In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in July 2016 — 1 Jul to 31 Jul.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
July 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
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ put up 709.1200 at The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig — the highest overall of the month.
Hottest hand
PORKY BUTTS BBQ took 3 Grand Championships in July 2016.
They will not let it go
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI won Grillin' in Grafton again — 3 straight editions of this contest.
- 2014–2016
- field of 29
First one ever
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS won their first Grand Championship at Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sound Festival, in their 33rd contest in the data.
- 8 Jul
By invitation only
IQ - NETHERLANDS won Prime UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP, best of 18 invited teams; BUNCH OF SWINES took reserve. An invite-only field, so it leaves the power rating alone and goes straight into the record book.
- top score 694.7884
- not in the power rating
Upset of the month
The ratings gave them a 13% chance
WICHITA SWINEMEN won The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest over top-rated CLARK CREW BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
Six judges, every card a 9: 42 perfect 180s were handed out in July 2016.
- Pork ×12
- Brisket ×12
- Chicken ×11
- Pork Ribs ×7
Closest call
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM edged SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA by 0.0116 at Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest.
- Master Series
Contest record
FINN'S FINEST BBQ put up 683.3372 at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship — the best overall in 4 editions of the contest on record, past the old mark of 670.3088.
- old record 670.3088
- 3 earlier editions
Biggest riser
SMOKE FREAKS gained 52 rating points across 6 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 6 contests
- now #108 overall
State champion
4 LEGS UP BBQ won 13th Annual Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship, a state championship, against a field of 31.
- New Mexico
Best debut
MEAN MOE'S BBQ finished 4th at Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sound Festival — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 305 new teams in Jul 2016
- field of 17
Biggest blowout
One2BBQ won EffingHAM Jam by 15.4288 points over EAT MOR BUTT BBQ — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 29
Biggest field
SC Festival of Discovery drew 82 teams, and UNCLE KENNY'S BBQ won it.
- Greenwood, SC
Milestone
4 LEGS UP BBQ cooked their 100th contest on record at 13th Annual Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship, with 5 Grand Championships along the way.
- 5 GCs along the way
Road warriors
CLARK CREW BBQ cooked 7 contests in July 2016 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 1 GC
Won without a meat
Uncle Kenny's Take-Away won SC Festival of Discovery without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 2nd.
- field of 82
New on the calendar
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat ran for the first time on record, drawing 66 teams, and PORKY BUTTS BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Jul 2016
- Green Bay, WI
Always the reserve
Organizer Portal finished second overall 3 times in July 2016 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.
- 3 contests
Busiest weekend
12 sanctioned contests were cooked on 29 Jul alone.
- 29 Jul
The Boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig |
709.1200 |
| 2 | Rhythm n QUE 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic |
709.1200 |
| 3 | Rhythm n QUE Del Mar BBQ Championship |
707.9772 |
| 4 | AWW HELL Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! Day 2 |
705.7372 |
| 5 | THE SMOKING HILLS The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig |
705.1428 |
| 6 | HICKORY PRIME Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off |
703.9544 |
| 7 | GRILLKUNST Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival |
702.8344 |
| 8 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away BBQ Fest Cooking Contest |
702.2864 |
| 9 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN Cookin' on Kampeska |
702.2400 |
| 10 | GETTIN' BASTED Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! |
701.6456 |
| 11 | Rise N Swine Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ |
701.1660 |
| 12 | Organizer Portal BBQ Fest Cooking Contest |
701.1084 |
| 13 | Organizer Portal Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off |
701.1084 |
| 14 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ Back to Mayberry BBQ |
701.0856 |
| 15 | CLARK CREW BBQ The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig |
700.5028 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×11 💯 | The Specialists Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) |
180 |
| Pork Ribs ×7 💯 | CONTAGIOUS Q Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) |
180 |
| Pork ×12 💯 | MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE Sam's Club National BBQ Tour |
180 |
| Brisket ×12 💯 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ Back to Mayberry BBQ |
180 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 18 more in July 2016.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Jul 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| SMOKE FREAKS No. 108 in the power rankings |
1,803 | +52 |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS No. 94 in the power rankings |
1,812 | +48 |
| TWISTED-Q No. 993 in the power rankings |
1,606 | +39 |
| HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY No. 1,129 in the power rankings |
1,592 | +34 |
| Hogslickers | 1,531 | +31 |
| BIG "E" BBQ No. 80 in the power rankings |
1,818 | +30 |
| HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ No. 38 in the power rankings |
1,857 | +30 |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ No. 18 in the power rankings |
1,879 | +29 |
| Rise N Swine No. 741 in the power rankings |
1,636 | +29 |
| CHANNABILLY BBQ No. 999 in the power rankings |
1,606 | +29 |
| Smokin Pimp No. 5,776 in the power rankings |
1,443 | -23 |
| WICKED SMOKE BBQ No. 630 in the power rankings |
1,655 | -25 |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ No. 617 in the power rankings |
1,657 | -25 |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS No. 487 in the power rankings |
1,680 | -28 |
| QUAU No. 932 in the power rankings |
1,613 | -35 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| PELLET ENVY | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| SMOKE FREAKS | 6 | — | 2 |
| South Pork | 6 | — | 2 |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 6 | — | 2 |
| Smoke-A-Holics | 6 | — | 4 |
| QUAU | 6 | — | 6 |
| BIG "E" BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Backdraft BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| LUCKY'S Q | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| SLAPS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| iBQ'n | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 5 | 238 |
| Missouri | 4 | 138 |
| California | 4 | 122 |
| Iowa | 4 | 107 |
| Indiana | 4 | 97 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 85 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 95 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 82 |
| Colorado | 2 | 76 |
| Illinois | 2 | 66 |
| Virginia | 2 | 46 |
| New York | 2 | 44 |
| Delaware | 2 | 38 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 65 |
| Alabama | 1 | 60 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 49 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 45 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 41 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 39 |
| Michigan | 1 | 39 |
By invitation (invite-only fields)
| Contest | Teams | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|
| Prime UVE Invitational Barbecue Championship Jul 2, 2016 · Gaiarine, Italy |
18 | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat Green Bay, WI |
66 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ |
| Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat Green Bay, WI |
55 | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig Desoto, KS |
49 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ |
| Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA |
47 | RHYTHM 'N QUE |
| BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN |
47 | UNCLE KENNY'S BBQ |
| Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS |
46 | RISE N SWINE |
| 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA |
42 | RHYTHM 'N QUE |
| Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO |
40 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| 15th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR |
39 | BUTCHER BBQ |
| Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA |
38 | SON OF SMOKE |
| Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown) Peoria, IL |
37 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ |
| The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS |
37 | WICHITA SWINEMEN |
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