Score of the month
706.2400
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
CLARK CREW BBQ put up 706.2400 at Smoke In the Springs — the highest overall of the month.
April 2019 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in April 2019 — 1 Apr to 30 Apr.
44contests scored
1,391teams competed
1,922top-ten calls
35perfect 180s
104biggest field
23states & provinces
293new teams
9Backyard boards
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April 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
Hottest hand
3×
Grand Championships
BUNCH OF SWINES took 3 Grand Championships in April 2019.
First one ever
45th
contest — and their first GC
Texas-car-b-que won their first Grand Championship at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off, in their 45th contest in the data.
- 5 Apr
Upset of the month
5-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 5% chance
Hickory Stick BBQ won BBQ, Bikes and Blues over top-rated SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
35
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 35 perfect 180s were handed out in April 2019.
- Chicken ×10
- Pork Ribs ×9
- Pork ×9
- Brisket ×7
Closest call
0.0224
points between 1st and 2nd
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit edged DRILLING & GRILLING by 0.0224 at Interstate BBQ Festival.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+47
power rating points
LEE LA Q gained 47 rating points across 4 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 4 contests
- now #259 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
Rub Em' Right BBQ finished 1st at Smokin For Garrett — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 293 new teams in Apr 2019
- field of 26
Best in the backyard
663.3716
Backyard overall, out of 360
White Lightning put up 663.3716 on the Backyard board at Fire it up Frostproof! — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 9 Backyard boards in Apr 2019
- won it
Biggest field
104
teams at one contest
Smoke In the Springs drew 104 teams, and Clark Crew BBQ won it.
- Osage City
- KS
Road warriors
6
contests cooked
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q cooked 6 contests in April 2019 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 2nd
New on the calendar
104
teams at a brand-new contest
Smoke In the Springs ran for the first time on record, drawing 104 teams, and Clark Crew BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Apr 2019
- Osage City
- KS
Busiest weekend
17
contests on one date
17 sanctioned contests were cooked on 26 Apr alone.
- 26 Apr
Rep of the month
2
contests worked
MICHAEL EBERLE repped 2 contests in April 2019 — somebody has to run the table.
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ Smoke In the Springs |
706.2400 |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS Southaven Springfest |
704.5256 |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ Pork-A-Palooza |
704.0000 |
| 4 | Hogline Smoke In the Springs |
703.3944 |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake |
703.3944 |
| 6 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off |
703.3828 |
| 7 | BUNCH OF SWINES 4th Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition |
703.3712 |
| 8 | BOOMERANG BBQ Smoke On the Border |
702.8232 |
| 9 | Texas-car-b-que Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off |
701.7372 |
| 10 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ Smoke On the Border |
701.7260 |
| 11 | BUNCH OF SWINES Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1 |
701.1544 |
| 12 | DEAD BIRD BBQ Pork-A-Palooza |
701.0972 |
| 13 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB Smoke In the Springs |
701.0856 |
| 14 | BOOMERANG BBQ LuLu's Brew & Que |
701.0856 |
| 15 | CONTAGIOUS Q Smoke on the Falls |
699.9656 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×10 💯 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO Smoke In the Springs |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×9 💯 | BLUE CHIP BBQ Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×9 💯 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×7 💯 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS CCSFest |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 11 more in April 2019.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Apr 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| LEE LA Q #259 | 1,736 | +47 |
| Sweet Cheeks BBQ #500 | 1,677 | +42 |
| Knockstone BBQ Team Austria #489 | 1,680 | +41 |
| GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS #3615 | 1,491 | +38 |
| SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ #451 | 1,688 | +34 |
| MAN MEAT BBQ #168 | 1,769 | +32 |
| Thin Blue Swine #808 | 1,627 | +32 |
| Blowin Smoke BBQ #5703 | 1,445 | +32 |
| Small Batch BBQ - TN #566 | 1,664 | +30 |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ #87 | 1,815 | +30 |
| POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ #4247 | 1,477 | -21 |
| Smoking Section #3310 | 1,497 | -21 |
| Smokermaker #6039 | 1,430 | -21 |
| Extra Mile BBQ #946 | 1,610 | -22 |
| SWINE AND SHINE BBQ #531 | 1,669 | -23 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | 6 | — | 2 |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 6 | — | 2 |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Fergolicious BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| IQ - NETHERLANDS | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Knockstone BBQ Team Austria | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| REDBONES BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweet Cheeks BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS | 4 | — | 2 |
| LEE LA Q | 4 | — | 2 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL EBERLE | 2 | 2 |
| ALEX JR BROWN | 1 | 1 |
| ALFRED T BOWEN | 1 | 1 |
| ANDREAS SCHNOELL | 1 | — |
| BILL JONES | 1 | 1 |
| BOB MCKINNON | 1 | 1 |
| BUNNY TUTTLE | 1 | 1 |
| CAROL BIGLER | 1 | 1 |
| DAVE AMEND | 1 | 1 |
| DAVE ROGERS | 1 | 1 |
| DEBRA GAGE | 1 | 1 |
| DEL ANDERSON | 1 | 1 |
| DENA MILHOUS | 1 | 1 |
| EVA SCHNOELL | 1 | — |
| FRAN BOWEN | 1 | 1 |
| IAN SCHMIDT | 1 | 1 |
| JONATHAN B WILLIAMS | 1 | 1 |
| JULIE COOK | 1 | 1 |
| JULIE POE | 1 | 1 |
| KAREN JANE WILLIAMS | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5 | 171 |
| Kansas | 3 | 193 |
| Alabama | 3 | 123 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 88 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 86 |
| Indiana | 2 | 75 |
| Maryland | 1 | 84 |
| Virginia | 1 | 71 |
| Texas | 1 | 63 |
| Georgia | 1 | 54 |
| California | 1 | 48 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 44 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 43 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 42 |
| Colorado | 1 | 40 |
| Florida | 1 | 37 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 32 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 31 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 29 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 28 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | White Lightning Fire it up Frostproof! |
663.3716 |
| 2 | CycloneBBQ Fire it up Frostproof! |
659.2684 |
| 3 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN Fire it up Frostproof! |
654.1256 |
| 4 | Hodge Podge BBQ Fire it up Frostproof! |
646.0572 |
| 5 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q Fire it up Frostproof! |
628.9832 |
| 6 | Kimley-Horn Fire it up Frostproof! |
622.6968 |
| 7 | Wicked Oak Barbeque Fire it up Frostproof! |
622.5484 |
| 8 | 2 BROTHERS BBQ Fire it up Frostproof! |
619.3028 |
| 9 | Nev's Gulf Coast BBQ Fire it up Frostproof! |
610.7428 |
| 10 | K & E's Little Smokers Fire it up Frostproof! |
607.2796 |
| 11 | Rub Em' Right BBQ Smokin For Garrett |
510.8572 |
| 12 | Dogs n Hogs Smokin For Garrett |
504.5716 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Smoke In the Springs Osage City, KS |
104 | Clark Crew BBQ |
| VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits Overland Park, KS |
53 | Man Meat BBQ |
| Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest Sugar Creek, MO |
42 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q |
| Meat the East Hengelo, 7534 MK |
41 | Backcorner BBQ |
| CCSFest Indianapois, IN |
40 | HEAVY SMOKE STL |
| BBQ, Bikes and Blues Washington, MO |
39 | HICKORY STICK BBQ |
| 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK |
39 | 4 Legs Up BBQ |
| Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2 Ninove, 9600 |
29 | BBQ |
| Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off Franklin, KY |
28 | Continental BBQ |
| 2nd Wild King BBQ Competition Tirol, A-6380 |
28 | Knockstone BBQ Team Austria |
| 5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019 Salzburg, 5020 |
26 | BBQ SunCity Szeged |
| 9th Annual Bull Moose Millington, TN |
25 | Rooters-N-Tooters |
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