In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in August 2015 — 1 Aug to 31 Aug.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
August 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
Smoke-A-Holics put up 706.8688 at Wild West BBQ Shoot Out — the highest overall of the month.
Hottest hand
GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE took 2 Grand Championships in August 2015.
First one ever
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ won their first Grand Championship at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional), in their 38th contest in the data.
- 7 Aug
Title defended
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS won Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ again — back-to-back Grand Championships at the same contest.
- 2014–2015
- field of 26
Upset of the month
The ratings gave them a 7% chance
BARK BROTHERS BBQ won Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival over top-rated IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
Six judges, every card a 9: 32 perfect 180s were handed out in August 2015.
- Chicken ×12
- Brisket ×9
- Pork ×7
- Pork Ribs ×4
Closest call
SLAPS BBQ edged TRUEBUD BBQ by 0.0116 at Smokin' on Oak.
- Master Series
Back on top
GRILLIN' BEAVERS won Best of the West BBQ Fest — their first Grand Championship since April 2013, after 52 contests without one.
- last won April 2013
- 52 contests in between
Contest record
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ put up 694.8344 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) — the best overall in 4 editions of the contest on record, past the old mark of 689.1316.
- old record 689.1316
- 3 earlier editions
Near sweep
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. won 3 of 4 meats at Smoke in the North (chicken, pork ribs and brisket), and the Grand Championship with them.
- Chicken
- Pork Ribs
- Brisket
- and the GC
Biggest riser
GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE gained 38 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #333 overall
State champion
ROOFTOP BBQ won Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival, a state championship, against a field of 26.
- Wyoming
Best debut
Blue Haze BBQ finished 3rd at Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 403 new teams in Aug 2015
- field of 22
Biggest blowout
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. won Smoke in the North by 34.3888 points over LETZQ — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 26
Biggest field
New Holland Summer Fest drew 70 teams, and 4:20 Q won it.
- New Holland, PA
Road warriors
Smoke-A-Holics cooked 6 contests in August 2015 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 1 GC
Won without a meat
JAESTAR BBQ won BBQ and Fly In on the River without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 5th.
- field of 67
New on the calendar
Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons ran for the first time on record, drawing 58 teams, and PIGSKIN BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Aug 2015
- Huntington Beach, CA
Always the reserve
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ finished second overall 2 times in August 2015 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.
- 5 contests
Busiest weekend
14 sanctioned contests were cooked on 28 Aug alone.
- 28 Aug
The Boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke-A-Holics Wild West BBQ Shoot Out |
706.8688 |
| 2 | TRUEBUD BBQ Smokin on the Smoky |
705.1316 |
| 3 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 2 |
705.0972 |
| 4 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE Smokin' on the Prairie |
704.6060 |
| 5 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. Smoke in the North |
704.5944 |
| 6 | SWIGGIN PIG Smokin' in McMinnville |
704.5372 |
| 7 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) |
703.9888 |
| 8 | SPITFIRE 23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska |
703.4628 |
| 9 | SLAPS BBQ Smokin' on Oak |
702.8460 |
| 10 | TRUEBUD BBQ Smokin' on Oak |
702.8344 |
| 11 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair |
702.3088 |
| 12 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ These Were the Days BBQ Showdown |
702.2972 |
| 13 | SMOKE ON THIS Smoke in the Valley |
702.2744 |
| 14 | KILLER HOGS Stand By Your Grill |
701.7032 |
| 15 | GREY STREET BBQ Smokin' in McMinnville |
701.6800 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×12 💯 | Rise N Swine CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ |
180 |
| Pork Ribs ×4 💯 | Hawg Feathers Smokin' in McMinnville |
180 |
| Pork ×7 💯 | Organizer Portal Smokin' in McMinnville |
180 |
| Brisket ×9 💯 | GAME ON BBQ Black Dog Music and Que Festival |
180 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 8 more in August 2015.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Aug 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE No. 333 in the power rankings |
1,715 | +38 |
| CROIX VALLEY SAUCES No. 1,788 in the power rankings |
1,548 | +37 |
| QUETOPIA No. 464 in the power rankings |
1,685 | +36 |
| Hawg Feathers No. 1,049 in the power rankings |
1,600 | +32 |
| MISS PIGGY'S U.K. No. 248 in the power rankings |
1,743 | +32 |
| ATLANTA BBQ STORE No. 343 in the power rankings |
1,713 | +31 |
| Backdraft BBQ No. 1,308 in the power rankings |
1,579 | +30 |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE No. 89 in the power rankings |
1,813 | +30 |
| THUMP & STRUM BBQ No. 335 in the power rankings |
1,715 | +30 |
| BIG DADDY Q - FL No. 1,950 in the power rankings |
1,541 | +27 |
| PIG WHISPERERS No. 441 in the power rankings |
1,689 | -21 |
| CAST IRON BBQ No. 4,768 in the power rankings |
1,468 | -23 |
| MARIE'S No. 3,684 in the power rankings |
1,490 | -25 |
| SMOKIN JERKS No. 6,436 in the power rankings |
1,381 | -31 |
| Chili Pepper BBQ | 1,463 | -37 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke-A-Holics | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Backdraft BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| JO-BAWB'S BBQ | 5 | — | 3 |
| LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | 5 | — | 3 |
| SMOKIN JERKS | 5 | — | 20 |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Rooftop BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| SPITFIRE | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| QUAU | 4 | — | 2 |
| Under the Radar | 4 | — | 2 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 4 | 204 |
| Kansas | 4 | 166 |
| Missouri | 4 | 165 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 128 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 110 |
| Michigan | 3 | 62 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 53 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 103 |
| Virginia | 2 | 99 |
| California | 2 | 92 |
| New York | 2 | 83 |
| Maryland | 2 | 67 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 60 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 19 |
| Indiana | 1 | 64 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 57 |
| Texas | 1 | 57 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 54 |
| Nevada | 1 | 49 |
| Montana | 1 | 44 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA |
58 | PIGSKIN BBQ |
| Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX |
57 | EL REY SMOKERS COMPETITION TEAM |
| 8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN |
55 | PIGSKIN BBQ |
| Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN |
47 | TOTALLY SAUCED |
| 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD |
46 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ |
| 23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE |
42 | SPITFIRE |
| Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN |
37 | SWIGGIN PIG |
| 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI |
35 | T-MAC SMOKIN |
| Smokin on the Smoky Salina, KS |
33 | TRUEBUD BBQ |
| 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples Manorville, NY |
32 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing Marne, MI |
32 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ |
| Regahfest Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands |
30 | Hammer & Tongs |
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