In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in June 2023 — 1 Jun to 30 Jun.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
June 2023 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
SWIG-N-PIG put up 714.2628 at Big BBQ Bash — the highest overall of the month.
Hottest hand
Dr. Squealgood BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in June 2023.
First one ever
TEAM CRAWFORD won their first Grand Championship at Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ, in their 72nd contest in the data.
- 30 Jun
Title defended
DRY 2 DA BONE won Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) again — back-to-back Grand Championships at the same contest.
- 2022–2023
- field of 40
Upset of the month
The ratings gave them a 6% chance
BrewsCue 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: 66 perfect 180s were handed out in June 2023.
- Pork ×25
- Chicken ×24
- Brisket ×9
- Pork Ribs ×8
Closest call
NORALA BBQ TEAM edged Bentley Que by 0.0116 at Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY).
- Backyard Series
Back on top
BUTCHER BBQ won Chingawassa Days BBQ Competition — their first Grand Championship since October 2018, after 42 contests without one.
- last won October 2018
- 42 contests in between
Contest record
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit put up 701.1204 at York County BBQ Festival — the best overall in 6 editions of the contest on record, past the old mark of 699.3944.
- old record 699.3944
- 5 earlier editions
Near sweep
GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ won 3 of 4 meats at Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (chicken, pork and brisket), and the Grand Championship with them.
- Chicken
- Pork
- Brisket
- and the GC
Biggest riser
Big Racks BBQ gained 50 rating points across 4 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 4 contests
- now #510 overall
State champions crowned
32 state championships were decided in June 2023. The biggest, The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (167 teams), went to Damn Fine Beef and Swine.
- Kansas
- California
- Wisconsin
- Colorado
- South Dakota
- New Hampshire
Best debut
3SLUGGZBBQ finished 1st at Horse Town Brew n Que Festival — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 215 new teams in Jun 2023
- field of 43
Best in the backyard
MUNNY'S STOVE put up 352.5600 on the Backyard board at Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 14 Backyard boards in Jun 2023
- won it
Biggest blowout
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ won Small Town Smoke Down by 18.3888 points over Hunny and Hooch BBQ — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 23
Biggest field
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship drew 167 teams, and Damn Fine Beef and Swine won it.
- Lenexa, KS
Milestone
CLARK CREW BBQ cooked their 250th contest on record at Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle, with 60 Grand Championships along the way.
- 60 GCs along the way
Road warriors
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ cooked 8 contests in June 2023 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 1 GC
Won without a meat
Damn Fine Beef & Swine won The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 4th.
- field of 167
New on the calendar
Colorado BBQ Challenge ran for the first time on record, drawing 42 teams, and Clark Crew BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Jun 2023
- Frisco, CO
Always the reserve
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue finished second overall 2 times in June 2023 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.
- 2 contests
Busiest weekend
13 sanctioned contests were cooked on 9 Jun alone.
- 9 Jun
Rep of the month
Bunny Tuttle repped 7 contests in June 2023 — somebody has to run the table.
The Boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWIG-N-PIG Big BBQ Bash |
714.2628 |
| 2 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ Small Town Smoke Down |
711.4400 |
| 3 | Smoke Central BBQ Honeybee BBQ Competition |
710.8228 |
| 4 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES |
709.7260 |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ Chingawassa Days BBQ Competition |
707.9888 |
| 6 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ Montana BBQ Cookoff |
707.4400 |
| 7 | BrewsCue Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" |
707.4172 |
| 8 | Kith n' Kin Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest |
707.3828 |
| 9 | GIRLS CAN GRILL GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship |
706.8228 |
| 10 | Smoked & Furious Chingawassa Days BBQ Competition |
706.2744 |
| 11 | SLAPS BBQ Ozarks BBQ Fest |
706.2516 |
| 12 | Kermit's Ex Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest |
706.2516 |
| 13 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest |
706.2284 |
| 14 | SinBin BBQ GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship |
705.7032 |
| 15 | Fine As* Swine BBQ Ozarks BBQ Fest |
705.6800 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×24 💯 | Smoke Central BBQ Honeybee BBQ Competition |
180 |
| Pork Ribs ×8 💯 | Barking Dog BBQ McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual |
180 |
| Pork ×25 💯 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ Covington Cork & Pork Festival |
180 |
| Brisket ×9 💯 | BIG RED BBQ Horse Town Brew n Que Festival |
180 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 42 more in June 2023.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Jun 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Big Racks BBQ No. 510 in the power rankings |
1,675 | +50 |
| Rudes BBQ No. 136 in the power rankings |
1,785 | +44 |
| Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque No. 1,503 in the power rankings |
1,564 | +40 |
| SMOKIN' OUTLAWS No. 246 in the power rankings |
1,743 | +32 |
| Meat Machine BBQ No. 1,510 in the power rankings |
1,563 | +29 |
| FINGER LEIKAM GOOD No. 234 in the power rankings |
1,746 | +29 |
| Marty Party BBQ No. 1,006 in the power rankings |
1,605 | +28 |
| Dog Bite Barbecue No. 546 in the power rankings |
1,669 | +28 |
| Kith n' Kin No. 254 in the power rankings |
1,740 | +27 |
| BrewsCue No. 266 in the power rankings |
1,734 | +27 |
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ No. 481 in the power rankings |
1,681 | -29 |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ No. 386 in the power rankings |
1,702 | -30 |
| Good Grefe! No. 2,819 in the power rankings |
1,511 | -31 |
| Pittie Q No. 1,380 in the power rankings |
1,573 | -31 |
| UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ No. 534 in the power rankings |
1,671 | -32 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Off The Rack BBQ | 7 | — | 2 |
| Smoked & Furious | 7 | — | 2 |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 6 | — | 5 |
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 6 | — | 5 |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 6 | — | 10 |
| Big Racks BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Optimus Swine | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 5 | — | 2 |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 5 | — | 3 |
| Son of a Boar BBQ | 5 | — | 5 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| Bunny Tuttle | 7 | 4 |
| Rich Tuttle | 7 | 4 |
| Bill Jones | 4 | 1 |
| Charlie Brinza | 4 | 2 |
| Dave Rogers | 4 | 3 |
| Jeanne Titus | 4 | 2 |
| Alex Jr Brown | 3 | 1 |
| Alfred T Bowen | 3 | 3 |
| Clara Williams | 3 | 2 |
| Craig Maidens | 3 | 1 |
| Dave Druetzler | 3 | 1 |
| Fran Bowen | 3 | 3 |
| Heather Maidens | 3 | 1 |
| Jonathan B Williams | 3 | 2 |
| Larry Voth | 3 | 1 |
| Lynda Voth | 3 | 1 |
| Peg Rogers | 3 | 3 |
| Bill Wright | 2 | 2 |
| Brenda Black | 2 | 2 |
| Brian Moore | 2 | 2 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 7 | 302 |
| Indiana | 4 | 71 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 93 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 85 |
| Iowa | 3 | 59 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 29 |
| Colorado | 2 | 94 |
| Missouri | 2 | 73 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 65 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 58 |
| Montana | 2 | 48 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 47 |
| California | 1 | 56 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 47 |
| Alberta | 1 | 39 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 39 |
| Virginia | 1 | 39 |
| Illinois | 1 | 33 |
| Georgia | 1 | 27 |
| Alabama | 1 | 26 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO |
42 | Clark Crew BBQ |
| Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 Franklin, IN |
38 | Continental Barbecue Co |
| McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual McLouth, KS |
36 | Irwins Pit Crew BBQ |
| Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT |
36 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ |
| Art of Barbeque Sterling, CO |
35 | Heifers, Butts & Clucks BBQ |
| Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS |
33 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ |
| Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) Springfield, TN |
30 | Pig Destroyer |
| Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 Franklin, IN |
28 | We Will Rock Que |
| Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA |
27 | Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ |
| Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR |
26 | Kith n' Kin |
| Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB |
23 | Prairie Smoke & Spice BBQ |
| Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ Council Bluffs, IA |
22 | Team Crawford |
Running a contest? The organizer tools →
Every contest scored (51 in June 2023)
The Archive
Every month with scored results, back to the start of the data. Subscribe to the monthly feed and each one lands as it closes.
2026 (338 contests) · the 2026 season in review
2025 (386 contests) · the 2025 season in review
2024 (343 contests) · the 2024 season in review
2023 (376 contests) · the 2023 season in review
2022 (376 contests) · the 2022 season in review
2021 (310 contests) · the 2021 season in review
2020 (134 contests) · the 2020 season in review
2019 (430 contests) · the 2019 season in review
2018 (480 contests) · the 2018 season in review
2017 (517 contests) · the 2017 season in review
2016 (505 contests) · the 2016 season in review
2015 (494 contests) · the 2015 season in review
2014 (469 contests) · the 2014 season in review
2013 (436 contests) · the 2013 season in review
2012 (1 contest) · the 2012 season in review
Every figure here is computed from the public results at kcbs.us, refreshed nightly. The Smoke Ring is not a publication of the Kansas City Barbeque Society.