Score of the month
700.5028
Master overall, out of 720
top 2% of every Master overall ever scored
Accutech BBQ put up 700.5028 at Lakeland Pig Festival — the highest overall of the month.
January 2019 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in January 2019 — 1 Jan to 31 Jan.
5contests scored
309teams competed
240top-ten calls
3perfect 180s
63biggest field
5states & provinces
76new teams
1Backyard board
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Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
January 2019, 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
14th
contest — and their first GC
Accutech BBQ won their first Grand Championship at Lakeland Pig Festival, in their 14th contest in the data.
- 25 Jan
Upset of the month
16-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 16% chance
Accutech BBQ won Lakeland Pig Festival over top-rated WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
3
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 3 perfect 180s were handed out in January 2019.
- Chicken ×2
- Pork ×1
Closest call
1.0624
points between 1st and 2nd
LADY OF Q edged 2LiveQ by 1.0624 at The Golden State Battle.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+19
power rating points
SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q gained 19 rating points across 1 contest — the biggest climb of the month.
- 1 contest
- now #1613 overall
Best debut
6th
in their very first contest
LUNA SMOKE - Italy finished 6th at W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 76 new teams in Jan 2019
- field of 30
Best in the backyard
686.8800
Backyard overall, out of 360
UNCLE JOHNS PRIDE put up 686.8800 on the Backyard board at Lakeland Pig Festival — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 1 Backyard board in Jan 2019
- won it
Biggest field
63
teams at one contest
Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge drew 63 teams, and 4 LEGS UP BBQ won it.
- Bullhead City
- AZ
New on the calendar
48
teams at a brand-new contest
The Golden State Battle ran for the first time on record, drawing 48 teams, and Lady of Q won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- first edition on record
- Santa Ynez
- CA
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accutech BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
700.5028 |
| 2 | HOT WACHULA'S W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest |
696.5828 |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge |
696.5256 |
| 4 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM Lakeland Pig Festival |
695.9656 |
| 5 | LADY OF Q The Golden State Battle |
693.5996 |
| 6 | SHIG NINJA BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
693.1088 |
| 7 | 2LiveQ The Golden State Battle |
692.5372 |
| 8 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge |
692.5256 |
| 9 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS The Golden State Battle |
692.4684 |
| 10 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA Lakeland Pig Festival |
691.9428 |
| 11 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH Lakeland Pig Festival |
691.9428 |
| 12 | GETTIN' BASTED National Western BBQ Throwdown |
691.9084 |
| 13 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ The Golden State Battle |
690.2284 |
| 14 | SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q National Western BBQ Throwdown |
689.0972 |
| 15 | TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q The Golden State Battle |
689.0972 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×2 💯 | MASTERS OF FIRE W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | Accutech BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
178.8572 |
| Pork ×1 💯 | 2LiveQ The Golden State Battle |
180.0000 |
| Brisket | JACK'S OLD SOUTH Lakeland Pig Festival |
179.4400 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
| Team | Category | Contest |
|---|---|---|
| 2LiveQ | Pork | The Golden State Battle |
| Accutech BBQ | Chicken | Lakeland Pig Festival |
| MASTERS OF FIRE | Chicken | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest |
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Jan 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q #1613 | 1,557 | +19 |
| UNCLE JOHNS PRIDE #2233 | 1,529 | +18 |
| 2LiveQ #787 | 1,629 | +17 |
| PODUNK PORKERS BBQ | 1,533 | +17 |
| BURNIN BELLIES #1068 | 1,597 | +16 |
| The Rusty Pig #2030 | 1,537 | +16 |
| Barely Sober BBQ #1296 | 1,579 | +16 |
| PORTLY FELLAS BBQ #1051 | 1,599 | +15 |
| Burnin' Buttz | 1,536 | +15 |
| AMERICAN HEROES BBQ #256 | 1,737 | +15 |
| Gilbert's Rig King Dirty South | 1,486 | -14 |
| THE BARKTENDERS #1224 | 1,584 | -17 |
| FU MAN QUE CREW #1389 | 1,571 | -17 |
| WILD HOGS BBQ #3257 | 1,499 | -18 |
| Rooftop BBQ #113 | 1,800 | -24 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOT WACHULA'S | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 2 | — | 3 |
| SHIG NINJA BBQ | 2 | — | 3 |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 2 | — | 4 |
| RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | 2 | — | 6 |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 2 | — | 8 |
| Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | 2 | — | 11 |
| Old Town Franklin BBQ | 2 | — | 11 |
| Smokin it Up BBQ | 2 | — | 13 |
| KISS MY RACK | 2 | — | 15 |
| GRILLIN' BEAVERS | 2 | — | 16 |
| SMOKERS PURGATORY | 2 | — | 16 |
| WILD HOGS BBQ | 2 | — | 20 |
| NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | 2 | — | 24 |
| BLUE EYED BBQ | 2 | — | 38 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1 | 145 |
| Arizona | 1 | 63 |
| California | 1 | 49 |
| Colorado | 1 | 38 |
| BZ | 1 | 30 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE JOHNS PRIDE Lakeland Pig Festival |
686.8800 |
| 2 | PODUNK PORKERS BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
676.5716 |
| 3 | Barely Sober BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
674.8344 |
| 4 | The Rusty Pig Lakeland Pig Festival |
673.7372 |
| 5 | Burnin' Buttz Lakeland Pig Festival |
669.1200 |
| 6 | LaFamiglia BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
663.2916 |
| 7 | Five Tool Que Lakeland Pig Festival |
661.0400 |
| 8 | Bubba smokin Q Lakeland Pig Festival |
659.9428 |
| 9 | Smokin' Hooligans Lakeland Pig Festival |
658.1600 |
| 10 | Midwest BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
657.0856 |
| 11 | Smokin On The Porch Lakeland Pig Festival |
655.9428 |
| 12 | 2 Live Que Lakeland Pig Festival |
653.0052 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| The Golden State Battle Santa Ynez, CA |
48 | Lady of Q |
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Every contest scored (5 in January 2019)
| Contest | Teams | Grand Champion | High score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival 2019-01-25 · Lakeland, FL |
58 | Accutech BBQ RC: SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
700.5028 |
| The Golden State Battle 2019-01-25 · Santa Ynez, CA |
48 | Lady of Q RC: 2LiveQ |
693.5996 |
| W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest 2019-01-19 · Rein in Taufers, BZ |
30 | Hot Wachula's RC: GECKO BBQ |
696.5828 |
| Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 2019-01-18 · Bullhead City, AZ |
63 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ RC: UTAH BBQ COMPANY |
696.5256 |
| National Western BBQ Throwdown 2019-01-11 · Denver, CO |
38 | Gettin' Basted RC: SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q |
691.9084 |
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