Score of the month
702.8688
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ put up 702.8688 at Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton — the highest overall of the month.
January 2017 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in January 2017 — 1 Jan to 31 Jan.
6contests scored
321teams competed
240top-ten calls
5perfect 180s
60biggest field
5states & provinces
69new teams
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The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
January 2017, 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
Upset of the month
25-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 25% chance
SHIG NINJA BBQ won Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge over top-rated LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
5
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 5 perfect 180s were handed out in January 2017.
- Pork ×2
- Brisket ×2
- Chicken ×1
Closest call
0.5944
points between 1st and 2nd
SHIG NINJA BBQ edged STEEL CITY BBQ by 0.5944 at Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+16
power rating points
YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG gained 16 rating points across 1 contest — the biggest climb of the month.
- 1 contest
- now #273 overall
Best debut
6th
in their very first contest
BROS HOG finished 6th at W.E.S.T.Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 69 new teams in Jan 2017
- field of 30
Biggest field
60
teams at one contest
Lakeland Pig Festival drew 60 teams, and SAUCED! BBQ TEAM won it.
- Lakeland
- FL
New on the calendar
60
teams at a brand-new contest
Lakeland Pig Festival ran for the first time on record, drawing 60 teams, and SAUCED! BBQ TEAM won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 6 first editions in Jan 2017
- Lakeland
- FL
Busiest weekend
3
contests on one date
3 sanctioned contests were cooked on 27 Jan alone.
- 27 Jan
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton |
702.8688 |
| 2 | CLARK CREW BBQ National Western BBQ Throwdown |
700.5600 |
| 3 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS *Newport Beach Winter Q |
697.1084 |
| 4 | SHIG NINJA BBQ Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge |
697.0972 |
| 5 | STEEL CITY BBQ Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge |
696.5028 |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton |
695.9544 |
| 7 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM Lakeland Pig Festival |
694.2744 |
| 8 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ *Newport Beach Winter Q |
694.2628 |
| 9 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
693.6572 |
| 10 | Burnin and Lootin Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton |
691.3484 |
| 11 | DRY 2 DA BONE Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge |
690.8228 |
| 12 | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG National Western BBQ Throwdown |
690.7540 |
| 13 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge |
690.7540 |
| 14 | CLARK CREW BBQ Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton |
690.1940 |
| 15 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge |
689.6460 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×1 💯 | SHIG NINJA BBQ Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | BIG POPPA SMOKERS *Newport Beach Winter Q |
178.2972 |
| Pork ×2 💯 | SHIG NINJA BBQ Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×2 💯 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
| Team | Category | Contest |
|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN' HART'S | Brisket | *Newport Beach Winter Q |
| Smoke-A-Holics | Pork | Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton |
| SHIG NINJA BBQ | Chicken | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge |
| SHIG NINJA BBQ | Pork | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge |
| ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | Brisket | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge |
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Jan 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG #273 | 1,729 | +16 |
| Vegas Grillbillies #1592 | 1,558 | +16 |
| Lakeland BBQ Company #2315 | 1,526 | +15 |
| FU MAN QUE CREW #1389 | 1,571 | +15 |
| HOGS GONE WILD BBQ #1786 | 1,547 | +15 |
| GECKO BBQ #1202 | 1,586 | +15 |
| SMOKED OUT BBQ #1543 | 1,562 | +15 |
| TWISTED BRISKET BBQ #1827 | 1,546 | +14 |
| Whiskey Bent BBQ Supply | 1,515 | +14 |
| KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ #641 | 1,651 | +14 |
| BBQ Freunde Südtirol | 1,474 | -13 |
| JORDANS BARBECUE | 1,486 | -14 |
| JERRY KING MIDLAND TX #5058 | 1,461 | -14 |
| Mermaid Killers | 1,486 | -14 |
| UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q #271 | 1,730 | -16 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| SHIG NINJA BBQ | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 2 | — | 2 |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 2 | — | 2 |
| DRY 2 DA BONE | 2 | — | 3 |
| HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | 2 | — | 4 |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 2 | — | 5 |
| Your Behind BBQ | 2 | — | 7 |
| SMELLAQUE | 2 | — | 8 |
| Bad Boyz BBQ | 2 | — | 9 |
| JO-BAWB'S BBQ | 2 | — | 9 |
| Phil the Grill | 2 | — | 13 |
| SWEET PETE'S BBQ | 2 | — | 14 |
| ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | 2 | — | 15 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2 | 65 |
| Florida | 1 | 124 |
| California | 1 | 74 |
| Colorado | 1 | 38 |
| BZ | 1 | 30 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL |
60 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| *Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA |
56 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ |
40 | SHIG NINJA BBQ |
| Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton Quartzsite, AZ |
34 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| W.E.S.T.Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ |
30 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS |
| *1st Annual Collard Green Festival(BACKYARD) Evergreen, AL |
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Every contest scored (7 in January 2017)
| Contest | Teams | Grand Champion | High score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival 2017-01-27 · Lakeland, FL |
60 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM RC: SWINE AND SHINE BBQ |
694.2744 |
| *Newport Beach Winter Q 2017-01-27 · Newport, CA |
56 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS RC: SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
697.1084 |
| Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton 2017-01-27 · Quartzsite, AZ |
34 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ RC: GETTIN' BASTED |
702.8688 |
| Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 2017-01-20 · Bullhead City, AZ |
40 | SHIG NINJA BBQ RC: STEEL CITY BBQ |
697.0972 |
| W.E.S.T.Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest 2017-01-14 · Rein in Taufers, BZ |
30 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS RC: GECKO BBQ |
679.4172 |
| *1st Annual Collard Green Festival(BACKYARD) 2017-01-13 · Evergreen, AL |
— | — | — |
| National Western BBQ Throwdown 2017-01-06 · Denver, CO |
38 | CLARK CREW BBQ RC: YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG |
700.5600 |
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