Score of the month
706.8228
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
RAZORRACKS put up 706.8228 at Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival — the highest overall of the month.
May 2021 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in May 2021 — 1 May to 31 May.
33contests scored
757teams competed
1,218top-ten calls
24perfect 180s
60biggest field
16states & provinces
154new teams
6Backyard boards
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May 2021, 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
REDMULE'S BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in May 2021.
First one ever
66th
contest — and their first GC
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS won their first Grand Championship at Rockin' BBQ - Day 2, in their 66th contest in the data.
- 15 May
Upset of the month
11-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 11% chance
MUDVILLE BBQ won Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships over top-rated BIG POPPA SMOKERS as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
24
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 24 perfect 180s were handed out in May 2021.
- Chicken ×11
- Pork ×10
- Pork Ribs ×2
- Brisket ×1
Closest call
0.0228
points between 1st and 2nd
LC BBQ edged CHICKEN FRIED BBQ by 0.0228 at Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1).
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+52
power rating points
LC BBQ gained 52 rating points across 6 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 6 contests
- now #132 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
Gladiolas BBQ finished 1st at Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 154 new teams in May 2021
- field of 33
Best in the backyard
521.0972
Backyard overall, out of 360
Bowmans Butt & BBQ put up 521.0972 on the Backyard board at Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 6 Backyard boards in May 2021
- won it
Biggest field
60
teams at one contest
Minnesota in May drew 60 teams, and Hogline won it.
- Cambridge
- MN
Road warriors
8
contests cooked
MAN MEAT BBQ cooked 8 contests in May 2021 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 2nd
New on the calendar
53
teams at a brand-new contest
Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival ran for the first time on record, drawing 53 teams, and Razorracks won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in May 2021
- Bixby
- OK
Busiest weekend
8
contests on one date
8 sanctioned contests were cooked on 1 May alone.
- 1 May
Rep of the month
8
contests worked
BUNNY TUTTLE repped 8 contests in May 2021 — somebody has to run the table.
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival |
706.8228 |
| 2 | THE BBQ BUS Smoke on the Water |
706.2400 |
| 3 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS BBQ, Boots & Brew |
706.2284 |
| 4 | MUDVILLE BBQ Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships |
705.1316 |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival |
704.5256 |
| 6 | Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival |
704.5256 |
| 7 | THE BBQ BUS Route 66 Smoke Out |
703.4172 |
| 8 | CLARK CREW BBQ City Of Springs BBQ Championship |
703.3712 |
| 9 | CHUNKY BBQ Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 |
701.7376 |
| 10 | SLAPS BBQ Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff |
701.6800 |
| 11 | REDMULE'S BBQ GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 |
700.4912 |
| 12 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships |
699.4172 |
| 13 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival |
699.3944 |
| 14 | HIGH i QUE 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition |
698.8456 |
| 15 | UNCLE BC'S Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival |
698.8344 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×11 💯 | CLARK CREW BBQ City Of Springs BBQ Championship |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×2 💯 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×10 💯 | THE BBQ BUS Smoke on the Water |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×1 💯 | THE BBQ BUS Route 66 Smoke Out |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | May 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| LC BBQ #132 | 1,787 | +52 |
| REDMULE'S BBQ #330 | 1,715 | +44 |
| Up From The Pits BBQ #621 | 1,655 | +40 |
| SMOKE-N-PEPPERS #206 | 1,752 | +33 |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ #313 | 1,720 | +32 |
| FALLOUT BBQ #898 | 1,616 | +29 |
| Ztop BBQ #1716 | 1,551 | +29 |
| THE BBQ BUS #182 | 1,763 | +28 |
| CHICKEN FRIED BBQ #219 | 1,750 | +26 |
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ #458 | 1,687 | +25 |
| WE WILL ROCK QUE #413 | 1,694 | -24 |
| BAD HABIT BBQ #287 | 1,725 | -24 |
| Jim's Smokin Que BBQ Pittsburgh | 1,462 | -26 |
| Dogpatch Q #269 | 1,731 | -32 |
| LA PASADITA #503 | 1,676 | -33 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 8 | — | 2 |
| REDMULE'S BBQ | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | 7 | — | 10 |
| LC BBQ | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| SLAPS BBQ | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 6 | — | 5 |
| THE BBQ BUS | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | 5 | — | 2 |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 5 | — | 5 |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 5 | — | 7 |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 5 | — | 15 |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| BUNNY TUTTLE | 8 | 3 |
| RICH TUTTLE | 8 | 3 |
| DOUG REID | 4 | 2 |
| ALAN ROTHROCK | 3 | 2 |
| KAREN JANE WILLIAMS | 3 | 2 |
| RALPH WILLIAMS | 3 | 2 |
| ALEX JR BROWN | 2 | 1 |
| BECKY DRUETZLER | 2 | 1 |
| BILL JONES | 2 | 1 |
| CAROL BIGLER | 2 | 2 |
| CINDY JUHL | 2 | 1 |
| DAVE DRUETZLER | 2 | 1 |
| DEBBY HARWELL | 2 | 1 |
| DON HARWELL | 2 | 1 |
| DONNA YOUNG | 2 | 2 |
| ED YOUNG | 2 | 2 |
| KIM COLLIER | 2 | 1 |
| MARK COLLIER | 2 | 1 |
| MICHAEL SANTIAGO | 2 | 1 |
| RANDY G BIGLER | 2 | 2 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 4 | 75 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 55 |
| West Virginia | 4 | 43 |
| Georgia | 3 | 53 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 118 |
| Missouri | 2 | 71 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 61 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 60 |
| Texas | 2 | 51 |
| California | 2 | 43 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 61 |
| Illinois | 1 | 44 |
| Colorado | 1 | 35 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 31 |
| Nevada | 1 | 26 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 17 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK |
53 | Razorracks |
| 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE |
46 | HIGH i QUE |
| Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 Warsaw, IN |
41 | THUNDER HOG BBQ |
| Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff Columbia, MO |
39 | Slaps |
| Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 Warsaw, IN |
39 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS |
| 39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off Kennett, MO |
32 | Qbones |
| Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Warsaw, IN |
32 | BROTHERS OF OHIO BBQ |
| Obion County Barbeque Cook Off Union City, TN |
31 | Hot Cole's BBQ |
| Minnesota in May - One Meat Contest - Ribs Cambridge, MN |
29 | Ash Kickin' BBQ |
| Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships Big Bear Lake, CA |
27 | Mudville BBQ |
| BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA |
25 | Big Poppa Smokers |
| Twin States Barbecue Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) Meridian, MS |
22 | PuckDaddy's Killer Q |
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