Score of the month
711.4172
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
SLAPS BBQ put up 711.4172 at Smoke on the Trails — the highest overall of the month.
September 2021 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in September 2021 — 1 Sep to 30 Sep.
48contests scored
1,326teams competed
1,877top-ten calls
56perfect 180s
467biggest field
24states & provinces
301new teams
8Backyard boards
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Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
September 2021, set as a proper newspaper.
Every Grand Champion named, the month in figures across the top, the perfect 180s,
the box scores, and the calendar as classified notices.
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The stories
Hottest hand
2×
Grand Championships
MAD MUTT'S BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in September 2021.
First one ever
59th
contest — and their first GC
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ won their first Grand Championship at Smoke in the Park, in their 59th contest in the data.
- 24 Sep
Upset of the month
8-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 8% chance
Kings BBQ Team won Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 over top-rated SLAPS BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
56
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 56 perfect 180s were handed out in September 2021.
- Chicken ×19
- Brisket ×16
- Pork ×14
- Pork Ribs ×7
Closest call
0.0112
points between 1st and 2nd
TFS PIT VIPERS edged Gardenvalley Smokers by 0.0112 at BBQ Boogie & Blues.
- Backyard Series
Biggest riser
+43
power rating points
MAD MUTT'S BBQ gained 43 rating points across 4 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 4 contests
- now #225 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
Mulkey's BBQ finished 1st at A Celebration of Our Heroes — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 301 new teams in Sep 2021
- field of 20
Best in the backyard
635.3600
Backyard overall, out of 360
Lip Smack'n Butts put up 635.3600 on the Backyard board at Bands & BBQ at the Point — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 8 Backyard boards in Sep 2021
- won it
Biggest field
467
teams at one contest
American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST drew 467 teams, and LAST CALL HEROES BBQ won it.
- Kansas City
- KS
Road warriors
6
contests cooked
SLAPS BBQ cooked 6 contests in September 2021 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 1 GC
New on the calendar
467
teams at a brand-new contest
American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST ran for the first time on record, drawing 467 teams, and LAST CALL HEROES BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Sep 2021
- Kansas City
- KS
Busiest weekend
10
contests on one date
10 sanctioned contests were cooked on 24 Sep alone.
- 24 Sep
Rep of the month
5
contests worked
RALPH WILLIAMS repped 5 contests in September 2021 — somebody has to run the table.
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ Smoke on the Trails |
711.4172 |
| 2 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. Grillin and Chillin BBQ |
711.4172 |
| 3 | JANKY LEG BBQ Smithfield Classic in Nashville |
710.2860 |
| 4 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST |
709.1428 |
| 5 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) |
709.1316 |
| 6 | 913 BBQ Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) |
709.1084 |
| 7 | TRIPLE H BBQ American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST |
708.5372 |
| 8 | BLUE CHIP BBQ Grillin and Chillin BBQ |
707.4060 |
| 9 | SMOKE RINGERS Smoke on the Trails |
706.8344 |
| 10 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ Smokin' in the Hills |
705.7144 |
| 11 | LC BBQ Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 |
705.6800 |
| 12 | HIGH i QUE Smoke on the Trails |
705.6684 |
| 13 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. Smithfield Classic in Nashville |
705.1316 |
| 14 | The Art of Que Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out |
705.1200 |
| 15 | Smoke Central BBQ Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 |
705.0856 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×19 💯 | DB BBQ A Celebration of Our Heroes |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×7 💯 | SLAPS BBQ Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×14 💯 | Top Gun Barbecue I Love Barbecue & Music Festival |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×16 💯 | Kings BBQ Team Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 32 more in September 2021.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Sep 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ #225 | 1,747 | +43 |
| Kings BBQ Team #105 | 1,805 | +35 |
| Mr. Dudes BBQ #303 | 1,721 | +35 |
| LOCAL YOKELS BBQ #107 | 1,804 | +31 |
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ #458 | 1,687 | +30 |
| MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB #1034 | 1,601 | +28 |
| REDMULE'S BBQ #330 | 1,715 | +26 |
| Mulkey's BBQ #264 | 1,733 | +26 |
| The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company #502 | 1,676 | +26 |
| BooyaQ #327 | 1,717 | +26 |
| Shu-B-Que #5353 | 1,454 | -28 |
| Killer B's BBQ #266 | 1,731 | -28 |
| Holy Fire BBQ | 1,479 | -29 |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS #337 | 1,713 | -29 |
| HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY #1057 | 1,598 | -34 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 6 | — | 2 |
| LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| LC BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Piggin' Whiskey | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| THE BBQ BUS | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | — | 3 |
| One2BBQ | 5 | — | 3 |
| The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | 5 | — | 3 |
| RAZORRACKS | 5 | — | 4 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| RALPH WILLIAMS | 5 | 3 |
| ALAN ROTHROCK | 4 | 2 |
| DENA MILHOUS | 4 | 3 |
| DOUG REID | 4 | 2 |
| FORREST BRUCE | 4 | 1 |
| JEFF CHAMBERS | 4 | 2 |
| KAREN JANE WILLIAMS | 4 | 3 |
| LARRY HADLEY | 4 | 1 |
| RON MILHOUS | 4 | 3 |
| BECKY DRUETZLER | 3 | 3 |
| BRENDA BLACK | 3 | 1 |
| BUNNY TUTTLE | 3 | 2 |
| DAVE DRUETZLER | 3 | 3 |
| KEN BLACK | 3 | 1 |
| KIM COLLIER | 3 | 1 |
| LARRY VOTH | 3 | 2 |
| LYNDA VOTH | 3 | 2 |
| MARK COLLIER | 3 | 1 |
| PEG ROGERS | 3 | 2 |
| REGINA BODNAR | 3 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 6 | 585 |
| Georgia | 3 | 83 |
| Illinois | 3 | 66 |
| Missouri | 3 | 54 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 72 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 57 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 56 |
| Michigan | 2 | 54 |
| Iowa | 2 | 46 |
| Ohio | 2 | 39 |
| Alberta | 2 | 30 |
| Virginia | 2 | 21 |
| Texas | 1 | 54 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 31 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 31 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 30 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 27 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 27 |
| Indiana | 1 | 26 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 26 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lip Smack'n Butts Bands & BBQ at the Point |
635.3600 |
| 2 | R&K BBQ Bands & BBQ at the Point |
635.3368 |
| 3 | Simplistic's BBQ Bands & BBQ at the Point |
630.9368 |
| 4 | Smoke Wagon BBQ KY Bands & BBQ at the Point |
627.9660 |
| 5 | Kue Bands & BBQ at the Point |
626.2856 |
| 6 | Creek Smoke BBQ Bands & BBQ at the Point |
616.6168 |
| 7 | Smokin' Cowboys Bands & BBQ at the Point |
614.1940 |
| 8 | Pullin Out the Butts BBQ Bands & BBQ at the Point |
607.9656 |
| 9 | Ridge Bros BBQ Bands & BBQ at the Point |
605.5772 |
| 10 | Saucy Roy's BBQ Bands & BBQ at the Point |
602.7880 |
| 11 | Smokin' Gone Wild Bands & BBQ at the Point |
602.2624 |
| 12 | Dude's Que Bands & BBQ at the Point |
574.1480 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS |
467 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS |
185 | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| Permain Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) MIDLAND, TX |
54 | BEST Pump & Flow |
| Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS |
53 | Slaps BBQ |
| Smithfield Classic in Nashville Nashville, TN |
50 | Janky Leg BBQ |
| Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 Augusta, GA |
43 | LC BBQ |
| Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL |
39 | The BBQ Bus |
| Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 Augusta, GA |
37 | KINGS BBQ |
| Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA |
35 | Phoenix BBQ |
| Grillin and Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY |
31 | Continental BBQ Co |
| Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest Dongen, 5106NC |
29 | Southern Dutch BBQ |
| Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI |
28 | Kevlar |
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