Score of the month
710.2972
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
BRICKHEAD BBQ put up 710.2972 at Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival — the highest overall of the month.
June 2016 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in June 2016 — 1 Jun to 30 Jun.
83contests scored
2,404teams competed
3,238top-ten calls
51perfect 180s
183biggest field
36states & provinces
595new teams
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June 2016, set as a proper newspaper.
Every Grand Champion named, the month in figures across the top, the perfect 180s,
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The stories
Hottest hand
3×
Grand Championships
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ took 3 Grand Championships in June 2016.
First one ever
42nd
contest — and their first GC
BOSS HAWG BBQ won their first Grand Championship at 5th Annual Smokin on the Lake, in their 42nd contest in the data.
- 3 Jun
Upset of the month
12-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 12% chance
43RD PARALLEL BBQ won Hog and Steer Barbecue Competition and Festival over top-rated TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
51
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 51 perfect 180s were handed out in June 2016.
- Pork ×18
- Chicken ×12
- Pork Ribs ×11
- Brisket ×10
Closest call
0.0000
points between 1st and 2nd
BOOTYQUE edged HOT COLE'S BBQ by 0.0000 at Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+41
power rating points
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW gained 41 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #300 overall
Best debut
2nd
in their very first contest
STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM finished 2nd at Rugby Sound BBQ Competition — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 595 new teams in Jun 2016
- field of 15
Biggest field
183
teams at one contest
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship drew 183 teams, and BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE won it.
- Lenexa
- KS
Road warriors
8
contests cooked
Smoke-A-Holics cooked 8 contests in June 2016 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 1 GC
New on the calendar
67
teams at a brand-new contest
Smokin' on the Summit BBQ ran for the first time on record, drawing 67 teams, and SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Jun 2016
- Lee's Summit
- MO
Busiest weekend
22
contests on one date
22 sanctioned contests were cooked on 3 Jun alone.
- 3 Jun
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRICKHEAD BBQ Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival |
710.2972 |
| 2 | QUETOPIA *Mankato Cookout Day 1 |
710.2744 |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ Smokin' on the Summit BBQ |
708.5484 |
| 4 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge |
707.9656 |
| 5 | BOOTYQUE Smokin' On The Pecos |
707.4056 |
| 6 | BOOTYQUE Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ |
706.8228 |
| 7 | HOT COLE'S BBQ Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ |
706.8228 |
| 8 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest |
706.2400 |
| 9 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ Horse Town Brew n Que Festival |
705.1544 |
| 10 | BULL RUSH BBQ Fitzgerald Pig Pickin |
704.5488 |
| 11 | BAD BONES BBQ Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition |
703.9772 |
| 12 | KILLER HOGS Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash |
703.3828 |
| 13 | CLARK CREW BBQ Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship |
702.8456 |
| 14 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ Smokin' On The Pecos |
702.8344 |
| 15 | SWINE CRUE Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash |
702.8228 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×12 💯 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ Beltway BBQ Showdown |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×11 💯 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×18 💯 | HOT COLE'S BBQ Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×10 💯 | BOOTYQUE Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 27 more in June 2016.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Jun 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW #300 | 1,722 | +41 |
| CHOP QUEY #749 | 1,633 | +40 |
| Sublime BBQ #95 | 1,810 | +36 |
| SMOKIN' F BBQ #2385 | 1,524 | +33 |
| KOSMOSQ.COM #567 | 1,663 | +33 |
| SMOKIN FOOLZ #486 | 1,681 | +33 |
| BULL RUSH BBQ #1005 | 1,604 | +33 |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB #41 | 1,854 | +32 |
| CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ #323 | 1,718 | +32 |
| GEN QUE #2251 | 1,528 | +31 |
| MEATWAGON BBQ #3423 | 1,495 | -24 |
| HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE #81 | 1,817 | -25 |
| PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE #6401 | 1,347 | -25 |
| TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ #6234 | 1,410 | -27 |
| DAD'S BARBEQUE #6269 | 1,404 | -32 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke-A-Holics | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Backdraft BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 5 | — | 3 |
| SPITFIRE | 5 | — | 4 |
| JAESTAR BBQ | 5 | — | 6 |
| CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| BOOTYQUE | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| APORKALYPSE NOW | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| CHECKERED PIG | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 9 | 400 |
| Missouri | 6 | 251 |
| California | 6 | 223 |
| Minnesota | 5 | 126 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 160 |
| Illinois | 4 | 133 |
| Colorado | 4 | 122 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 114 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 103 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 82 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 60 |
| Georgia | 2 | 55 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 46 |
| Iowa | 2 | 45 |
| Montana | 2 | 45 |
| Michigan | 2 | 38 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 2 | 35 |
| IT | 2 | 34 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 69 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 62 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO |
67 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Que for the Troops Levittown, PA |
67 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ |
| 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO |
58 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ |
| Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS |
55 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ |
| Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA |
54 | RHYTHM 'N QUE |
| Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO |
49 | MOKAN MEATHEADS |
| Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship Okmulgee, OK |
41 | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS |
41 | CAJUN BLAZE |
| Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT |
40 | INSANE SWINE BBQ |
| Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ Red Bank(Chattanooga), TN |
39 | BOOTYQUE |
| The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE |
39 | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| Beltway BBQ Showdown Fort Washington, MD |
37 | SAUCE THIS BBQ |
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