In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in June 2016 — 1 Jun to 30 Jun.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
June 2016 in BBQ
The recap: every contest scored, every story, every board
Inside
The Stories
Score of the month
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.
Hottest hand
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ took 3 Grand Championships in June 2016.
First one ever
BOSS HAWG BBQ won their first Grand Championship at 5th Annual Smokin on the Lake, in their 42nd contest in the data.
- 3 Jun
Title defended
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ won Porkapalooza BBQ Festival again — back-to-back Grand Championships at the same contest.
- 2015–2016
- field of 42
Upset of the month
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
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
BOOTYQUE edged HOT COLE'S BBQ by 0.0000 at Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ.
- Master Series
Back on top
SON SEEKERS BBQ won Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — their first Grand Championship since April 2013, after 20 contests without one.
- last won April 2013
- 20 contests in between
Contest record
BRINGIN' THE HEAT put up 692.0004 at Poor Que — the best overall in 4 editions of the contest on record, past the old mark of 679.9432.
- old record 679.9432
- 3 earlier editions
Near sweep
3 EYZ BBQ won 3 of 4 meats at The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park (chicken, pork ribs and pork), and the Grand Championship with them.
- Chicken
- Pork Ribs
- Pork
- and the GC
Biggest riser
CHOP QUEY gained 43 rating points across 4 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 4 contests
- now #841 overall
State champion
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE won Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship, a state championship, against a field of 183.
- Kansas
Best debut
STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM finished 2nd at Rugby Sound BBQ Competition — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 572 new teams in Jun 2016
- field of 15
Biggest blowout
BULL RUSH BBQ won Fitzgerald Pig Pickin by 21.7488 points over BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 26
Biggest field
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship drew 183 teams, and BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE won it.
- Lenexa, KS
Milestone
FIRE DANCER BBQ cooked their 100th contest on record at The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off, with 9 Grand Championships along the way.
- 9 GCs along the way
Road warriors
Smoke-A-Holics cooked 8 contests in June 2016 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 1 GC
Won without a meat
BRICKHEAD BBQ won Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 2nd.
- field of 76
New on the calendar
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
Always the reserve
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ finished second overall 3 times in June 2016 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.
- 3 contests
Busiest weekend
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 |
| Pork Ribs ×11 💯 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest |
180 |
| Pork ×18 💯 | HOT COLE'S BBQ Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ |
180 |
| Brisket ×10 💯 | BOOTYQUE Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ |
180 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 27 more in June 2016.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Jun 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| CHOP QUEY No. 841 in the power rankings |
1,624 | +43 |
| THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW No. 301 in the power rankings |
1,724 | +41 |
| Sublime BBQ No. 98 in the power rankings |
1,810 | +36 |
| SMOKIN' F BBQ No. 2,392 in the power rankings |
1,524 | +34 |
| SMOKIN FOOLZ No. 475 in the power rankings |
1,683 | +33 |
| KOSMOSQ.COM No. 573 in the power rankings |
1,664 | +33 |
| BULL RUSH BBQ No. 979 in the power rankings |
1,608 | +33 |
| CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ No. 347 in the power rankings |
1,713 | +31 |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB No. 44 in the power rankings |
1,853 | +31 |
| GEN QUE No. 2,203 in the power rankings |
1,531 | +31 |
| MEATWAGON BBQ No. 3,413 in the power rankings |
1,495 | -24 |
| PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE No. 6,477 in the power rankings |
1,347 | -25 |
| HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE No. 75 in the power rankings |
1,823 | -25 |
| TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ No. 6,229 in the power rankings |
1,419 | -27 |
| DAD'S BARBEQUE No. 6,339 in the power rankings |
1,404 | -32 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke-A-Holics | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| APORKALYPSE NOW | 5 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Iowa | 2 | 45 |
| Montana | 2 | 45 |
| Wisconsin | 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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