Score of the month
705.6912
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
BOOMERANG BBQ put up 705.6912 at Arizona National BBQ Stampede — the highest overall of the month.
December 2018 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in December 2018 — 1 Dec to 31 Dec.
3contests scored
83teams competed
110top-ten calls
1perfect 180s
47biggest field
3states & provinces
16new teams
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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,
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The stories
First one ever
1st
contest — and their first GC
Thanks A Glatt won their first Grand Championship at South Florida's Fired Up Kosher BBQ Battle and Festival (KOSHER SERIES), in their 1st contest in the data.
- 31 Dec
Upset of the month
11-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 11% chance
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX won Down Town Barbecue Throwdown over top-rated IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ as the ratings underdog.
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
Closest call
4.5712
points between 1st and 2nd
BOOMERANG BBQ edged BIG POPPA SMOKERS by 4.5712 at Arizona National BBQ Stampede.
- Master Series
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 #2465 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
Thanks A Glatt finished 1st at South Florida's Fired Up Kosher BBQ Battle and Festival (KOSHER SERIES) — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 16 new teams in Dec 2018
- field of 13
Biggest field
47
teams at one contest
Arizona National BBQ Stampede drew 47 teams, and Boomerang BBQ won it.
- Phoenix
- AZ
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)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×1 💯 | SMOKED OUT BBQ Down Town Barbecue Throwdown |
180.0000 |
| 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 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
| Team | Category | Contest |
|---|---|---|
| SMOKED OUT BBQ | Chicken | Down Town Barbecue Throwdown |
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Dec 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX #2465 | 1,521 | +25 |
| 7-8-9 BBQ #409 | 1,694 | +16 |
| Thanks A Glatt | 1,516 | +16 |
| Greatest Grillman | 1,513 | +13 |
| HONKY-TONK SMOKERS #561 | 1,664 | +12 |
| SMOKED OUT BBQ #1543 | 1,562 | +12 |
| Phil the Grill #1913 | 1,542 | +11 |
| Barb Koach | 1,511 | +11 |
| RICKY P'S MEAT CANDY BBQ COMPANY #3840 | 1,486 | +10 |
| PORTLY FELLAS BBQ #1051 | 1,599 | +10 |
| Frasher's Smokehouse | 1,489 | -11 |
| Backdraft BBQ #1297 | 1,579 | -13 |
| High Steaks | 1,487 | -13 |
| SMOKIN TRIGGERS #4431 | 1,474 | -15 |
| BRS Western Beef | 1,484 | -16 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 1 | 47 |
| Nevada | 1 | 32 |
| Florida | 1 | 13 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won 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)
| Contest | Teams | Grand Champion | High score |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida's Fired Up Kosher BBQ Battle and Festival (KOSHER SERIES) 2018-12-31 · Boca Raton, FL |
13 | Thanks A Glatt RC: Greatest Grillman |
665.7144 |
| Arizona National BBQ Stampede 2018-12-28 · Phoenix, AZ |
47 | Boomerang BBQ RC: BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
705.6912 |
| Down Town Barbecue Throwdown 2018-12-14 · Las Vegas, NV |
32 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX RC: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
699.3944 |
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