Score of the month
707.4056
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
BRICKHEAD BBQ put up 707.4056 at Laurie Hillbilly BBQ — the highest overall of the month.
July 2015 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in July 2015 — 1 Jul to 31 Jul.
59contests scored
1,738teams competed
2,340top-ten calls
32perfect 180s
90biggest field
32states & provinces
339new teams
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The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
July 2015, 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
CLARK CREW BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in July 2015.
First one ever
46th
contest — and their first GC
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA won their first Grand Championship at Pigs & Pedals, in their 46th contest in the data.
- 31 Jul
Upset of the month
10-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 10% chance
Freeman Brothers BBQ won Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay over top-rated IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
32
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 32 perfect 180s were handed out in July 2015.
- Chicken ×11
- Brisket ×8
- Pork ×7
- Pork Ribs ×6
Biggest riser
+42
power rating points
Bonemaker Outdoors gained 42 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #512 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
Little Boy Q and Grandpa Too finished 1st at Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 339 new teams in Jul 2015
- field of 54
Biggest field
90
teams at one contest
SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) drew 90 teams, and BUB-BA-Q won it.
- Greenwood
- SC
Road warriors
5
contests cooked
CLARK CREW BBQ cooked 5 contests in July 2015 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 2 GCs
New on the calendar
63
teams at a brand-new contest
Racing for the BBQ ran for the first time on record, drawing 63 teams, and Smoke Masters Mafia won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Jul 2015
- Lees Summit
- MO
Busiest weekend
14
contests on one date
14 sanctioned contests were cooked on 24 Jul alone.
- 24 Jul
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRICKHEAD BBQ Laurie Hillbilly BBQ |
707.4056 |
| 2 | Organizer Portal BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest |
706.8460 |
| 3 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili |
705.1428 |
| 4 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q 7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic |
701.7372 |
| 5 | Q-BONES BBQ Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship |
701.6456 |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED Johnson County Fair BBQ |
700.5828 |
| 7 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival |
700.5256 |
| 8 | OKIEQ Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff |
700.0116 |
| 9 | Porterhouse BBQ Holbrook |
699.9428 |
| 10 | My Smokin' Grillfriend 7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic |
699.4628 |
| 11 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off |
699.3944 |
| 12 | Fergolicious BBQ Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ |
698.8572 |
| 13 | CLARK CREW BBQ 14th Annual Bordertown Bash |
698.8344 |
| 14 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ Johnson County Fair BBQ |
698.3088 |
| 15 | THE PIT CREW GA Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) |
698.2744 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×11 💯 | TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×6 💯 | GETTIN' BASTED Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×7 💯 | SONS OF BUTCHERS Smoke on the Waterfall |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×8 💯 | Freeman Brothers BBQ Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 8 more in July 2015.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Jul 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Bonemaker Outdoors #512 | 1,674 | +42 |
| VICTORY LANE BBQ #59 | 1,835 | +40 |
| OKIEQ #169 | 1,769 | +31 |
| BIG "E" BBQ #80 | 1,818 | +31 |
| Q-BONES BBQ #58 | 1,836 | +29 |
| THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE #345 | 1,712 | +28 |
| PHAT JACKS BBQ NE #430 | 1,692 | +27 |
| 5 FINGER BBQ #816 | 1,626 | +27 |
| TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ #2072 | 1,535 | +27 |
| MYRON MIXON SMOKERS .COM #1319 | 1,577 | +26 |
| GREY STREET BBQ #4 | 1,942 | -17 |
| LIVESPARKS #2420 | 1,522 | -18 |
| Smokin in the Ozarks #2272 | 1,528 | -19 |
| SPICY SPITFIRE #353 | 1,711 | -20 |
| THE BLUE BLOODS #401 | 1,696 | -20 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| SPITFIRE | 5 | — | 2 |
| BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | 5 | — | 3 |
| Backdraft BBQ | 5 | — | 3 |
| CAVEMAN CUISINE | 5 | — | 3 |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | — | 4 |
| TREEFROG BBQ | 5 | — | 4 |
| TRUE SMOKE BBQ | 5 | — | 4 |
| THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5 | 178 |
| Kansas | 5 | 156 |
| Iowa | 4 | 116 |
| California | 3 | 117 |
| Illinois | 3 | 78 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 63 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 94 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 88 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 84 |
| Georgia | 2 | 77 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 75 |
| Colorado | 2 | 69 |
| Indiana | 2 | 69 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 42 |
| Virginia | 2 | 41 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 91 |
| Maryland | 1 | 74 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 65 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 44 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 44 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Racing for the BBQ Lees Summit, MO |
63 | Smoke Masters Mafia |
| 7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA |
54 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q |
| Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival Jackson, TN |
51 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE |
| 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS |
48 | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL |
47 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI |
| Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS |
46 | INDIGO PIG |
| 14th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR |
44 | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH |
39 | HOOSIER FAVORITE BBQ |
| Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off Kingston, RI |
37 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ |
| BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN |
35 | SMOKE ME SILLY |
| Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO |
33 | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff Shawnee, OK |
32 | OKIEQ |
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