Score of the month
708.0116
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
GETTIN' BASTED put up 708.0116 at Roast-N-Boast — the highest overall of the month.
October 2020 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in October 2020 — 1 Oct to 31 Oct.
23contests scored
653teams competed
1,074top-ten calls
29perfect 180s
93biggest field
13states & provinces
115new teams
9Backyard boards
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Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
October 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
WHO CARES BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in October 2020.
First one ever
67th
contest — and their first GC
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ won their first Grand Championship at Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2, in their 67th contest in the data.
- 24 Oct
Upset of the month
8-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 8% chance
PIGTAILERS BBQ won Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 over top-rated IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
29
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 29 perfect 180s were handed out in October 2020.
- Chicken ×10
- Pork ×9
- Brisket ×8
- Pork Ribs ×2
Closest call
0.5828
points between 1st and 2nd
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN edged BOOMERANG BBQ by 0.5828 at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+59
power rating points
LEM'S MEAT VARNISH gained 59 rating points across 6 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 6 contests
- now #434 overall
Best debut
2nd
in their very first contest
GEAR JAMMERS finished 2nd at The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 115 new teams in Oct 2020
- field of 37
Best in the backyard
518.8116
Backyard overall, out of 360
D’Qued Barbeque put up 518.8116 on the Backyard board at Zom-B-Q — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 9 Backyard boards in Oct 2020
- won it
Biggest field
93
teams at one contest
Smoke in the Spring drew 93 teams, and Tebo Creek BBQ won it.
- Osage City
- KS
Road warriors
9
contests cooked
SLAPS BBQ cooked 9 contests in October 2020 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 2 GCs
New on the calendar
66
teams at a brand-new contest
Ottumwa Smoketoberfest ran for the first time on record, drawing 66 teams, and Iowa Smokey D's BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Oct 2020
- Ottumwa
- IA
Busiest weekend
5
contests on one date
5 sanctioned contests were cooked on 16 Oct alone.
- 16 Oct
Rep of the month
4
contests worked
ALAN ROTHROCK repped 4 contests in October 2020 — somebody has to run the table.
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED Roast-N-Boast |
708.0116 |
| 2 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ Smoke in the Spring |
706.2744 |
| 3 | WHO CARES BBQ The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival |
703.9428 |
| 4 | Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 |
703.4060 |
| 5 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest |
702.8228 |
| 6 | BOOMERANG BBQ Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 |
702.8116 |
| 7 | SLAPS BBQ Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 |
701.6916 |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q |
701.6684 |
| 9 | HIGH i QUE Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 |
701.6572 |
| 10 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 |
701.6456 |
| 11 | TRIPLE H BBQ Smoke in the Spring |
701.1432 |
| 12 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ Roast-N-Boast |
700.5600 |
| 13 | SLAPS BBQ Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 |
700.5372 |
| 14 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 |
700.4912 |
| 15 | GETTIN' BASTED Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest |
699.3828 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×10 💯 | Rogue Hog BBQ Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×2 💯 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×9 💯 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q Ottumwa Smoketoberfest |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×8 💯 | Under the Radar The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 5 more in October 2020.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Oct 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| LEM'S MEAT VARNISH #434 | 1,690 | +59 |
| Phoenix BBQ #1052 | 1,599 | +51 |
| PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G #356 | 1,710 | +44 |
| CHUNKY BBQ #49 | 1,845 | +40 |
| D’Qued Barbeque #175 | 1,766 | +40 |
| CHICKEN FRIED BBQ #219 | 1,750 | +39 |
| RIBLIFE #214 | 1,750 | +36 |
| Boom Chicka Cow Cow #118 | 1,796 | +33 |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ #44 | 1,851 | +33 |
| Smoking OCD #1155 | 1,589 | +31 |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q #513 | 1,674 | -35 |
| SLAPS BBQ #3 | 1,947 | -38 |
| THE BBQ BUS #182 | 1,763 | -39 |
| SMOKING BUTT HEADS #197 | 1,757 | -50 |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA #18 | 1,878 | -51 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 8 | — | 5 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 7 | — | 2 |
| PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | 7 | — | 3 |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 7 | — | 4 |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 7 | — | 8 |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 6 | — | 2 |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 6 | — | 4 |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 6 | — | 12 |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 6 | — | 17 |
| WHO CARES BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| ALAN ROTHROCK | 4 | 2 |
| ALEX JR BROWN | 4 | 1 |
| DOUG REID | 4 | 2 |
| LOUISE WEIDNER | 4 | 1 |
| DENA MILHOUS | 3 | 2 |
| RON MILHOUS | 3 | 2 |
| BOB MCKINNON | 2 | 1 |
| BUNNY TUTTLE | 2 | 1 |
| DEL ANDERSON | 2 | 1 |
| KAREN JANE WILLIAMS | 2 | 1 |
| MICHAEL EBERLE | 2 | 1 |
| RALPH WILLIAMS | 2 | 1 |
| RICH TUTTLE | 2 | 1 |
| TERRI MCKINNON | 2 | 1 |
| CINDY JUHL | 1 | 1 |
| CRAIG MAIDENS | 1 | 1 |
| DAVE ROGERS | 1 | 1 |
| DENNIS POLSON | 1 | 1 |
| HEATHER MAIDENS | 1 | 1 |
| JANET APPLETON | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 4 | 50 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 130 |
| Virginia | 3 | 80 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 65 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 42 |
| Kansas | 1 | 104 |
| Indiana | 1 | 69 |
| Iowa | 1 | 66 |
| Georgia | 1 | 62 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 59 |
| Missouri | 1 | 38 |
| Florida | 1 | 34 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 24 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D’Qued Barbeque Zom-B-Q |
518.8116 |
| 2 | D’Qued Barbeque The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q |
515.3484 |
| 3 | LEE LA Q Zom-B-Q |
512.5144 |
| 4 | LEE LA Q Roast-N-Boast |
511.4400 |
| 5 | The Fat is Where It's At Zom-B-Q |
509.0744 |
| 6 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q |
509.0628 |
| 7 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q Zom-B-Q |
505.6116 |
| 8 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ Roast-N-Boast |
505.1200 |
| 9 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q |
505.0516 |
| 10 | HELL ON SQUEALS Roast-N-Boast |
504.5712 |
| 11 | REDBONES BBQ Zom-B-Q |
504.4688 |
| 12 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH Roast-N-Boast |
503.4284 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Ottumwa Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA |
66 | Iowa Smokey D's BBQ |
| Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI |
50 | Shiggin Ain't Easy BBQ |
| Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 Casper, WY |
41 | SLAPS BBQ |
| Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 Casper, WY |
41 | SLAPS BBQ |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 West Salem, WI |
40 | PIGTAILERS BBQ |
| Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO |
38 | Shake N Bake BBQ |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 West Salem, WI |
33 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS BBQ |
| The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA |
33 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS |
| Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA |
33 | Smoke Me Silly |
| Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax Galax, VA |
25 | Muttley Crew BBQ |
| Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club Summerville, SC |
24 | Who Cares BBQ |
| Bonifay All American Smoker Competition Bonifay, FL |
18 | SMOKE ME SILLY |
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