Score of the month
709.1200
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS put up 709.1200 at *Nile Beer-B-Q — the highest overall of the month.
October 2017 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in October 2017 — 1 Oct to 31 Oct.
45contests scored
1,389teams competed
1,782top-ten calls
44perfect 180s
95biggest field
23states & provinces
266new teams
Now on the newsstand
The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
October 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.
Read the October 2017 edition →
The stories
Hottest hand
2×
Grand Championships
One2BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in October 2017.
First one ever
71st
contest — and their first GC
DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS won their first Grand Championship at *Devon Grube Memorial BBQ Classic, in their 71st contest in the data.
- 6 Oct
Upset of the month
5-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 5% chance
B&R SMOKE won *Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off over top-rated SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
44
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 44 perfect 180s were handed out in October 2017.
- Chicken ×16
- Pork ×11
- Pork Ribs ×9
- Brisket ×8
Closest call
0.0108
points between 1st and 2nd
SMOKE FREAKS edged One2BBQ by 0.0108 at CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+32
power rating points
SMOKE FREAKS gained 32 rating points across 4 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 4 contests
- now #108 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE finished 1st at *Tallya BBQ Fesztival — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 266 new teams in Oct 2017
- field of 40
Biggest field
95
teams at one contest
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) drew 95 teams, and ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE won it.
- Lynchburg
- TN
Road warriors
4
contests cooked
SMOKE FREAKS cooked 4 contests in October 2017 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 2 GCs
New on the calendar
56
teams at a brand-new contest
*OC BBQ Competition ran for the first time on record, drawing 56 teams, and ROOFTOP BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Oct 2017
- Costa Messa
- CA
Busiest weekend
14
contests on one date
14 sanctioned contests were cooked on 6 Oct alone.
- 6 Oct
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×16 💯 | TEAM AMERICA National Pro BBQ Tour Championship |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×9 💯 | THE SMOKE HUNTERS National Pro BBQ Tour Championship |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×11 💯 | T-MAC SMOKIN *Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×8 💯 | Hogline *Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 20 more in October 2017.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Oct 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| SMOKE FREAKS #108 | 1,803 | +32 |
| BOOMERANG BBQ #10 | 1,921 | +32 |
| HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY #1057 | 1,598 | +30 |
| TEAM EATAPEDIA #414 | 1,694 | +29 |
| Pork Pullers #538 | 1,668 | +28 |
| BALLS OUT BBQ #1458 | 1,567 | +25 |
| Outsiders BBQ #514 | 1,674 | +25 |
| WHO CARES BBQ #209 | 1,752 | +25 |
| 3N1 Q #64 | 1,829 | +24 |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA #18 | 1,878 | +24 |
| OLE SMOKEY BARBECUE CREW #5770 | 1,442 | -15 |
| FOUR MEN AND A SMOKIN PIG #5866 | 1,438 | -16 |
| Brass Monkey BBQ #5871 | 1,438 | -20 |
| Mac Attack BBQ #505 | 1,676 | -20 |
| BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ #155 | 1,775 | -22 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE FREAKS | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 4:20 Q | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Fergolicious BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Organizer Portal | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| SLAPS BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 3N1 Q | 4 | — | 2 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 4 | — | 2 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 4 | — | 2 |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 4 | — | 3 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 4 | 152 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 163 |
| Kansas | 3 | 146 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 105 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 99 |
| Illinois | 3 | 91 |
| Virginia | 3 | 72 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 72 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 68 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 54 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 53 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 47 |
| Delaware | 1 | 78 |
| California | 1 | 62 |
| Georgia | 1 | 46 |
| Ohio | 1 | 39 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 39 |
| Michigan | 1 | 32 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 26 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 24 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| *OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA |
56 | ROOFTOP BBQ |
| 14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS |
55 | 913 BBQ |
| National Pro BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR |
50 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N |
| Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC |
50 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off Hoofddorp, 6515 DE |
47 | DE FILOUS |
| *Tallya BBQ Fesztival Tallya, |
40 | KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE |
| Keystone Classic BBQ Harrisburg, PA |
39 | APORKALYPSE NOW |
| Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival Lenoir, NC |
39 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| *Smoke & Ale Fall Festival Chelsea, MI |
32 | AWW HELL |
| Smokin the Fort BBQ & Blue Grass Festival Fort Gibson, OK |
32 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX |
| *Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) Decatur, IL |
30 | ONE2BBQ |
| Bay State BBQ Championship Monson, MA |
30 | INSANE SWINE BBQ |
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