Score of the month
708.5604
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ put up 708.5604 at Mission Farm's King of the Farm — the highest overall of the month.
February 2023 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in February 2023 — 1 Feb to 28 Feb.
3contests scored
96teams competed
120top-ten calls
4perfect 180s
47biggest field
3states & provinces
12new teams
Now on the newsstand
The Smoke Ring
Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
February 2023, 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.
Read the February 2023 edition →
The stories
Upset of the month
26-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 26% chance
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS won Budweiser Smoke on the Water over top-rated GETTIN' BASTED as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
4
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 4 perfect 180s were handed out in February 2023.
- Chicken ×2
- Pork ×1
- Brisket ×1
Closest call
1.1544
points between 1st and 2nd
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS edged Piggin' Whiskey by 1.1544 at Budweiser Smoke on the Water.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+19
power rating points
Poppa Pig gained 19 rating points across 2 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 2 contests
- now #125 overall
Biggest field
47
teams at one contest
Budweiser Smoke on the Water drew 47 teams, and Fred Vegas Smokers won it.
- Winter Haven
- FL
New on the calendar
47
teams at a brand-new contest
Budweiser Smoke on the Water ran for the first time on record, drawing 47 teams, and Fred Vegas Smokers won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- first edition on record
- Winter Haven
- FL
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ Mission Farm's King of the Farm |
708.5604 |
| 2 | Under the Radar Mission Farm's King of the Farm |
706.8228 |
| 3 | SMOKIN SKULLIES Mission Farm's King of the Farm |
702.8000 |
| 4 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS Budweiser Smoke on the Water |
700.5144 |
| 5 | Piggin' Whiskey Budweiser Smoke on the Water |
699.3600 |
| 6 | Kings BBQ Team Budweiser Smoke on the Water |
697.6920 |
| 7 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ Budweiser Smoke on the Water |
697.6572 |
| 8 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q Budweiser Smoke on the Water |
697.0628 |
| 9 | Poppa Pig Budweiser Smoke on the Water |
696.5260 |
| 10 | BBQ+ W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest |
695.9772 |
| 11 | Smoke Meat Every Day Budweiser Smoke on the Water |
695.3484 |
| 12 | Westside BBQ W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest |
694.8000 |
| 13 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest |
694.7656 |
| 14 | SMOKE N' ASH BBQ Budweiser Smoke on the Water |
692.5144 |
| 15 | Poppa Pig Mission Farm's King of the Farm |
692.4800 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×2 💯 | Westside BBQ W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | Bald Hawg BBQ Mission Farm's King of the Farm |
178.8800 |
| Pork ×1 💯 | Kings BBQ Team Budweiser Smoke on the Water |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×1 💯 | SMOKIN SKULLIES Mission Farm's King of the Farm |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
| Team | Category | Contest |
|---|---|---|
| BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | Chicken | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest |
| Westside BBQ | Chicken | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | Brisket | Mission Farm's King of the Farm |
| Kings BBQ Team | Pork | Budweiser Smoke on the Water |
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Poppa Pig #125 | 1,789 | +19 |
| Smoke Meat Every Day | 1,507 | +15 |
| SMOKE N' ASH BBQ #1461 | 1,567 | +15 |
| Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q #2027 | 1,537 | +14 |
| Westside BBQ #532 | 1,669 | +14 |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS #159 | 1,773 | +12 |
| Kings BBQ Team #105 | 1,805 | +10 |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ #352 | 1,711 | +9 |
| Borrowed Pit | 1,509 | +9 |
| SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ #1707 | 1,552 | +9 |
| Smokin' PB& J's BBQ | 1,488 | -12 |
| WHO CARES BBQ #209 | 1,752 | -12 |
| Uncle Buckys | 1,487 | -13 |
| Ma-Kole BBQ #5114 | 1,460 | -13 |
| IRON BBQ #2805 | 1,511 | -13 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Poppa Pig | 2 | — | 4 |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 2 | — | 5 |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 2 | — | 5 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 2 | — | 9 |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 2 | — | 9 |
| WHO CARES BBQ | 2 | — | 16 |
| BBQ+ | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Piggin' Whiskey | 1 | — | 2 |
| Under the Radar | 1 | — | 2 |
| Westside BBQ | 1 | — | 2 |
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 1 | — | 3 |
| Kings BBQ Team | 1 | — | 3 |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 1 | — | 3 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| ANDREAS SCHNOELL | 1 | 1 |
| BILL JONES | 1 | 1 |
| BUNNY TUTTLE | 1 | 1 |
| EVA SCHNOELL | 1 | 1 |
| JEANNE TITUS | 1 | 1 |
| JULIE COOK | 1 | 1 |
| MIKE GARRETSON | 1 | 1 |
| RICH TUTTLE | 1 | 1 |
| RUSTY COOK | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1 | 47 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 33 |
| BZ | 1 | 23 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Budweiser Smoke on the Water Winter Haven, FL |
47 | Fred Vegas Smokers |
Running a contest? The organizer tools →
Every contest scored (3 in February 2023)
| Contest | Teams | Grand Champion | High score |
|---|---|---|---|
| W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest 2023-02-25 · Rein in Taufers, BZ |
23 | BBQ+ RC: WESTSIDE BBQ |
695.9772 |
| Mission Farm's King of the Farm 2023-02-24 · Iron Station, NC |
33 | MUTTLEY CREW RC: UNDER THE RADAR |
708.5604 |
| Budweiser Smoke on the Water 2023-02-03 · Winter Haven, FL |
47 | Fred Vegas Smokers RC: PIGGIN' WHISKEY |
700.5144 |
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