Score of the month
709.7028
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
HOT COLE'S BBQ put up 709.7028 at Dickson County Smoke Fest — the highest overall of the month.
October 2016 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in October 2016 — 1 Oct to 31 Oct.
38contests scored
1,656teams competed
1,507top-ten calls
44perfect 180s
557biggest field
22states & provinces
276new teams
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The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
October 2016, set as a proper newspaper.
Every Grand Champion named, the month in figures across the top, the perfect 180s,
the box scores, and the calendar as classified notices.
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The stories
Hottest hand
2×
Grand Championships
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in October 2016.
First one ever
56th
contest — and their first GC
SMOKIN BAD HABIT won their first Grand Championship at Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff (Invitational Competitor's Series), in their 56th contest in the data.
- 11 Oct
Upset of the month
11-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 11% chance
Cool Smoke won Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) over top-rated IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
44
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 44 perfect 180s were handed out in October 2016.
- Brisket ×17
- Chicken ×13
- Pork ×8
- Pork Ribs ×6
Closest call
0.0116
points between 1st and 2nd
913 BBQ edged BULL CREEK BBQ by 0.0116 at Border War Barbeque.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+42
power rating points
Pops BBQ 22 gained 42 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #2289 overall
Best debut
2nd
in their very first contest
Sizziling Bones finished 2nd at *BBQ & Blues on the Levee — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 276 new teams in Oct 2016
- field of 21
Biggest field
557
teams at one contest
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) drew 557 teams, and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won it.
- Kansas City
- KS
Road warriors
6
contests cooked
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ cooked 6 contests in October 2016 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 1 GC
New on the calendar
180
teams at a brand-new contest
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(INVITATIONAL) ran for the first time on record, drawing 180 teams, and 913 BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Oct 2016
- Kansas City
- KS
Busiest weekend
12
contests on one date
12 sanctioned contests were cooked on 7 Oct alone.
- 7 Oct
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT COLE'S BBQ Dickson County Smoke Fest |
709.7028 |
| 2 | Smoke-A-Holics *Harper County Bullseye BBQ |
708.0000 |
| 3 | CONTAGIOUS Q Mid-South BBQ Festival |
707.9772 |
| 4 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival |
707.4172 |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) |
706.3084 |
| 6 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS Dana Point State BBQ Championship |
705.1200 |
| 7 | Organizer Portal Bacon Brew & Que |
705.0972 |
| 8 | 913 BBQ 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(INVITATIONAL) |
705.0740 |
| 9 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship |
704.0000 |
| 10 | Organizer Portal Dickson County Smoke Fest |
703.9544 |
| 11 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ Dickson County Smoke Fest |
703.9312 |
| 12 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN *Harper County Bullseye BBQ |
703.4744 |
| 13 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS Dickson County Smoke Fest |
702.8228 |
| 14 | Smokey and the Pirate Smoke on the River |
702.2972 |
| 15 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(INVITATIONAL) |
702.2400 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×13 💯 | HISTORIC BBQ Pig Mania Marion |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×6 💯 | Burnin and Lootin Dana Point State BBQ Championship |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×8 💯 | QUAU Pig Mania Marion |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×17 💯 | HISTORIC BBQ Pig Mania Marion |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 20 more in October 2016.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Oct 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Pops BBQ 22 #2289 | 1,527 | +42 |
| RIO VALLEY MEAT #1130 | 1,591 | +33 |
| PORKYLICIOUS #845 | 1,622 | +31 |
| SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ #421 | 1,693 | +29 |
| Moe Cason Barbeque #2073 | 1,535 | +27 |
| Sublime BBQ #95 | 1,810 | +26 |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ #237 | 1,743 | +24 |
| MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ #99 | 1,808 | +24 |
| BACKFIRIN' BBQ #941 | 1,611 | +23 |
| Sons of a Brisket #296 | 1,724 | +23 |
| Bulldog Mountain Cookin' Crew | 1,485 | -15 |
| THE BARKTENDERS #1224 | 1,584 | -17 |
| ALQUEMY - VA #918 | 1,613 | -17 |
| MIDNIGHT BURN #43 | 1,854 | -18 |
| APORKALYPSE NOW #34 | 1,858 | -21 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 6 | — | 2 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 6 | — | 3 |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 6 | — | 3 |
| 913 BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| BOOTYQUE | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| JAESTAR BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| Fergolicious BBQ | 5 | — | 3 |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 5 | — | 5 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 7 | 663 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 198 |
| California | 3 | 140 |
| Missouri | 3 | 70 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 69 |
| Ohio | 2 | 56 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 48 |
| Delaware | 1 | 75 |
| Illinois | 1 | 55 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 53 |
| Texas | 1 | 52 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 50 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 47 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | 46 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 39 |
| Virginia | 1 | 38 |
| Nevada | 1 | 36 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 36 |
| Alabama | 1 | 35 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 34 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(INVITATIONAL) Kansas City, KS |
180 | 913 BBQ |
| Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE |
67 | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL |
55 | ALL IN QUE |
| Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ |
48 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ |
| Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA |
47 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ |
| 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off Hoofddorp. Netherlands, NL |
46 | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| Smoking in the Foothills Lenoir, NC |
41 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Dickson County Smoke Fest Dickson, TN |
40 | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| Balloons Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS |
39 | BUFFALO'S BBQ |
| San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition San Francisco, CA |
38 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ |
| Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS |
38 | 913 BBQ |
| Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cookoff Munfordville, KY |
34 | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ |
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