Score of the month
713.1200
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
SMOKIN SKULLIES put up 713.1200 at SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 — the highest overall of the month.
October 2021 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in October 2021 — 1 Oct to 31 Oct.
49contests scored
937teams competed
1,909top-ten calls
46perfect 180s
70biggest field
21states & provinces
208new teams
16Backyard boards
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The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
October 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
4×
Grand Championships
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ took 4 Grand Championships in October 2021.
First one ever
63rd
contest — and their first GC
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS won their first Grand Championship at Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off, in their 63rd contest in the data.
- 8 Oct
Upset of the month
13-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 13% chance
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q won Border War Barbeque over top-rated GETTIN' BASTED as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
46
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 46 perfect 180s were handed out in October 2021.
- Chicken ×17
- Pork ×10
- Brisket ×10
- Pork Ribs ×9
Closest call
0.0000
points between 1st and 2nd
KNOX LYTLE edged Constance Hart by 0.0000 at Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES).
- Other
Biggest riser
+59
power rating points
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS gained 59 rating points across 8 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 8 contests
- now #435 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
El Cortez Competition BBQ finished 1st at 17th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (COMPETITORS SERIES) — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 208 new teams in Oct 2021
- field of 19
Best in the backyard
532.0000
Backyard overall, out of 360
Secondhand Smoke put up 532.0000 on the Backyard board at Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 16 Backyard boards in Oct 2021
- won it
Biggest field
70
teams at one contest
32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) drew 70 teams, and Gettin' Basted won it.
- Lynchburg
- TN
Road warriors
9
contests cooked
CHUNKY BBQ cooked 9 contests in October 2021 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 4th
New on the calendar
70
teams at a brand-new contest
32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) ran for the first time on record, drawing 70 teams, and Gettin' Basted won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Oct 2021
- Lynchburg
- TN
Busiest weekend
9
contests on one date
9 sanctioned contests were cooked on 15 Oct alone.
- 15 Oct
Rep of the month
6
contests worked
ALAN ROTHROCK repped 6 contests in October 2021 — somebody has to run the table.
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN SKULLIES SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 |
713.1200 |
| 2 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off |
712.5716 |
| 3 | Under the Radar SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 |
711.9656 |
| 4 | Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ Harper County Bullseye BBQ |
708.5600 |
| 5 | Rogue Hog BBQ Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 |
707.4176 |
| 6 | Brown Liquor BBQ SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 |
707.3944 |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED Go Hog Wild BBQ Cook-Off |
706.2628 |
| 8 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q Border War Barbeque |
705.7028 |
| 9 | LC BBQ Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off |
705.6916 |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 |
705.6568 |
| 11 | RAZORRACKS Southaven Springfest |
704.5716 |
| 12 | HOT COLE'S BBQ Southaven Springfest |
704.5256 |
| 13 | Shiggin aint easy Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off |
703.9544 |
| 14 | SmokinGhost BBQ Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off |
703.4400 |
| 15 | GETTIN' BASTED 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) |
703.4172 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×17 💯 | RAZORRACKS Go Hog Wild BBQ Cook-Off |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×9 💯 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×10 💯 | ROLLIN KOLBZ The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×10 💯 | GETTIN' BASTED Go Hog Wild BBQ Cook-Off |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 22 more in October 2021.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Oct 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS #435 | 1,690 | +59 |
| Optimus Swine #224 | 1,748 | +45 |
| Mispillion Meat Works #340 | 1,713 | +37 |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES #270 | 1,731 | +35 |
| Damn Fine Beef & Swine #56 | 1,837 | +35 |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ #411 | 1,694 | +34 |
| CHUNKY BBQ #49 | 1,845 | +30 |
| Fine As* Swine BBQ #453 | 1,687 | +30 |
| MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ #889 | 1,617 | +29 |
| Sensuous BBQ #426 | 1,692 | +29 |
| Piggin' Whiskey #106 | 1,804 | -25 |
| Lucky Shoes BBQ #2223 | 1,529 | -25 |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ #69 | 1,827 | -26 |
| OLE SMOKEY BBQ | 1,472 | -28 |
| Sweet Swine O'Mine #1087 | 1,596 | -28 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHUNKY BBQ | 9 | — | 4 |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Texas Smoke Whisperer | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| REDMULE'S BBQ | 8 | — | 2 |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 8 | — | 3 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| LC BBQ | 7 | — | 2 |
| SLAPS BBQ | 7 | — | 2 |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 7 | — | 3 |
| Piggin' Whiskey | 7 | — | 3 |
| Damn Fine Beef & Swine | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| ALAN ROTHROCK | 6 | 2 |
| DAVE ROGERS | 6 | 2 |
| DOUG REID | 6 | 2 |
| JEFF CHAMBERS | 6 | 3 |
| PEG ROGERS | 6 | 2 |
| LOUISE WEIDNER | 5 | 2 |
| JULIE COOK | 4 | 3 |
| RUSTY COOK | 4 | 3 |
| BECKY DRUETZLER | 3 | 3 |
| BUNNY TUTTLE | 3 | 2 |
| DAVE DRUETZLER | 3 | 3 |
| HAYMO GUTWENIGER | 3 | — |
| KIM COLLIER | 3 | 1 |
| RICH TUTTLE | 3 | 2 |
| BILL WRIGHT | 2 | 1 |
| CLARA WILLIAMS | 2 | 2 |
| DEL ANDERSON | 2 | 1 |
| JONATHAN B WILLIAMS | 2 | 2 |
| KENT SCHUETZ | 2 | 2 |
| KIM WRIGHT | 2 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5 | 94 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 74 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 58 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 89 |
| Kansas | 3 | 78 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 29 |
| Georgia | 2 | 102 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 67 |
| Alabama | 2 | 51 |
| Virginia | 2 | 44 |
| California | 2 | 30 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 28 |
| Vermont | 2 | 16 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 70 |
| Maryland | 1 | 63 |
| Indiana | 1 | 45 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 36 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 27 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 27 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 20 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secondhand Smoke Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) |
532.0000 |
| 2 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) |
526.2516 |
| 3 | Fine As* Swine BBQ Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) |
526.2516 |
| 4 | The Smokin Goat Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) |
523.9428 |
| 5 | Compete BBQ Team Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) |
521.1200 |
| 6 | 2 Swine Crew Smokin' For Garrett |
519.9884 |
| 7 | Hot Dog BBQ Smokin' For Garrett |
517.1200 |
| 8 | BULL IN THE RING Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) |
516.5028 |
| 9 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH Smokin' For Garrett |
510.2856 |
| 10 | Bad Ash BBQ Smokin' For Garrett |
505.7028 |
| 11 | Let 'er Buck BBQ Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) |
504.5032 |
| 12 | FatHeads bbq Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) |
503.9200 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN |
70 | Gettin' Basted |
| Boo-B-Que - Day 1 Unity Village, MO |
41 | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI |
40 | WRECKING CREW BBQ |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI |
36 | FURLONGS SMOKE & SEAFOOD |
| Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 Shelby, NC |
33 | Rooters-N-Tooters |
| Boo-B-Que - Day 2 Unity Village, MO |
33 | HEAVY SMOKE BBQ |
| Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL |
31 | Hell on Squeals |
| Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ |
31 | Wolf's Revenge |
| Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ |
31 | Wolf's Revenge |
| Go Hog Wild BBQ Cook-Off Sheridan, AR |
30 | Gettin' Basted |
| Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL |
30 | Hickory Hangover |
| KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees Liesselseweg, Deurne, 5752 SC |
30 | Southern Dutch BBQ |
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