Score of the month
716.0000
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ put up 716.0000 at Smoke on the Ohio — the highest overall of the month.
September 2022 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in September 2022 — 1 Sep to 30 Sep.
56contests scored
1,488teams competed
2,015top-ten calls
85perfect 180s
505biggest field
25states & provinces
286new teams
14Backyard boards
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The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
September 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
Hottest hand
3×
Grand Championships
QUE U took 3 Grand Championships in September 2022.
First one ever
36th
contest — and their first GC
BLUE & GRAY BBQ won their first Grand Championship at 18th Annual Recovery Fest and 12th Annual KCBS BBQ Cookoff, in their 36th contest in the data.
- 9 Sep
Upset of the month
7-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 7% chance
Swine Life BBQ won International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest over top-rated GETTIN' BASTED as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
85
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 85 perfect 180s were handed out in September 2022.
- Pork ×28
- Chicken ×25
- Brisket ×25
- Pork Ribs ×7
Closest call
0.0116
points between 1st and 2nd
Off in The Pits edged WELL SAUCED BBQ by 0.0116 at Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge.
- Grilling Series
Biggest riser
+38
power rating points
MACHETE BOYS BBQ gained 38 rating points across 4 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 4 contests
- now #458 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
Valtek finished 1st at Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 286 new teams in Sep 2022
- field of 64
Best in the backyard
686.8456
Backyard overall, out of 360
Ham Squad put up 686.8456 on the Backyard board at Bands & BBQ at the Point — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 14 Backyard boards in Sep 2022
- won it
Biggest field
505
teams at one contest
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST drew 505 teams, and QUE U won it.
- Kansas City
- KS
Road warriors
7
contests cooked
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA cooked 7 contests in September 2022 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 2 GCs
New on the calendar
64
teams at a brand-new contest
Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) ran for the first time on record, drawing 64 teams, and Valtek won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Sep 2022
- Midland
- TX
Busiest weekend
12
contests on one date
12 sanctioned contests were cooked on 9 Sep alone.
- 9 Sep
Rep of the month
6
contests worked
KAREN JANE WILLIAMS repped 6 contests in September 2022 — somebody has to run the table.
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×25 💯 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×7 💯 | HIGH i QUE 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×28 💯 | SLAPS BBQ Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×25 💯 | Mr. Dudes BBQ Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 61 more in September 2022.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Sep 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ #458 | 1,687 | +38 |
| BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q #1167 | 1,588 | +35 |
| Damn Fine Beef & Swine #56 | 1,837 | +35 |
| Glamping Grillers #247 | 1,741 | +33 |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ #126 | 1,788 | +33 |
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ #192 | 1,760 | +31 |
| Grandpa Val's BBQ #379 | 1,705 | +31 |
| POOR BOYS BBQ #199 | 1,756 | +30 |
| WELL SAUCED BBQ #1367 | 1,572 | +30 |
| Ridge Bros BBQ #2023 | 1,537 | +30 |
| SCORE ONE SMOKIN' #827 | 1,625 | -24 |
| All About Smokin Q #1004 | 1,605 | -24 |
| Under the Radar #24 | 1,870 | -26 |
| GETTIN' SAUCED #515 | 1,673 | -28 |
| CLARK CREW BBQ #2 | 1,966 | -30 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Organizer Portal | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Meat Candy Q | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 6 | — | 3 |
| SLAPS BBQ | 6 | — | 3 |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 6 | — | 4 |
| Piggin' Whiskey | 6 | — | 4 |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 6 | — | 6 |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 6 | — | 8 |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| KAREN JANE WILLIAMS | 6 | 4 |
| LYNDA VOTH | 6 | 3 |
| LARRY VOTH | 5 | 3 |
| RALPH WILLIAMS | 5 | 4 |
| BILL JONES | 4 | 1 |
| BOB MCKINNON | 4 | 2 |
| BUNNY TUTTLE | 4 | 3 |
| FORREST BRUCE | 4 | 1 |
| JEANNE TITUS | 4 | 2 |
| JULIE COOK | 4 | 2 |
| LARRY HADLEY | 4 | 1 |
| RICH TUTTLE | 4 | 3 |
| RUSTY COOK | 4 | 2 |
| TERRI MCKINNON | 4 | 2 |
| BILL WRIGHT | 3 | 1 |
| CHARLIE BRINZA | 3 | 2 |
| CLARA WILLIAMS | 3 | 2 |
| DAVE ROGERS | 3 | 2 |
| DEBRA GAGE | 3 | 2 |
| DONNA YOUNG | 3 | 3 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 5 | 606 |
| Virginia | 5 | 48 |
| California | 3 | 55 |
| Missouri | 3 | 54 |
| Vermont | 3 | 29 |
| Alabama | 2 | 105 |
| Illinois | 2 | 84 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 70 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 54 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 49 |
| Iowa | 2 | 44 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 44 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 38 |
| Georgia | 2 | 31 |
| New York | 2 | 22 |
| Texas | 1 | 71 |
| Alberta | 1 | 55 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 45 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 32 |
| Utah | 1 | 31 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ham Squad Bands & BBQ at the Point |
686.8456 |
| 2 | Dogpatch Q Bands & BBQ at the Point |
681.1428 |
| 3 | Ridge Bros BBQ Bands & BBQ at the Point |
678.8112 |
| 4 | Pullin Out the Butts BBQ Bands & BBQ at the Point |
646.8112 |
| 5 | R&K BBQ Bands & BBQ at the Point |
642.2512 |
| 6 | Kue Bands & BBQ at the Point |
641.6456 |
| 7 | Big Daddy Dave's BBQ Bands & BBQ at the Point |
637.0972 |
| 8 | Smoke Wagon BBQ KY Bands & BBQ at the Point |
635.3944 |
| 9 | All Sauced Up Bands & BBQ at the Point |
627.5196 |
| 10 | Saucy Roy's BBQ Bands & BBQ at the Point |
626.8456 |
| 11 | Creek Smoke BBQ Bands & BBQ at the Point |
624.9712 |
| 12 | 2 Dudes Que Bands & BBQ at the Point |
622.2632 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Midland, TX |
64 | Valtek |
| Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL |
46 | Smokin' Ghost |
| The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out Fresno, CA |
43 | B'Mackin BBQ |
| International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest Millington, TN |
38 | SWINE LIFE BBQ |
| 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS |
37 | 4 Legs Up BBQ |
| Barbeque on the Bow Calgary, AB |
36 | Arrowhead North BBQ |
| 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO |
33 | All Forked Up for Q |
| Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR |
33 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ |
| Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN |
30 | Dad Bod BBQ |
| Smoketember Fest Baxley, GA |
30 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ |
| Smokin' For Garrett Mt. Carmel, IL |
27 | Triple H BBQ |
| Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 Sint Niklaas, 9100 |
25 | Bunch of Swines |
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