In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in February 2022 — 1 Feb to 28 Feb.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
February 2022 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
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ put up 708.0000 at BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival — the highest overall of the month.
First one ever
WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. won their first Grand Championship at Outdoor Cooking BBQ Championship, in their 8th contest in the data.
- 5 Feb
Upset of the month
The ratings gave them a 23% chance
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ won BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival over top-rated BIG POPPA SMOKERS as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
West Coast BBQ Shop turned in a perfect 180 in pork — six judges, every card a 9.
- Pork ×1
Closest call
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ edged BIG RED BBQ by 2.3084 at BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival.
- Master Series
Back on top
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ won BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival — their first Grand Championship since March 2017, after 38 contests without one.
- last won March 2017
- 38 contests in between
Biggest riser
BIG RED BBQ gained 18 rating points across 1 contest — the biggest climb of the month.
- 1 contest
- now #820 overall
State champions crowned
2 state championships were decided in February 2022. The biggest, BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival (34 teams), went to Loot N' Booty BBQ.
- Arizona
- Washington
Best debut
Gladiator BBQ finished 4th at Outdoor Cooking BBQ Championship — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 14 new teams in Feb 2022
- field of 22
Biggest blowout
WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. won Outdoor Cooking BBQ Championship by 7.4400 points over CROOKED PIGS — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 22
Biggest field
BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival drew 34 teams, and Loot N' Booty BBQ won it.
- Yuma, AZ
Won without a meat
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ won BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 2nd.
- field of 34
New on the calendar
BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival ran for the first time on record, drawing 34 teams, and Loot N' Booty BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 2 first editions in Feb 2022
- Yuma, AZ
The Boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2LiveQ BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival |
179.4400 |
| Pork Ribs | Kreiser Barbecue BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival |
178.8572 |
| Pork ×1 💯 | West Coast BBQ Shop BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival |
180 |
| Brisket | Porterhouse BBQ BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival |
178.8572 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
| Team | Category | Contest |
|---|---|---|
| West Coast BBQ Shop | Pork | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival |
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Feb 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| BIG RED BBQ No. 820 in the power rankings |
1,625 | +18 |
| CHULENGO Smoker Team No. 1,400 in the power rankings |
1,571 | +17 |
| WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. No. 1,389 in the power rankings |
1,572 | +15 |
| STEVO'S BBQ TEAM No. 349 in the power rankings |
1,712 | +14 |
| Gladiator BBQ No. 2,971 in the power rankings |
1,507 | +12 |
| HOGGERQ No. 1,528 in the power rankings |
1,562 | +10 |
| 5TH GEAR BBQ No. 699 in the power rankings |
1,642 | +10 |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ No. 101 in the power rankings |
1,807 | +9 |
| Daddy and Me BBQ No. 4,090 in the power rankings |
1,481 | +9 |
| LC BBQ No. 141 in the power rankings |
1,782 | +9 |
| I'd Smoke That No. 3,013 in the power rankings |
1,506 | -11 |
| Locked Up BBQ | 1,477 | -12 |
| Smokin' Chicks | 1,488 | -12 |
| Moose and Gator | 1,486 | -14 |
| Baldys BBQ | 1,463 | -14 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| BIG RED BBQ | 1 | — | 2 |
| CROOKED PIGS | 1 | — | 2 |
| BOOTIES BBQ | 1 | — | 3 |
| LC BBQ | 1 | — | 3 |
| CHULENGO Smoker Team | 1 | — | 4 |
| Gladiator BBQ | 1 | — | 4 |
| Bad Boyz BBQ | 1 | — | 5 |
| HOGGERQ | 1 | — | 5 |
| Dances With Smoke | 1 | — | 6 |
| STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | 1 | — | 6 |
| B' Mackin BBQ | 1 | — | 7 |
| Daddy and Me BBQ | 1 | — | 7 |
| 5TH GEAR BBQ | 1 | — | 8 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| Bunny Tuttle | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Schmidt | 1 | 1 |
| Julie Poe | 1 | 1 |
| Karina Rumens | 1 | — |
| Michael Santiago | 1 | 1 |
| Natasha Loew | 1 | — |
| Rhonda Santiago | 1 | 1 |
| Rich Tuttle | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 1 | 33 |
| Washington | 1 | 22 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival Yuma, AZ |
34 | Loot N' Booty BBQ |
| Outdoor Cooking BBQ Championship Puyallup, WA |
22 | Warpig Smokehouse |
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Every contest scored (2 in February 2022)
| Contest | Grand Champion | score |
|---|---|---|
| BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival Feb 18, 2022 · Yuma, AZ · 34 teams |
Loot N' Booty BBQ RC: BIG RED BBQ |
708 |
| Outdoor Cooking BBQ Championship Feb 5, 2022 · Puyallup, WA · 22 teams |
Warpig Smokehouse RC: CROOKED PIGS |
697.1084 |
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