Score of the month
705.0972
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
Meat Candy Q put up 705.0972 at The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 — the highest overall of the month.
January 2022 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in January 2022 — 1 Jan to 31 Jan.
6contests scored
262teams competed
330top-ten calls
8perfect 180s
60biggest field
4states & provinces
67new teams
2Backyard boards
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Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
January 2022, 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
First one ever
58th
contest — and their first GC
Meat Candy Q won their first Grand Championship at The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2, in their 58th contest in the data.
- 22 Jan
Upset of the month
11-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 11% chance
Teddy Camp BBQ won Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest over top-rated Heavy Smoke BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
8
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 8 perfect 180s were handed out in January 2022.
- Chicken ×3
- Pork Ribs ×3
- Pork ×1
- Brisket ×1
Closest call
0.0000
points between 1st and 2nd
Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q edged KNIFE PORK AND SPOON by 0.0000 at Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest.
- Other
Biggest riser
+35
power rating points
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ gained 35 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #77 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
Teddy Camp BBQ finished 1st at Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 67 new teams in Jan 2022
- field of 29
Best in the backyard
676.5488
Backyard overall, out of 360
Barely Sober BBQ put up 676.5488 on the Backyard board at Lakeland Pig Festival — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 2 Backyard boards in Jan 2022
- won it
Biggest field
60
teams at one contest
Lakeland Pig Festival drew 60 teams, and Who Cares BBQ won it.
- Lakeland
- FL
Road warriors
3
contests cooked
Meat Candy Q cooked 3 contests in January 2022 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 1 GC
New on the calendar
30
teams at a brand-new contest
The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 ran for the first time on record, drawing 30 teams, and Smokin' Volts BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 4 first editions in Jan 2022
- Santa Barbara
- CA
Rep of the month
3
contests worked
KATHLEEN MCINTOSH repped 3 contests in January 2022 — somebody has to run the table.
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 |
705.0972 |
| 2 | WHO CARES BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
701.6800 |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED Lakeland Pig Festival |
701.6456 |
| 4 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 |
701.1088 |
| 5 | ROOSTERS BULLS & BOARS Lakeland Pig Festival |
700.5372 |
| 6 | TRIPLE H BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
699.3828 |
| 7 | B' Mackin BBQ The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 |
698.8460 |
| 8 | OM BBQ COMPANY The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 |
698.2172 |
| 9 | Teddy Camp BBQ Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest |
697.6916 |
| 10 | Cynical BBQ The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 |
697.0972 |
| 11 | Bushmaster BBQ The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 |
697.0512 |
| 12 | CHECKERED PIG Lakeland Pig Festival |
697.0512 |
| 13 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA Lakeland Pig Festival |
697.0512 |
| 14 | Sharpe's Woodshed Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge |
695.3944 |
| 15 | B' Mackin BBQ The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 |
695.3600 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×3 💯 | MUDVILLE BBQ The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×3 💯 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×1 💯 | Meat Candy Q The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×1 💯 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
| Team | Category | Contest |
|---|---|---|
| TRIPLE H BBQ | Pork Ribs | Lakeland Pig Festival |
| BIG RED BBQ | Pork Ribs | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 |
| MUDVILLE BBQ | Chicken | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 |
| Meat Candy Q | Pork | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | Chicken | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 |
| MUDVILLE BBQ | Chicken | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 |
| NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | Pork Ribs | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 |
| Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | Brisket | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest |
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Jan 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ #77 | 1,820 | +35 |
| OM BBQ COMPANY #524 | 1,671 | +32 |
| Meat Candy Q #66 | 1,828 | +27 |
| Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q #2027 | 1,537 | +24 |
| Slapulator BBQ #4342 | 1,476 | +23 |
| Teddy Camp BBQ | 1,519 | +19 |
| Sloppy Hogs #2538 | 1,518 | +18 |
| B' Mackin BBQ #53 | 1,842 | +18 |
| Barely Sober BBQ #1296 | 1,579 | +17 |
| ROOSTERS BULLS & BOARS #1603 | 1,557 | +17 |
| BAR-B-CUDA BBQ #854 | 1,621 | -14 |
| BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ #1391 | 1,571 | -14 |
| Craig's BBQ | 1,485 | -15 |
| The BBQ Yard #1721 | 1,551 | -18 |
| Sticky Vics | 1,478 | -22 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Candy Q | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Bushmaster BBQ | 3 | — | 3 |
| Cynical BBQ | 3 | — | 3 |
| BIG RED BBQ | 3 | — | 5 |
| PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | 3 | — | 6 |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 3 | — | 9 |
| BONE RUBBIN BBQ | 3 | — | 12 |
| 7 SINS BBQ | 3 | — | 15 |
| Big Cat BBQ | 3 | — | 19 |
| Pops BBQ 22 | 3 | — | 19 |
| Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| B' Mackin BBQ | 2 | — | 2 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 2 | — | 2 |
| KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | 2 | — | 2 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| KATHLEEN MCINTOSH | 3 | 1 |
| KELLY MCINTOSH | 3 | 1 |
| MIKE LAKE | 2 | 1 |
| THERESA LAKE | 2 | 1 |
| BUNNY TUTTLE | 1 | 1 |
| CAROLYN WELLS | 1 | 1 |
| HAYMO GUTWENIGER | 1 | — |
| IAN SCHMIDT | 1 | 1 |
| JULIE POE | 1 | 1 |
| LUCA FAMIGLI | 1 | — |
| MICHAEL WINTER | 1 | 1 |
| RICH TUTTLE | 1 | 1 |
| SCOTT GRINSTEAD | 1 | 1 |
| STEVE GRINSTEAD | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2 | 166 |
| California | 2 | 31 |
| Arizona | 1 | 65 |
| Oregon | 1 | 16 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barely Sober BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
676.5488 |
| 2 | LEE LA Q Lakeland Pig Festival |
674.8344 |
| 3 | Sloppy Hogs Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest |
673.6684 |
| 4 | Drunken Brothers BBQ Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest |
673.0740 |
| 5 | Team Smoke Showin' Lakeland Pig Festival |
671.3144 |
| 6 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
670.8344 |
| 7 | BIG RED BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
670.7884 |
| 8 | RIBLIFE Lakeland Pig Festival |
670.1712 |
| 9 | GJQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
667.9088 |
| 10 | RING OF FIRE BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
667.3144 |
| 11 | Drunkin Brothers BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
665.6916 |
| 12 | Slapulator BBQ Lakeland Pig Festival |
665.0628 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 Santa Barbara, CA |
30 | Smokin' Volts BBQ |
| Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest Lake Wales, FL |
29 | Teddy Camp BBQ |
| The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 Santa Barbara, CA |
25 | Meat Candy Q |
| Willamette Sportsman Show Cookoff 2022 Albany, OR |
16 | Crooked Pigs |
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Every contest scored (6 in January 2022)
| Contest | Teams | Grand Champion | High score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival 2022-01-28 · Lakeland, FL |
60 | Who Cares BBQ RC: GETTIN' BASTED |
701.6800 |
| The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 2022-01-22 · Santa Barbara, CA |
25 | Meat Candy Q RC: B' MACKIN BBQ |
705.0972 |
| The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 2022-01-21 · Santa Barbara, CA |
30 | Smokin' Volts BBQ RC: OM BBQ COMPANY |
701.1088 |
| Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 2022-01-14 · Bullhead City, AZ |
59 | SHARPE GOURMET COOKING WOOD RC: BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
695.3944 |
| Willamette Sportsman Show Cookoff 2022 2022-01-08 · Albany, OR |
16 | Crooked Pigs RC: SMOKE324 |
691.9656 |
| Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest 2022-01-07 · Lake Wales, FL |
29 | Teddy Camp BBQ RC: Uncle Kenny's Take-Away |
697.6916 |
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