First one ever
5th
contest — and their first GC
Bone Yard BBQ won their first Grand Championship at Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League, in their 5th contest in the data.
- 6 Apr
April 2020 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in April 2020 — 1 Apr to 30 Apr.
1contest scored
109teams competed
10top-ten calls
1perfect 180s
109biggest field
1states & provinces
25new teams
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The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
April 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
Perfect 180s
1
perfect score handed out
Bone Yard BBQ turned in a perfect 180 in brisket — six judges, every card a 9.
- Brisket ×1
Closest call
1.1428
points between 1st and 2nd
Bone Yard BBQ edged BJ'S BLUE SMOKE BBQ by 1.1428 at Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League.
- Competitor Series
Best debut
5th
in their very first contest
Bbqsizzle finished 5th at Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 25 new teams in Apr 2020
- field of 109
Biggest field
109
teams at one contest
Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League drew 109 teams, and Bone Yard BBQ won it.
- washington
- MO
New on the calendar
109
teams at a brand-new contest
Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League ran for the first time on record, drawing 109 teams, and Bone Yard BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- first edition on record
- washington
- MO
The boards
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Brisket ×1 💯 | Bone Yard BBQ Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
| Team | Category | Contest |
|---|---|---|
| Bone Yard BBQ | Brisket | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Yard BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| BJ'S BLUE SMOKE BBQ | 1 | — | 2 |
| OINKERZ BBQ | 1 | — | 3 |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 1 | — | 4 |
| Bbqsizzle | 1 | — | 5 |
| WHO CARES BBQ | 1 | — | 6 |
| Smokin' Tinman | 1 | — | 7 |
| SMOKIN HOOSIERS | 1 | — | 8 |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 1 | — | 9 |
| GIRLS CAN GRILL | 1 | — | 10 |
| PORKRASTINATORS | 1 | — | 11 |
| GRILLBUSTERS BBQ | 1 | — | 12 |
| 2 CASE BBQ | 1 | — | 13 |
| Top Gun Barbecue | 1 | — | 14 |
| Keepin It Smokin | 1 | — | 15 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| BILL JONES | 1 | 1 |
| IAN SCHMIDT | 1 | 1 |
| JULIE POE | 1 | 1 |
| ROBERT MCKEE | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 1 | 109 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO |
109 | Bone Yard BBQ |
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Every contest scored (1 in April 2020)
| Contest | Teams | Grand Champion | High score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League 2020-04-06 · washington, MO |
109 | Bone Yard BBQ | 180.0000 |
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