Score of the month
706.2972
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
BOOMERANG BBQ put up 706.2972 at Beats, Brews, & BBQ — the highest overall of the month.
June 2020 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in June 2020 — 1 Jun to 30 Jun.
16contests scored
477teams competed
653top-ten calls
14perfect 180s
69biggest field
11states & provinces
53new teams
3Backyard boards
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Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
June 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
Hottest hand
2×
Grand Championships
BOOMERANG BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in June 2020.
First one ever
51st
contest — and their first GC
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
11-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
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
14
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 14 perfect 180s were handed out in June 2020.
- Pork ×5
- Chicken ×3
- Pork Ribs ×3
- Brisket ×3
Closest call
0.5256
points between 1st and 2nd
FIRE DANCER BBQ edged Poppa Pig by 0.5256 at Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+29
power rating points
PORKRASTINATORS gained 29 rating points across 2 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 2 contests
- now #456 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
T-N-T Que Crew-Barrett finished 1st at Beats, Brews, & BBQ — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 53 new teams in Jun 2020
- field of 55
Best in the backyard
352.0116
Backyard overall, out of 360
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 field
69
teams at one contest
Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) drew 69 teams, and Rooters-n-Tooters won it.
- Franklin
- IN
Road warriors
5
contests cooked
BOOMERANG BBQ cooked 5 contests in June 2020 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 2 GCs
New on the calendar
69
teams at a brand-new contest
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
contests on one date
7 sanctioned contests were cooked on 19 Jun alone.
- 19 Jun
Rep of the month
3
contests worked
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 |
700.0000 |
| 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 |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×3 💯 | Q-BONES BBQ Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×5 💯 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×3 💯 | SUPER SWINE Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off |
180.0000 |
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 |
| DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | Pork | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off |
| 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 #456 | 1,687 | +29 |
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ #187 | 1,762 | +28 |
| Poppa Pig #125 | 1,789 | +28 |
| FAIRWAY SMOKERS #875 | 1,618 | +25 |
| JANKY LEG BBQ #6 | 1,940 | +25 |
| Happy Grillmore #243 | 1,741 | +24 |
| PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G #356 | 1,710 | +24 |
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY #295 | 1,724 | +21 |
| OWENS BBQ #602 | 1,658 | +21 |
| T-N-T Que Crew-Barrett | 1,521 | +21 |
| RUB MY RACK #471 | 1,684 | -25 |
| HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO #671 | 1,646 | -25 |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ #69 | 1,827 | -26 |
| 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS #1404 | 1,570 | -27 |
| CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ #323 | 1,718 | -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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