In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in March 2021 — 1 Mar to 31 Mar.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
March 2021 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
GETTIN' BASTED put up 709.6684 at Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge — the highest overall of the month.
Hottest hand
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in March 2021.
First one ever
TRIPLE H BBQ won their first Grand Championship at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival, in their 29th contest in the data.
- 5 Mar
Title defended
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) again — back-to-back Grand Championships at the same contest.
- field of 40
Upset of the month
The ratings gave them a 11% chance
TRIPLE H BBQ won Sip & Swine BBQ Festival over top-rated GETTIN' BASTED as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
Six judges, every card a 9: 25 perfect 180s were handed out in March 2021.
- Brisket ×9
- Pork ×8
- Pork Ribs ×6
- Chicken ×2
Closest call
THE BBQ BUS edged BLUE CHIP BBQ by 0.4912 at Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship.
- Master Series
Back on top
SMOKIN SKULLIES won Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland — their first Grand Championship since September 2015, after 65 contests without one.
- last won September 2015
- 65 contests in between
Contest record
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ put up 699.3828 at BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) — the best overall in 4 editions of the contest on record, past the old mark of 697.0972.
- old record 697.0972
- 3 earlier editions
Biggest riser
Bowmans Butt & BBQ gained 44 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #305 overall
State champions crowned
9 state championships were decided in March 2021. The biggest, Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (81 teams), went to TRIPLE H BBQ.
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Tennessee
- Missouri
- Virginia
- South Carolina
Best debut
Damn Fine Beef & Swine finished 1st at American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 73 new teams in Mar 2021
- field of 24
Best in the backyard
Damn Fine Beef & Swine put up 351.4172 on the Backyard board at American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 6 Backyard boards in Mar 2021
- won it
Biggest blowout
GETTIN' BASTED won Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge by 10.8572 points over ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 52
Biggest field
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival drew 81 teams, and TRIPLE H BBQ won it.
- Lawrenceville, GA
Milestone
BOOMERANG BBQ cooked their 150th contest on record at Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2, with 35 Grand Championships along the way.
- 35 GCs along the way
Road warriors
TRIPLE H BBQ cooked 5 contests in March 2021 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 1 GC
Won without a meat
TRIPLE H BBQ won Sip & Swine BBQ Festival without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 3rd.
- field of 81
New on the calendar
3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship ran for the first time on record, drawing 70 teams, and The Boys in Que won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 7 first editions in Mar 2021
- Olathe, KS
Always the reserve
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN finished second overall 2 times in March 2021 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.
- 5 contests
Busiest weekend
5 sanctioned contests were cooked on 19 Mar alone.
- 19 Mar
Rep of the month
Alan Rothrock repped 4 contests in March 2021 — somebody has to run the table.
The Boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge |
709.6684 |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED Mother Road BBQ Competition |
707.4172 |
| 3 | Rio Valley Meat BBQ Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 |
706.8456 |
| 4 | TRIPLE H BBQ Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
704.5488 |
| 5 | The Boys in Que 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship |
702.2628 |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 |
701.6912 |
| 7 | THE BBQ BUS Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship |
701.6456 |
| 8 | BLUE CHIP BBQ Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship |
701.1544 |
| 9 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ Mother Road BBQ Competition |
700.5944 |
| 10 | SMOKIN SKULLIES Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland |
699.9428 |
| 11 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) |
699.3828 |
| 12 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship |
699.3484 |
| 13 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship |
698.8348 |
| 14 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge |
698.8112 |
| 15 | One2BBQ Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship |
698.8000 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×2 💯 | ROLLIN KOLBZ Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
180 |
| Pork Ribs ×6 💯 | Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
180 |
| Pork ×8 💯 | The Boys in Que 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship |
180 |
| Brisket ×9 💯 | Under the Radar Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
180 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 1 more in March 2021.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Mar 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Bowmans Butt & BBQ No. 305 in the power rankings |
1,723 | +44 |
| TRIPLE H BBQ No. 14 in the power rankings |
1,896 | +40 |
| Texas Smoke Whisperer No. 222 in the power rankings |
1,751 | +36 |
| Dogpatch Q No. 259 in the power rankings |
1,737 | +35 |
| SWEET & SAVORY BBQ No. 582 in the power rankings |
1,662 | +32 |
| HawgWash BBQ. No. 4,909 in the power rankings |
1,465 | +31 |
| LEM'S MEAT VARNISH No. 437 in the power rankings |
1,690 | +31 |
| Squealin N Dealin BBQ No. 69 in the power rankings |
1,827 | +30 |
| YSB BBQ No. 1,557 in the power rankings |
1,561 | +29 |
| PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G No. 360 in the power rankings |
1,710 | +29 |
| Backdraft BBQ No. 1,308 in the power rankings |
1,579 | -24 |
| WILD HOGS BBQ No. 3,271 in the power rankings |
1,499 | -26 |
| SMOKIN' TEX BBQ No. 733 in the power rankings |
1,636 | -28 |
| Brown Liquor BBQ No. 1,142 in the power rankings |
1,591 | -28 |
| WHO CARES BBQ No. 216 in the power rankings |
1,752 | -33 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 5 | — | 2 |
| PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | 5 | — | 3 |
| LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | 5 | — | 4 |
| CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | 5 | — | 6 |
| Texas Smoke Whisperer | 5 | — | 9 |
| LC BBQ | 5 | — | 11 |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 5 | — | 12 |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
| Dogpatch Q | 4 | — | 3 |
| Squealin N Dealin BBQ | 4 | — | 3 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Rothrock | 4 | 2 |
| Bob McKinnon | 3 | 1 |
| Julie Cook | 3 | 3 |
| Karen Jane Williams | 3 | 1 |
| Ralph Williams | 3 | 1 |
| Rusty Cook | 3 | 3 |
| Terri McKinnon | 3 | 1 |
| Alex Jr Brown | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Reid | 2 | 1 |
| Louise Weidner | 2 | 1 |
| Carol Bigler | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Brinza | 1 | 1 |
| Connie Amidei | 1 | 1 |
| Donna Young | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Young | 1 | 1 |
| Forrest Bruce | 1 | 1 |
| Jeanne Titus | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Collier | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Hadley | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Collier | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 3 | 83 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 59 |
| Virginia | 2 | 76 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 60 |
| Georgia | 1 | 133 |
| Kansas | 1 | 70 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 57 |
| Alabama | 1 | 28 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS |
70 | The Boys in Que |
| Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN |
57 | THE BBQ BUS |
| Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland Myrtle Beach, SC |
39 | Smokin Skullies |
| Mother Road BBQ Competition Waynesville, MO |
32 | Gettin' Basted |
| Firelake BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Contest Ribs Shawnee, OK |
31 | Chicken Fried BBQ |
| Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club Summerville, SC |
26 | Old Virginia Smoke |
| American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest Kansas City, MO |
24 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
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