Score of the month
706.8228
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
BIG POPPA SMOKERS put up 706.8228 at Best Dam Barbecue — the highest overall of the month.
May 2016 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in May 2016 — 1 May to 31 May.
60contests scored
1,940teams competed
2,400top-ten calls
48perfect 180s
83biggest field
31states & provinces
351new teams
Now on the newsstand
The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
May 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.
Read the May 2016 edition →
The stories
Hottest hand
3×
Grand Championships
CLARK CREW BBQ took 3 Grand Championships in May 2016.
First one ever
43rd
contest — and their first GC
WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS won their first Grand Championship at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ, in their 43rd contest in the data.
- 6 May
Upset of the month
11-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 11% chance
CARTER-QUE-ING won Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) over top-rated CLARK CREW BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
48
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 48 perfect 180s were handed out in May 2016.
- Chicken ×16
- Brisket ×14
- Pork Ribs ×9
- Pork ×9
Closest call
0.0340
points between 1st and 2nd
HICKORY PRIME edged WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ by 0.0340 at Chesapeake Jubilee.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+43
power rating points
CRIMSON Q gained 43 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #911 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
KC SMOKIN' SPORTS finished 1st at UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 351 new teams in May 2016
- field of 24
Biggest field
83
teams at one contest
*Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival drew 83 teams, and UNCLE BC'S won it.
- Bixby
- OK
Road warriors
7
contests cooked
Smoke-A-Holics cooked 7 contests in May 2016 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 4th
New on the calendar
83
teams at a brand-new contest
*Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival ran for the first time on record, drawing 83 teams, and UNCLE BC'S won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in May 2016
- Bixby
- OK
Busiest weekend
16
contests on one date
16 sanctioned contests were cooked on 6 May alone.
- 6 May
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS Best Dam Barbecue |
706.8228 |
| 2 | CHECKERED PIG Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass |
706.2628 |
| 3 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) |
705.1432 |
| 4 | MUSIC CITY BBQ Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff |
705.1316 |
| 5 | CLARK CREW BBQ Grand Lake BBQ & Festival |
704.5372 |
| 6 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) |
703.9428 |
| 7 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ Grand Lake BBQ & Festival |
703.3944 |
| 8 | South Pork The National BBQ Cup (Day 1) |
703.3712 |
| 9 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM Jiggy With the Piggy |
702.8916 |
| 10 | OKIEQ Grand Lake BBQ & Festival |
702.7884 |
| 11 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) |
702.2744 |
| 12 | Organizer Portal Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff |
702.2516 |
| 13 | JIGGY PIGGY Barber Q Battle |
701.6916 |
| 14 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) |
701.6916 |
| 15 | WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ |
701.6800 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×16 💯 | LUCKY'S Q Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×9 💯 | LADY OF Q Jiggy With the Piggy |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×9 💯 | IT'S A LEAGUE GAME, SMOKEY *Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×14 💯 | Prime BBQ Jiggy With the Piggy |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 24 more in May 2016.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | May 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| CRIMSON Q #911 | 1,614 | +43 |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ #17 | 1,882 | +42 |
| VICTORY LANE BBQ #59 | 1,835 | +41 |
| ASTRO PIGS BBQ #2546 | 1,518 | +35 |
| CARTER-QUE-ING #1865 | 1,544 | +32 |
| OKIEQ #169 | 1,769 | +32 |
| CONTAGIOUS Q #137 | 1,785 | +32 |
| K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ #1361 | 1,573 | +31 |
| UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ #526 | 1,671 | +30 |
| BIG "E" BBQ #80 | 1,818 | +30 |
| Lolli Q #1871 | 1,544 | -20 |
| BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE #5858 | 1,439 | -20 |
| Extra Mile BBQ #946 | 1,610 | -23 |
| Kickin Ash #6223 | 1,412 | -23 |
| Tig's Brew 'N' Que #6102 | 1,425 | -34 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke-A-Holics | 7 | — | 4 |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| CHECKERED PIG | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| South Pork | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| WOODWARD BARBEQUE | 5 | — | 2 |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | — | 3 |
| QUAU | 5 | — | 3 |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 5 | — | 3 |
| YELLOW RIVER BBQ | 5 | — | 4 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | — | 6 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Bonemaker Outdoors | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 8 | 258 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 136 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 123 |
| Georgia | 3 | 138 |
| Virginia | 3 | 130 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 124 |
| Illinois | 3 | 87 |
| Alabama | 2 | 160 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 96 |
| New York | 2 | 89 |
| Kansas | 2 | 72 |
| Nevada | 2 | 63 |
| Indiana | 2 | 56 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 44 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 71 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | 65 |
| Maryland | 1 | 51 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 47 |
| California | 1 | 44 |
| Oregon | 1 | 43 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| *Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK |
83 | UNCLE BC'S |
| Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC |
76 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA |
66 | CARTER-QUE-ING |
| 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort Platte City, MO |
51 | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY |
| The National BBQ Cup (Day 1) Nashville, TN |
51 | SOUTH PORK |
| 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE |
42 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ |
| Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL |
42 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Hasselt, Belgium, BE |
40 | BUNCH OF SWINES |
| 4th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ |
39 | BAD BOYZ BBQ |
| Smokin' for Garrett Boonville, IN |
35 | ONE2BBQ |
| Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Aldersyde, Alberta Canada, T0L1T0 |
34 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ |
| Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO |
33 | CLARK CREW BBQ |
Running a contest? The organizer tools →
Every contest scored (63 in May 2016)
The archive
Every month with scored results, back to the start of the data. Subscribe to the monthly feed and each one lands as it closes.