Score of the month
697.1200
Master overall, out of 720
top 3% of every Master overall ever scored
Heavy Smoke BBQ put up 697.1200 at 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship — the highest overall of the month.
March 2020 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in March 2020 — 1 Mar to 31 Mar.
6contests scored
273teams competed
240top-ten calls
6perfect 180s
68biggest field
5states & provinces
45new teams
3Backyard boards
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The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
March 2020, 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
First one ever
21st
contest — and their first GC
Hickory Hangover won their first Grand Championship at Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY), in their 21st contest in the data.
- 6 Mar
Upset of the month
19-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 19% chance
Heavy Smoke BBQ won 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship over top-rated BOOMERANG BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
6
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 6 perfect 180s were handed out in March 2020.
- Chicken ×3
- Pork ×2
- Pork Ribs ×1
Closest call
0.0000
points between 1st and 2nd
Heavy Smoke BBQ edged ALL FORKED UP FOR Q by 0.0000 at 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+21
power rating points
FALLOUT BBQ gained 21 rating points across 1 contest — the biggest climb of the month.
- 1 contest
- now #898 overall
Best debut
2nd
in their very first contest
Faantasy Q finished 2nd at Fire it up Frostproof! — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 45 new teams in Mar 2020
- field of 32
Best in the backyard
513.0628
Backyard overall, out of 360
SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ put up 513.0628 on the Backyard board at Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 3 Backyard boards in Mar 2020
- won it
Biggest field
68
teams at one contest
2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship drew 68 teams, and Heavy Smoke BBQ won it.
- Olathe
- KS
New on the calendar
68
teams at a brand-new contest
2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship ran for the first time on record, drawing 68 teams, and Heavy Smoke BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 3 first editions in Mar 2020
- Olathe
- KS
Busiest weekend
3
contests on one date
3 sanctioned contests were cooked on 6 Mar alone.
- 6 Mar
Rep of the month
2
contests worked
CAROL BIGLER repped 2 contests in March 2020 — somebody has to run the table.
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy Smoke BBQ 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship |
697.1200 |
| 2 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship |
697.1200 |
| 3 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship |
697.1088 |
| 4 | 913 BBQ 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship |
695.9428 |
| 5 | Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow Fire it up Frostproof! |
695.3944 |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship |
694.8000 |
| 7 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show |
694.8000 |
| 8 | HIGH i QUE 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship |
694.2288 |
| 9 | Faantasy Q Fire it up Frostproof! |
693.0856 |
| 10 | Angry Jack BBQ Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
693.0624 |
| 11 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship |
692.6172 |
| 12 | FALLOUT BBQ Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show |
692.5484 |
| 13 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
692.4568 |
| 14 | iBQ'n Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
691.9200 |
| 15 | Under the Radar Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
689.6684 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×3 💯 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×1 💯 | BOOMERANG BBQ 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×2 💯 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
180.0000 |
| Brisket | J & B'S BBQ Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
179.4400 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
| Team | Category | Contest |
|---|---|---|
| BALLS OUT BBQ | Chicken | Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | Pork Ribs | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | Chicken | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | Chicken | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | Pork | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | Pork | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Mar 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| FALLOUT BBQ #898 | 1,616 | +21 |
| Gardenvalley Smokers #1218 | 1,584 | +18 |
| NA-DA-BONE BBQ #5677 | 1,446 | +17 |
| ROLLIN KOLBZ #1201 | 1,586 | +17 |
| Faantasy Q | 1,517 | +17 |
| Geaux 2 bbq #1824 | 1,546 | +17 |
| SOUTHERN COMFORT BBQ #939 | 1,611 | +16 |
| THR BBQ Team | 1,516 | +16 |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ #411 | 1,694 | +16 |
| CHATTER BOX CAFE | 1,529 | +15 |
| River City Pit Crew | 1,478 | -15 |
| Wind Creek BBQ | 1,484 | -16 |
| Pot's BBQ #528 | 1,670 | -16 |
| Bald Hawg BBQ #328 | 1,716 | -17 |
| #MIDNIGHT SMOKERS #1070 | 1,597 | -19 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALMETTO PITMASTERS | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| LEE LA Q | 2 | — | 2 |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 2 | — | 8 |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 2 | — | 9 |
| Bald Hawg BBQ | 2 | — | 10 |
| SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | 2 | — | 23 |
| Angry Jack BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gardenvalley Smokers | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hickory Hangover | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 1 | — | 2 |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 1 | — | 2 |
| FALLOUT BBQ | 1 | — | 2 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| CAROL BIGLER | 2 | 1 |
| IAN SCHMIDT | 2 | 1 |
| JULIE POE | 2 | 1 |
| RANDY G BIGLER | 2 | 1 |
| ALAN ROTHROCK | 1 | 1 |
| DON MULLER | 1 | 1 |
| DOUG REID | 1 | 1 |
| FORREST BRUCE | 1 | 1 |
| IO TEAM | 1 | — |
| JANET APPLETON | 1 | 1 |
| JULIE COOK | 1 | 1 |
| KARINA RUMENS | 1 | — |
| LARRY HADLEY | 1 | 1 |
| MIKE LAKE | 1 | 1 |
| NANCY MULLER | 1 | 1 |
| PEG ROGERS | 1 | 1 |
| RUSTY COOK | 1 | 1 |
| SAM APPLETON | 1 | 1 |
| THERESA LAKE | 1 | 1 |
| WAYNE HARPER | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2 | 54 |
| Georgia | 1 | 95 |
| Kansas | 1 | 68 |
| Florida | 1 | 32 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 29 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) |
513.0628 |
| 2 | LEE LA Q Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) |
511.9772 |
| 3 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) |
505.6344 |
| 4 | Gardenvalley Smokers Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
504.5712 |
| 5 | ROLLIN KOLBZ Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
503.9204 |
| 6 | Geaux 2 bbq Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
501.0172 |
| 7 | SOUTHERN COMFORT BBQ Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
498.1944 |
| 8 | BAMA-QUE Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) |
497.0628 |
| 9 | THR BBQ Team Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
497.0284 |
| 10 | CHATTER BOX CAFE Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
496.4340 |
| 11 | Groundhog Smokers Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) |
495.2912 |
| 12 | GRAND SLAM BBQ Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
494.7316 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS |
68 | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show Darlington, SC |
29 | Palmetto Pitmasters |
| Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL |
23 | Sneaky Creeek |
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Every contest scored (6 in March 2020)
| Contest | Teams | Grand Champion | High score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 2020-03-13 · Olathe, KS |
68 | Heavy Smoke BBQ RC: ALL FORKED UP FOR Q |
697.1200 |
| Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show 2020-03-13 · Darlington, SC |
29 | Palmetto Pitmasters RC: FALLOUT BBQ |
694.8000 |
| Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) 2020-03-13 · Foley, AL |
23 | Sneaky Creeek | 513.0628 |
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 2020-03-06 · Lawrenceville, GA |
61 | ANGRY JACK BBQ RC: 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
693.0624 |
| Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) 2020-03-06 · Hartselle, AL |
32 | Hickory Hangover | 353.1200 |
| Fire it up Frostproof! 2020-03-06 · Frostproof, FL |
32 | Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow RC: Faantasy Q |
695.3944 |
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