In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in June 2022 — 1 Jun to 30 Jun.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
June 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
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN put up 710.8688 at Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 — the highest overall of the month.
Hottest hand
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in June 2022.
First one ever
TINY E BBQ won their first Grand Championship at Lake Murvaul BBQ Cook-Off, in their 35th contest in the data.
- 24 Jun
By invitation only
Tire Smoke BBQ won Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational, best of 17 invited teams; ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN took reserve. An invite-only field, so it leaves the power rating alone and goes straight into the record book.
- top score 702.2400
- not in the power rating
Title defended
TIRE SMOKE BBQ won Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 again — back-to-back Grand Championships at the same contest.
- 2021–2022
- field of 42
Upset of the month
The ratings gave them a 9% chance
Go Pig or Go Home won Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" over top-rated SLAPS BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
Six judges, every card a 9: 54 perfect 180s were handed out in June 2022.
- Brisket ×16
- Chicken ×15
- Pork ×15
- Pork Ribs ×8
Closest call
4 LEGS UP BBQ edged WHEN PIGS DIE by 0.0000 at Central Plains Ribfest.
- Master Series
Back on top
DRY 2 DA BONE won Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) — their first Grand Championship since September 2017, after 22 contests without one.
- last won September 2017
- 22 contests in between
Contest record
4 LEGS UP BBQ put up 702.2516 at Central Plains Ribfest — the best overall in 4 editions of the contest on record, past the old mark of 695.3716.
- old record 695.3716
- 3 earlier editions
Biggest riser
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood gained 43 rating points across 4 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 4 contests
- now #169 overall
State champions crowned
34 state championships were decided in June 2022. The biggest, The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (164 teams), went to Love 2 Q.
- Kansas
- South Dakota
- Indiana
- Missouri
- Wisconsin
- California
Best debut
RAILYARD BBQ finished 1st at McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 298 new teams in Jun 2022
- field of 30
Best in the backyard
Double Trouble BBQ put up 353.7144 on the Backyard board at Horse Town Brew N Que Festival — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 14 Backyard boards in Jun 2022
- won it
Biggest blowout
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 by 16.0804 points over SMOKE-N-PEPPERS — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 27
Biggest field
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship drew 164 teams, and Love 2 Q won it.
- Lenexa, KS
Milestone
4 LEGS UP BBQ cooked their 300th contest on record at Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One), with 14 Grand Championships along the way.
- 14 GCs along the way
Road warriors
TRIPLE H BBQ cooked 8 contests in June 2022 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 2 GCs
Won without a meat
The Boys in Que won Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 2nd.
- field of 41
New on the calendar
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship ran for the first time on record, drawing 164 teams, and Love 2 Q won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Jun 2022
- Lenexa, KS
Always the reserve
FOUR SMOKING GUYS finished second overall 2 times in June 2022 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.
- 2 contests
Busiest weekend
11 sanctioned contests were cooked on 3 Jun alone.
- 3 Jun
Rep of the month
Bunny Tuttle repped 6 contests in June 2022 — somebody has to run the table.
The Boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 |
710.8688 |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED Frisco BBQ Challenge |
709.1428 |
| 3 | The Boys in Que Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition |
708.5372 |
| 4 | TRIPLE H BBQ Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival |
707.3828 |
| 5 | TRIPLE H BBQ Delta Smoke BBQ Contest |
707.3828 |
| 6 | CHUNKY BBQ Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle |
706.8228 |
| 7 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS Horse Town Brew N Que Festival |
706.2400 |
| 8 | Heavy Smoke BBQ Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) |
706.2400 |
| 9 | Heavy Smoke BBQ Delta Smoke BBQ Contest |
705.6912 |
| 10 | DRY 2 DA BONE Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) |
705.1316 |
| 11 | Texas Smoke Whisperer Frisco BBQ Challenge |
705.1200 |
| 12 | Go Pig or Go Home Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" |
705.0856 |
| 13 | Brisket Butts Columbia Valley Smokeshow |
704.6172 |
| 14 | Under the Radar WV Coalfields Cookoff |
704.5716 |
| 15 | Under the Radar Almost Heaven BBQ Bash |
704.5600 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×15 💯 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS Horse Town Brew N Que Festival |
180 |
| Pork Ribs ×8 💯 | SMOKE IN THE EYE Original SD BBQ Championship |
180 |
| Pork ×15 💯 | WETTELS ON FIRE Tony Stone BBQ Competition |
180 |
| Brisket ×16 💯 | PARKSTAD SMOKERS Tony Stone BBQ Competition |
180 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 30 more in June 2022.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Jun 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Furlongs Smoke & Seafood No. 169 in the power rankings |
1,771 | +43 |
| Ash Kickin' BBQ No. 439 in the power rankings |
1,690 | +43 |
| Meat Machine BBQ No. 1,510 in the power rankings |
1,563 | +42 |
| Wrecking Crew BBQ No. 270 in the power rankings |
1,732 | +38 |
| TRIPLE H BBQ No. 14 in the power rankings |
1,896 | +37 |
| Stone Cold Grillers No. 833 in the power rankings |
1,625 | +35 |
| Sensuous BBQ No. 428 in the power rankings |
1,692 | +35 |
| IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ No. 964 in the power rankings |
1,609 | +34 |
| Smoke, Fire & Brew No. 566 in the power rankings |
1,665 | +34 |
| Lucky Shoes BBQ No. 2,253 in the power rankings |
1,529 | +33 |
| Tender Beast Bar-B-Que | 1,455 | -26 |
| BRACKEN RACKS BBQ No. 3,243 in the power rankings |
1,500 | -26 |
| REDMULE'S BBQ No. 334 in the power rankings |
1,715 | -27 |
| Risky Brisket No. 561 in the power rankings |
1,667 | -28 |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS No. 487 in the power rankings |
1,680 | -37 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 8 | — | 3 |
| Risky Brisket | 8 | — | 7 |
| Phoenix BBQ | 7 | — | 5 |
| Organizer Portal | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 6 | — | 7 |
| The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | 6 | — | 7 |
| Piggin' Whiskey | 6 | — | 8 |
| REDMULE'S BBQ | 6 | — | 14 |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Fergolicious BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| Bunny Tuttle | 6 | 4 |
| Jeanne Titus | 6 | 3 |
| Rich Tuttle | 6 | 4 |
| Becky Druetzler | 4 | 2 |
| Dave Druetzler | 4 | 2 |
| Forrest Bruce | 4 | 3 |
| Alan Rothrock | 3 | 2 |
| Dave Rogers | 3 | 3 |
| Del Anderson | 3 | 2 |
| Doug Reid | 3 | 2 |
| Haymo Gutweniger | 3 | — |
| Larry Hadley | 3 | 2 |
| Larry Voth | 3 | 2 |
| Luca Famigli | 3 | — |
| Lynda Voth | 3 | 2 |
| Michael Winter | 3 | 1 |
| Peg Rogers | 3 | 3 |
| Rosemary Morrow | 3 | 1 |
| Alfred T Bowen | 2 | 2 |
| Angela Fishlock | 2 | — |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 5 | 277 |
| Illinois | 4 | 74 |
| Indiana | 4 | 72 |
| Colorado | 3 | 94 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 83 |
| Missouri | 3 | 78 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 88 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 52 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 48 |
| Montana | 2 | 47 |
| Iowa | 2 | 45 |
| Maine | 2 | 37 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 59 |
| California | 1 | 58 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 53 |
| Alberta | 1 | 47 |
| Georgia | 1 | 44 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 37 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 33 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 33 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
By invitation (invite-only fields)
| Contest | Teams | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|
| Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational Jun 10, 2022 · New Haven, KY |
17 | Tire Smoke BBQ |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS |
164 | Love 2 Q |
| Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Merrimack, NH |
37 | The Pig's Pajamas |
| Frisco BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO |
37 | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO |
36 | Black Magic |
| Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) Belvidere, IL |
36 | Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ |
| Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest State Center, IA |
32 | Hot Daddy's BBQ |
| Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC |
32 | CHUNKY BBQ |
| Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta Bassano, AB |
31 | Prairie Smoke & Spice |
| McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual McLouth, KS |
30 | Railyard BBQ |
| Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival Covington, TN |
28 | Triple H BBQ |
| Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT |
26 | Last Call Heroes BBQ |
| Hoosier BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) Franklin, IN |
25 | Redmule's Bad Ass BBQ |
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