Score of the month
710.8916
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ put up 710.8916 at Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown — the highest overall of the month.
October 2018 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in October 2018 — 1 Oct to 31 Oct.
47contests scored
1,304teams competed
1,733top-ten calls
34perfect 180s
102biggest field
22states & provinces
246new teams
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The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
October 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
BOOMERANG BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in October 2018.
First one ever
58th
contest — and their first GC
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. won their first Grand Championship at *Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off, in their 58th contest in the data.
- 19 Oct
Upset of the month
13-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 13% chance
A FINE SWINE won *SMOKEToBERFEST over top-rated IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
34
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 34 perfect 180s were handed out in October 2018.
- Pork ×10
- Chicken ×9
- Brisket ×9
- Pork Ribs ×6
Closest call
0.0116
points between 1st and 2nd
BUTCHER BBQ edged IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ by 0.0116 at Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL).
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+33
power rating points
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ gained 33 rating points across 4 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 4 contests
- now #160 overall
Best debut
3rd
in their very first contest
WCC finished 3rd at *Holmes Drywall Supply BBQ Cook-off (INVITATIONAL ONLY GRILLING SERIES) — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 246 new teams in Oct 2018
- field of 8
Biggest field
102
teams at one contest
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) drew 102 teams, and BUTCHER BBQ won it.
- Lynchburg
- TN
Road warriors
6
contests cooked
BOOMERANG BBQ cooked 6 contests in October 2018 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 2 GCs
New on the calendar
69
teams at a brand-new contest
*15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest ran for the first time on record, drawing 69 teams, and SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Oct 2018
- Desoto
- KS
Busiest weekend
11
contests on one date
11 sanctioned contests were cooked on 5 Oct alone.
- 5 Oct
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×9 💯 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×6 💯 | THE SMOKING HILLS *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×10 💯 | MAXIMUM LOIN *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×9 💯 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 10 more in October 2018.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Oct 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ #160 | 1,773 | +33 |
| BIG RAZ BBQ #101 | 1,806 | +33 |
| UNFAMOUS DAVE'S #1176 | 1,587 | +30 |
| MAN MEAT BBQ #168 | 1,769 | +29 |
| GRATE SMOKE #748 | 1,633 | +28 |
| A FINE SWINE #195 | 1,758 | +27 |
| BURNING PIG BBQ #2834 | 1,510 | +27 |
| QUE U #86 | 1,815 | +25 |
| BOB'S BBQ #1424 | 1,569 | +25 |
| FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE #608 | 1,657 | +24 |
| SLOWER LOWER BBQ #1562 | 1,560 | -20 |
| HORN'S SMOKESHACK | 1,465 | -22 |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ #3328 | 1,497 | -23 |
| Pikes Pits BBQ #4764 | 1,467 | -24 |
| GETTIN' SAUCED #515 | 1,673 | -25 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | — | 2 |
| SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | 5 | — | 2 |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 5 | — | 2 |
| BIG RAZ BBQ | 5 | — | 4 |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 5 | — | 4 |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 5 | — | 7 |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 5 | — | 9 |
| Organizer Portal | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| FIRE DOWN BELOW | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| LARRY VOTH | 1 | 1 |
| LYNDA VOTH | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5 | 142 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 177 |
| Kansas | 4 | 155 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 89 |
| Illinois | 3 | 72 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 49 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 67 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 60 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 51 |
| Virginia | 2 | 50 |
| Michigan | 2 | 49 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 48 |
| Delaware | 1 | 94 |
| Colorado | 1 | 48 |
| California | 1 | 46 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 42 |
| Iowa | 1 | 40 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 37 |
| Georgia | 1 | 33 |
| Ohio | 1 | 32 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| *15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest Desoto, KS |
69 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO |
48 | #MIDNIGHT SMOKERS |
| *Temecula State BBQ Championship Temecula, CA |
46 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| *SMOKEToBERFEST Ottumwa, IA |
40 | A FINE SWINE |
| *Tallya BBQ Festival Tallya, 1125 |
38 | BBQ+ |
| *Rib's and Bibs Topeka, KS |
37 | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES West Kingston, RI |
37 | INSANE SWINE BBQ |
| *Pigs in the Pit Alton, VA |
30 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| *10th Annual Smokin the Fort BBQ & Music Festival Fort Gibson, OK |
27 | BUFFALO'S BBQ |
| Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC |
26 | UNDER THE RADAR |
| Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Monson, MA |
26 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ |
| Que & Cruz Louisa, VA |
25 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE |
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