Score of the month
709.1200
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN put up 709.1200 at High on the Hog Festival — the highest overall of the month.
April 2017 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in April 2017 — 1 Apr to 30 Apr.
47contests scored
1,470teams competed
1,868top-ten calls
35perfect 180s
100biggest field
21states & provinces
288new teams
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The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
April 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
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM took 2 Grand Championships in April 2017.
First one ever
82nd
contest — and their first GC
Extra Mile BBQ won their first Grand Championship at *2017 Smokin' in the Forest, in their 82nd contest in the data.
- 14 Apr
Upset of the month
9-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 9% chance
HOG HAMMER BBQ won Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2) over top-rated PORKY BUTTS BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
35
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 35 perfect 180s were handed out in April 2017.
- Chicken ×15
- Pork ×10
- Brisket ×7
- Pork Ribs ×3
Closest call
0.0116
points between 1st and 2nd
BBQR'S DELIGHT edged 501 BBQ by 0.0116 at *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+41
power rating points
KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ gained 41 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #641 overall
Best debut
2nd
in their very first contest
ALL SMOKE NO KNICKERS finished 2nd at Q Fest — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 288 new teams in Apr 2017
- field of 12
Biggest field
100
teams at one contest
Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) drew 100 teams, and CLARK CREW BBQ won it.
- Osage City
- KS
Road warriors
5
contests cooked
K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ cooked 5 contests in April 2017 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 3rd
New on the calendar
64
teams at a brand-new contest
9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge ran for the first time on record, drawing 64 teams, and THUMP & STRUM BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Apr 2017
- Overland Park
- KS
Busiest weekend
13
contests on one date
13 sanctioned contests were cooked on 28 Apr alone.
- 28 Apr
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN High on the Hog Festival |
709.1200 |
| 2 | Burnin and Lootin Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) |
706.8572 |
| 3 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW Smoke on the Falls |
704.5488 |
| 4 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID High on the Hog Festival |
704.5484 |
| 5 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. First Annual Operation Stand Down KY BBQ Smoke Off(TEAMS FULL) |
703.4056 |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest |
703.3828 |
| 7 | GREY STREET BBQ High on the Hog Festival |
702.8460 |
| 8 | One2BBQ Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) |
702.8344 |
| 9 | DIRT ROAD BBQ The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake |
702.2972 |
| 10 | Organizer Portal Smoke on the Falls |
702.2628 |
| 11 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ *Smokin in the Ville |
702.2284 |
| 12 | CLARK CREW BBQ Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ |
701.7028 |
| 13 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival |
701.6916 |
| 14 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ Smoke on the Falls |
700.5140 |
| 15 | CLARK CREW BBQ Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) |
700.0116 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×15 💯 | Dirty Goatees BBQ *Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×3 💯 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN High on the Hog Festival |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×10 💯 | DIRT ROAD BBQ The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×7 💯 | GETTIN' SAUCED Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 11 more in April 2017.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Apr 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ #641 | 1,651 | +41 |
| SCOTTS BBQ SHACK #495 | 1,678 | +31 |
| SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM #673 | 1,645 | +31 |
| JOUSTING PIGS BBQ #474 | 1,684 | +30 |
| 3 PIGS SMOKIN #576 | 1,661 | +30 |
| STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM #899 | 1,616 | +29 |
| FYC BARBEQUE #958 | 1,609 | +29 |
| HOG HAMMER BBQ #765 | 1,631 | +28 |
| HIGH ON THE HAWG #778 | 1,629 | +27 |
| SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ #760 | 1,632 | +26 |
| SMOKE ON THIS #179 | 1,764 | -18 |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX #2465 | 1,521 | -20 |
| DE FILOUS #763 | 1,631 | -21 |
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ #191 | 1,760 | -23 |
| Smoke-A-Holics #977 | 1,607 | -37 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | 5 | — | 3 |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | 4 | — | 2 |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 4 | — | 5 |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 4 | — | 5 |
| GRILLKUNST | 4 | — | 5 |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 4 | — | 6 |
| SMOKIN DAN | 4 | — | 12 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| HIGH ON THE HAWG | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| APORKALYPSE NOW | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 6 | 258 |
| Georgia | 5 | 131 |
| Missouri | 3 | 145 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 97 |
| Maryland | 2 | 91 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 90 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 71 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 68 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 58 |
| Iowa | 2 | 43 |
| Virginia | 1 | 93 |
| Alabama | 1 | 66 |
| Indiana | 1 | 45 |
| New York | 1 | 43 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 40 |
| Colorado | 1 | 30 |
| Nevada | 1 | 30 |
| Illinois | 1 | 29 |
| Utah | 1 | 29 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 24 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS |
64 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ |
| *Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD |
58 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ |
| Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO |
55 | QUAU |
| 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC |
49 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS |
| 4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA |
46 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ |
| Boss Frogs BBQ Hurlock, MD |
45 | APORKALYPSE NOW |
| *CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN |
45 | iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com |
| NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY |
43 | THE BEARDED ONE BBQ |
| Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, Belgium, g400 |
41 | BUNCH OF SWINES |
| First Annual Operation Stand Down KY BBQ Smoke Off(TEAMS FULL) Bowling Green, KY |
40 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. |
| Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO |
40 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| *Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce Gravette, AR |
37 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE |
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