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In this edition

Every sanctioned contest scored in December 2018 — 1 Dec to 31 Dec.

Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests

The Smoke Ring

December 2018 in BBQ

The recap: every contest scored, every story, every board

Inside

The month in review Monday, December 31, 2018 Price: One Coffee
3contests scored 83teams competed 100top-ten calls 1perfect 180s 47biggest field 3states & provinces 16new teams

The Stories

Perfect 180s

1 perfect score handed out

SMOKED OUT BBQ turned in a perfect 180 in chicken — six judges, every card a 9.

  • Chicken ×1

Biggest riser

+25 power rating points

BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX gained 25 rating points across 2 contests — the biggest climb of the month.

  • 2 contests
  • now #2408 overall

New on the calendar

47 teams at a brand-new contest

Arizona National BBQ Stampede ran for the first time on record, drawing 47 teams, and Boomerang BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.

  • 3 first editions in Dec 2018
  • Phoenix, AZ

The Boards

Highest overall scores (Master · /720)

#TeamScore
1 BOOMERANG BBQ
Arizona National BBQ Stampede		 705.6912
2 BIG POPPA SMOKERS
Arizona National BBQ Stampede		 701.1200
3 BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX
Down Town Barbecue Throwdown		 699.3944
4 7-8-9 BBQ
Arizona National BBQ Stampede		 695.3712
5 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
Down Town Barbecue Throwdown		 693.6684
6 BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX
Arizona National BBQ Stampede		 693.6456
7 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
Down Town Barbecue Throwdown		 691.9544
8 HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ
Down Town Barbecue Throwdown		 690.7884
9 Rooftop BBQ
Arizona National BBQ Stampede		 690.2172
10 BIG POPPA SMOKERS
Down Town Barbecue Throwdown		 690.1940
11 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ
Down Town Barbecue Throwdown		 689.0744
12 HONKY-TONK SMOKERS
Arizona National BBQ Stampede		 688.4912
13 GETTIN' BASTED
Down Town Barbecue Throwdown		 686.7540
14 Burnin and Lootin
Arizona National BBQ Stampede		 686.2056
15 Rhythm n QUE
Arizona National BBQ Stampede		 685.0740

Best of each meat (both series · /180)

CategoryTeamScore
Chicken ×1 💯 SMOKED OUT BBQ
Down Town Barbecue Throwdown		 180
Pork Ribs BOOMERANG BBQ
Arizona National BBQ Stampede		 178.2972
Pork BIG POPPA SMOKERS
Arizona National BBQ Stampede		 179.4400
Brisket SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ
Down Town Barbecue Throwdown		 177.7028

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Straight nines (perfect 180s)

TeamCategoryContest
SMOKED OUT BBQ Chicken Down Town Barbecue Throwdown

On the move (power rating)

TeamRatingDec 2018
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX
No. 2,408 in the power rankings		 1,523 +25
7-8-9 BBQ
No. 417 in the power rankings		 1,694 +16
Thanks A Glatt 1,516 +16
Greatest Grillman 1,513 +13
HONKY-TONK SMOKERS
No. 557 in the power rankings		 1,668 +12
SMOKED OUT BBQ
No. 1,534 in the power rankings		 1,562 +12
Phil the Grill
No. 1,929 in the power rankings		 1,542 +11
Barb Koach 1,511 +11
RICKY P'S MEAT CANDY BBQ COMPANY
No. 3,839 in the power rankings		 1,486 +10
PORTLY FELLAS BBQ
No. 1,057 in the power rankings		 1,599 +10
Frasher's Smokehouse 1,489 -11
Backdraft BBQ
No. 1,308 in the power rankings		 1,579 -13
High Steaks 1,487 -13
SMOKIN TRIGGERS
No. 4,448 in the power rankings		 1,474 -15
BRS Western Beef 1,484 -16

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Who showed up

TeamContestsGCsBest
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX 2 1 1
BIG POPPA SMOKERS 2 — 2
HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ 2 — 4
HONKY-TONK SMOKERS 2 — 6
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 2 — 6
Burnin and Lootin 2 — 7
All About Smokin Q 2 — 10
DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ 2 — 23
SMOKIN TRIGGERS 2 — 24
BOOMERANG BBQ 1 1 1
Thanks A Glatt 1 1 1
Greatest Grillman 1 — 2
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 1 — 2
7-8-9 BBQ 1 — 3
Barb Koach 1 — 3

Where they cooked

State/Prov.ContestsTeams
Arizona 1 47
Nevada 1 32
Florida 1 13

New to the circuit

TeamFirst contestBest
Thanks A Glatt South Florida's Fired Up Kosher BBQ Battle and Festival (KOSHER SERIES) 1
Greatest Grillman South Florida's Fired Up Kosher BBQ Battle and Festival (KOSHER SERIES) 2
Barb Koach South Florida's Fired Up Kosher BBQ Battle and Festival (KOSHER SERIES) 3
Roast Chodesh South Florida's Fired Up Kosher BBQ Battle and Festival (KOSHER SERIES) 4
Friday Night Live South Florida's Fired Up Kosher BBQ Battle and Festival (KOSHER SERIES) 5
Jewcy Que South Florida's Fired Up Kosher BBQ Battle and Festival (KOSHER SERIES) 7
Neu BergerTeam South Florida's Fired Up Kosher BBQ Battle and Festival (KOSHER SERIES) 8
Bone Shanker South Florida's Fired Up Kosher BBQ Battle and Festival (KOSHER SERIES) 9
BakarBQ South Florida's Fired Up Kosher BBQ Battle and Festival (KOSHER SERIES) 10
Real Southern Comfort South Florida's Fired Up Kosher BBQ Battle and Festival (KOSHER SERIES) 11
BRS Western Beef South Florida's Fired Up Kosher BBQ Battle and Festival (KOSHER SERIES) 13
Double R Que Arizona National BBQ Stampede 35
SLOW RIDE BBQ Arizona National BBQ Stampede 40
Felix Q Arizona National BBQ Stampede 44
SMOKE & SWILL Arizona National BBQ Stampede 46
Frasher's Smokehouse Arizona National BBQ Stampede 47

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First editions (new on the calendar)

ContestTeamsWon by
Arizona National BBQ Stampede
Phoenix, AZ		 47 Boomerang BBQ
Down Town Barbecue Throwdown
Las Vegas, NV		 32 BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX
South Florida's Fired Up Kosher BBQ Battle and Festival (KOSHER SERIES)
Boca Raton, FL		 13 Thanks A Glatt

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Every contest scored (3 in December 2018)

ContestTeamsGrand ChampionHigh score
South Florida's Fired Up Kosher BBQ Battle and Festival (KOSHER SERIES)
Dec 31, 2018 · Boca Raton, FL · 13 teams		 13 Thanks A Glatt
RC: Greatest Grillman		 665.7144
Arizona National BBQ Stampede
Dec 28, 2018 · Phoenix, AZ · 47 teams		 47 Boomerang BBQ
RC: BIG POPPA SMOKERS		 705.6912
Down Town Barbecue Throwdown
Dec 14, 2018 · Las Vegas, NV · 32 teams		 32 BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX
RC: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ		 699.3944
Now on the newsstand The Smoke Ring Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record December 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. Read the December 2018 edition →

The Archive

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2026 (338 contests) · the 2026 season in review

  1. Jan 6
  2. Feb 6
  3. Mar 27
  4. Apr 34
  5. May 65
  6. Jun 39
  7. Jul 45
  8. Aug 42
  9. Sep 56
  10. Oct 18

2025 (386 contests) · the 2025 season in review

  1. Jan 8
  2. Feb 5
  3. Mar 27
  4. Apr 25
  5. May 58
  6. Jun 57
  7. Jul 35
  8. Aug 50
  9. Sep 61
  10. Oct 48
  11. Nov 11
  12. Dec 1

2024 (343 contests) · the 2024 season in review

  1. Jan 4
  2. Feb 7
  3. Mar 22
  4. Apr 34
  5. May 50
  6. Jun 45
  7. Jul 46
  8. Aug 42
  9. Sep 48
  10. Oct 36
  11. Nov 7
  12. Dec 2

2023 (376 contests) · the 2023 season in review

  1. Jan 5
  2. Feb 3
  3. Mar 24
  4. Apr 36
  5. May 37
  6. Jun 51
  7. Jul 42
  8. Aug 51
  9. Sep 68
  10. Oct 46
  11. Nov 12
  12. Dec 1

2022 (376 contests) · the 2022 season in review

  1. Jan 6
  2. Feb 2
  3. Mar 20
  4. Apr 45
  5. May 42
  6. Jun 52
  7. Jul 46
  8. Aug 39
  9. Sep 56
  10. Oct 49
  11. Nov 16
  12. Dec 3

2021 (310 contests) · the 2021 season in review

  1. Jan 1
  2. Feb 3
  3. Mar 14
  4. Apr 22
  5. May 33
  6. Jun 41
  7. Jul 37
  8. Aug 46
  9. Sep 48
  10. Oct 49
  11. Nov 13
  12. Dec 3

2020 (134 contests) · the 2020 season in review

  1. Jan 7
  2. Feb 7
  3. Mar 6
  4. Apr 1
  5. May 1
  6. Jun 16
  7. Jul 22
  8. Aug 18
  9. Sep 27
  10. Oct 23
  11. Nov 6

2019 (430 contests) · the 2019 season in review

  1. Jan 5
  2. Feb 9
  3. Mar 23
  4. Apr 44
  5. May 68
  6. Jun 59
  7. Jul 42
  8. Aug 65
  9. Sep 52
  10. Oct 45
  11. Nov 15
  12. Dec 3

2018 (480 contests) · the 2018 season in review

  1. Jan 4
  2. Feb 10
  3. Mar 25
  4. Apr 49
  5. May 65
  6. Jun 80
  7. Jul 42
  8. Aug 68
  9. Sep 69
  10. Oct 50
  11. Nov 15
  12. Dec 3

2017 (517 contests) · the 2017 season in review

  1. Jan 7
  2. Feb 9
  3. Mar 30
  4. Apr 53
  5. May 61
  6. Jun 92
  7. Jul 54
  8. Aug 65
  9. Sep 82
  10. Oct 49
  11. Nov 11
  12. Dec 4

2016 (505 contests) · the 2016 season in review

  1. Jan 4
  2. Feb 7
  3. Mar 17
  4. Apr 60
  5. May 63
  6. Jun 91
  7. Jul 59
  8. Aug 68
  9. Sep 79
  10. Oct 40
  11. Nov 13
  12. Dec 4

2015 (494 contests) · the 2015 season in review

  1. Jan 5
  2. Feb 8
  3. Mar 20
  4. Apr 41
  5. May 80
  6. Jun 74
  7. Jul 59
  8. Aug 59
  9. Sep 77
  10. Oct 52
  11. Nov 15
  12. Dec 4

2014 (469 contests) · the 2014 season in review

  1. Jan 1
  2. Feb 7
  3. Mar 18
  4. Apr 36
  5. May 66
  6. Jun 68
  7. Jul 52
  8. Aug 79
  9. Sep 68
  10. Oct 59
  11. Nov 11
  12. Dec 4

2013 (436 contests) · the 2013 season in review

  1. Jan 2
  2. Feb 6
  3. Mar 17
  4. Apr 37
  5. May 70
  6. Jun 58
  7. Jul 49
  8. Aug 72
  9. Sep 65
  10. Oct 45
  11. Nov 8
  12. Dec 7

2012 (1 contest) · the 2012 season in review

  12. Dec 1

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