Score of the month
703.9428
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
South Pork put up 703.9428 at Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) — the highest overall of the month.
November 2019 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in November 2019 — 1 Nov to 30 Nov.
15contests scored
393teams competed
654top-ten calls
8perfect 180s
47biggest field
7states & provinces
90new teams
5Backyard boards
Now on the newsstand
The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
November 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.
Read the November 2019 edition →
The stories
First one ever
34th
contest — and their first GC
Smack That Butt BBQ won their first Grand Championship at Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B), in their 34th contest in the data.
- 9 Nov
Upset of the month
8-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 8% chance
Chat N Choo BBQ won McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ over top-rated THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
8
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 8 perfect 180s were handed out in November 2019.
- Chicken ×4
- Pork ×3
- Brisket ×1
Closest call
1.1200
points between 1st and 2nd
Chat N Choo edged Texas-car-b-que by 1.1200 at Viking Grillfestivalen.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+36
power rating points
Smack That Butt BBQ gained 36 rating points across 2 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 2 contests
- now #867 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
Chat N Choo finished 1st at Viking Grillfestivalen — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 90 new teams in Nov 2019
- field of 15
Best in the backyard
674.8000
Backyard overall, out of 360
Williams and Son's Bar B Que put up 674.8000 on the Backyard board at Plant City Pig Jam — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 5 Backyard boards in Nov 2019
- won it
Biggest field
47
teams at one contest
Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) drew 47 teams, and South Pork won it.
- Concord
- NC
Road warriors
4
contests cooked
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS cooked 4 contests in November 2019 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 3rd
New on the calendar
35
teams at a brand-new contest
Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown ran for the first time on record, drawing 35 teams, and HOT COLE'S BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 9 first editions in Nov 2019
- Cedartown
- GA
Busiest weekend
5
contests on one date
5 sanctioned contests were cooked on 1 Nov alone.
- 1 Nov
Rep of the month
2
contests worked
ALAN ROTHROCK repped 2 contests in November 2019 — somebody has to run the table.
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Pork Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) |
703.9428 |
| 2 | HOT COLE'S BBQ Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown |
703.9428 |
| 3 | Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow Plant City Pig Jam |
701.6912 |
| 4 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival |
701.0856 |
| 5 | Chat N Choo Viking Grillfestivalen |
699.3600 |
| 6 | Smack That Butt BBQ Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) |
698.2632 |
| 7 | Texas-car-b-que Viking Grillfestivalen |
698.2400 |
| 8 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival |
697.6568 |
| 9 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ Viking Grillfestivalen |
697.6456 |
| 10 | Smoke Central BBQ Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake |
697.2004 |
| 11 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) |
697.0972 |
| 12 | Angry Jack BBQ Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown |
696.4912 |
| 13 | Organizer Portal Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown |
695.9544 |
| 14 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) |
695.3600 |
| 15 | TEXAS OIL DUST Viking Grillfestivalen |
694.8572 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×4 💯 | Chat N Choo Viking Grillfestivalen |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | Sweet Cheeks BBQ Mission Q (Backyard Only) |
179.4400 |
| Pork ×3 💯 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×1 💯 | Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow Plant City Pig Jam |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Nov 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Smack That Butt BBQ #867 | 1,620 | +36 |
| Still Workin' On It #1103 | 1,594 | +27 |
| Twin States BBQ #2715 | 1,513 | +25 |
| Chat N Choo BBQ | 1,530 | +21 |
| The King and His Q #1165 | 1,588 | +21 |
| Chat N Choo | 1,520 | +20 |
| Sweet Cheeks BBQ #500 | 1,677 | +20 |
| VETERAN PORK PULLERS #521 | 1,671 | +19 |
| RIBLIFE #214 | 1,750 | +18 |
| PLANT CITY SECOND HAND SMOKE BBQ TEAM #4565 | 1,471 | +18 |
| Two Drummer's Q-Crew #5000 | 1,462 | -15 |
| Egg Plant BBQ | 1,484 | -16 |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES #268 | 1,731 | -16 |
| Os Caras BBQ | 1,484 | -16 |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N #281 | 1,727 | -20 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 4 | — | 3 |
| HAMTOWN SMOKERS | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 3 | — | 2 |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 3 | — | 2 |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 3 | — | 3 |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 3 | — | 3 |
| Under the Radar | 3 | — | 4 |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 3 | — | 5 |
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 3 | — | 5 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 3 | — | 6 |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 3 | — | 7 |
| HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | 3 | — | 9 |
| BIG DOG BBQ VA | 3 | — | 14 |
| TWISTED PAIR BBQ | 3 | — | 17 |
| RIBLIFE | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| ALAN ROTHROCK | 2 | 1 |
| CAROL BIGLER | 2 | 1 |
| DOUG REID | 2 | 1 |
| JULIE COOK | 2 | 2 |
| RANDY G BIGLER | 2 | 1 |
| RUSTY COOK | 2 | 2 |
| ALEX JR BROWN | 1 | 1 |
| BILL JONES | 1 | 1 |
| BILL SHIFLETT | 1 | 1 |
| BOB MCKINNON | 1 | 1 |
| CAROLYN WELLS | 1 | 1 |
| DEBBIE SPRAY | 1 | 1 |
| JENNIFER SHIFLETT | 1 | 1 |
| KATHLEEN MCINTOSH | 1 | 1 |
| KELLY MCINTOSH | 1 | 1 |
| MARIANNE VAN GALEN | 1 | — |
| MAYCO VAN GALEN | 1 | — |
| MIKE GARRETSON | 1 | 1 |
| PETA MCMANUS | 1 | — |
| SCOTT COLEMAN | 1 | — |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3 | 65 |
| Texas | 2 | 39 |
| Alabama | 2 | 31 |
| Florida | 1 | 67 |
| Georgia | 1 | 52 |
| California | 1 | 37 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 15 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams and Son's Bar B Que Plant City Pig Jam |
674.8000 |
| 2 | HitemHard BBQ Plant City Pig Jam |
666.7316 |
| 3 | Wicked Oak BBQ Plant City Pig Jam |
666.2176 |
| 4 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN Plant City Pig Jam |
664.9944 |
| 5 | Pig Timers Plant City Pig Jam |
664.4000 |
| 6 | Grease Monkey BBQ Plant City Pig Jam |
660.5144 |
| 7 | O REI DOS DEFUMADOS The Finals |
658.2972 |
| 8 | Maker Oink Plant City Pig Jam |
657.6000 |
| 9 | La Familiga Plant City Pig Jam |
655.8628 |
| 10 | Equipe Paulista da Fumaca The Finals |
652.0684 |
| 11 | Norte BBQ The Finals |
649.8168 |
| 12 | TERRA DA FUMACA The Finals |
649.6684 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cedartown, GA |
35 | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition Helshoven, 3800 |
31 | Southern Dutch BBQ |
| Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars Cranbourne Melbourne, 3950 |
28 | Big Smoke BBQ |
| Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival Powells Point, NC |
25 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS |
| McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ Belton, TX |
24 | Chat N Choo BBQ |
| Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill WA, 6056 |
17 | The King & His Q |
| The Finals Sao Paulo, |
16 | Churras de Patrao |
| Viking Grillfestivalen Waco, TX |
15 | Chat N Choo |
| West Alabama State Fair Barbeque Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Northport, AL |
15 | RIBLIFE |
Running a contest? The organizer tools →
Every contest scored (15 in November 2019)
The archive
Every month with scored results, back to the start of the data. Subscribe to the monthly feed and each one lands as it closes.