In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in March 2022 — 1 Mar to 31 Mar.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
March 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
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit put up 710.2744 at BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) — the highest overall of the month.
First one ever
COOKLOUNGE BBQ won their first Grand Championship at W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest, in their 37th contest in the data.
- 12 Mar
Upset of the month
The ratings gave them a 11% chance
SmokinGhost BBQ won Sip & Swine BBQ Festival over top-rated GETTIN' BASTED as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
Six judges, every card a 9: 19 perfect 180s were handed out in March 2022.
- Chicken ×6
- Brisket ×6
- Pork Ribs ×5
- Pork ×2
Closest call
SmokinGhost BBQ edged SWEET DIXIE BBQ by 0.5600 at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival.
- Master Series
Back on top
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO won Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1 — their first Grand Championship since August 2018, after 53 contests without one.
- last won August 2018
- 53 contests in between
Contest record
SmokinGhost BBQ put up 706.2284 at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival — the best overall in 4 editions of the contest on record, past the old mark of 704.5488.
- old record 704.5488
- 3 earlier editions
Biggest riser
Dogpatch Q gained 37 rating points across 4 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 4 contests
- now #259 overall
State champions crowned
9 state championships were decided in March 2022. The biggest, Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (73 teams), went to SMOKINGHOSTBBQ.
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Missouri
- North Carolina
Best debut
Cat Pumping finished 1st at Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 81 new teams in Mar 2022
- field of 28
Best in the backyard
RICK'S RACKS put up 350.8456 on the Backyard board at American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 6 Backyard boards in Mar 2022
- won it
Biggest blowout
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ won Spring Break BBQ Contest III by 13.1084 points over PARKSTAD SMOKERS — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 31
Biggest field
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival drew 73 teams, and SMOKINGHOSTBBQ won it.
- Lawrenceville, GA
Milestone
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ cooked their 200th contest on record at Mission Farm's King of the Farm, with 10 Grand Championships along the way.
- 10 GCs along the way
Road warriors
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN cooked 6 contests in March 2022 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 1 GC
Won without a meat
SLAPS BBQ won Qlathe BBQ Championship without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 2nd.
- field of 71
New on the calendar
Qlathe BBQ Championship ran for the first time on record, drawing 71 teams, and Slaps BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Mar 2022
- Olathe, KS
Always the reserve
Heavy Smoke BBQ finished second overall 2 times in March 2022 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.
- 4 contests
Busiest weekend
8 sanctioned contests were cooked on 25 Mar alone.
- 25 Mar
Rep of the month
Alex Jr Brown repped 4 contests in March 2022 — somebody has to run the table.
The Boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) |
710.2744 |
| 2 | Organizer Portal Smoke on The Shores |
708.5372 |
| 3 | SmokinGhost BBQ Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
706.2284 |
| 4 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
705.6684 |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) |
705.1200 |
| 6 | HOT COLE'S BBQ Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
705.0972 |
| 7 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
703.9428 |
| 8 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) |
701.6572 |
| 9 | SLAPS BBQ Qlathe BBQ Championship |
701.6456 |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) |
701.1088 |
| 11 | SMOKIN SKULLIES BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) |
701.0972 |
| 12 | Angry Jack BBQ Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
701.0856 |
| 13 | D’Qued Barbeque BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) |
700.5828 |
| 14 | TRIPLE H BBQ Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
700.5488 |
| 15 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) |
700.5488 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×6 💯 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
180 |
| Pork Ribs ×5 💯 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
180 |
| Pork ×2 💯 | SmokinGhost BBQ Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
180 |
| Brisket ×6 💯 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
180 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Mar 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Dogpatch Q No. 259 in the power rankings |
1,737 | +37 |
| SmokinGhost BBQ No. 227 in the power rankings |
1,749 | +34 |
| POOR BOYS BBQ No. 202 in the power rankings |
1,756 | +33 |
| The Fat is Where It's At No. 194 in the power rankings |
1,759 | +29 |
| Full Throttle BBQ No. 651 in the power rankings |
1,650 | +28 |
| JANKY LEG BBQ No. 3 in the power rankings |
1,959 | +26 |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ No. 307 in the power rankings |
1,723 | +24 |
| Mispillion Meat Works No. 303 in the power rankings |
1,724 | +24 |
| Kane's BBQ No. 424 in the power rankings |
1,692 | +23 |
| MRC_Barbecue No. 619 in the power rankings |
1,656 | +22 |
| Second Helping BBQ -PA No. 6,132 in the power rankings |
1,427 | -21 |
| JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS No. 1,397 in the power rankings |
1,571 | -24 |
| A MAZIE Q No. 445 in the power rankings |
1,688 | -24 |
| Papa Bears KC Barbecue No. 6,428 in the power rankings |
1,385 | -26 |
| MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ No. 2,310 in the power rankings |
1,527 | -27 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 6 | — | 5 |
| Dogpatch Q | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 5 | — | 4 |
| Off The Rack BBQ | 5 | — | 5 |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 5 | — | 9 |
| BUD WISER'S BBQ | 5 | — | 16 |
| LOVE-N-SMOKE | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
| Kane's BBQ | 4 | — | 4 |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 4 | — | 4 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Jr Brown | 4 | 1 |
| Louise Weidner | 4 | 1 |
| Regina Bodnar | 4 | 1 |
| Steve Grinstead | 3 | 2 |
| Donna Young | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Reid | 2 | 2 |
| Ed Young | 2 | 1 |
| Julie Cook | 2 | 2 |
| Karina Rumens | 2 | — |
| Larry Voth | 2 | 1 |
| Lynda Voth | 2 | 1 |
| Rachel Harper | 2 | 2 |
| Rob Stevens | 2 | — |
| Rusty Cook | 2 | 2 |
| Scott Grinstead | 2 | 1 |
| Wayne Harper | 2 | 2 |
| Alan Rothrock | 1 | 1 |
| Andreas Schnoell | 1 | 1 |
| Bob McKinnon | 1 | 1 |
| Carol Bigler | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 4 | 80 |
| Missouri | 4 | 72 |
| Georgia | 1 | 125 |
| Kansas | 1 | 71 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 63 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 33 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 30 |
| Alabama | 1 | 26 |
| Texas | 1 | 17 |
| BZ | 1 | 15 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS |
71 | Slaps BBQ |
| Smoke on The Shores Lebanon, TN |
63 | SMOKE ME SILLY |
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA |
53 | Rooters-N-Tooters |
| Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2 St. Robert, MO |
39 | Jankey Leg BBQ |
| Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1 St. Robert, MO |
38 | Smoke This BBQ MO |
| Mission Farm's King of the Farm Iron Station, NC |
33 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ |
| Spring Break BBQ Contest III Lommel, Belgium |
31 | Southern Dutch BBQ |
| BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 San Jose, Costa Rica |
28 | JR RIBS |
| Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) Hammond, LA |
28 | Cat Pumping |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO |
25 | Rick's Racks |
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA |
21 | Boggs Hog BBQ |
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA |
19 | Twisted Pair BBQ |
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