In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in August 2016 — 1 Aug to 31 Aug.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
August 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
THE SMOKING HILLS put up 706.8460 at Smokin' Trackside BBQ & Brew Bash — the highest overall of the month.
Hottest hand
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM took 2 Grand Championships in August 2016.
They will not let it go
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS won Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ again — 3 straight editions of this contest.
- 2014–2016
- field of 31
First one ever
B & C SMOKERS won their first Grand Championship at East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival, in their 52nd contest in the data.
- 26 Aug
Upset of the month
The ratings gave them a 10% chance
HELPING U BBQ won 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska 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 August 2016.
- Brisket ×16
- Chicken ×15
- Pork ×9
- Pork Ribs ×2
Closest call
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS edged ACK-QUE by 0.0004 at Hudson Valley Ribfest.
- Master Series
Contest record
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS put up 683.4516 at Hudson Valley Ribfest — the best overall in 4 editions of the contest on record, past the old mark of 670.8452.
- old record 670.8452
- 3 earlier editions
Near sweep
One2BBQ won 3 of 4 meats at Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center (chicken, pork ribs and pork), and the Grand Championship with them.
- Chicken
- Pork Ribs
- Pork
- and the GC
Biggest riser
SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE gained 34 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #91 overall
State champion
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ won Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival, a state championship, against a field of 26.
- Wyoming
Best debut
CABIN CREEK finished 2nd at Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 441 new teams in Aug 2016
- field of 39
Biggest blowout
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC won Boydton's Big Bad BBQ by 21.7368 points over 412Q — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 28
Biggest field
Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship drew 72 teams, and SLAPS BBQ won it.
- Lubbock, TX
Milestone
SPITFIRE cooked their 100th contest on record at SMSU Smokefest, with 9 Grand Championships along the way.
- 9 GCs along the way
Road warriors
Smoke-A-Holics cooked 5 contests in August 2016 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 4th
Won without a meat
HELPING U BBQ won 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 3rd.
- field of 70
New on the calendar
Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship ran for the first time on record, drawing 72 teams, and SLAPS BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Aug 2016
- Lubbock, TX
Always the reserve
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ finished second overall 2 times in August 2016 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.
- 3 contests
Busiest weekend
19 sanctioned contests were cooked on 26 Aug alone.
- 26 Aug
The Boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKING HILLS Smokin' Trackside BBQ & Brew Bash |
706.8460 |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ Holy Smoke BBQ Competition |
706.8228 |
| 3 | Pot's BBQ Atlanta Bar B Q Festival |
705.0856 |
| 4 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA 9th Annual Big Island BBQ |
704.5372 |
| 5 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS 4th Annual Best BBQ In Town Long Beach BBQ Festival |
703.9544 |
| 6 | Rooftop BBQ Wild West BBQ Shoot Out |
703.4516 |
| 7 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ Best of the West |
702.2516 |
| 8 | CRAFT BBQ Atlanta Bar B Q Festival |
702.2400 |
| 9 | Sublime BBQ Smokin' Trackside BBQ & Brew Bash |
700.6060 |
| 10 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ BBQ on the Bricks |
700.5716 |
| 11 | SLAPS BBQ Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship |
700.5712 |
| 12 | Bald Hawg BBQ Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) |
700.5484 |
| 13 | MOKAN MEATHEADS Laurie Hillbilly BBQ |
699.9884 |
| 14 | HICKORY PRIME Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show |
699.9884 |
| 15 | BUTCHER BBQ Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ |
699.9656 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×15 💯 | HOT WACHULA'S Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) |
180 |
| Pork Ribs ×2 💯 | MIDNIGHT BURN Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) |
180 |
| Pork ×9 💯 | Organizer Portal Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) |
180 |
| Brisket ×16 💯 | Rise N Swine 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska |
180 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 18 more in August 2016.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Aug 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE No. 91 in the power rankings |
1,812 | +34 |
| WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY No. 497 in the power rankings |
1,677 | +33 |
| SMOKIN FOOLZ No. 475 in the power rankings |
1,683 | +31 |
| SCORCH AND RESQUE No. 927 in the power rankings |
1,613 | +31 |
| White Squirrel BBQ No. 82 in the power rankings |
1,816 | +31 |
| PB&J'S BBQ TEAM No. 572 in the power rankings |
1,664 | +28 |
| BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS No. 382 in the power rankings |
1,703 | +27 |
| ACK-QUE No. 547 in the power rankings |
1,669 | +26 |
| Texas Smoke Whisperer No. 222 in the power rankings |
1,751 | +26 |
| SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ No. 878 in the power rankings |
1,619 | +25 |
| SAUCED BY NOON No. 5,745 in the power rankings |
1,445 | -19 |
| Pirates bbq team | 1,480 | -20 |
| ZOMBIE APORKALYPSE | 1,477 | -23 |
| JOE'S SMOKIN GOOD BBQ No. 5,682 in the power rankings |
1,446 | -24 |
| QUAU No. 932 in the power rankings |
1,613 | -36 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke-A-Holics | 5 | — | 4 |
| TRUE SMOKE BBQ | 5 | — | 5 |
| LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| SLAPS BBQ | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| GOOD SMOKE BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| HICKORY PRIME | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| JAESTAR BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| JO-BAWB'S BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| VIKING BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| BIG "E" BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| California | 8 | 240 |
| Missouri | 5 | 193 |
| Georgia | 4 | 166 |
| Kansas | 4 | 152 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 93 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 118 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 105 |
| New York | 3 | 99 |
| Maryland | 2 | 104 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 92 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 91 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 90 |
| Virginia | 2 | 52 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 43 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 41 |
| Michigan | 2 | 40 |
| Texas | 1 | 72 |
| Indiana | 1 | 63 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 42 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 40 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX |
72 | SLAPS BBQ |
| 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE |
70 | HELPING U BBQ |
| Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN |
63 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ |
| 9th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN |
48 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA |
| Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD |
42 | SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE |
| 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI |
42 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship Ottawa, Canada |
41 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA |
39 | MAJOR Q BBQ |
| SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN |
37 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV |
37 | ROOFTOP BBQ |
| Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) Tonka Bay, MN |
35 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ |
| Ribstock Marne, MI |
32 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM |
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