In this edition

Every sanctioned contest scored in September 2015 — 1 Sep to 30 Sep.

Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests

September 2015 in BBQ

The recap: every contest scored, every story, every board

Inside

The Stories R1
The Boards R2
Every Contest Scored R3
The Archive R4

The month in review Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Price: One Coffee

76contests scored 2,190teams competed 3,020top-ten calls 43perfect 180s 112biggest field 30states & provinces 608new teams

The Stories

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.

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

Title defended

2 in a row wins at this contest

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA won Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest again — back-to-back Grand Championships at the same contest.

2014–2015
field of 37

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

Closest call

0.0000 points between 1st and 2nd

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS edged QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N by 0.0000 at Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff.

Master Series

Near sweep

3 of 4 meats won at one contest

JAESTAR BBQ won 3 of 4 meats at Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest (pork ribs, pork and brisket), and the Grand Championship with them.

Pork Ribs
Pork
Brisket
and the GC

Biggest riser

+40 power rating points

RAZORRACKS gained 40 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.

3 contests
now #48 overall

State champions crowned

3 state championships decided

3 state championships were decided in September 2015. The biggest, Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (112 teams), went to BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE.

Kansas
California

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.

608 new teams in Sep 2015
field of 19

Biggest blowout

19.4632 points clear of 2nd

THE BASIC BBQ TEAM won Red, White and Que by 19.4632 points over FIRE DOWN BELOW — the widest winning margin of the month.

field of 35

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

Milestone

100th contest on record

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ cooked their 100th contest on record at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional), with 18 Grand Championships along the way.

18 GCs along the way

Road warriors

5 contests cooked

Smoke-A-Holics cooked 5 contests in September 2015 — nobody hauled the rig further.

best finish 1st
1 GC

Won without a meat

2nd best meat finish — and still the GC

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE won Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 2nd.

field of 112

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

Always the reserve

2× Reserve Championships, no GC

MISS PIGGY'S U.K. finished second overall 2 times in September 2015 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.

3 contests

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
Pork Ribs ×8 💯	SMOKIN SKULLIES Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival	180
Pork ×7 💯	CLARK CREW BBQ Smokin' Brew BBQ	180
Brisket ×14 💯	DIRT ROAD BBQ Smokin in the Golden Valley	180

All-time record book →

Straight nines (perfect 180s)

Team	Category	Contest
913 BBQ	Pork Ribs	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	Brisket	Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
CAJUN BLAZE	Chicken	Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
FRIENDS OF OBR	Chicken	Grillin N Chillin BBQ
HOT WACHULA'S	Chicken	Burg Fest BBQ Contest
RAZORRACKS	Pork Ribs	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	Chicken	Grillin N Chillin BBQ
SMOKE ON THIS	Brisket	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	Brisket	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
TOTALLY SMOKIN	Chicken	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
The Rack Pack	Brisket	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	Chicken	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
SLEEPY HOLLOW	Brisket	Table Rock Boats and Bones
THE SMOKING HILLS	Brisket	Table Rock Boats and Bones
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	Pork	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff
CAJUN BLAZE	Pork	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
DIRT ROAD BBQ	Pork Ribs	2015 Colorado Rockies Championship
GETTIN' SAUCED	Chicken	2015 Colorado Rockies Championship
K & D SMOKERS	Chicken	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
LEFT COAST Q	Chicken	2015 Colorado Rockies Championship
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS	Brisket	2015 Colorado Rockies Championship
PORK PATROL BBQ	Brisket	2015 Colorado Rockies Championship
SLAPS BBQ	Pork Ribs	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	Brisket	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)

…and 19 more in September 2015.

On the move (power rating)

Team	Rating	Sep 2015
RAZORRACKS No. 48 in the power rankings	1,849	+40
BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS No. 382 in the power rankings	1,703	+38
PHAT JACKS BBQ NE No. 430 in the power rankings	1,692	+37
THUNDER HOG BBQ No. 162 in the power rankings	1,774	+34
Smoke-A-Holics No. 1,038 in the power rankings	1,601	+33
SLEEPY HOLLOW No. 390 in the power rankings	1,701	+32
THE CELTIC PIG No. 373 in the power rankings	1,707	+30
IQ - NETHERLANDS No. 30 in the power rankings	1,862	+29
BIG WOODIE BBQ No. 775 in the power rankings	1,631	+29
BIG "E" BBQ No. 80 in the power rankings	1,818	+29
1ST AND COAL SMOKIN' BBQ No. 5,180 in the power rankings	1,459	-22
SMOKIN MO'S BBQ No. 121 in the power rankings	1,793	-23
Smokin' Hot	1,457	-23
The Sauce And All That Goes With It No. 3,923 in the power rankings	1,485	-25
Devil's Smoke	1,473	-27

Full power rankings →

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	262
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

Team	First contest	Best
Hog Shack BBQ	BBQ On the Bypass	1
DR. EVIL BBQ	Grillstock	2
BLACK HART BBQ	Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke	3
British Bulldog	Grillstock	4
Priscilla Queen of the Firepit	Grillstock	5
SMOKEEATERS BBQ CANADA	BBQ on the Bow	5
BBQ Rangers	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland	6
Federal Que	Grill Cook Master	6
Just Blowin Smoke	Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day	6
Meatpocalypse	Grillstock	6
BO'S BODACIOUS BBQ	Porktober Que	7
Brisket Case	Grillstock	7
Fat Dad's Barbecue	Smoke on the River	7
Porkalcious	Bama Brew & Que	7
Smokey Pig BBQ	Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash	7
Smoking N" the Dark	Hot Springs Blues & BBQ	7
BALDICUE	Bohemian Bluegrass & BBQ	8
DTC SMOKERS	Farm Meat	8
HICKORY PIT CREW	Nebo Fall Festival BBQ	8
Smaakmakers BBQ Team Belgium	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015	8
THROUGH THE FIRE	Grill Cook Master	8
Team Smoking Penguin	Grillstock	8
Whitewater BBQ	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off	8
BEACH FIRE BBQ	Grill Cook Master	9

What a first season usually looks like →

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, Germany	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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Every contest scored (77 in September 2015)

Contest	Teams	Grand Champion	High score
Red, White and Que Sep 26, 2015 · Cresskill, NJ · 35 teams	35	THE BASIC BBQ TEAM RC: FIRE DOWN BELOW	674.8116
Barbeque on the Hill (Competitor's Series) Sep 26, 2015 · Blue Island, IL · 14 teams	14	Bad-Axe-BBQ RC: T.C. Grilling	330.8688
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Sep 25, 2015 · Shawnee, KS · 112 teams	112	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE RC: FUNNY FARM BBQ	709.1200
2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Sep 25, 2015 · Herten, NRW · 67 teams	67	SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ RC: MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	678.3312
Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Sep 25, 2015 · Murphysboro, IL · 55 teams	55	GILLY'S BBQ RC: Q-BONES BBQ	693.1204
Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Sep 25, 2015 · Vidalia, LA · 45 teams	45	CAJUN BLAZE RC: SWEET DREAMS BBQ	714.8572
Grillin N Chillin BBQ Sep 25, 2015 · Owensboro, KY · 38 teams	38	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS RC: SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	695.9200
Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Sep 25, 2015 · Jonesboro, AR · 38 teams	38	RAZORRACKS RC: KILLER HOGS	708.0456
Bikes Blues & BBQ Sep 25, 2015 · Fayetteville, AR · 35 teams	35	BUFFALO'S BBQ RC: HABITUAL SMOKERS	689.0400
Smoke in the Park Sep 25, 2015 · Lemoyne, PA · 34 teams	34	3 EYZ BBQ RC: UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	674.8000
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Sep 25, 2015 · Midwest City, OK · 30 teams	30	CLARK CREW BBQ RC: SMOKEAHOLICS	694.2632
Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Sep 25, 2015 · Newton, NC · 27 teams	27	SMOKE ON THIS RC: REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	700.5600
Bama Brew & Que Sep 25, 2015 · Tuscaloosa, AL · 26 teams	26	SMOKE ME SILLY RC: SMOKIN BUTT CREW	702.2628
Porktober Que Sep 25, 2015 · Dothan, AL · 26 teams	26	RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN RC: BITE MY BUTT BBQ	688.5716
Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival Sep 25, 2015 · Junction City, KS · 25 teams	25	GRILLIN' BEAVERS RC: THE SMOKING HILLS	685.7256
Burg Fest BBQ Contest Sep 25, 2015 · Warrensburg, MO · 19 teams	19	PELLET ENVY RC: SLAPS BBQ	698.3088
Aksarben Stock Show & Rodeo Sep 25, 2015 · Omaha, NE · 18 teams	18	PORKY BUTTS BBQ RC: PORK PATROL BBQ	693.1544
Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash Sep 25, 2015 · Bryant, AR · 16 teams	16	LOTTA BULL BBQ RC: BBQR'S DELIGHT	693.6912
Grill Cook Master Sep 25, 2015 · Harrisonburg, VA · 16 teams	16	APORKALYPSE NOW RC: FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	689.6456
Oak Grove BBQ & Lemonade Festival Sep 25, 2015 · Oak Grove, MO · 16 teams	16	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY RC: SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ	693.0740
Oinktoberfest Sep 19, 2015 · Clarence, NY · 52 teams	52	GOOD SMOKE BBQ RC: RED VALLEY BBQ	669.6800
Que by the Sea Sep 19, 2015 · Seaside Heights, NJ · 41 teams	41	BEERBEQUE RC: 3 EYZ BBQ	674.2512
Table Rock Boats and Bones Sep 19, 2015 · Kimberling City, MO · 33 teams	33	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ RC: OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	705.1544
Hot Springs Blues & BBQ Sep 19, 2015 · Hot Springs, AR · 29 teams	29	FIRE DANCER BBQ RC: RAZORRACKS	695.3944
Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sep 19, 2015 · Sint-Niklaas · 13 teams	13	IQ - NETHERLANDS RC: BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS	669.0628
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Sep 18, 2015 · Salisbury, NC · 59 teams	59	SMOKE THIS RC: CHECKERED PIG	697.6572
Smoke on the River Sep 18, 2015 · Sacramento, CA · 49 teams	49	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ RC: MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND	678.2856
Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Sep 18, 2015 · Kearney, MO · 41 teams	41	SLAPS BBQ RC: PORKARITAVILLE	698.7884
2015 Colorado Rockies Championship Sep 18, 2015 · Denver, CO · 35 teams	35	GETTIN' SAUCED RC: HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	705.7144
Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff Sep 18, 2015 · Ponca City, OK · 32 teams	32	BUTCHER BBQ RC: DR. NORDY'S BBQ	692.5028
Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Sep 18, 2015 · Spearfish, SD · 30 teams	30	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS RC: SPITFIRE	701.7144
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Sep 18, 2015 · Southaven, MS · 30 teams	30	CAJUN BLAZE RC: EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	701.1200
Marshall County Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sep 18, 2015 · Plymouth, IN · 27 teams	27	THUNDER HOG BBQ RC: SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC	693.6684
KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Sep 18, 2015 · Worthington, MN · 26 teams	26	MUSTANG SALLY BBQ RC: TOTALLY SAUCED	700.5944
BBQ on the Bricks Sep 18, 2015 · Kearney, NE · 25 teams	25	PHAT JACKS BBQ NE RC: SMOKIN MAX BBQ	691.3828
Tri-City BBQ Fest Sep 18, 2015 · Denison, IA · 18 teams	18	PORKY BUTTS BBQ RC: BIG T'Z Q CRU	690.7884
Nebo Fall Festival BBQ Sep 18, 2015 · Nebo, KY · 16 teams	16	SMOKE ME SILLY RC: SON SEEKERS BBQ	710.8688
The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship Sep 13, 2015 · Lake Elsinore, CA · 22 teams	22	ZZYZX BAR.B.Q RC: LADY OF Q	712.6060
Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Sep 12, 2015 · Harvard, MA · 37 teams	37	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA RC: PORK BUTT PARADISE	694.7996
Balloons, Blues & BBQ Sep 12, 2015 · Bloomington, IN · 23 teams	23	BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ RC: CARSON'S BBQ / LIVY-Q	690.1940
BBQ On the Bypass Sep 12, 2015 · Langley, BC · 19 teams	19	Hog Shack BBQ RC: LAKE HOUSE BBQ	669.7376
Bohemian Bluegrass & BBQ Sep 12, 2015 · Naplavka, Prague · 13 teams	13	BUTTRUB.COM RC: MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	674.8456
Farm Meat Sep 12, 2015 · Dongen, the Netherlands · 12 teams	12	IQ - NETHERLANDS RC: PUREBBQ	669.6912
Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Sep 11, 2015 · Independence, MO · 76 teams	76	CLARK CREW BBQ RC: R BUTTS R SMOKIN	689.0512
Windy City BBQ Classic Sep 11, 2015 · Chicago, IL · 61 teams	61	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE RC: MUD'S BBQ	698.2744
Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Sep 11, 2015 · Decatur, AL · 55 teams	55	The Specialists RC: SOUTH PORK	704.5488
Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Sep 11, 2015 · Mears, MI · 34 teams	34	MAC ATTACK BBQ RC: SMOKIN' IN THE D	699.4744
Puckaway Pigfest Sep 11, 2015 · Montello, WI · 33 teams	33	BIG "E" BBQ RC: A FINE SWINE	672.1600
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Sep 11, 2015 · Grand Junction, CO · 32 teams	32	LUCKY'S Q RC: GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	698.8344
Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Sep 11, 2015 · Vermillion, SD · 32 teams	32	EGGSPERT BBQ RC: SPITFIRE	693.1432
Beak Week BBQ Challenge Sep 11, 2015 · Goldsboro, NC · 32 teams	32	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM RC: THE SMOKEHOUSE BANDITS!!!	691.4284
Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Sep 11, 2015 · Cookeville, TN · 31 teams	31	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS RC: QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	702.2400
International Goat Days Championship BBQ Sep 11, 2015 · Millington, TN · 31 teams	31	KILLER HOGS RC: HOGGY STYLE	698.8344
Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig Sep 11, 2015 · Fort Mill, SC · 29 teams	29	BACKWOODS BBQ RC: SMOKE THIS	703.3828
11th Annual Recovery Fest Sep 11, 2015 · Richmond, VA · 29 teams	29	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ RC: LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE	679.9428
Bands & BBQ at the Point Sep 11, 2015 · Carrollton, KY · 29 teams	29	BARK BROTHERS BBQ RC: GREY STREET BBQ	694.2856
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Sep 11, 2015 · N. Kansas City, MO · 28 teams	28	SMOKEAHOLICS RC: TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE	694.8228
Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Sep 11, 2015 · Leavenworth, KS · 28 teams	28	JAESTAR BBQ RC: BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	714.8800
The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship Sep 11, 2015 · Lake Elsinore, CA · 28 teams	28	BIG POPPA SMOKERS RC: KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ	709.1428
Derby BBQ Festival Sep 11, 2015 · Derby, KS · 26 teams	26	OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ RC: SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS	677.1428
Biggest Buck and Best Rack Sep 11, 2015 · Alma, AR · 25 teams	25	INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE RC: BUFFALO'S BBQ	701.1544
Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day Sep 11, 2015 · Butler, MO · 14 teams	14	GETTIN' SAUCED RC: LIL' FIDDLER'S	686.7656
Smokin' Brew BBQ Sep 5, 2015 · Parker, CO · 49 teams	49	CLARK CREW BBQ RC: JO-BAWB'S BBQ	703.3828
BBQ on the Bow Sep 5, 2015 · Calgary, AB · 35 teams	35	Bordertown Bar-B-Que RC: SMELLAQUE	671.9312
Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Sep 5, 2015 · Omaha, NE · 31 teams	31	TRUE SMOKE BBQ RC: PORK PATROL BBQ	684.0340
Grillstock Sep 5, 2015 · London · 26 teams	26	BUNCH OF SWINES RC: DR. EVIL BBQ	665.0512
Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships Sep 5, 2015 · Hartford, CT · 17 teams	17	SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ RC: MEAT @ SLIMS	685.7256
Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series) Sep 5, 2015 · Westport, CT	—	—	—
City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Sep 4, 2015 · Bedford, TX · 70 teams	70	BUTCHER BBQ RC: HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	682.8228
Smokin in the Golden Valley Sep 4, 2015 · Clinton, MO · 31 teams	31	DIRT ROAD BBQ RC: GETTIN' BASTED	700.5028
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Sep 4, 2015 · Richmond, VA · 30 teams	30	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE RC: INSANE SWINE BBQ	688.5488
5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Sep 4, 2015 · Warrens, WI · 27 teams	27	BIG "E" BBQ RC: HOGLINE	684.5256
Low Country Hog Fest Sep 4, 2015 · Charleston, SC · 26 teams	26	SMOKE ON THIS RC: BACKWOODS BBQ	703.4172
Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke Sep 4, 2015 · Geneva, NY · 25 teams	25	GOOD SMOKE BBQ RC: GALLOWAY'S HELLFIRE BBQ	666.2856
Q'ing for a Cause Sep 4, 2015 · Columbia, MO · 21 teams	21	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO RC: OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	689.6800
Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival Sep 4, 2015 · Myrtle Beach, SC · 20 teams	20	SMOKIN SKULLIES RC: BIG DADDY Q - FL	687.3828
Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff Sep 4, 2015 · Vernon, IN · 18 teams	18	THUNDER HOG BBQ RC: BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	706.2856

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