Score of the month
707.3828
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
SLAPS BBQ put up 707.3828 at Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown — the highest overall of the month.
October 2019 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in October 2019 — 1 Oct to 31 Oct.
45contests scored
1,182teams competed
1,820top-ten calls
34perfect 180s
97biggest field
21states & provinces
269new teams
9Backyard boards
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The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
October 2019, set as a proper newspaper.
Every Grand Champion named, the month in figures across the top, the perfect 180s,
the box scores, and the calendar as classified notices.
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The stories
Hottest hand
3×
Grand Championships
BIG RAZ BBQ took 3 Grand Championships in October 2019.
First one ever
37th
contest — and their first GC
QUE U won their first Grand Championship at Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ), in their 37th contest in the data.
- 11 Oct
Upset of the month
10-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 10% chance
Big Smoke BBQ Australia won Brew N Que-Perth 2019 over top-rated Burnin and Lootin as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
34
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 34 perfect 180s were handed out in October 2019.
- Brisket ×13
- Chicken ×9
- Pork ×9
- Pork Ribs ×3
Closest call
0.0000
points between 1st and 2nd
BOOMERANG BBQ edged PIG NEWTON by 0.0000 at Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL).
- Other
Biggest riser
+25
power rating points
RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ gained 25 rating points across 2 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 2 contests
- now #1376 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
House Divided finished 1st at Fifth Annual Kosher BBQ Championship (KOSHER SERIES) — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 269 new teams in Oct 2019
- field of 11
Best in the backyard
699.9656
Backyard overall, out of 360
Naughty Dog put up 699.9656 on the Backyard board at Anchor City Cook off — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 9 Backyard boards in Oct 2019
- won it
Biggest field
97
teams at one contest
31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) drew 97 teams, and Clark Crew BBQ won it.
- Lynchburg
- TN
Road warriors
5
contests cooked
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ cooked 5 contests in October 2019 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 2 GCs
New on the calendar
97
teams at a brand-new contest
31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) ran for the first time on record, drawing 97 teams, and Clark Crew BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Oct 2019
- Lynchburg
- TN
Busiest weekend
13
contests on one date
13 sanctioned contests were cooked on 4 Oct alone.
- 4 Oct
Rep of the month
3
contests worked
ALEX JR BROWN repped 3 contests in October 2019 — somebody has to run the table.
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×9 💯 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q Roast N Boast |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×3 💯 | Fat&Dumb BBQ National Head 2 Head Invitational Top 50 (Competitors Series) |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×9 💯 | SHIG NINJA BBQ Roast N Boast |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×13 💯 | WeQ4U Jim Beam BBQ Classic |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 10 more in October 2019.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Oct 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ #1376 | 1,572 | +25 |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q #513 | 1,674 | +25 |
| Top Gun Barbecue #198 | 1,757 | +25 |
| BARREL FEVER BBQ #2449 | 1,522 | +25 |
| BIG RAZ BBQ #101 | 1,806 | +24 |
| PADDY MCQ'S #68 | 1,828 | +23 |
| Cowboy Q #729 | 1,636 | +22 |
| The Real Squeal BBQ #1016 | 1,603 | +22 |
| HAMTOWN SMOKERS #178 | 1,764 | +22 |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q #233 | 1,745 | +22 |
| Monty's BBQ | 1,466 | -21 |
| SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN #2539 | 1,518 | -22 |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS #435 | 1,690 | -22 |
| BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE #4042 | 1,482 | -24 |
| UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ #526 | 1,671 | -25 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Under the Radar | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 5 | — | 2 |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 5 | — | 2 |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 5 | — | 3 |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 5 | — | 9 |
| BIG RAZ BBQ | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| HAMTOWN SMOKERS | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 4 | — | 2 |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 4 | — | 3 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| ALEX JR BROWN | 3 | 2 |
| DAVE ROGERS | 3 | 2 |
| DOUG REID | 3 | 1 |
| JANET APPLETON | 3 | 3 |
| LOUISE WEIDNER | 3 | 2 |
| PEG ROGERS | 3 | 2 |
| SAM APPLETON | 3 | 3 |
| WAYNE HARPER | 3 | 2 |
| BILL JONES | 2 | 1 |
| CAROL BIGLER | 2 | 2 |
| CHARLIE BRINZA | 2 | 2 |
| DEBBY HARWELL | 2 | 2 |
| DON HARWELL | 2 | 2 |
| JULIE COOK | 2 | 1 |
| KAREN JANE WILLIAMS | 2 | 2 |
| KEVIN ROSE | 2 | 1 |
| LARRY VOTH | 2 | 2 |
| LYNDA VOTH | 2 | 2 |
| MERRIALYCE ALVAREZ | 2 | 2 |
| MICHELLE R ROSE | 2 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 5 | 141 |
| North Carolina | 5 | 81 |
| Georgia | 3 | 114 |
| Missouri | 3 | 90 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 74 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 60 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 139 |
| Virginia | 2 | 55 |
| New Jersey | 2 | 39 |
| Alabama | 2 | 37 |
| Delaware | 1 | 84 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 52 |
| Iowa | 1 | 49 |
| Colorado | 1 | 46 |
| Illinois | 1 | 43 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 43 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 36 |
| Ohio | 1 | 34 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 26 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 19 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) Lynchburg, TN |
97 | Clark Crew BBQ |
| Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE |
63 | Aporkalypse Now |
| Best of the Midwest Union Grove, WI |
52 | Hogline BBQ |
| Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL) DeSoto, KS |
51 | Boomerang BBQ |
| Meat Scream BBQ Competition Westminster, CO |
46 | B-S BBQ Outlaws |
| Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ |
32 | Big Raz BBQ |
| Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA |
32 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Brew N Que-Perth 2019 Ascot WA, 6104 |
30 | Big Smoke BBQ |
| Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ |
30 | Big Raz BBQ |
| Rock-N-Q on the planes Great Bend, KS |
28 | Tebo Creek BBQ |
| Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Greenfield, MA |
26 | Big Raz BBQ |
| Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships Palmview, Su Qld 4553 |
26 | The Bovine Technicians |
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