In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in March 2019 — 1 Mar to 31 Mar.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
March 2019 in BBQ
The recap: every contest scored, every story, every board
Inside
The Stories
Score of the month
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
Burnin and Lootin put up 709.1428 at 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 — the highest overall of the month.
Hottest hand
Burnin and Lootin took 2 Grand Championships in March 2019.
First one ever
SMOKED OUT BBQ won their first Grand Championship at Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1, in their 44th contest in the data.
- 22 Mar
Upset of the month
The ratings gave them a 8% chance
SMOKED OUT BBQ won Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 over top-rated CLARK CREW BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
Six judges, every card a 9: 27 perfect 180s were handed out in March 2019.
- Brisket ×9
- Chicken ×8
- Pork ×8
- Pork Ribs ×2
Closest call
Burnin and Lootin edged BIG POPPA SMOKERS by 0.0116 at 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2.
- Master Series
Back on top
South Pork won TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest — their first Grand Championship since March 2017, after 32 contests without one.
- last won March 2017
- 32 contests in between
Biggest riser
LEE LA Q gained 38 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #249 overall
State champions crowned
15 state championships were decided in March 2019. The biggest, Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 (74 teams), went to Smoked Out BBQ.
- Oklahoma
- California
- Tennessee
- Kansas
- Virginia
- Georgia
Best debut
PELON PARRILLERO finished 1st at BBQFest Costa Rica 2019 — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 126 new teams in Mar 2019
- field of 22
Best in the backyard
Sweet Cheeks BBQ put up 350.2628 on the Backyard board at Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 5 Backyard boards in Mar 2019
- won it
Biggest blowout
Burnin and Lootin won 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 by 16.5940 points over PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 70
Biggest field
Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 drew 74 teams, and Smoked Out BBQ won it.
- Shawnee, OK
Milestone
Organizer Portal cooked their 200th contest on record at TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest, with 35 Grand Championships along the way.
- 35 GCs along the way
Road warriors
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS cooked 4 contests in March 2019 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 1 GC
Won without a meat
SMOKED OUT BBQ won Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 2nd.
- field of 74
New on the calendar
Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 ran for the first time on record, drawing 74 teams, and Smoked Out BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Mar 2019
- Shawnee, OK
Busiest weekend
6 sanctioned contests were cooked on 22 Mar alone.
- 22 Mar
The Boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnin and Lootin 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 |
709.1428 |
| 2 | GREY STREET BBQ PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition |
708.0116 |
| 3 | BILLY RAY BBQ Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship |
706.8344 |
| 4 | BOOMERANG BBQ Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 |
706.2400 |
| 5 | South Pork TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest |
705.1544 |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 |
705.1200 |
| 7 | CLARK CREW BBQ Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 |
702.8460 |
| 8 | Rio Valley Meat BBQ Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 |
702.8228 |
| 9 | SMOKED OUT BBQ Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 |
701.6916 |
| 10 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) |
699.9544 |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ Qlathe BBQ Championship |
699.9540 |
| 12 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship |
699.9428 |
| 13 | Burnin and Lootin 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 |
699.4060 |
| 14 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 |
699.3944 |
| 15 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 |
699.3944 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×8 💯 | Hawg Feathers Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship |
180 |
| Pork Ribs ×2 💯 | Smokestack Redemption Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo |
180 |
| Pork ×8 💯 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo |
180 |
| Brisket ×9 💯 | BUTCHER BBQ Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 |
180 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 3 more in March 2019.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Mar 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| LEE LA Q No. 249 in the power rankings |
1,742 | +38 |
| T-N-T Que Crew No. 239 in the power rankings |
1,744 | +32 |
| SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED No. 680 in the power rankings |
1,645 | +32 |
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ No. 27 in the power rankings |
1,867 | +31 |
| SWEET CHEEKS PIT BBQ No. 2,344 in the power rankings |
1,525 | +30 |
| BILLY RAY BBQ No. 739 in the power rankings |
1,636 | +29 |
| BULL MARKET BBQ No. 212 in the power rankings |
1,753 | +29 |
| Boom Chicka Cow Cow No. 118 in the power rankings |
1,796 | +29 |
| PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ No. 1,822 in the power rankings |
1,547 | +27 |
| A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT No. 2,979 in the power rankings |
1,506 | +27 |
| WHITE MOOSE BBQ No. 1,317 in the power rankings |
1,578 | -24 |
| Ruidoso Jockey Club Smoke Team | 1,476 | -24 |
| CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ No. 330 in the power rankings |
1,716 | -24 |
| WILD HOGS BBQ No. 3,271 in the power rankings |
1,499 | -29 |
| WINK'S BARBEQUE No. 498 in the power rankings |
1,677 | -29 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| LA PASADITA | 4 | — | 2 |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 4 | — | 2 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 4 | — | 2 |
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ | 4 | — | 3 |
| SMOKE ON THIS | 4 | — | 3 |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 4 | — | 3 |
| BIG KEV'S BBQ | 4 | — | 15 |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| WHO CARES BBQ | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 3 | — | 2 |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 3 | — | 2 |
| LEE LA Q | 3 | — | 2 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Lohman | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Lohman | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 2 | 99 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 91 |
| California | 2 | 71 |
| Virginia | 2 | 70 |
| Alabama | 2 | 46 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 22 |
| Georgia | 1 | 90 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 88 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 71 |
| Kansas | 1 | 64 |
| Florida | 1 | 62 |
| Indiana | 1 | 29 |
| Missouri | 1 | 11 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Cheeks BBQ Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) |
350.2628 |
| 2 | 4th Little Pig Smoke On the Diamond (BACKYARD ONLY) |
349.1428 |
| 3 | LEE LA Q Smoke On the Diamond (BACKYARD ONLY) |
349.1200 |
| 4 | Hickory Hangover Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) |
345.6684 |
| 5 | BEER PRESSURE Smokin In the Square |
343.9428 |
| 6 | SWEET CHEEKS PIT BBQ Smoke On the Diamond (BACKYARD ONLY) |
342.8228 |
| 7 | SWEET CHEEKS PIT BBQ Smokin In the Square |
341.6684 |
| 8 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT Smokin In the Square |
339.3484 |
| 9 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) |
338.8228 |
| 10 | LEE LA Q Smokin In the Square |
338.8000 |
| 11 | Wynn's BBQ Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) |
338.2744 |
| 12 | MURPHY'S BACKYARD BBQ Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) |
338.2744 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Shawnee, OK |
74 | Smoked Out BBQ |
| 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 Arcadia, CA |
70 | Burnin and Lootin |
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Nashville, TN |
67 | BILLY RAY BBQ |
| Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ |
66 | Weekendsmokers |
| Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS |
64 | Man Meats BBQ |
| BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) Urbanna, VA |
63 | Who Cares BBQ |
| Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Shawnee, OK |
62 | Boomerang BBQ |
| BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) Urbanna, VA |
52 | Good Smoke BBQ |
| 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 Arcadia, CA |
47 | Burnin and Lootin |
| Spring Break BBQ Contest Lommel, Belgium |
40 | Southern Dutch BBQ |
| PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition Franklin, IN |
29 | Grey Street BBQ |
| Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day2 Torreglia, Italy |
25 | Bunch Of Swines |
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