In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in June 2019 — 1 Jun to 30 Jun.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
June 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
LA PASADITA put up 709.7256 at Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) — the highest overall of the month.
Hottest hand
CLARK CREW BBQ took 3 Grand Championships in June 2019.
First one ever
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
Title defended
SMOKE MONSTER BBQ won Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest again — back-to-back Grand Championships at the same contest.
- 2018–2019
- field of 38
Upset of the month
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
Six judges, every card a 9: 31 perfect 180s were handed out in June 2019.
- Pork ×9
- Brisket ×9
- Chicken ×8
- Pork Ribs ×5
Closest call
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ edged 3N1 Q by 0.0112 at 8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival.
- Master Series
Back on top
BLACK EYE BBQ won Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge — their first Grand Championship since May 2016, after 26 contests without one.
- last won May 2016
- 26 contests in between
Contest record
SMELLAQUE put up 690.9256 at Porkapalooza BBQ Festival — the best overall in 6 editions of the contest on record, past the old mark of 672.5716.
- old record 672.5716
- 5 earlier editions
Near sweep
IQ - NETHERLANDS won 3 of 4 meats at KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees (chicken, pork and brisket), and the Grand Championship with them.
- Chicken
- Pork
- Brisket
- and the GC
Biggest riser
DB BBQ gained 45 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #402 overall
State champions crowned
40 state championships were decided in June 2019. The biggest, The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (183 teams), went to Sublime BBQ.
- Kansas
- Connecticut
- Colorado
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Mississippi
Best debut
Sugar Hounds finished 1st at Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 404 new teams in Jun 2019
- field of 39
Best in the backyard
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 blowout
ROKENDE REGAHS won BBQ Battle Finland by 25.1660 points over Clean Smoke BBQ — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 23
Biggest field
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship drew 183 teams, and Sublime BBQ won it.
- Lenexa, KS
Milestone
CLARK CREW BBQ cooked their 200th contest on record at Beats, Brews, & BBQ, with 51 Grand Championships along the way.
- 51 GCs along the way
Road warriors
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS cooked 6 contests in June 2019 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 2nd
Won without a meat
Sublime BBQ won The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 3rd.
- field of 183
New on the calendar
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
Always the reserve
WHO CARES BBQ finished second overall 2 times in June 2019 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.
- 2 contests
Busiest weekend
12 sanctioned contests were cooked on 14 Jun alone.
- 14 Jun
Rep of the month
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 ×8 💯 | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse Blues,Brews & Barbecue |
180 |
| Pork Ribs ×5 💯 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off |
180 |
| Pork ×9 💯 | 501 BBQ Delta Smoke BBQ Contest |
180 |
| Brisket ×9 💯 | CLARK CREW BBQ Beats, Brews, & BBQ |
180 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 7 more in June 2019.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Jun 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| DB BBQ No. 402 in the power rankings |
1,699 | +45 |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q No. 242 in the power rankings |
1,744 | +40 |
| Rusty Pig BBQ No. 286 in the power rankings |
1,727 | +34 |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX No. 2,408 in the power rankings |
1,523 | +34 |
| THE BBQ BUS No. 195 in the power rankings |
1,758 | +34 |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY No. 96 in the power rankings |
1,811 | +34 |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO No. 1,604 in the power rankings |
1,558 | +32 |
| PORKY'S PIT CREW No. 1,479 in the power rankings |
1,566 | +31 |
| Thin Blue Swine No. 842 in the power rankings |
1,624 | +31 |
| PADDY MCQ'S No. 70 in the power rankings |
1,826 | +30 |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ No. 3,338 in the power rankings |
1,497 | -22 |
| BIGS MEAT WAGON No. 5,468 in the power rankings |
1,452 | -23 |
| SMOKIN' BUTTS No. 3,556 in the power rankings |
1,492 | -24 |
| Smoke-A-Holics No. 1,038 in the power rankings |
1,601 | -27 |
| PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ No. 544 in the power rankings |
1,669 | -28 |
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, Netherlands |
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, Australia |
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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