Score of the month
710.2860
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
BURNT FINGER BBQ put up 710.2860 at Cookin on the Kaw — the highest overall of the month.
October 2015 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in October 2015 — 1 Oct to 31 Oct.
50contests scored
2,059teams competed
1,968top-ten calls
52perfect 180s
606biggest field
22states & provinces
455new teams
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The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
October 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
THE PIT CREW GA took 2 Grand Championships in October 2015.
First one ever
39th
contest — and their first GC
Bald Hawg BBQ won their first Grand Championship at Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival, in their 39th contest in the data.
- 23 Oct
Upset of the month
13-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 13% chance
Cool Smoke won Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) over top-rated IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
52
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 52 perfect 180s were handed out in October 2015.
- Chicken ×14
- Pork ×14
- Brisket ×14
- Pork Ribs ×10
Biggest riser
+35
power rating points
J & B'S BBQ gained 35 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #407 overall
Best debut
4th
in their very first contest
Just Ribn' & Porkin Fun finished 4th at Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff 2015 (BACKYARD-INVITATIONAL) — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 455 new teams in Oct 2015
- field of 12
Biggest field
606
teams at one contest
36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open drew 606 teams, and GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA won it.
- Kansas City
- MO
Road warriors
6
contests cooked
Smoke-A-Holics cooked 6 contests in October 2015 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 5th
New on the calendar
606
teams at a brand-new contest
36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open ran for the first time on record, drawing 606 teams, and GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Oct 2015
- Kansas City
- MO
Busiest weekend
16
contests on one date
16 sanctioned contests were cooked on 9 Oct alone.
- 9 Oct
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×14 💯 | BEAN BANDITS Hog Wild BBQ Festival |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×10 💯 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS Hog Wild BBQ Festival |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×14 💯 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×14 💯 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 28 more in October 2015.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Oct 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| J & B'S BBQ #407 | 1,695 | +35 |
| THE PIT CREW GA #822 | 1,625 | +35 |
| LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER #441 | 1,689 | +29 |
| Cool Smoke #272 | 1,730 | +29 |
| ATLANTA BBQ STORE #341 | 1,713 | +28 |
| GUZZY-Q #2365 | 1,524 | +28 |
| SAUCE THIS BBQ #65 | 1,829 | +28 |
| GREY STREET BBQ #4 | 1,942 | +26 |
| FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN #1168 | 1,588 | +26 |
| 913 BBQ #42 | 1,854 | +25 |
| MY WIFE LET ME ENTER | 1,480 | -20 |
| Burnin and Lootin #46 | 1,850 | -22 |
| Rocks Money Pit BBQ #523 | 1,671 | -27 |
| Big D's BBQ #2770 | 1,512 | -27 |
| MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL #1120 | 1,592 | -27 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke-A-Holics | 6 | — | 5 |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| JO-BAWB'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Organizer Portal | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| SMOKE ON THIS | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| ATLANTA BBQ STORE | 5 | — | 2 |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | — | 2 |
| HICKORY PRIME | 5 | — | 2 |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 5 | — | 2 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 5 | — | 3 |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 5 | — | 3 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5 | 656 |
| Georgia | 5 | 176 |
| Kansas | 5 | 157 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 163 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 115 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 109 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 98 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 76 |
| California | 2 | 124 |
| Ohio | 2 | 100 |
| Illinois | 2 | 79 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 66 |
| Texas | 2 | 63 |
| Delaware | 1 | 65 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 57 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 46 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 44 |
| Virginia | 1 | 37 |
| Nevada | 1 | 34 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 26 |
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