In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in January 2020 — 1 Jan to 31 Jan.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
January 2020 in BBQ
The recap: every contest scored, every story, every board
Inside
The Stories
Score of the month
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.
First one ever
SMOKE SHOW won their first Grand Championship at The Golden State Battle II, in their 34th contest in the data.
- 24 Jan
Title defended
HOT WACHULA'S won W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest again — back-to-back Grand Championships at the same contest.
- 2019–2020
- field of 28
Upset of the month
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
Six judges, every card a 9: 5 perfect 180s were handed out in January 2020.
- Chicken ×2
- Pork ×2
- Brisket ×1
Closest call
Rollin Smoke BBQ edged Big Smoke BBQ Australia by 2.2740 at Northeast Beerbq Festival.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
GIRLS CAN GRILL gained 28 rating points across 2 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 2 contests
- now #872 overall
State champions crowned
5 state championships were decided in January 2020. The biggest, Humble BBQ Cook off (117 teams), went to B-S BBQ Outlaw.
- Texas
- Arizona
- Florida
- California
- Utah
Best debut
Wicked Oak Bareque finished 1st at Lakeland Pig Festival — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 144 new teams in Jan 2020
- field of 53
Biggest blowout
GETTIN' BASTED won Red Rock BBQ by 15.3940 points over Downing Street BBQ — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 15
Biggest field
Humble BBQ Cook off drew 117 teams, and B-S BBQ Outlaw won it.
- Humble, TX
Road warriors
Burnin and Lootin cooked 3 contests in January 2020 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 7th
Won without a meat
BIG POPPA SMOKERS won Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 2nd.
- field of 59
New on the calendar
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 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 |
| 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 |
| Brisket ×1 💯 | Bushmaster BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
180 |
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 No. 872 in the power rankings |
1,620 | +28 |
| Downing Street BBQ | 1,519 | +19 |
| .Smokin' Mokers | 1,521 | +19 |
| RING OF FIRE BBQ No. 3,744 in the power rankings |
1,488 | +18 |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ No. 154 in the power rankings |
1,777 | +18 |
| 7-8-9 Canence | 1,518 | +18 |
| B2 BBQ No. 2,680 in the power rankings |
1,514 | +17 |
| Wicked Oak Bareque | 1,517 | +17 |
| Little Dude's Que | 1,517 | +17 |
| HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS No. 6,186 in the power rankings |
1,423 | +17 |
| Top Gun Cookers 3 Carlos | 1,485 | -15 |
| Certified Tasty Cookers 1-Jerry | 1,485 | -15 |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ No. 101 in the power rankings |
1,807 | -16 |
| Smokey and the Pirate No. 219 in the power rankings |
1,752 | -16 |
| SHIG NINJA BBQ No. 264 in the power rankings |
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 |
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, Australia |
10 | Rollin Smoke BBQ |
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Every contest scored (7 in January 2020)
| Contest | Grand Champion | score |
|---|---|---|
| Humble BBQ Cook off Jan 31, 2020 · Humble, TX · 117 teams |
B-S BBQ Outlaw RC: FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX |
693.1544 |
| Lakeland Pig Festival Jan 24, 2020 · Lakeland, FL · 53 teams |
Smoke Central BBQ RC: OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
700.5372 |
| The Golden State Battle II Jan 24, 2020 · Hollister, CA · 46 teams |
Smokeshow RC: RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ |
695.3944 |
| Northeast Beerbq Festival Jan 24, 2020 · Bundalong, Vic · 10 teams |
Rollin Smoke BBQ RC: Big Smoke BBQ Australia |
687.9884 |
| W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Jan 18, 2020 · Rein in Taufers, BZ · 28 teams |
Hot Wachula's RC: PARKSTAD SMOKERS |
693.0972 |
| Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Jan 17, 2020 · Bullhead City, AZ · 59 teams |
BIG POPPA SMOKERS RC: THE BBQ BUS |
695.9428 |
| Red Rock BBQ Jan 3, 2020 · Hurrican, UT · 15 teams |
GETTIN' BASTED BARBEQUE RC: Downing Street BBQ |
698.8112 |
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