Score of the month
712.5600
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ put up 712.5600 at Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff — the highest overall of the month.
September 2018 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in September 2018 — 1 Sep to 30 Sep.
66contests scored
2,147teams competed
2,558top-ten calls
38perfect 180s
467biggest field
33states & provinces
389new teams
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The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
September 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
2×
Grand Championships
BIG "E" BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in September 2018.
First one ever
44th
contest — and their first GC
ACES HIGH BBQ won their first Grand Championship at KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off, in their 44th contest in the data.
- 14 Sep
Upset of the month
7-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 7% chance
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ won Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge over top-rated BIG POPPA SMOKERS as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
38
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 38 perfect 180s were handed out in September 2018.
- Brisket ×15
- Chicken ×12
- Pork Ribs ×6
- Pork ×5
Closest call
0.0684
points between 1st and 2nd
White Squirrel BBQ edged BUNCH OF SWINES by 0.0684 at Smoke on the Quiet Waters.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+41
power rating points
Fat&Dumb BBQ gained 41 rating points across 4 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 4 contests
- now #851 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
HEATBEADS ALL STARS finished 1st at DE Bortoli Woodfired BBQ Championship — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 389 new teams in Sep 2018
- field of 24
Biggest field
467
teams at one contest
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) drew 467 teams, and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won it.
- Kansas City
- KS
Road warriors
6
contests cooked
GETTIN' BASTED cooked 6 contests in September 2018 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 2 GCs
New on the calendar
164
teams at a brand-new contest
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) ran for the first time on record, drawing 164 teams, and BUNCH OF SWINES won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Sep 2018
- Kansas City
- KS
Busiest weekend
12
contests on one date
12 sanctioned contests were cooked on 7 Sep alone.
- 7 Sep
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×12 💯 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL) |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×6 💯 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×5 💯 | THE SMOKING HILLS Hog Wild West BBQ Contest |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×15 💯 | HEATBEADS ALL STARS DE Bortoli Woodfired BBQ Championship |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 14 more in September 2018.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Sep 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Fat&Dumb BBQ #851 | 1,622 | +41 |
| UNFAMOUS DAVE'S #1176 | 1,587 | +38 |
| WHO DAT BBQ #518 | 1,672 | +34 |
| Backcorner BBQ #130 | 1,787 | +33 |
| SMOKE MONSTER BBQ #94 | 1,810 | +30 |
| RICHIE Z's #730 | 1,636 | +30 |
| TWO CRACKERS Q-ING #1066 | 1,597 | +29 |
| TENATIOUS TIMS OUTLAW BBQ #1893 | 1,543 | +29 |
| HEATH RILES BBQ #672 | 1,645 | +28 |
| MORT'S MEAT MAFIA #3009 | 1,505 | +28 |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM #22 | 1,873 | -22 |
| BBQ Brothers #5165 | 1,458 | -22 |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS #435 | 1,690 | -24 |
| TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI #88 | 1,814 | -24 |
| E.T.'S BBQ #5478 | 1,451 | -28 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| GETTIN' BASTED | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| SLAPS BBQ | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| TIMBONE BARBECUE | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 6 | — | 2 |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 6 | — | 3 |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 913 BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 5 | — | 3 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 6 | 628 |
| Missouri | 4 | 116 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 106 |
| Illinois | 3 | 88 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 68 |
| California | 2 | 83 |
| New York | 2 | 78 |
| Georgia | 2 | 71 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 65 |
| Michigan | 2 | 61 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 61 |
| Virginia | 2 | 58 |
| Iowa | 2 | 53 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 42 |
| Indiana | 2 | 36 |
| Alabama | 1 | 63 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 43 |
| Arizona | 1 | 40 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 40 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 36 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) Kansas City, KS |
164 | BUNCH OF SWINES |
| 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop, |
73 | BBQ WIESEL |
| *Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR |
45 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland, 3891 DM |
44 | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA |
43 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN |
| Smithfield BBQ Classic Richmond, VA |
41 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ |
| Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC |
40 | BBQ+ |
| America's Finest BBQ State Championship San Diego, CA |
40 | JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE |
| Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ |
40 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ |
| Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Randolph, VT |
33 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ |
| *Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival Decatur, AL |
32 | JIGGY PIGGY |
| Perimeter Community BBQ & Festival Atlanta, GA |
31 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
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