Score of the month
714.8800
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
JAESTAR BBQ put up 714.8800 at Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest — the highest overall of the month.
September 2015 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in September 2015 — 1 Sep to 30 Sep.
76contests scored
2,194teams competed
3,020top-ten calls
43perfect 180s
112biggest field
30states & provinces
627new teams
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The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
September 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
3×
Grand Championships
CLARK CREW BBQ took 3 Grand Championships in September 2015.
First one ever
49th
contest — and their first GC
TRUE SMOKE BBQ won their first Grand Championship at Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge, in their 49th contest in the data.
- 5 Sep
Upset of the month
21-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 21% chance
BARK BROTHERS BBQ won Bands & BBQ at the Point over top-rated BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
43
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 43 perfect 180s were handed out in September 2015.
- Chicken ×14
- Brisket ×14
- Pork Ribs ×8
- Pork ×7
Biggest riser
+40
power rating points
RAZORRACKS gained 40 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #39 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
Hog Shack BBQ finished 1st at BBQ On the Bypass — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 627 new teams in Sep 2015
- field of 19
Biggest field
112
teams at one contest
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship drew 112 teams, and BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE won it.
- Shawnee
- KS
Road warriors
5
contests cooked
Smoke-A-Holics cooked 5 contests in September 2015 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 1 GC
New on the calendar
76
teams at a brand-new contest
Independence Fire & Ice BBQ ran for the first time on record, drawing 76 teams, and CLARK CREW BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Sep 2015
- Independence
- MO
Busiest weekend
19
contests on one date
19 sanctioned contests were cooked on 11 Sep alone.
- 11 Sep
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAESTAR BBQ Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest |
714.8800 |
| 2 | CAJUN BLAZE Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown |
714.8572 |
| 3 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship |
712.6060 |
| 4 | Organizer Portal Nebo Fall Festival BBQ |
710.8688 |
| 5 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship |
709.1428 |
| 6 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship |
709.1200 |
| 7 | RAZORRACKS Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival |
708.0456 |
| 8 | THUNDER HOG BBQ Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff |
706.2856 |
| 9 | SON SEEKERS BBQ Nebo Fall Festival BBQ |
706.2628 |
| 10 | GETTIN' SAUCED 2015 Colorado Rockies Championship |
705.7144 |
| 11 | LADY OF Q The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship |
705.6916 |
| 12 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ Table Rock Boats and Bones |
705.1544 |
| 13 | The Specialists Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest |
704.5488 |
| 14 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE 2015 Colorado Rockies Championship |
704.5488 |
| 15 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest |
704.5484 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×14 💯 | Backwoods BBQ Low Country Hog Fest |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×8 💯 | SMOKIN SKULLIES Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×7 💯 | CLARK CREW BBQ Smokin' Brew BBQ |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×14 💯 | DIRT ROAD BBQ Smokin in the Golden Valley |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 19 more in September 2015.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Sep 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| RAZORRACKS #39 | 1,855 | +40 |
| BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS #365 | 1,708 | +38 |
| PHAT JACKS BBQ NE #430 | 1,692 | +37 |
| THUNDER HOG BBQ #120 | 1,794 | +34 |
| Smoke-A-Holics #977 | 1,607 | +33 |
| SLEEPY HOLLOW #396 | 1,698 | +32 |
| THE CELTIC PIG #371 | 1,707 | +30 |
| IQ - NETHERLANDS #29 | 1,863 | +29 |
| BIG WOODIE BBQ #755 | 1,632 | +29 |
| BIG "E" BBQ #80 | 1,818 | +29 |
| 1ST AND COAL SMOKIN' BBQ #5144 | 1,459 | -22 |
| SMOKIN MO'S BBQ #121 | 1,792 | -23 |
| Smokin' Hot | 1,456 | -23 |
| The Sauce And All That Goes With It #3252 | 1,499 | -27 |
| Devil's Smoke | 1,473 | -27 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke-A-Holics | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | 5 | — | 2 |
| PORK PATROL BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| Backdraft BBQ | 5 | — | 5 |
| HISTORIC BBQ | 5 | — | 6 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| THUNDER HOG BBQ | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| BEERBEQUE | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| JAESTAR BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| LOTTA BULL BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 9 | 263 |
| Arkansas | 5 | 117 |
| Kansas | 4 | 237 |
| Alabama | 3 | 189 |
| Illinois | 3 | 126 |
| Colorado | 3 | 117 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 105 |
| California | 3 | 79 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 72 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 68 |
| Virginia | 3 | 65 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 60 |
| Indiana | 3 | 54 |
| New York | 2 | 83 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 69 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 65 |
| New Jersey | 2 | 62 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 62 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 57 |
| Texas | 1 | 82 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO |
76 | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Herten, NRW, |
67 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ |
| Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL |
61 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE |
| Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL |
55 | The Specialists |
| BBQ on the Bow Calgary, AB |
35 | Bordertown Bar-B-Que |
| 2015 Colorado Rockies Championship Denver, CO |
35 | GETTIN' SAUCED |
| Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA |
34 | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC |
32 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff Ponca City, OK |
32 | BUTCHER BBQ |
| Smokin in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO |
31 | DIRT ROAD BBQ |
| International Goat Days Championship BBQ Millington, TN |
31 | KILLER HOGS |
| 11th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA |
29 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ |
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