In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in June 2017 — 1 Jun to 30 Jun.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
June 2017 in BBQ
The recap: every contest scored, every story, every board
Inside
The Stories
Score of the month
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ put up 710.2972 at Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off — the highest overall of the month.
Hottest hand
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took 3 Grand Championships in June 2017.
They will not let it go
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI won Grillin' in Grafton again — 4 straight editions of this contest.
- 2014–2017
- field of 27
First one ever
BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ won their first Grand Championship at Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2, in their 25th contest in the data.
- 24 Jun
Upset of the month
The ratings gave them a 11% chance
Hogline BBQ won Rotary Rockn Ribs over top-rated LUCKY'S Q as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
Six judges, every card a 9: 62 perfect 180s were handed out in June 2017.
- Pork ×21
- Chicken ×17
- Brisket ×16
- Pork Ribs ×8
Closest call
HELPING U BBQ edged DIRT ROAD BBQ by 0.0572 at Central Plains Ribfest.
- Master Series
Back on top
ABLE ACRES BBQ won Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness — their first Grand Championship since June 2014, after 18 contests without one.
- last won June 2014
- 18 contests in between
Contest record
ABLE ACRES BBQ put up 703.9888 at Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness — the best overall in 5 editions of the contest on record, past the old mark of 699.4288.
- old record 699.4288
- 4 earlier editions
Near sweep
LUCKY'S Q won 3 of 4 meats at Mankato Cookout Day 2 (chicken, pork and brisket), and the Grand Championship with them.
- Chicken
- Pork
- Brisket
- and the GC
Biggest riser
JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 gained 46 rating points across 6 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 6 contests
- now #172 overall
State champion
913 BBQ won Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship, a state championship, against a field of 184.
- Kansas
Best debut
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ finished 2nd at Smokin For Garrett — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 435 new teams in Jun 2017
- field of 31
Biggest blowout
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI won 8th Annual Poor Que by 29.2340 points over TOO POOR TO SCORE — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 31
Biggest field
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship drew 184 teams, and 913 BBQ won it.
- Lenexa, KS
Milestone
3 EYZ BBQ cooked their 100th contest on record at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour, with 16 Grand Championships along the way.
- 16 GCs along the way
Road warriors
CLARK CREW BBQ cooked 7 contests in June 2017 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 1 GC
Won without a meat
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ won Que for the Troops without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 3rd.
- field of 63
New on the calendar
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship ran for the first time on record, drawing 184 teams, and 913 BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Jun 2017
- Lenexa, KS
Always the reserve
Organizer Portal finished second overall 2 times in June 2017 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.
- 2 contests
Busiest weekend
17 sanctioned contests were cooked on 16 Jun alone.
- 16 Jun
The Boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off |
710.2972 |
| 2 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship-Day 1 |
708.5488 |
| 3 | APORKALYPSE NOW Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle |
708.5372 |
| 4 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ Smokin' On The Summit |
708 |
| 5 | PORK ILLUSTRATED Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off |
706.8572 |
| 6 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE Almost Heaven BBQ Bash |
706.2972 |
| 7 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ Smoke in the House (JUDGES FULL) |
705.0972 |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED Delta Smoke BBQ Contest |
704.5600 |
| 9 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) |
704.5488 |
| 10 | ABLE ACRES BBQ Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness |
703.9888 |
| 11 | Rooftop BBQ Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full) |
703.9656 |
| 12 | THE PIT CREW GA Blount County BBQ Bash |
703.9656 |
| 13 | One2BBQ Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL) |
703.4172 |
| 14 | Fergolicious BBQ Smoke Out in the Valley |
703.3712 |
| 15 | GREY STREET BBQ Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness |
702.8456 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×17 💯 | CRS BARBEQUE Smokin' On The Summit |
180 |
| Pork Ribs ×8 💯 | Rooftop BBQ Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full) |
180 |
| Pork ×21 💯 | SMOKIN SUZY Kelley Wilson BBQ |
180 |
| Brisket ×16 💯 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ Smokin' On The Summit |
180 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 38 more in June 2017.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Jun 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 No. 172 in the power rankings |
1,768 | +46 |
| CHARCOAL MONKEY No. 1,445 in the power rankings |
1,568 | +41 |
| RAZORRACKS No. 48 in the power rankings |
1,849 | +39 |
| Three Hog Night Smokers No. 425 in the power rankings |
1,692 | +36 |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS No. 94 in the power rankings |
1,812 | +36 |
| PROUD SOULS BARBECUE No. 302 in the power rankings |
1,724 | +34 |
| Cousin's Catering and BBQ No. 1,011 in the power rankings |
1,605 | +32 |
| OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE No. 47 in the power rankings |
1,849 | +32 |
| RICHIE Z's No. 732 in the power rankings |
1,636 | +31 |
| Nice Racks No. 961 in the power rankings |
1,609 | +30 |
| WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS No. 51 in the power rankings |
1,845 | -26 |
| LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ No. 5,257 in the power rankings |
1,457 | -26 |
| HABITUAL SMOKERS No. 766 in the power rankings |
1,632 | -27 |
| SMOKIN' AXE BBQ No. 1,535 in the power rankings |
1,562 | -32 |
| QUAU No. 932 in the power rankings |
1,613 | -35 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 913 BBQ | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| TRUE SMOKE BBQ | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 6 | — | 2 |
| SPITFIRE | 6 | — | 3 |
| JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | 6 | — | 4 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| LUCKY'S Q | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Fergolicious BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 6 | 321 |
| Missouri | 6 | 239 |
| Illinois | 5 | 151 |
| California | 4 | 167 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 106 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 67 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 98 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 81 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 69 |
| Iowa | 3 | 64 |
| Ontario | 3 | 40 |
| Colorado | 2 | 83 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 72 |
| Indiana | 2 | 63 |
| Montana | 2 | 54 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 52 |
| Maryland | 2 | 50 |
| Alabama | 2 | 44 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 42 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 73 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS |
184 | 913 BBQ |
| Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA |
62 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ. |
| Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO |
61 | SLAPS BBQ |
| 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO |
59 | LUCKY'S Q |
| Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full) Norco, CA |
57 | ROOFTOP BBQ |
| Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV |
57 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE |
| Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE |
46 | BIG D'S BBQ - DE |
| Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1 Artesia, NM |
43 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ |
| Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS |
41 | PORK ILLUSTRATED |
| Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI |
37 | Hogline BBQ |
| Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 Artesia, NM |
37 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ |
| Mankato Cookout Day 1 and (BACKYARD) Mankato, MN |
35 | CLARK CREW BBQ |
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