Every sanctioned contest scored in August 2016 — 1 Aug to 31 Aug.
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.
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM took 2 Grand Championships in August 2016.
B & C SMOKERS won their first Grand Championship at East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival, in their 51st contest in the data.
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.
Six judges, every card a 9: 42 perfect 180s were handed out in August 2016.
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS edged ACK-QUE by 0.0004 at Hudson Valley Ribfest.
SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE gained 35 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
CABIN CREEK finished 2nd at Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship drew 72 teams, and SLAPS BBQ won it.
Smoke-A-Holics cooked 5 contests in August 2016 — nobody hauled the rig further.
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.
19 sanctioned contests were cooked on 26 Aug alone.
| # | 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 |
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×15 💯 | HOT WACHULA'S Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×2 💯 | MIDNIGHT BURN Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×9 💯 | Organizer Portal Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×16 💯 | Rise N Swine 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska |
180.0000 |
…and 18 more in August 2016.
| Team | Rating | Aug 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE #93 | 1,810 | +35 |
| WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY #498 | 1,677 | +33 |
| SCORCH AND RESQUE #917 | 1,613 | +31 |
| SMOKIN FOOLZ #486 | 1,681 | +31 |
| White Squirrel BBQ #82 | 1,817 | +31 |
| PB&J'S BBQ TEAM #584 | 1,660 | +29 |
| BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS #365 | 1,708 | +28 |
| ACK-QUE #562 | 1,664 | +26 |
| Texas Smoke Whisperer #232 | 1,745 | +26 |
| SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ #883 | 1,617 | +25 |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE #110 | 1,800 | -20 |
| Pirates bbq team | 1,480 | -20 |
| ZOMBIE APORKALYPSE | 1,477 | -23 |
| JOE'S SMOKIN GOOD BBQ #5643 | 1,446 | -24 |
| QUAU #927 | 1,612 | -36 |
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke-A-Holics | 5 | — | 4 |
| TRUE SMOKE BBQ | 5 | — | 5 |
| GOOD SMOKE BBQ | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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, CA |
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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