Score of the month
710.2628
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
HOT COLE'S BBQ put up 710.2628 at Tony Stone-Cookeville Cook-off — the highest overall of the month.
September 2017 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in September 2017 — 1 Sep to 30 Sep.
79contests scored
2,334teams competed
3,108top-ten calls
75perfect 180s
407biggest field
34states & provinces
453new teams
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The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
September 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
3×
Grand Championships
VICTORY LANE BBQ took 3 Grand Championships in September 2017.
First one ever
78th
contest — and their first GC
WeQ4U won their first Grand Championship at PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL), in their 78th contest in the data.
- 1 Sep
Upset of the month
14-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 14% chance
WEEKEND SMOKERS won *Que by the Sea over top-rated 3 EYZ BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
75
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 75 perfect 180s were handed out in September 2017.
- Pork ×26
- Chicken ×23
- Brisket ×18
- Pork Ribs ×8
Biggest riser
+42
power rating points
ALL QUED UP gained 42 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #1801 overall
Best debut
2nd
in their very first contest
GRUMPY GOOSE BBQ finished 2nd at *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL) — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 453 new teams in Sep 2017
- field of 29
Biggest field
407
teams at one contest
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) drew 407 teams, and PORKY BUTTS BBQ won it.
- Kansas City
- KS
Road warriors
6
contests cooked
Fergolicious BBQ cooked 6 contests in September 2017 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 1 GC
New on the calendar
112
teams at a brand-new contest
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque ran for the first time on record, drawing 112 teams, and 913 BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Sep 2017
- Shawnee
- KS
Busiest weekend
19
contests on one date
19 sanctioned contests were cooked on 22 Sep alone.
- 22 Sep
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT COLE'S BBQ Tony Stone-Cookeville Cook-off |
710.2628 |
| 2 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) |
709.7260 |
| 3 | BUTCHER BBQ *Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ |
709.6916 |
| 4 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) |
709.6800 |
| 5 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ Table Rock Boats and Bones |
707.3828 |
| 6 | THE SMOKING HILLS *Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival |
706.8688 |
| 7 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) |
706.2856 |
| 8 | CLARK CREW BBQ *Smoke On the Trails |
706.2856 |
| 9 | BUTCHER BBQ *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off |
706.2744 |
| 10 | DIRT ROAD BBQ Table Rock Boats and Bones |
706.2400 |
| 11 | Under the Radar *Smoke in the Valley |
706.2400 |
| 12 | SMOKE ON THIS *Smoke in the Valley |
705.6684 |
| 13 | VICTORY LANE BBQ International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN |
705.1200 |
| 14 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll |
704.0000 |
| 15 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN *Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival |
704.0000 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×23 💯 | WHO CARES BBQ 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×8 💯 | Sweet Swine O'Mine 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×26 💯 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×18 💯 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 51 more in September 2017.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Sep 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| ALL QUED UP #1801 | 1,547 | +42 |
| SMOKE AND FIRE #913 | 1,614 | +38 |
| WHEN PIGS DIE #630 | 1,653 | +37 |
| Survivor-Que #1029 | 1,601 | +36 |
| DIVINE SWINE #660 | 1,647 | +35 |
| GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY #1014 | 1,603 | +34 |
| Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ #201 | 1,755 | +34 |
| A MAZIE Q #436 | 1,690 | +31 |
| TEAM EATAPEDIA #414 | 1,694 | +30 |
| SMOKE-N-PEPPERS #206 | 1,752 | +30 |
| TEAM AMERICA #374 | 1,707 | -19 |
| HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC #2731 | 1,513 | -20 |
| VEGAN CURE BBQ | 1,480 | -20 |
| PORKU | 1,475 | -25 |
| TRUE SMOKE BBQ #305 | 1,721 | -29 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fergolicious BBQ | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| HIGH ON THE HAWG | 6 | — | 2 |
| THUMP & STRUM BBQ | 6 | — | 2 |
| 501 BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| SLAPS BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| SPITFIRE | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 5 | — | 2 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 6 | 640 |
| Missouri | 5 | 170 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 130 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 116 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 96 |
| Arkansas | 4 | 92 |
| New Jersey | 3 | 91 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 86 |
| California | 3 | 72 |
| Michigan | 3 | 67 |
| Colorado | 3 | 58 |
| Alabama | 2 | 99 |
| Illinois | 2 | 73 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 68 |
| Ohio | 2 | 59 |
| Iowa | 2 | 51 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 45 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 22 |
| New York | 1 | 67 |
| Texas | 1 | 46 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque Shawnee, KS |
112 | 913 BBQ |
| 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany, |
66 | BUNCH OF SWINES |
| *Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS |
64 | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| 3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA |
48 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ. |
| *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bedford, TX |
46 | Fergolicious BBQ |
| International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN Millington, TN |
42 | VICTORY LANE BBQ |
| Smoke on the Water New Jersey State Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ |
42 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ |
| Grilling & Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY |
42 | GREY STREET BBQ |
| PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Lebanon, OH |
40 | WEQ4U |
| Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest Decatur, AL |
39 | THE SPECIALISTS |
| Farm Meat Dongen, 5106NC |
38 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ |
| Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR |
38 | GETTIN' BASTED |
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