Score of the month
700.5028
Master overall, out of 720
top 2% of every Master overall ever scored
BIG POPPA SMOKERS put up 700.5028 at Arizona National BBQ Stampede — the highest overall of the month.
December 2019 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in December 2019 — 1 Dec to 31 Dec.
3contests scored
120teams competed
130top-ten calls
1perfect 180s
44biggest field
3states & provinces
38new teams
1Backyard board
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Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
December 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
First one ever
1st
contest — and their first GC
Holey Ribeyes won their first Grand Championship at Fired up Florida (KOSHER SERIES), in their 1st contest in the data.
- 31 Dec
Perfect 180s
1
perfect score handed out
BIG POPPA SMOKERS turned in a perfect 180 in brisket — six judges, every card a 9.
- Brisket ×1
Closest call
2.8228
points between 1st and 2nd
BOOMERANG BBQ edged CAJUN BLAZE by 2.8228 at COTR BBQ.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+18
power rating points
AZ RAD RIBS gained 18 rating points across 1 contest — the biggest climb of the month.
- 1 contest
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
Holey Ribeyes finished 1st at Fired up Florida (KOSHER SERIES) — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 38 new teams in Dec 2019
Best in the backyard
353.7028
Backyard overall, out of 360
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q put up 353.7028 on the Backyard board at COTR BBQ — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 1 Backyard board in Dec 2019
- won it
Biggest field
44
teams at one contest
Arizona National BBQ Stampede drew 44 teams, and Big Poppa Smokers won it.
- Phoenix
- AZ
New on the calendar
25
teams at a brand-new contest
COTR BBQ ran for the first time on record, drawing 25 teams, and Boomerang BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 2 first editions in Dec 2019
- Demopolis
- AL
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS Arizona National BBQ Stampede |
700.5028 |
| 2 | SHIG NINJA BBQ Arizona National BBQ Stampede |
692.4912 |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ Arizona National BBQ Stampede |
690.2396 |
| 4 | TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q Arizona National BBQ Stampede |
689.1200 |
| 5 | BOOMERANG BBQ COTR BBQ |
687.8972 |
| 6 | AZ RAD RIBS Arizona National BBQ Stampede |
686.2056 |
| 7 | CAJUN BLAZE COTR BBQ |
685.0744 |
| 8 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ COTR BBQ |
685.0516 |
| 9 | PORKCHOP & BUBBAS Arizona National BBQ Stampede |
683.9544 |
| 10 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ Arizona National BBQ Stampede |
683.3372 |
| 11 | Meat Candy Q Arizona National BBQ Stampede |
682.8568 |
| 12 | Burnin and Lootin Arizona National BBQ Stampede |
682.8000 |
| 13 | Rooftop BBQ Arizona National BBQ Stampede |
682.8000 |
| 14 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS COTR BBQ |
682.2172 |
| 15 | Your Behind BBQ Arizona National BBQ Stampede |
682.1944 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q COTR BBQ |
179.4400 |
| Pork Ribs | Smokin Hot Babe Bbq Arizona National BBQ Stampede |
177.1544 |
| Pork | TEAM WOODSHED Arizona National BBQ Stampede |
178.8572 |
| Brisket ×1 💯 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS Arizona National BBQ Stampede |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
| Team | Category | Contest |
|---|---|---|
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | Brisket | Arizona National BBQ Stampede |
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Dec 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| AZ RAD RIBS | 1,503 | +18 |
| Holey Ribeyes | 1,516 | +16 |
| Bull & Bones | 1,537 | +16 |
| PORKCHOP & BUBBAS #1569 | 1,560 | +15 |
| PERFECTLY BLENDED #1108 | 1,594 | +14 |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q #233 | 1,745 | +13 |
| High Priests | 1,512 | +12 |
| Meat Candy Q #66 | 1,828 | +11 |
| BAMA BOYS BBQ #2092 | 1,534 | +11 |
| PIT ROW BBQ #3426 | 1,495 | +11 |
| Siyum HaSauce | 1,488 | -12 |
| SMOKIN TRIGGERS #4431 | 1,474 | -13 |
| COW TIPPIN BBQ #550 | 1,666 | -14 |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ #12 | 1,911 | -15 |
| Bris Meatlah | 1,484 | -16 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 2 | — | 3 |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Holey Ribeyes | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| .Clappers | 1 | — | — |
| .LiL Smoke Showin' Zander | 1 | — | — |
| .Lil Smoke Showin' Michael | 1 | — | — |
| .Lil' Loot | 1 | — | — |
| .Littler Loot | 1 | — | — |
| .Smokin' Mokers | 1 | — | — |
| Big Country's Burgers | 1 | — | — |
| Cool Chixs | 1 | — | — |
| Fornite OG | 1 | — | — |
| Gabe's Burgers | 1 | — | — |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| CAROL BIGLER | 1 | 1 |
| KATHLEEN MCINTOSH | 1 | 1 |
| KELLY MCINTOSH | 1 | 1 |
| MIKE LAKE | 1 | 1 |
| RANDY G BIGLER | 1 | 1 |
| THERESA LAKE | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 | 59 |
| Arizona | 1 | 52 |
| Florida | 1 | 10 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q COTR BBQ |
353.7028 |
| 2 | PERFECTLY BLENDED COTR BBQ |
343.9544 |
| 3 | Bull & Bones COTR BBQ |
343.3828 |
| 4 | REDBONES BBQ COTR BBQ |
338.8000 |
| 5 | LEE LA Q COTR BBQ |
338.2400 |
| 6 | BAMA BOYS BBQ COTR BBQ |
338.2056 |
| 7 | PIT ROW BBQ COTR BBQ |
336.5028 |
| 8 | RIBLIFE COTR BBQ |
335.9200 |
| 9 | All Rights Guys BBQ COTR BBQ |
330.2400 |
| 10 | Pappy's & Roley's Appalachian Que COTR BBQ |
329.0856 |
| 11 | Hickory Hangover COTR BBQ |
327.9316 |
| 12 | Pork-A-Holics COTR BBQ |
325.7028 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| COTR BBQ Demopolis, AL |
25 | Boomerang BBQ |
| Fired up Florida (KOSHER SERIES) Boca Raton, FL |
— | — |
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Every contest scored (3 in December 2019)
| Contest | Teams | Grand Champion | High score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fired up Florida (KOSHER SERIES) 2019-12-31 · Boca Raton, FL |
— | — | — |
| Arizona National BBQ Stampede 2019-12-27 · Phoenix, AZ |
44 | Big Poppa Smokers RC: SHIG NINJA BBQ |
700.5028 |
| COTR BBQ 2019-12-06 · Demopolis, AL |
25 | Boomerang BBQ RC: CAJUN BLAZE |
687.8972 |
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