Every sanctioned contest scored in May 2023 — 1 May to 31 May.
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
JANKY LEG BBQ put up 713.7372 at 3rd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1 — the highest overall of the month.
JANKY LEG BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in May 2023.
Rusty Pig BBQ won their first Grand Championship at Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off, in their 58th contest in the data.
The ratings gave them a 10% chance
STEVO'S BBQ TEAM won Best Dam Barbeque over top-rated GETTIN' BASTED as the ratings underdog.
Six judges, every card a 9: 38 perfect 180s were handed out in May 2023.
2 Swine Crew edged Furlongs Smoke & Seafood by 0.0000 at The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY).
Needs More Cowbell BBQ gained 45 rating points across 4 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
Rack Shack bbq finished 1st at Minnesota in May — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
Shmack Q put up 521.1544 on the Backyard board at Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
Minnesota in May drew 59 teams, and Hot Daddys BBQ won it.
SMOKECRAFT - MD cooked 5 contests in May 2023 — nobody hauled the rig further.
Minnesota in May ran for the first time on record, drawing 59 teams, and Hot Daddys BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
9 sanctioned contests were cooked on 19 May alone.
BUNNY TUTTLE repped 5 contests in May 2023 — somebody has to run the table.
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×13 💯 | Jury's Out Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×6 💯 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×6 💯 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×13 💯 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 |
180.0000 |
…and 14 more in May 2023.
| Team | Rating | May 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Needs More Cowbell BBQ #1221 | 1,584 | +45 |
| ONE EYED PIG BBQ #354 | 1,711 | +45 |
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ #1242 | 1,582 | +42 |
| Smoked & Furious #173 | 1,767 | +38 |
| Capt. Blue BBQ #250 | 1,740 | +36 |
| Piggy & Swine BBQ #628 | 1,654 | +34 |
| All About the Wood #720 | 1,638 | +31 |
| RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE #539 | 1,668 | +30 |
| DB BBQ #395 | 1,699 | +28 |
| Better Half Barbecue #585 | 1,659 | +27 |
| LADY OF Q #507 | 1,675 | -25 |
| Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ #201 | 1,755 | -25 |
| MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ #2293 | 1,527 | -29 |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ #181 | 1,763 | -30 |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ #237 | 1,743 | -30 |
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| STICKS & STONES BBQ | 5 | — | 3 |
| Bushmaster BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Smoked & Furious | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| LEE LA Q | 4 | — | 2 |
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | 4 | — | 2 |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 4 | — | 3 |
| Needs More Cowbell BBQ | 4 | — | 3 |
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 4 | — | 5 |
| Optimus Swine | 4 | — | 6 |
| QUE U | 4 | — | 9 |
| HotItems | 4 | — | 12 |
| Second Helping BBQ -PA | 4 | — | 18 |
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| BUNNY TUTTLE | 5 | 3 |
| RICH TUTTLE | 5 | 3 |
| JEANNE TITUS | 4 | 3 |
| JEFF CHAMBERS | 4 | 1 |
| REGINA BODNAR | 4 | 1 |
| ALAN ROTHROCK | 2 | 1 |
| CHARLIE BRINZA | 2 | 2 |
| CLARA WILLIAMS | 2 | 1 |
| CONNIE AMIDEI | 2 | 2 |
| CRAIG MAIDENS | 2 | 1 |
| DOUG REID | 2 | 1 |
| HEATHER MAIDENS | 2 | 1 |
| JOHN SCHARFFBILLIG | 2 | 1 |
| JONATHAN AMIDEI | 2 | 2 |
| JONATHAN B WILLIAMS | 2 | 1 |
| KATHLEEN MCINTOSH | 2 | 2 |
| KELLY MCINTOSH | 2 | 2 |
| LARRY VOTH | 2 | 1 |
| LAURIE TWETEN | 2 | 1 |
| LOUISE WEIDNER | 2 | 2 |
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 5 | 125 |
| Delaware | 4 | 39 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 67 |
| California | 3 | 51 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 115 |
| Colorado | 2 | 49 |
| Indiana | 2 | 43 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 33 |
| Missouri | 2 | 31 |
| Georgia | 1 | 74 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 59 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 58 |
| Iowa | 1 | 45 |
| Illinois | 1 | 34 |
| Nevada | 1 | 27 |
| Michigan | 1 | 26 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 24 |
| Oregon | 1 | 24 |
| Ontario | 1 | 19 |
| LT | 1 | 14 |
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN |
59 | Hot Daddys BBQ |
| HOGS 4 HEROES Jamestown, RI |
50 | Insane Swine BBQ |
| Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN |
46 | Shiggin & Grinnin |
| 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA |
40 | ROLLIN KOLBZ |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest Castle Rock, CO |
37 | Janky Leg BBQ |
| Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 Kannapolis, NC |
35 | Redneck Scientific |
| Rocking BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN |
35 | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) Murfreesboro, TN |
32 | Pig Destroyer |
| Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival Sevierville, TN |
32 | Piglitically Incorrect BBQ |
| Rocking BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN |
29 | Que U |
| Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off Kennett, MO |
26 | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition Westland, MI |
25 | Kevlar BBQ |
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