Score of the month
709.7256
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
LA PASADITA put up 709.7256 at Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) — the highest overall of the month.
June 2019 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in June 2019 — 1 Jun to 30 Jun.
59contests scored
1,799teams competed
2,481top-ten calls
36perfect 180s
183biggest field
29states & provinces
445new teams
13Backyard boards
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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
CLARK CREW BBQ took 3 Grand Championships in June 2019.
First one ever
40th
contest — and their first GC
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q won their first Grand Championship at Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY), in their 40th contest in the data.
- 21 Jun
Upset of the month
6-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 6% chance
PORKY'S PIT CREW won 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge over top-rated SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
36
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 36 perfect 180s were handed out in June 2019.
- Pork ×13
- Chicken ×9
- Brisket ×9
- Pork Ribs ×5
Closest call
0.0112
points between 1st and 2nd
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ edged 3N1 Q by 0.0112 at 8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+45
power rating points
DB BBQ gained 45 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #395 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
Sugar Hounds finished 1st at Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 445 new teams in Jun 2019
- field of 39
Best in the backyard
354.2744
Backyard overall, out of 360
Thin Blue Swine put up 354.2744 on the Backyard board at Poosa-Q — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 13 Backyard boards in Jun 2019
- won it
Biggest field
183
teams at one contest
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship drew 183 teams, and Sublime BBQ won it.
- Lenexa
- KS
Road warriors
6
contests cooked
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS cooked 6 contests in June 2019 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 2nd
New on the calendar
183
teams at a brand-new contest
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship ran for the first time on record, drawing 183 teams, and Sublime BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Jun 2019
- Lenexa
- KS
Busiest weekend
12
contests on one date
12 sanctioned contests were cooked on 14 Jun alone.
- 14 Jun
Rep of the month
4
contests worked
RALPH WILLIAMS repped 4 contests in June 2019 — somebody has to run the table.
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA PASADITA Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) |
709.7256 |
| 2 | BOOMERANG BBQ Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) |
706.2744 |
| 3 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) |
705.6916 |
| 4 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) |
705.6800 |
| 5 | CLARK CREW BBQ Beats, Brews, & BBQ |
705.1200 |
| 6 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off |
704.5944 |
| 7 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off |
703.9772 |
| 8 | RAZORRACKS Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off |
702.8456 |
| 9 | 501 BBQ Delta Smoke BBQ Contest |
702.7884 |
| 10 | Heavy Smoke BBQ Hog Capital Challenge |
702.2400 |
| 11 | Smoke Central BBQ Saltwater BBQ Bash |
702.2400 |
| 12 | Hogline Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition |
701.7260 |
| 13 | SLAPS BBQ Back To Mayberry |
701.6916 |
| 14 | Sloppy Hog BBQ Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off |
700.5600 |
| 15 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) |
700.5140 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×9 💯 | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse Blues,Brews & Barbecue |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×5 💯 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×13 💯 | DIVINE SWINE Beats, Brews, & BBQ |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×9 💯 | CLARK CREW BBQ Beats, Brews, & BBQ |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 12 more in June 2019.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Jun 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| DB BBQ #395 | 1,699 | +45 |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q #233 | 1,745 | +39 |
| Rusty Pig BBQ #279 | 1,728 | +34 |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX #2465 | 1,521 | +34 |
| THE BBQ BUS #182 | 1,763 | +34 |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY #104 | 1,805 | +34 |
| PORKY'S PIT CREW #1473 | 1,566 | +31 |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO #1390 | 1,571 | +31 |
| Thin Blue Swine #808 | 1,627 | +30 |
| PADDY MCQ'S #68 | 1,828 | +30 |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ #3328 | 1,497 | -22 |
| BIGS MEAT WAGON #5421 | 1,452 | -23 |
| SMOKIN' BUTTS #3558 | 1,492 | -23 |
| Smoke-A-Holics #977 | 1,607 | -27 |
| PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ #551 | 1,666 | -27 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 6 | — | 2 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | 5 | — | 2 |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| One2BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| UNCLE J'S | 5 | — | 2 |
| SMOKE FREAKS | 5 | — | 5 |
| APORKALYPSE NOW | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Fergolicious BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| RAZORRACKS | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| RALPH WILLIAMS | 4 | 3 |
| ALAN ROTHROCK | 3 | 3 |
| CHARLIE BRINZA | 3 | 2 |
| DOUG REID | 3 | 3 |
| JANET APPLETON | 3 | 2 |
| KAREN JANE WILLIAMS | 3 | 3 |
| LARRY VOTH | 3 | 2 |
| LYNDA VOTH | 3 | 2 |
| SAM APPLETON | 3 | 2 |
| ALEX JR BROWN | 2 | 2 |
| BECKY DRUETZLER | 2 | 2 |
| BUNNY TUTTLE | 2 | 1 |
| CAROL BIGLER | 2 | 1 |
| CINDY JUHL | 2 | 2 |
| CRAIG MAIDENS | 2 | 1 |
| DAVE DRUETZLER | 2 | 2 |
| DENA MILHOUS | 2 | 1 |
| FORREST BRUCE | 2 | 1 |
| HEATHER MAIDENS | 2 | 1 |
| KATHLEEN MCINTOSH | 2 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 5 | 167 |
| Kansas | 4 | 304 |
| Alabama | 3 | 112 |
| Colorado | 3 | 105 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 79 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 79 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 71 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 55 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 53 |
| Iowa | 2 | 51 |
| Montana | 2 | 46 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 45 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 42 |
| California | 1 | 66 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 61 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 51 |
| Delaware | 1 | 45 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 38 |
| Maryland | 1 | 37 |
| Virginia | 1 | 32 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS |
183 | Sublime BBQ |
| Sun BBQFest Uncasville, CT |
61 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ |
| Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, 2314CG |
55 | Bunch of Swines |
| 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO |
55 | PORKYS PIT CREW |
| Poosa-Q Montgomery, AL |
48 | Under the Radar |
| BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland Joliet, IL |
42 | The BBQ Bus |
| Queensland BBQ Championship CLEVELAND QUEENSLAND, 4163 |
41 | The King and His Q |
| Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS |
39 | Boomerang BBQ |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon West Salem, WI |
37 | B.S. Barbeque |
| Separation Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE |
36 | Old Colony Smokehouse |
| 8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA |
32 | Checkered Flag 500 |
| Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Roanoke, WV |
31 | ROCKY TOP BBQ |
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