Score of the month
707.9888
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
SWINE DINING GA put up 707.9888 at Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival — the highest overall of the month.
August 2018 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in August 2018 — 1 Aug to 31 Aug.
60contests scored
1,746teams competed
2,228top-ten calls
31perfect 180s
74biggest field
29states & provinces
363new teams
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Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
August 2018, set as a proper newspaper.
Every Grand Champion named, the month in figures across the top, the perfect 180s,
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The stories
Hottest hand
2×
Grand Championships
MIDNIGHT BURN took 2 Grand Championships in August 2018.
First one ever
49th
contest — and their first GC
LA PASADITA won their first Grand Championship at Route 66 Barbeque Throwdown (JUDGES FULL), in their 49th contest in the data.
- 10 Aug
Upset of the month
7-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 7% chance
KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON won *Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash over top-rated DIRT ROAD BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
31
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 31 perfect 180s were handed out in August 2018.
- Chicken ×9
- Pork ×8
- Pork Ribs ×7
- Brisket ×7
Biggest riser
+34
power rating points
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. gained 34 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #67 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
Capt. Blue BBQ finished 1st at Maryland State BBQ Bash — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 363 new teams in Aug 2018
- field of 38
Biggest field
74
teams at one contest
*Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival drew 74 teams, and BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX won it.
- Bedford
- TX
Road warriors
6
contests cooked
GETTIN' BASTED cooked 6 contests in August 2018 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 1 GC
New on the calendar
51
teams at a brand-new contest
Turf & Surf BBQ Championship ran for the first time on record, drawing 51 teams, and 7-8-9 BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Aug 2018
- Del Mar
- CA
Busiest weekend
13
contests on one date
13 sanctioned contests were cooked on 17 Aug alone.
- 17 Aug
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWINE DINING GA Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival |
707.9888 |
| 2 | Organizer Portal Smokin in McMinnville |
705.7144 |
| 3 | Rusty's BBQ *2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off |
705.1772 |
| 4 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival |
704.5832 |
| 5 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ |
704.5256 |
| 6 | BOOMERANG BBQ *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship |
703.4172 |
| 7 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival |
702.8684 |
| 8 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival |
702.2284 |
| 9 | BYO GRILL *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest |
701.6684 |
| 10 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival |
701.6456 |
| 11 | BOOMERANG BBQ *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival |
701.1428 |
| 12 | HOT COLE'S BBQ *Great American BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) |
701.0972 |
| 13 | WOODY'S Q SHACK San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ |
700.5600 |
| 14 | Burnin and Lootin Wild West BBQ Shoot Out |
700.5484 |
| 15 | DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE *2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off |
700.5028 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×9 💯 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE Pigs & Pedals |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×7 💯 | SWIGGIN PIG Smokin in McMinnville |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×8 💯 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC Pigs & Pedals |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×7 💯 | PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ Turf & Surf BBQ Championship |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 7 more in August 2018.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Aug 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. #67 | 1,828 | +34 |
| LA PASADITA #503 | 1,676 | +30 |
| SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS #768 | 1,631 | +30 |
| PARKSTAD SMOKERS #248 | 1,740 | +30 |
| MEAN MOE'S BBQ #388 | 1,701 | +29 |
| KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON #335 | 1,714 | +29 |
| HEATH RILES BBQ #672 | 1,645 | +28 |
| Old Town Franklin BBQ #635 | 1,652 | +28 |
| Top Gun Barbecue #198 | 1,757 | +27 |
| OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE #48 | 1,848 | +26 |
| CRASH TEST SMOKERS #807 | 1,627 | -19 |
| Slop Hogs | 1,484 | -20 |
| THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL #5368 | 1,454 | -21 |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ #478 | 1,683 | -26 |
| MISS PIGGY'S U.K. #231 | 1,745 | -37 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| GETTIN' BASTED | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 5 | — | 2 |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 5 | — | 4 |
| UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | 5 | — | 4 |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| GREY STREET BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| LA PASADITA | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Organizer Portal | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| RAZORRACKS | 4 | — | 2 |
| SMOKE ON THIS | 4 | — | 2 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 8 | 242 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 102 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 104 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 56 |
| Texas | 2 | 129 |
| Maryland | 2 | 117 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 111 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 91 |
| Kansas | 2 | 81 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 79 |
| California | 2 | 78 |
| Ohio | 2 | 66 |
| Indiana | 2 | 65 |
| Michigan | 2 | 57 |
| Colorado | 2 | 55 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 36 |
| New York | 1 | 64 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 51 |
| Georgia | 1 | 46 |
| Nevada | 1 | 46 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA |
51 | 7-8-9 BBQ |
| 11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN |
49 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS |
| *West Virginia BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Ranson, WV |
40 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| Westland Area Jaycee's All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI |
39 | iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com |
| Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO |
37 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO |
| Regahfest 2018 Green The Hague, 2266HA |
35 | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| Smokin on The Dock of the Bay Crisfield, MD |
32 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE |
| 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Arlington, NE |
30 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS |
| *Thrillin & Grillin at Aquaboggan Water park Saco, ME |
30 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS |
| RegahFest 2018 Yellow The Hague, 2266HA |
29 | BBQ+ |
| *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) Brandon, MS |
28 | JORDYQ |
| *Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN |
27 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ |
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