In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in May 2022 — 1 May to 31 May.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
May 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
D’Qued Barbeque put up 709.1888 at Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 — the highest overall of the month.
Hottest hand
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in May 2022.
They will not let it go
CLARK CREW BBQ won City of Springs BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) again — 3 straight editions of this contest.
- 2019–2022
- field of 6
First one ever
PARK AVENUE PORK won their first Grand Championship at UMB Smokin Vault BBQ Contest - Competitor's Series, in their 40th contest in the data.
- 6 May
Upset of the month
The ratings gave them a 7% chance
Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q won Poosa Q over top-rated GETTIN' BASTED as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
Six judges, every card a 9: 37 perfect 180s were handed out in May 2022.
- Chicken ×14
- Pork ×13
- Brisket ×6
- Pork Ribs ×4
Closest call
Son of a Boar BBQ edged CITY SLICKERS BBQ by 0.0112 at Minnesota in May (Masters).
- Master Series
Back on top
Rise N Swine won Wild West BBQ Cook-Off — their first Grand Championship since July 2016, after 44 contests without one.
- last won July 2016
- 44 contests in between
Contest record
Organizer Portal put up 698.8000 at Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off — the best overall in 8 editions of the contest on record, past the old mark of 694.2288.
- old record 694.2288
- 7 earlier editions
Biggest riser
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ gained 38 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #106 overall
State champions crowned
27 state championships were decided in May 2022. The biggest, Poosa Q (72 teams), went to Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q.
- Alabama
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Georgia
- Pennsylvania
- Oklahoma
Best debut
Delicious kitchen finished 1st at Eastern Sierra BBQ, Chili & Salsa Festival — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 140 new teams in May 2022
- field of 4
Best in the backyard
Mispillion Meat Works put up 354.2856 on the Backyard board at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 9 Backyard boards in May 2022
- won it
Biggest blowout
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ won De Vliegende Hollander BBQ-Contest II by 11.4396 points over PARKSTAD SMOKERS — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 18
Biggest field
Poosa Q drew 72 teams, and Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q won it.
- Montgomery, AL
Milestone
SPITFIRE cooked their 200th contest on record at Minnesota in May (Masters), with 14 Grand Championships along the way.
- 14 GCs along the way
Road warriors
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ cooked 6 contests in May 2022 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 2 GCs
Won without a meat
Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q won Poosa Q without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 2nd.
- field of 72
New on the calendar
8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) ran for the first time on record, drawing 36 teams, and Tire Smoke BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in May 2022
- Warsaw, IN
Always the reserve
CLARK CREW BBQ finished second overall 2 times in May 2022 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.
- 2 contests
Busiest weekend
11 sanctioned contests were cooked on 13 May alone.
- 13 May
Rep of the month
Rich Tuttle repped 6 contests in May 2022 — somebody has to run the table.
The Boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D’Qued Barbeque Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 |
709.1888 |
| 2 | Piggin' Whiskey Bombers & BBQ |
708.5372 |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS 40th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off |
707.9888 |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ City of Springs BBQ Championship |
707.4060 |
| 5 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 |
707.4060 |
| 6 | Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival |
706.8344 |
| 7 | Heavy Smoke BBQ Bombers & BBQ |
706.2744 |
| 8 | CBF Que Jiggy With The Piggy |
705.6800 |
| 9 | Smokin Through The Night 40th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off |
704 |
| 10 | Sons of a Brisket Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff |
703.4172 |
| 11 | FIRE DANCER BBQ Bombers & BBQ |
703.3828 |
| 12 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival |
702.8572 |
| 13 | QUE U Route 66 Smoke Out |
702.8000 |
| 14 | MAN MEAT BBQ Bombers & BBQ |
702.2972 |
| 15 | CHUNKY BBQ Jiggy With The Piggy |
701.6688 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×14 💯 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ Poosa Q |
180 |
| Pork Ribs ×4 💯 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ KCBS Media Pro-Am Presented by Prairie Fresh |
180 |
| Pork ×13 💯 | Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival |
180 |
| Brisket ×6 💯 | Rise N Swine Wild West BBQ Cook-Off |
180 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 13 more in May 2022.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | May 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ No. 106 in the power rankings |
1,804 | +38 |
| HOLLOW Q No. 828 in the power rankings |
1,625 | +37 |
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ No. 40 in the power rankings |
1,856 | +31 |
| Piggin' Whiskey No. 107 in the power rankings |
1,804 | +31 |
| SD Smoke BBQ No. 1,946 in the power rankings |
1,541 | +30 |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit No. 84 in the power rankings |
1,815 | +29 |
| OM BBQ COMPANY No. 535 in the power rankings |
1,671 | +29 |
| Ham Squad No. 125 in the power rankings |
1,789 | +28 |
| Up From The Pits BBQ No. 631 in the power rankings |
1,655 | +28 |
| Meatshots BBQ No. 1,665 in the power rankings |
1,554 | +26 |
| Boneyard | 1,465 | -21 |
| The Specialists No. 135 in the power rankings |
1,785 | -22 |
| QUE-N-BREW No. 1,273 in the power rankings |
1,581 | -22 |
| Michaels | 1,477 | -23 |
| THE PIT CREW GA No. 806 in the power rankings |
1,627 | -31 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | — | 4 |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 5 | — | 6 |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Up From The Pits BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 4 | — | 2 |
| SLAPS BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
| iBQ'n | 4 | — | 2 |
| Dogpatch Q | 4 | — | 3 |
| 2LiveQ | 4 | — | 4 |
| Kermit's Ex | 4 | — | 4 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| Rich Tuttle | 6 | 2 |
| Bunny Tuttle | 5 | 2 |
| Jeanne Titus | 5 | 3 |
| Alan Rothrock | 4 | 3 |
| Charlie Brinza | 4 | 2 |
| Donna Young | 4 | 2 |
| Ed Young | 4 | 2 |
| Larry Voth | 4 | 1 |
| Lynda Voth | 4 | 1 |
| Clara Williams | 3 | 2 |
| Dave Rogers | 3 | 1 |
| Doug Reid | 3 | 2 |
| Jonathan B Williams | 3 | 2 |
| Louise Weidner | 3 | 2 |
| Michael Santiago | 3 | 1 |
| Peg Rogers | 3 | 1 |
| Rhonda Santiago | 3 | 1 |
| Robert McKee | 3 | 2 |
| Carol Bigler | 2 | 2 |
| Forrest Bruce | 2 | 2 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5 | 62 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 55 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 82 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 98 |
| Indiana | 3 | 44 |
| California | 3 | 30 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 71 |
| Illinois | 2 | 61 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 25 |
| Alabama | 1 | 121 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 60 |
| Alberta | 1 | 46 |
| Georgia | 1 | 42 |
| Colorado | 1 | 33 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 28 |
| Kansas | 1 | 28 |
| Oregon | 1 | 27 |
| Nevada | 1 | 26 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 10 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) Warsaw, IN |
36 | Tire Smoke BBQ |
| 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (One Meat Ribs) Warsaw, IN |
30 | Bleacher Bums |
| Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Sevierville, TN |
30 | The Algood Bar-B-Q Pit Crew |
| The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN |
29 | Veteran Pork Pullers |
| Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q) Lansing, KS |
28 | Pirates of Bar B Que Bay |
| Bombers & BBQ Hot Springs, AR |
28 | Pig N Whiskey |
| Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL |
28 | Weez's Groovin BBQ |
| 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1 Union City, TN |
25 | Hot Coles BBQ |
| 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 2 Union City, TN |
23 | Rooters N Tooters |
| Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter, Belgium |
19 | Southern Dutch |
| Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff - One Meat Ribs Columbia, MO |
18 | Meat Rushmore BBQ |
| De Vliegende Hollander BBQ-Contest II Terneuzen, Netherlands |
18 | Southern Dutch BBQ |
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