In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in June 2020 — 1 Jun to 30 Jun.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
June 2020 in BBQ
The recap: every contest scored, every story, every board
Inside
The Stories
Score of the month
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
BOOMERANG BBQ put up 706.2972 at Beats, Brews, & BBQ — the highest overall of the month.
Hottest hand
BOOMERANG BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in June 2020.
First one ever
LEE LA Q won their first Grand Championship at Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY), in their 51st contest in the data.
- 5 Jun
Upset of the month
The ratings gave them a 11% chance
Salt City Barbecue won Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship over top-rated Burnin and Lootin as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
Six judges, every card a 9: 13 perfect 180s were handed out in June 2020.
- Pork ×4
- Chicken ×3
- Pork Ribs ×3
- Brisket ×3
Closest call
FIRE DANCER BBQ edged Poppa Pig by 0.5256 at Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off.
- Master Series
Back on top
SMOKING BUTT HEADS won Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge — their first Grand Championship since June 2018, after 6 contests without one.
- last won June 2018
- 6 contests in between
Biggest riser
PORKRASTINATORS gained 29 rating points across 2 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 2 contests
- now #459 overall
State champions crowned
12 state championships were decided in June 2020. The biggest, Beats, Brews, & BBQ (55 teams), went to Boomerang BBQ.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Iowa
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Utah
Best debut
T-N-T Que Crew-Barrett finished 1st at Beats, Brews, & BBQ — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 52 new teams in Jun 2020
- field of 55
Best in the backyard
LEE LA Q put up 352.0116 on the Backyard board at Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 3 Backyard boards in Jun 2020
- won it
Biggest blowout
One2BBQ won Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) by 15.4172 points over BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 63
Biggest field
Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) drew 69 teams, and Rooters-n-Tooters won it.
- Franklin, IN
Milestone
Bald Hawg BBQ cooked their 100th contest on record at Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge, with 6 Grand Championships along the way.
- 6 GCs along the way
Road warriors
BOOMERANG BBQ cooked 5 contests in June 2020 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 2 GCs
Won without a meat
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 2nd.
- field of 69
New on the calendar
Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) ran for the first time on record, drawing 69 teams, and Rooters-n-Tooters won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Jun 2020
- Franklin, IN
Busiest weekend
7 sanctioned contests were cooked on 19 Jun alone.
- 19 Jun
Rep of the month
Becky Druetzler repped 3 contests in June 2020 — somebody has to run the table.
The Boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOMERANG BBQ Beats, Brews, & BBQ |
706.2972 |
| 2 | Salt City Barbecue Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship |
705.7028 |
| 3 | FIRE DANCER BBQ Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off |
705.1200 |
| 4 | Poppa Pig Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off |
704.5944 |
| 5 | Burnin and Lootin Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship |
704.5600 |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED Grillin and Chillin |
704.5484 |
| 7 | RAZORRACKS Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off |
704.5256 |
| 8 | One2BBQ Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) |
701.6916 |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED Ozarks BBQ Fest |
701.6456 |
| 10 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off |
700 |
| 11 | Organizer Portal The June Contest |
699.3828 |
| 12 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW Beats, Brews, & BBQ |
698.8228 |
| 13 | GETTIN' SAUCED Ozarks BBQ Fest |
698.2400 |
| 14 | SUPER SWINE Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off |
698.2056 |
| 15 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off |
697.6572 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×3 💯 | SLAPS BBQ Beats, Brews, & BBQ |
180 |
| Pork Ribs ×3 💯 | Q-BONES BBQ Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off |
180 |
| Pork ×4 💯 | QUE U Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) |
180 |
| Brisket ×3 💯 | SUPER SWINE Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off |
180 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
| Team | Category | Contest |
|---|---|---|
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | Brisket | York County BBQ Festival |
| GETTIN' BASTED | Pork Ribs | Grillin and Chillin |
| SIN CIRCLE BBQ | Pork | Back to Mayberry Day 1 |
| UNCLE J'S | Pork | Grillin and Chillin |
| 901Q | Brisket | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off |
| Angry Jack BBQ | Chicken | The June Contest |
| DRUM DADDY BBQ | Pork Ribs | Black Silo Winery |
| Q-BONES BBQ | Pork Ribs | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off |
| QUE U | Pork | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) |
| SUPER SWINE | Brisket | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off |
| SUPER SWINE | Chicken | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off |
| Stewbabys BBQ | Pork | The June Contest |
| SLAPS BBQ | Chicken | Beats, Brews, & BBQ |
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Jun 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| PORKRASTINATORS No. 459 in the power rankings |
1,687 | +29 |
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ No. 185 in the power rankings |
1,762 | +28 |
| Poppa Pig No. 126 in the power rankings |
1,788 | +28 |
| FAIRWAY SMOKERS No. 973 in the power rankings |
1,608 | +25 |
| JANKY LEG BBQ No. 3 in the power rankings |
1,959 | +25 |
| Happy Grillmore No. 251 in the power rankings |
1,741 | +24 |
| PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G No. 360 in the power rankings |
1,710 | +24 |
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY No. 344 in the power rankings |
1,713 | +21 |
| OWENS BBQ No. 638 in the power rankings |
1,653 | +21 |
| T-N-T Que Crew-Barrett | 1,521 | +21 |
| RUB MY RACK No. 447 in the power rankings |
1,688 | -25 |
| HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO No. 677 in the power rankings |
1,646 | -25 |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ No. 57 in the power rankings |
1,840 | -26 |
| 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS No. 1,417 in the power rankings |
1,570 | -27 |
| CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ No. 347 in the power rankings |
1,713 | -31 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 5 | — | 7 |
| SLAPS BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | 4 | — | 2 |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 4 | — | 3 |
| RUB MY RACK | 4 | — | 5 |
| iBQ'n | 4 | — | 6 |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 4 | — | 9 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Pigtamer BBQ | 3 | — | 2 |
| Poppa Pig | 3 | — | 2 |
| UNCLE J'S | 3 | — | 2 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| Becky Druetzler | 3 | 2 |
| Dave Druetzler | 3 | 2 |
| Chere Amend | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Amend | 2 | 1 |
| Dena Milhous | 2 | 1 |
| Karen Jane Williams | 2 | 2 |
| Phil Morrow Phb | 2 | 1 |
| Ralph Williams | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Milhous | 2 | 1 |
| Rosemary Morrow | 2 | 1 |
| Alfred T Bowen | 1 | 1 |
| Angela McKee | 1 | 1 |
| Brenda Black | 1 | 1 |
| Bunny Tuttle | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Maidens | 1 | — |
| Del Anderson | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Reid | 1 | 1 |
| Fran Bowen | 1 | 1 |
| Heather Maidens | 1 | — |
| Ian Schmidt | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 3 | 82 |
| Indiana | 2 | 73 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 70 |
| Iowa | 2 | 55 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 74 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 65 |
| Utah | 1 | 32 |
| Georgia | 1 | 25 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 25 |
| Alabama | 1 | 24 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 22 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) |
352.0116 |
| 2 | D’Qued Barbeque York County BBQ Festival |
344.0116 |
| 3 | Groundhog Smokers Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) |
343.4516 |
| 4 | House of Hawg York County BBQ Festival |
342.8572 |
| 5 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) |
341.6688 |
| 6 | The Real Squeal Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) |
338.8000 |
| 7 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH York County BBQ Festival |
336.0344 |
| 8 | Go Ham BBQ Grillin and Chillin |
336.0116 |
| 9 | PERFECTLY BLENDED Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) |
335.3828 |
| 10 | RIBLIFE Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) |
334.8000 |
| 11 | Outhouse smokers Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) |
333.6344 |
| 12 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) |
333.6340 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN |
69 | Rooters-n-Tooters |
| Back to Mayberry Day 1 Rodney, IA |
53 | Boomerang BBQ |
| Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off Hernando, MS |
47 | Fire Dancer BBQ |
| Back to Mayberry Day 2 Rodney, IA |
47 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ |
| Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship Riverdale, UT |
32 | Salt City BBQ |
| Black Silo Winery Trenton, MO |
31 | Slaps BBQ |
| Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival Byram, MS |
31 | Piglitically Incorrect |
| Ozarks BBQ Fest Springfield, MO |
26 | Gettin' Basted |
| The June Contest Cumming, GA |
25 | Smoke Me Silly |
| Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge Roebuck, SC |
25 | Smoking Butt Heads |
| Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) Butler, AL |
23 | LeelaQ |
| The Hayfield Fort Ripley, MN |
22 | Rum N' Smoke BBQ |
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