Score of the month
700.5372
Master overall, out of 720
top 2% of every Master overall ever scored
Smoke Central BBQ put up 700.5372 at Lakeland Pig Festival — the highest overall of the month.
January 2020 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in January 2020 — 1 Jan to 31 Jan.
7contests scored
400teams competed
320top-ten calls
5perfect 180s
117biggest field
6states & provinces
147new teams
1Backyard board
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January 2020, 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
34th
contest — and their first GC
SMOKE SHOW won their first Grand Championship at The Golden State Battle II, in their 34th contest in the data.
- 24 Jan
Upset of the month
9-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 9% chance
SMOKE SHOW won The Golden State Battle II over top-rated BIG POPPA SMOKERS as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
5
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 5 perfect 180s were handed out in January 2020.
- Chicken ×2
- Pork ×2
- Brisket ×1
Closest call
0.5600
points between 1st and 2nd
.Smokin' Mokers edged 7-8-9 Canence by 0.5600 at The Golden State Battle II.
- Other
Biggest riser
+28
power rating points
GIRLS CAN GRILL gained 28 rating points across 2 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 2 contests
- now #811 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
Wicked Oak Bareque finished 1st at Lakeland Pig Festival — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 147 new teams in Jan 2020
- field of 53
Best in the backyard
673.6340
Backyard overall, out of 360
Wicked Oak Bareque put up 673.6340 on the Backyard board at Lakeland Pig Festival — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 1 Backyard board in Jan 2020
- won it
Biggest field
117
teams at one contest
Humble BBQ Cook off drew 117 teams, and B-S BBQ Outlaw won it.
- Humble
- TX
Road warriors
3
contests cooked
Burnin and Lootin cooked 3 contests in January 2020 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 7th
New on the calendar
117
teams at a brand-new contest
Humble BBQ Cook off ran for the first time on record, drawing 117 teams, and B-S BBQ Outlaw won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 4 first editions in Jan 2020
- Humble
- TX
Busiest weekend
3
contests on one date
3 sanctioned contests were cooked on 24 Jan alone.
- 24 Jan
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Central BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
700.5372 |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED Red Rock BBQ |
698.8112 |
| 3 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge |
695.9428 |
| 4 | SMOKE SHOW The Golden State Battle II |
695.3944 |
| 5 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE Lakeland Pig Festival |
695.3828 |
| 6 | Lakeland BBQ Company Lakeland Pig Festival |
695.3484 |
| 7 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS Humble BBQ Cook off |
693.1544 |
| 8 | HOT WACHULA'S W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest |
693.0972 |
| 9 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ The Golden State Battle II |
692.0688 |
| 10 | THE BBQ BUS Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge |
691.9200 |
| 11 | MUDVILLE BBQ The Golden State Battle II |
691.4176 |
| 12 | SMOKED SEDUCTION The Golden State Battle II |
690.2284 |
| 13 | PARKSTAD SMOKERS W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest |
690.1940 |
| 14 | SWEET SMOKE Q Lakeland Pig Festival |
690.1940 |
| 15 | B' Mackin BBQ The Golden State Battle II |
689.6800 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×2 💯 | 7-8-9 BBQ Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX Humble BBQ Cook off |
179.4400 |
| Pork ×2 💯 | White Squirrel BBQ W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×1 💯 | Bushmaster BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
| Team | Category | Contest |
|---|---|---|
| B' Mackin BBQ | Pork | The Golden State Battle II |
| Bushmaster BBQ | Brisket | Lakeland Pig Festival |
| White Squirrel BBQ | Pork | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest |
| 7-8-9 BBQ | Chicken | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge |
| PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | Chicken | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge |
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Jan 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| GIRLS CAN GRILL #811 | 1,626 | +28 |
| Downing Street BBQ | 1,519 | +19 |
| .Smokin' Mokers | 1,521 | +19 |
| RING OF FIRE BBQ #3729 | 1,488 | +18 |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ #144 | 1,780 | +18 |
| 7-8-9 Canence | 1,518 | +18 |
| B2 BBQ #2672 | 1,514 | +17 |
| Wicked Oak Bareque | 1,517 | +17 |
| Little Dude's Que | 1,517 | +17 |
| HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS #6066 | 1,428 | +17 |
| Top Gun Cookers 3 Carlos | 1,485 | -15 |
| Certified Tasty Cookers 1-Jerry | 1,485 | -15 |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ #100 | 1,807 | -16 |
| Smokey and the Pirate #210 | 1,751 | -16 |
| SHIG NINJA BBQ #261 | 1,735 | -23 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnin and Lootin | 3 | — | 7 |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | 2 | — | 2 |
| 7-8-9 BBQ | 2 | — | 3 |
| GIRLS CAN GRILL | 2 | — | 3 |
| CROOKED PIGS | 2 | — | 4 |
| FU MAN QUE CREW | 2 | — | 4 |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 2 | — | 5 |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 2 | — | 5 |
| Salt City Barbecue | 2 | — | 6 |
| UTAH BBQ COMPANY | 2 | — | 8 |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 2 | — | 11 |
| COW TIPPIN BBQ | 2 | — | 13 |
| Smokin it Up BBQ | 2 | — | 16 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| ANDREAS SCHNOELL | 1 | 1 |
| BOB MCKINNON | 1 | 1 |
| BUNNY TUTTLE | 1 | 1 |
| CAROLYN WELLS | 1 | 1 |
| EVA SCHNOELL | 1 | 1 |
| KAREN JANE WILLIAMS | 1 | 1 |
| KATHLEEN MCINTOSH | 1 | 1 |
| KELLY MCINTOSH | 1 | 1 |
| MICHAEL SANTIAGO | 1 | 1 |
| MICHAEL WINTER | 1 | 1 |
| MIKE LAKE | 1 | 1 |
| PETA MCMANUS | 1 | — |
| RALPH WILLIAMS | 1 | 1 |
| RHONDA SANTIAGO | 1 | 1 |
| RICH TUTTLE | 1 | 1 |
| SCOTT COLEMAN | 1 | — |
| SCOTT GRINSTEAD | 1 | 1 |
| STEVE GRINSTEAD | 1 | 1 |
| TERRI MCKINNON | 1 | 1 |
| THERESA LAKE | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1 | 135 |
| Texas | 1 | 119 |
| Arizona | 1 | 59 |
| California | 1 | 54 |
| BZ | 1 | 28 |
| Utah | 1 | 15 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wicked Oak Bareque Lakeland Pig Festival |
673.6340 |
| 2 | UNCLE JOHNS PRIDE Lakeland Pig Festival |
672.5940 |
| 3 | RING OF FIRE BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
671.2800 |
| 4 | Barely Sober BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
669.0740 |
| 5 | Williams and Son's Bar B Que Lakeland Pig Festival |
665.7032 |
| 6 | Skidderz BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
665.6228 |
| 7 | GOOD AS ANY BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
664.4688 |
| 8 | Burnin' Buttz Lakeland Pig Festival |
661.6120 |
| 9 | PODUNK PORKERS BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
661.5884 |
| 10 | 2nd Hand Smoke Lakeland Pig Festival |
659.2800 |
| 11 | White Lightning Lakeland Pig Festival |
655.3828 |
| 12 | Nuts and Butts Lakeland Pig Festival |
648.3540 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Humble BBQ Cook off Humble, TX |
117 | B-S BBQ Outlaw |
| The Golden State Battle II Hollister, CA |
46 | Smokeshow |
| Red Rock BBQ Hurrican, UT |
15 | GETTIN' BASTED BARBEQUE |
| Northeast Beerbq Festival Bundalong, Vic, 3730 |
10 | Rollin Smoke BBQ |
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Every contest scored (7 in January 2020)
| Contest | Teams | Grand Champion | High score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humble BBQ Cook off 2020-01-31 · Humble, TX |
117 | B-S BBQ Outlaw RC: FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX |
693.1544 |
| Lakeland Pig Festival 2020-01-24 · Lakeland, FL |
53 | Smoke Central BBQ RC: OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
700.5372 |
| The Golden State Battle II 2020-01-24 · Hollister, CA |
46 | Smokeshow RC: RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ |
695.3944 |
| Northeast Beerbq Festival 2020-01-24 · Bundalong, Vic, 3730 |
10 | Rollin Smoke BBQ RC: Big Smoke BBQ Australia |
687.9884 |
| W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest 2020-01-18 · Rein in Taufers, BZ |
28 | Hot Wachula's RC: PARKSTAD SMOKERS |
693.0972 |
| Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 2020-01-17 · Bullhead City, AZ |
59 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS RC: THE BBQ BUS |
695.9428 |
| Red Rock BBQ 2020-01-03 · Hurrican, UT |
15 | GETTIN' BASTED BARBEQUE RC: Downing Street BBQ |
698.8112 |
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