December 2016 in BBQ

LUCKY'S Q won The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL) (Judges Full), best of 24 invited teams; SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took reserve. An invite-only field, so it leaves the power rating alone and goes straight into the record book.

• top score 701.1200
• not in the power rating

CONTAGIOUS Q won Christmas on the River over top-rated Organizer Portal as the ratings underdog.

Six judges, every card a 9: 3 perfect 180s were handed out in December 2016.

• Brisket ×3

LUCKY'S Q edged SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ by 1.1428 at The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL) (Judges Full).

• Master Series

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won 3 of 4 meats at Down Town Throw Down Barbecue Championships (chicken, pork ribs and brisket), and the Grand Championship with them.

• Chicken
• Pork Ribs
• Brisket
• and the GC

2nd Hand Smoke gained 17 rating points across 1 contest — the biggest climb of the month.

• 1 contest
• now #6404 overall

Swinos BBQ finished 6th at When Pigs Fly South — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.

• 15 new teams in Dec 2016
• field of 36

CONTAGIOUS Q won Christmas on the River by 13.7600 points over The Specialists — the widest winning margin of the month.

• field of 34

When Pigs Fly South drew 36 teams, and UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ won it.

• Lakeland, FL

UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ won When Pigs Fly South without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 2nd.

• field of 36

Christmas on the River ran for the first time on record, drawing 34 teams, and CONTAGIOUS Q won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.

• 3 first editions in Dec 2016
• Demopolis, AL

3 sanctioned contests were cooked on 2 Dec alone.

• 2 Dec