Score of the month
713.7372
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
MAN MEAT BBQ put up 713.7372 at Grasshopper '19 — the highest overall of the month.
May 2019 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in May 2019 — 1 May to 31 May.
68contests scored
1,911teams competed
2,860top-ten calls
45perfect 180s
72biggest field
27states & provinces
505new teams
11Backyard boards
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May 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
BOOMERANG BBQ took 3 Grand Championships in May 2019.
First one ever
55th
contest — and their first GC
PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE won their first Grand Championship at BBQ Jamboree (Day 1), in their 55th contest in the data.
- 3 May
Upset of the month
7-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 7% chance
The Smoking J's won Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship over top-rated BIG POPPA SMOKERS as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
45
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 45 perfect 180s were handed out in May 2019.
- Pork ×14
- Brisket ×13
- Chicken ×11
- Pork Ribs ×7
Closest call
0.0000
points between 1st and 2nd
The Pig's Pajamas edged SMELLAQUE by 0.0000 at Capital BBQ Festival.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+53
power rating points
QUE U gained 53 rating points across 6 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 6 contests
- now #86 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
5TH GEAR BBQ finished 1st at 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY) — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 505 new teams in May 2019
- field of 16
Best in the backyard
677.0744
Backyard overall, out of 360
5TH GEAR BBQ put up 677.0744 on the Backyard board at 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY) — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 11 Backyard boards in May 2019
- won it
Biggest field
72
teams at one contest
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival drew 72 teams, and UNDER THE RADAR - TN won it.
- Evans
- GA
Road warriors
7
contests cooked
BOOMERANG BBQ cooked 7 contests in May 2019 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 3 GCs
New on the calendar
57
teams at a brand-new contest
Minnesota in May ran for the first time on record, drawing 57 teams, and Totally Sauced won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in May 2019
Busiest weekend
14
contests on one date
14 sanctioned contests were cooked on 31 May alone.
- 31 May
Rep of the month
4
contests worked
JULIE POE repped 4 contests in May 2019 — somebody has to run the table.
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ Grasshopper '19 |
713.7372 |
| 2 | Rio Valley Meat BBQ Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) |
707.9884 |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ Grasshopper '19 |
706.2400 |
| 4 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS Masters in May Day 2 |
704.5716 |
| 5 | SAUCE THIS BBQ BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) |
704.5488 |
| 6 | BOOMERANG BBQ Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) |
703.9656 |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED Grasshopper '19 |
703.4172 |
| 8 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE Grasshopper '19 |
703.4172 |
| 9 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz |
702.8344 |
| 10 | Burnin and Lootin The Best Dam Barbeque |
702.8112 |
| 11 | Fergolicious BBQ Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz |
702.2628 |
| 12 | ONE MAN PITS 4th Annual Southern Sate BBQ Cook-off |
702.2628 |
| 13 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 |
702.2516 |
| 14 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q Grasshopper '19 |
701.6800 |
| 15 | BOOMERANG BBQ Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) |
701.6800 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×11 💯 | Q-BONES BBQ Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×7 💯 | South Pork The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×14 💯 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×13 💯 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 21 more in May 2019.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | May 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| QUE U #86 | 1,815 | +53 |
| THE BBQ BUS #182 | 1,763 | +52 |
| 5TH GEAR BBQ #646 | 1,649 | +40 |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY #104 | 1,805 | +36 |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ #313 | 1,720 | +35 |
| Smokin Highwaymen #752 | 1,632 | +35 |
| BAD AZZ MULE BBQ #463 | 1,685 | +34 |
| Bacon Bash Texas #2406 | 1,523 | +31 |
| CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE #444 | 1,689 | +31 |
| SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ #451 | 1,688 | +31 |
| PELLET ENVY #31 | 1,860 | -25 |
| Pappy's Legacy BBQ #3846 | 1,486 | -25 |
| SMOKE ON THIS #179 | 1,764 | -26 |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ #38 | 1,856 | -26 |
| FASTLANE BBQ CREW #960 | 1,609 | -32 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| THE BBQ BUS | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| QUE U | 6 | — | 2 |
| CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | 6 | — | 3 |
| BIG RAZ BBQ | 6 | — | 5 |
| SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | 6 | — | 7 |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | 5 | — | 3 |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 5 | — | 3 |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 5 | — | 3 |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 5 | — | 4 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| JULIE POE | 4 | 2 |
| KELLY MCINTOSH | 4 | 2 |
| ROBERT MCKEE | 4 | 2 |
| WILLIAM GAGE | 4 | 1 |
| DAVE DRUETZLER | 3 | 1 |
| DAVE ROGERS | 3 | 2 |
| DEBRA GAGE | 3 | 1 |
| DON LOVELY | 3 | 2 |
| DOUG REID | 3 | 2 |
| IAN SCHMIDT | 3 | 1 |
| KAREN JANE WILLIAMS | 3 | 1 |
| KATHLEEN MCINTOSH | 3 | 2 |
| LESLIE LOVELY | 3 | 2 |
| LOUISE WEIDNER | 3 | 1 |
| PEG ROGERS | 3 | 2 |
| RALPH WILLIAMS | 3 | 1 |
| RUSTY COOK | 3 | 1 |
| ALEX JR BROWN | 2 | 1 |
| BECKY DRUETZLER | 2 | 1 |
| CHARLIE BRINZA | 2 | 2 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| California | 7 | 161 |
| Kansas | 5 | 158 |
| Missouri | 5 | 158 |
| Georgia | 4 | 159 |
| Illinois | 4 | 149 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 97 |
| Texas | 3 | 87 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 84 |
| Indiana | 3 | 73 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 51 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 84 |
| Virginia | 2 | 39 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 33 |
| Alabama | 1 | 123 |
| Arizona | 1 | 45 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 44 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 43 |
| Ontario | 1 | 43 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 40 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 39 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota in May |
57 | Totally Sauced |
| Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) Kansas City, MO |
56 | Boomerang BBQ |
| Grasshopper '19 DeSoto, KS |
53 | Man Meat BBQ |
| Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark,Hasselt, 3800 |
49 | BBQ |
| Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS |
49 | Fat&Dumb BBQ |
| Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 Westmont, IL |
48 | Scuffletown Smokers |
| 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down Show Low, AZ |
45 | Hickory and Spice BBQ |
| Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON |
43 | The Pig's Pajamas BBQ |
| Masters In May Day 1 Bancroft, WI |
42 | HOGLINE BBQ |
| Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) Murfreesboro, TN |
41 | Smokin' Bandits BBQ |
| Masters in May Day 2 Bancroft, WI |
40 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS |
| Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 Westmont, IL |
40 | Boomerang BBQ |
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