Score of the month
708.0344
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
BIG POPPA SMOKERS put up 708.0344 at Clayton BBQ Cook-off — the highest overall of the month.
July 2019 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in July 2019 — 1 Jul to 31 Jul.
42contests scored
1,256teams competed
1,796top-ten calls
26perfect 180s
83biggest field
22states & provinces
256new teams
9Backyard boards
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July 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
2×
Grand Championships
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE took 2 Grand Championships in July 2019.
First one ever
40th
contest — and their first GC
Smokin Gringos BBQ won their first Grand Championship at SC Festival of Discovery, in their 40th contest in the data.
- 12 Jul
Upset of the month
11-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 11% chance
Smokin Gringos BBQ won SC Festival of Discovery over top-rated Organizer Portal as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
26
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 26 perfect 180s were handed out in July 2019.
- Chicken ×8
- Pork ×8
- Brisket ×8
- Pork Ribs ×2
Closest call
0.0228
points between 1st and 2nd
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS edged CLARK CREW BBQ by 0.0228 at Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+42
power rating points
JaBs BBQ gained 42 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #392 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
RACK STREET BOYZ finished 1st at Northwoods Triple Crown(BACKYARD ONLY) — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 256 new teams in Jul 2019
- field of 10
Best in the backyard
655.2796
Backyard overall, out of 360
Big Dog BBQ put up 655.2796 on the Backyard board at Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 9 Backyard boards in Jul 2019
- won it
Biggest field
83
teams at one contest
SC Festival of Discovery drew 83 teams, and SMOKIN' GRINGOS won it.
- Greenwood
- SC
Road warriors
5
contests cooked
4 LEGS UP BBQ cooked 5 contests in July 2019 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 2nd
New on the calendar
44
teams at a brand-new contest
4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival ran for the first time on record, drawing 44 teams, and BBQ SunCity Szeged won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Jul 2019
- Bad Bellingen, 79415
Busiest weekend
11
contests on one date
11 sanctioned contests were cooked on 12 Jul alone.
- 12 Jul
Rep of the month
3
contests worked
IAN SCHMIDT repped 3 contests in July 2019 — somebody has to run the table.
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS Clayton BBQ Cook-off |
708.0344 |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED Smoking on the Osage BBQ contest and Car show |
707.4400 |
| 3 | BOOMERANG BBQ Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest |
706.8344 |
| 4 | CLARK CREW BBQ Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition |
706.2976 |
| 5 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In |
706.2400 |
| 6 | DIRT ROAD BBQ Smokin on the Summit |
705.6916 |
| 7 | HIGH i QUE Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest |
704.5484 |
| 8 | Heavy Smoke BBQ Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown |
704.5372 |
| 9 | Under the Radar Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In |
703.4060 |
| 10 | DIRT ROAD BBQ Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest |
702.8000 |
| 11 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition |
702.2744 |
| 12 | BUFFALO'S BBQ Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest |
701.1084 |
| 13 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ Smokin on the Summit |
699.9656 |
| 14 | The Specialists Downtown BBQ Showdown |
699.9656 |
| 15 | Heavy Smoke BBQ Effingham -Jam |
699.9656 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×8 💯 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×2 💯 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×8 💯 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×8 💯 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS Clayton BBQ Cook-off |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 2 more in July 2019.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Jul 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| JaBs BBQ #392 | 1,700 | +42 |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ #87 | 1,815 | +41 |
| The Pig's Pajamas #564 | 1,664 | +30 |
| Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow #477 | 1,683 | +26 |
| MAN MEAT BBQ #168 | 1,769 | +26 |
| BIG RAZ BBQ #101 | 1,806 | +25 |
| WOOD HOOK BBQ #262 | 1,734 | +25 |
| SMOKIN' TEX BBQ #738 | 1,635 | +24 |
| CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. #67 | 1,828 | +24 |
| BAR-B-Q'S-2GO #637 | 1,652 | +23 |
| Second Hand Smoke SLV #3273 | 1,498 | -20 |
| SMOKE SHOW #1941 | 1,540 | -20 |
| Southern Comfort Barbecue | 1,479 | -21 |
| RedJaz BBQ #5430 | 1,452 | -22 |
| BBQBrewCrew #6389 | 1,359 | -22 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | 5 | — | 3 |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| RAZORRACKS | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| SLAPS BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | 4 | — | 6 |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| BIG RAZ BBQ | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| IAN SCHMIDT | 3 | 2 |
| JULIE POE | 3 | 2 |
| ALEX JR BROWN | 2 | 2 |
| CAROL BIGLER | 2 | 2 |
| DENA MILHOUS | 2 | 2 |
| DON LOVELY | 2 | 2 |
| DON MULLER | 2 | 2 |
| JULIE COOK | 2 | 2 |
| KATHLEEN MCINTOSH | 2 | 2 |
| KELLY MCINTOSH | 2 | 2 |
| LESLIE LOVELY | 2 | 2 |
| NANCY MULLER | 2 | 2 |
| PHIL MORROW PHB | 2 | 1 |
| RANDY G BIGLER | 2 | 2 |
| RON MILHOUS | 2 | 2 |
| ROSEMARY MORROW | 2 | 1 |
| RUSTY COOK | 2 | 2 |
| BECKY DRUETZLER | 1 | 1 |
| BILL JONES | 1 | 1 |
| BRENDA BLACK | 1 | — |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 6 | 147 |
| Kansas | 3 | 159 |
| Illinois | 3 | 97 |
| California | 3 | 87 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 58 |
| Ohio | 3 | 56 |
| New York | 2 | 54 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 95 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 84 |
| Alabama | 1 | 67 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 64 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 40 |
| Georgia | 1 | 34 |
| Iowa | 1 | 33 |
| Vermont | 1 | 33 |
| Virginia | 1 | 32 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 29 |
| Michigan | 1 | 28 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 28 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 25 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Dog BBQ Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition |
655.2796 |
| 2 | Nobody Beats Our Meat Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition |
652.4800 |
| 3 | Wayne's World BBQ Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition |
645.1432 |
| 4 | United Grill Masters Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition |
644.5716 |
| 5 | T-Lo's Smokin' BBQ Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition |
638.8112 |
| 6 | Big D's BBQ Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition |
510.2284 |
| 7 | DUVALL'S PORK PIT CREW Piggin in the Park |
506.7888 |
| 8 | JB's Backyard BBQ Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition |
505.1200 |
| 9 | COOL HAND QUE Piggin in the Park |
504.4688 |
| 10 | PERFECTLY BLENDED Piggin in the Park |
499.8744 |
| 11 | 2 Swine Crew Piggin in the Park |
487.8516 |
| 12 | BUTCHER'S BEST Piggin in the Park |
486.1372 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen, 79415 |
44 | BBQ SunCity Szeged |
| Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition Dodge City, KS |
39 | Clark Crew BBQ |
| Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 Green Bay, WI |
37 | B-S BBQ Outlaws |
| 2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) Cameron, MO |
35 | Drop the Mike BBQ |
| Ribs and Rhythm & Blues Auburn, NY |
34 | Insane Swine |
| Smoking on the Osage BBQ contest and Car show Osceola, MO |
27 | Gettin Basted |
| Smoke & Hops Harmony, CA |
26 | Big Poppa Smokers |
| Piggin in the Park Jasper, GA |
25 | PIG-CHICKA-COW-COW |
| Fire on the Mountain Leburn, KY |
25 | CONTINENTAL BARBECUE CO. |
| Hannibal Bar-B-Q-Festival Hannibal, MO |
18 | Razor Racks |
| Smoke on the Dragon BBQ-N-Brew Dallas, OR |
16 | Hoagie Smokes BBQ |
| Rumble on the River Morris MB, R0G 1K0 |
15 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
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