Score of the month
709.7372
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
GETTIN' BASTED put up 709.7372 at Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon — the highest overall of the month.
April 2018 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in April 2018 — 1 Apr to 30 Apr.
44contests scored
1,445teams competed
1,720top-ten calls
26perfect 180s
103biggest field
21states & provinces
283new teams
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The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
April 2018, 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
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA took 3 Grand Championships in April 2018.
First one ever
48th
contest — and their first GC
ROKENDE REGAHS won their first Grand Championship at KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018, in their 48th contest in the data.
- 28 Apr
Upset of the month
7-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 7% chance
THE TWISTED TAIL won Q for a Cause over top-rated IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
26
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 26 perfect 180s were handed out in April 2018.
- Pork ×10
- Brisket ×8
- Chicken ×7
- Pork Ribs ×1
Biggest riser
+46
power rating points
BIG RAZ BBQ gained 46 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #101 overall
Best debut
2nd
in their very first contest
Perth BBQ School Varsity finished 2nd at Smokin in the City — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 283 new teams in Apr 2018
- field of 20
Biggest field
103
teams at one contest
Smoke in the Spring drew 103 teams, and HOGLINE won it.
- Osage City
- KS
Road warriors
4
contests cooked
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA cooked 4 contests in April 2018 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 3 GCs
New on the calendar
53
teams at a brand-new contest
*Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot(JUDGES FULL) ran for the first time on record, drawing 53 teams, and ALL FORKED UP FOR Q won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Apr 2018
- Sugar Creek
- MO
Busiest weekend
12
contests on one date
12 sanctioned contests were cooked on 20 Apr alone.
- 20 Apr
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon |
709.7372 |
| 2 | Under the Radar *Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Competition |
707.4172 |
| 3 | BUTCHER BBQ City of Springs BBQ Championship |
705.6916 |
| 4 | Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ City of Springs BBQ Championship |
703.4172 |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ 13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ |
701.1200 |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest |
701.0740 |
| 7 | DIRT ROAD BBQ The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake |
700.5712 |
| 8 | Q-BONES BBQ Southaven Springfest |
700.5604 |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED *Smoke on the Border |
700.5256 |
| 10 | RAZORRACKS TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest |
700.5256 |
| 11 | Killer B's BBQ Atlanta BBQ Classic |
700.5028 |
| 12 | SLAPS BBQ The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake |
700.0120 |
| 13 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ The Ironman |
700.0116 |
| 14 | HOT COLE'S BBQ TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest |
699.9888 |
| 15 | HOT COLE'S BBQ High on the Hog Festival |
699.9312 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×7 💯 | Hogline Smoke in the Spring |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×1 💯 | Three Hog Night Smokers Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×10 💯 | Fergolicious BBQ Smoke in the Spring |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×8 💯 | Rooftop BBQ *Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 2 more in April 2018.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Apr 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| BIG RAZ BBQ #101 | 1,806 | +46 |
| EGGHEAD-BARBECUE #1627 | 1,556 | +37 |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX #2465 | 1,521 | +33 |
| EVIL MONKEY BBQ #1553 | 1,561 | +33 |
| Piggin' Whiskey #106 | 1,804 | +31 |
| 3N1 Q #64 | 1,829 | +28 |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS #62 | 1,833 | +27 |
| TIMBONE BARBECUE #244 | 1,741 | +27 |
| FYC BARBEQUE #958 | 1,609 | +27 |
| SMOKE RINGERS #165 | 1,771 | +26 |
| BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ #493 | 1,678 | -22 |
| LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ #5389 | 1,453 | -24 |
| BBQ4FUN #6174 | 1,419 | -27 |
| Rogue Hog BBQ #573 | 1,662 | -29 |
| CONTAGIOUS Q #137 | 1,785 | -42 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Organizer Portal | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| SLAPS BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 4 | — | 3 |
| DRAGON BBQ | 4 | — | 3 |
| HICKORY PRIME | 4 | — | 3 |
| HIGH ON THE HAWG | 4 | — | 3 |
| LA PASADITA | 4 | — | 3 |
| Extra Mile BBQ | 4 | — | 4 |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 4 | — | 4 |
| SMOKE ON THIS | 4 | — | 5 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 4 | 177 |
| Georgia | 4 | 102 |
| Kansas | 3 | 167 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 123 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 88 |
| Indiana | 2 | 86 |
| Alabama | 2 | 79 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 27 |
| Virginia | 1 | 98 |
| Maryland | 1 | 75 |
| Texas | 1 | 70 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 60 |
| California | 1 | 48 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 43 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 41 |
| Colorado | 1 | 40 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 40 |
| New York | 1 | 36 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 34 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 33 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| *Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot(JUDGES FULL) Sugar Creek, MO |
53 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q |
| 13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK |
49 | BUTCHER BBQ |
| Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA |
48 | SON OF SMOKE |
| 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS |
46 | SMOKE RINGERS |
| Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA |
45 | 3N1 Q |
| Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO |
43 | BURNT FINGER BBQ |
| Q for a Cause Papillion, NE |
41 | THE TWISTED TAIL |
| Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) Somerville, TN |
40 | SMOKE ME SILLY |
| New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ |
40 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| *Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN |
38 | GREY STREET BBQ |
| Meat The East Hengelo, 7534 HK |
34 | VIKING BBQ |
| *Smoke on the Border Gravette, AR |
33 | GETTIN' BASTED |
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