in the power rankings |
1,665 | +30 |
| SWINE AND SHINE BBQ No. 522 in the power rankings |
1,672 | +30 |
| TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE No. 606 in the power rankings |
1,658 | +29 |
| Sublime BBQ No. 98 in the power rankings |
1,810 | +28 |
| THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE No. 295 in the power rankings |
1,725 | +28 |
| SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS No. 587 in the power rankings |
1,661 | +27 |
| 3 Brothers BBQ No. 4,302 in the power rankings |
1,477 | -23 |
| All Fired Up No. 6,455 in the power rankings |
1,368 | -24 |
| OSHKOSH GETTIN' PIGGY WITH IT | 1,475 | -25 |
| E.T.'S BBQ No. 5,543 in the power rankings |
1,450 | -25 |
| SQUEELS ON WHEELS No. 6,441 in the power rankings |
1,379 | -28 |
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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