Score of the month
709.1660
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
PORKY BUTTS BBQ put up 709.1660 at Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2) — the highest overall of the month.
March 2017 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in March 2017 — 1 Mar to 31 Mar.
29contests scored
1,126teams competed
1,152top-ten calls
27perfect 180s
87biggest field
18states & provinces
236new teams
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The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
March 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
Hottest hand
2×
Grand Championships
JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 took 2 Grand Championships in March 2017.
First one ever
35th
contest — and their first GC
UNCLE BUD'S BBQ won their first Grand Championship at 13th Annual Triple B Festival Blackwater, BBQ & Bands, in their 35th contest in the data.
- 24 Mar
Upset of the month
10-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 10% chance
JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 won Sam's Club National BBQ Tour over top-rated CLARK CREW BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
27
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 27 perfect 180s were handed out in March 2017.
- Chicken ×10
- Brisket ×8
- Pork ×6
- Pork Ribs ×3
Closest call
0.0460
points between 1st and 2nd
FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX edged Smoke-A-Holics by 0.0460 at Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1).
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+53
power rating points
JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 gained 53 rating points across 4 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 4 contests
- now #171 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
GRILLDROIDS finished 1st at BBQ Fest Costa Rica — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 236 new teams in Mar 2017
- field of 18
Biggest field
87
teams at one contest
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) drew 87 teams, and FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX won it.
- Shawnee
- OK
Road warriors
6
contests cooked
SMOKIN TRIGGERS cooked 6 contests in March 2017 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 2nd
New on the calendar
77
teams at a brand-new contest
6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship ran for the first time on record, drawing 77 teams, and BURNIN AND LOOTIN won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Mar 2017
- Arcadia
- CA
Busiest weekend
8
contests on one date
8 sanctioned contests were cooked on 31 Mar alone.
- 31 Mar
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2) |
709.1660 |
| 2 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2) |
706.8112 |
| 3 | Burnin and Lootin 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship |
705.6800 |
| 4 | FIRE DANCER BBQ Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 |
704.5600 |
| 5 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) |
704.0232 |
| 6 | KILLER HOGS Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 |
703.9888 |
| 7 | Smoke-A-Holics Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) |
703.9772 |
| 8 | CLARK CREW BBQ Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) |
703.9656 |
| 9 | The Brisket Brothers 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship |
703.4632 |
| 10 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ Hammond BBQ |
703.4400 |
| 11 | Under the Radar Smoke on the Shores |
702.8688 |
| 12 | Organizer Portal Smoke on the Shores |
700.5600 |
| 13 | LUCKY'S Q Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship |
700.5484 |
| 14 | UNCLE BC'S Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) |
699.9312 |
| 15 | Organizer Portal *Bodagetta BBQ |
699.3828 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×10 💯 | LUCKY'S Q Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×3 💯 | Organizer Portal *Bodagetta BBQ |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×6 💯 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×8 💯 | RUB MY RACK Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 3 more in March 2017.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Mar 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 #171 | 1,767 | +53 |
| FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX #55 | 1,841 | +49 |
| LA PASADITA #503 | 1,676 | +40 |
| UNCLE BUD'S BBQ #1726 | 1,550 | +39 |
| YAZOO'S DELTA Q #930 | 1,612 | +39 |
| HAULIN' BUTT BBQ #321 | 1,719 | +35 |
| THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ #363 | 1,709 | +31 |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ #352 | 1,711 | +29 |
| BOOTYQUE #47 | 1,850 | +29 |
| SPICY SPITFIRE #353 | 1,711 | +29 |
| THE BLUE BLOODS #401 | 1,696 | -19 |
| JERRY KING MIDLAND TX #5058 | 1,461 | -22 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ #1 | 1,987 | -22 |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ #74 | 1,823 | -25 |
| BBQR'S DELIGHT #3638 | 1,490 | -25 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN TRIGGERS | 6 | — | 2 |
| SWIGGIN PIG | 6 | — | 7 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Organizer Portal | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 5 | — | 3 |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 5 | — | 4 |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 5 | — | 4 |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 5 | — | 5 |
| LA PASADITA | 5 | — | 5 |
| SMOKE ON THIS | 5 | — | 5 |
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 5 | — | 6 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | — | 9 |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 5 | — | 9 |
| Extra Mile BBQ | 5 | — | 17 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 3 | 131 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 100 |
| Georgia | 2 | 148 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 122 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 101 |
| Texas | 2 | 95 |
| Florida | 2 | 64 |
| Kansas | 2 | 60 |
| California | 1 | 77 |
| Missouri | 1 | 77 |
| Virginia | 1 | 64 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 59 |
| Maryland | 1 | 50 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 47 |
| Alabama | 1 | 45 |
| Nevada | 1 | 30 |
| Washington | 1 | 30 |
| Arizona | 1 | 29 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA |
77 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN |
| BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA |
64 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA |
63 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE |
| Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN |
62 | UNDER THE RADAR |
| The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD |
50 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Savannah, TN |
48 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ |
| Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN |
47 | LUCKY'S Q |
| *Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off Great Bend, KS |
34 | RAILYARD BBQ |
| *Jack Town Throw Down Jackson, MS |
34 | BOOTYQUE |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour White Settlement, TX |
30 | BLAZEN BBQ |
| Smoked & Sauced a BBQ for Badges Spring Hill, KS |
27 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN |
| *Bodagetta BBQ Auburn, AL |
25 | SMOKE ME SILLY |
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