Score of the month
704.5256
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
Rio Valley Meat BBQ put up 704.5256 at Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown — the highest overall of the month.
February 2019 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in February 2019 — 1 Feb to 28 Feb.
9contests scored
423teams competed
410top-ten calls
13perfect 180s
126biggest field
6states & provinces
147new teams
2Backyard boards
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Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
February 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
23rd
contest — and their first GC
HAMTOWN SMOKERS won their first Grand Championship at Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL), in their 23rd contest in the data.
- 1 Feb
Upset of the month
8-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 8% chance
TEXAS WARPIG BBQ won Humble Rodeo and BBQ over top-rated BOOMERANG BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
13
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 13 perfect 180s were handed out in February 2019.
- Chicken ×5
- Pork ×3
- Brisket ×3
- Pork Ribs ×2
Closest call
0.0228
points between 1st and 2nd
JERRI-QUE edged BARLOW-Q by 0.0228 at D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival.
- Backyard Series
Biggest riser
+21
power rating points
Rio Valley Meat BBQ gained 21 rating points across 2 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 2 contests
- now #19 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
JERRI-QUE finished 1st at D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 147 new teams in Feb 2019
- field of 16
Best in the backyard
351.4056
Backyard overall, out of 360
SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ put up 351.4056 on the Backyard board at Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 2 Backyard boards in Feb 2019
- won it
Biggest field
126
teams at one contest
Humble Rodeo and BBQ drew 126 teams, and War Pig BBQ won it.
- Humble
- TX
Road warriors
4
contests cooked
FIRE DANCER BBQ cooked 4 contests in February 2019 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 9th
New on the calendar
92
teams at a brand-new contest
KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship ran for the first time on record, drawing 92 teams, and HEAVY SMOKE STL won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 6 first editions in Feb 2019
- Little Rock
- AR
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Valley Meat BBQ Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown |
704.5256 |
| 2 | CAJUN BLAZE D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival |
704.0344 |
| 3 | Heavy Smoke BBQ KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship |
703.9656 |
| 4 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) |
703.9544 |
| 5 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship |
701.6684 |
| 6 | BILLY RAY BBQ KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship |
701.1200 |
| 7 | The Specialists Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off |
701.0972 |
| 8 | TINY E BBQ Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown |
699.9772 |
| 9 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship |
699.4056 |
| 10 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship |
699.3828 |
| 11 | Organizer Portal Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off |
699.3712 |
| 12 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) |
699.3368 |
| 13 | BOOMERANG BBQ Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown |
698.8572 |
| 14 | LA PASADITA Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown |
698.8456 |
| 15 | iBQ'n KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship |
698.8000 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×5 💯 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×2 💯 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×3 💯 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×3 💯 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Feb 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ #19 | 1,876 | +21 |
| SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ #1157 | 1,589 | +20 |
| ONE MAN PITS #754 | 1,632 | +20 |
| TEXAS WARPIG BBQ #1550 | 1,561 | +20 |
| Beer Belly BBQ #1725 | 1,551 | +19 |
| Part Time BBQ #2458 | 1,521 | +19 |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q #233 | 1,745 | +18 |
| TINY E BBQ #334 | 1,714 | +17 |
| PARTTY ALL KNIGHT #1421 | 1,569 | +17 |
| Texan Dodge Todd | 1,516 | +16 |
| No'Pasa Nada 2 | 1,485 | -15 |
| That;s it BBQ | 1,475 | -15 |
| Frisky Frogs bbq | 1,485 | -15 |
| Smoking Mad BBQ | 1,484 | -16 |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ #100 | 1,807 | -17 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 4 | — | 9 |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 3 | — | 2 |
| SMOKE ON THIS | 3 | — | 3 |
| LA PASADITA | 3 | — | 4 |
| KISS MY RACK | 3 | — | 7 |
| SMELLAQUE | 3 | — | 13 |
| CAJUN BLAZE | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| TEXAS WARPIG BBQ | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| The Specialists | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Organizer Portal | 2 | — | 2 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 2 | — | 3 |
| FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | 2 | — | 4 |
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 2 | — | 4 |
| SWINE DINING GA | 2 | — | 4 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 2 | 149 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 107 |
| California | 1 | 56 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 47 |
| Alabama | 1 | 45 |
| Georgia | 1 | 27 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off |
351.4056 |
| 2 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off |
343.9312 |
| 3 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off |
342.8344 |
| 4 | REDBONES BBQ Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off |
339.9544 |
| 5 | BAMA BOYS BBQ Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off |
337.7144 |
| 6 | Smokey J's Bbq Team Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off |
335.9540 |
| 7 | HELL ON SQUEALS Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off |
335.9428 |
| 8 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off |
334.8116 |
| 9 | BEER PRESSURE Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off |
334.8000 |
| 10 | Groundhog Smokers Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off |
334.2512 |
| 11 | RIBLIFE Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off |
333.7256 |
| 12 | Wright On Que Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off |
333.1428 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship Little Rock, AR |
92 | HEAVY SMOKE STL |
| The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Indian Wells, CA |
49 | Slaughterhouse Five |
| Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off Montgomery, AL |
27 | The Specialists |
| D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival Diberville, MS |
16 | Cajun Blaze |
| Austrian BBQ Festival BARBECUE on ICE Weissensee, 9762 |
12 | Baldicue |
| Sth East BeerBQ Tynong Vic, 3813 |
10 | Butchers Axe BBQ |
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