Score of the month
697.6800
Master overall, out of 720
top 3% of every Master overall ever scored
JO-BAWB'S BBQ put up 697.6800 at National Western BBQ Throwdown — the highest overall of the month.
January 2016 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in January 2016 — 1 Jan to 31 Jan.
4contests scored
209teams competed
160top-ten calls
1perfect 180s
58biggest field
4states & provinces
59new teams
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The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
January 2016, 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
First one ever
4th
contest — and their first GC
Bad Ass BBQ won their first Grand Championship at The Yaks Sydney Barbecue Festival, in their 4th contest in the data.
- 29 Jan
Upset of the month
16-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 16% chance
SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ won Lakeland Pig Festival over top-rated WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
1
perfect score handed out
BUFFALO'S BBQ turned in a perfect 180 in brisket — six judges, every card a 9.
- Brisket ×1
Closest call
5.0968
points between 1st and 2nd
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ edged BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM by 5.0968 at W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+17
power rating points
Bad Ass BBQ gained 17 rating points across 1 contest — the biggest climb of the month.
- 1 contest
Best debut
3rd
in their very first contest
BLVD Restaurant BBQ finished 3rd at The Yaks Sydney Barbecue Festival — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 59 new teams in Jan 2016
- field of 17
Biggest field
58
teams at one contest
Lakeland Pig Festival drew 58 teams, and SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ won it.
- Lakeland
- FL
New on the calendar
30
teams at a brand-new contest
W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016 ran for the first time on record, drawing 30 teams, and SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 2 first editions in Jan 2016
- Rein in Taufers
- IT
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ National Western BBQ Throwdown |
697.6800 |
| 2 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
687.4172 |
| 3 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016 |
685.7140 |
| 4 | BUTCHER BBQ National Western BBQ Throwdown |
684.4796 |
| 5 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ National Western BBQ Throwdown |
683.3256 |
| 6 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016 |
680.6172 |
| 7 | CHARQUETERIE Lakeland Pig Festival |
680.5260 |
| 8 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS Lakeland Pig Festival |
680.4452 |
| 9 | Backdraft BBQ National Western BBQ Throwdown |
679.3256 |
| 10 | MIDNIGHT BURN Lakeland Pig Festival |
679.3256 |
| 11 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ National Western BBQ Throwdown |
677.6572 |
| 12 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS Lakeland Pig Festival |
677.0976 |
| 13 | Accutech BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
676.5140 |
| 14 | Smokin' Slimz Lakeland Pig Festival |
675.3256 |
| 15 | HOGS GONE WILD BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
674.8000 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | SWINOS Lakeland Pig Festival |
176.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | BUTCHER BBQ National Western BBQ Throwdown |
177.7028 |
| Pork | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016 |
178.3200 |
| Brisket ×1 💯 | BUFFALO'S BBQ National Western BBQ Throwdown |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
| Team | Category | Contest |
|---|---|---|
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | Brisket | National Western BBQ Throwdown |
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Jan 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bad Ass BBQ | 1,511 | +17 |
| BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM #1023 | 1,602 | +16 |
| Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ #343 | 1,712 | +15 |
| SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ #1435 | 1,569 | +14 |
| EUREKA SMOKE #1620 | 1,557 | +14 |
| Smokin' Slimz #1653 | 1,554 | +14 |
| CHARQUETERIE #1142 | 1,590 | +14 |
| Homemade & BBQ Friends Team | 1,514 | +14 |
| Accutech BBQ #895 | 1,616 | +14 |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ #12 | 1,911 | +13 |
| SALZBURGER BBQ BULLS, AUSTRIA #6183 | 1,418 | -14 |
| Mr. Cobbs BBQ | 1,486 | -14 |
| Fionia BBQ | 1,485 | -15 |
| Brazilian Style Imports | 1,485 | -15 |
| LETZQ #1172 | 1,588 | -17 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Ass BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| JO-BAWB'S BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2nd Hand Smoke | 1 | — | — |
| 92 BB Crew | 1 | — | — |
| 92 BB Crew 2 | 1 | — | — |
| AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | 1 | — | — |
| AOC Sticky Pigs | 1 | — | — |
| All Jacked Up BBQ | 1 | — | — |
| BACKYARD GRILL & SMOKE | 1 | — | — |
| BAMBOO WARRIOR | 1 | — | — |
| BAY-KEN BUTTS BBQ | 1 | — | — |
| BITE ME BBQ | 1 | — | — |
| BLUE LINE BBQ OF FLORIDA | 1 | — | — |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1 | 126 |
| Colorado | 1 | 36 |
| IT | 1 | 30 |
| AU | 1 | 17 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016 Rein in Taufers, IT |
30 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ |
| The Yaks Sydney Barbecue Festival Sydney, AU |
17 | Bad Ass BBQ |
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Every contest scored (4 in January 2016)
| Contest | Teams | Grand Champion | High score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival 2016-01-29 · Lakeland, FL |
58 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ RC: CHARQUETERIE |
687.4172 |
| The Yaks Sydney Barbecue Festival 2016-01-29 · Sydney, AU |
17 | Bad Ass BBQ RC: EUREKA SMOKE |
653.6344 |
| W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016 2016-01-15 · Rein in Taufers, IT |
30 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ RC: BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM |
685.7140 |
| National Western BBQ Throwdown 2016-01-08 · Denver, CO |
36 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ RC: BUTCHER BBQ |
697.6800 |
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