Score of the month
714.2744
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ put up 714.2744 at Torry Island BBQ Showdown — the highest overall of the month.
March 2024 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in March 2024 — 1 Mar to 31 Mar.
22contests scored
647teams competed
858top-ten calls
46perfect 180s
93biggest field
9states & provinces
128new teams
11Backyard boards
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March 2024, set as a proper newspaper.
Every Grand Champion named, the month in figures across the top, the perfect 180s,
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The stories
Hottest hand
2×
Grand Championships
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in March 2024.
First one ever
46th
contest — and their first GC
Bad Influence BBQ - MO won their first Grand Championship at American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest, in their 46th contest in the data.
- 22 Mar
Upset of the month
18-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 18% chance
PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY won 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship over top-rated SLAPS BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
46
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 46 perfect 180s were handed out in March 2024.
- Chicken ×22
- Pork ×11
- Pork Ribs ×9
- Brisket ×4
Closest call
0.0000
points between 1st and 2nd
Go Ham BBQ edged Smoke This Drink That BBQ by 0.0000 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off.
- Grilling Series
Biggest riser
+37
power rating points
Mad Hatter BBQ gained 37 rating points across 2 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 2 contests
- now #384 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
1Bite Stand finished 1st at Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 128 new teams in Mar 2024
- field of 35
Best in the backyard
357.7028
Backyard overall, out of 360
Bad Influence BBQ - MO put up 357.7028 on the Backyard board at American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 11 Backyard boards in Mar 2024
- won it
Biggest field
93
teams at one contest
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship drew 93 teams, and Continental Barbecue Co. won it.
- Lebanon
- TN
Road warriors
7
contests cooked
Glamping Grillers cooked 7 contests in March 2024 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 6th
New on the calendar
58
teams at a brand-new contest
6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship ran for the first time on record, drawing 58 teams, and Pirates of Bar-B-Que Bay won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 7 first editions in Mar 2024
- Olathe
- KS
Busiest weekend
7
contests on one date
7 sanctioned contests were cooked on 22 Mar alone.
- 22 Mar
Rep of the month
5
contests worked
CHARLIE BRINZA repped 5 contests in March 2024 — somebody has to run the table.
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ Torry Island BBQ Showdown |
714.2744 |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) |
709.6800 |
| 3 | Piggin' Whiskey Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) |
708.5372 |
| 4 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) |
708.5256 |
| 5 | Going Yard BBQ Torry Island BBQ Showdown |
706.2516 |
| 6 | Heavy Smoke BBQ Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) |
705.1204 |
| 7 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship |
705.1200 |
| 8 | Accutech BBQ Torry Island BBQ Showdown |
703.9888 |
| 9 | SLAPS BBQ 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship |
703.9544 |
| 10 | Kings BBQ Team Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds |
703.9544 |
| 11 | YES, DEAR BBQ Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
703.9428 |
| 12 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship |
703.3944 |
| 13 | Ham Squad Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
703.3828 |
| 14 | GETTIN' BASTED Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) |
702.8460 |
| 15 | Ham Squad BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) |
702.8000 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×22 💯 | Ham Squad Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×9 💯 | MILL HILL BARBEQUE COMPANY Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×11 💯 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×4 💯 | YES, DEAR BBQ Sip & Swine BBQ Festival |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 22 more in March 2024.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Mad Hatter BBQ #384 | 1,703 | +37 |
| Electro-Que-ted #142 | 1,781 | +33 |
| B.G.Q. #1220 | 1,584 | +32 |
| BROCK'S BBQ #609 | 1,657 | +30 |
| Big Boys BBQ #944 | 1,611 | +26 |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS #119 | 1,794 | +26 |
| Smoke This Drink That BBQ #263 | 1,733 | +26 |
| Buckshot's BBQ #678 | 1,645 | +25 |
| T-Dawg BBQ #565 | 1,664 | +24 |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ #162 | 1,772 | +23 |
| LOVE 2 Q #533 | 1,669 | -24 |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC #205 | 1,753 | -29 |
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ #1242 | 1,582 | -32 |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ #527 | 1,670 | -32 |
| Off The Rack BBQ #218 | 1,750 | -39 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glamping Grillers | 7 | — | 6 |
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | 7 | — | 23 |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Off The Rack BBQ | 6 | — | 16 |
| Ham Squad | 5 | — | 2 |
| Piggin' Whiskey | 5 | — | 2 |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 5 | — | 3 |
| Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | 5 | — | 5 |
| The Swine Doctor's BBQ | 5 | — | 9 |
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | 5 | — | 13 |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 5 | — | 14 |
| LOVE 2 Q | 5 | — | 18 |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| HESSHOGS | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| CHARLIE BRINZA | 5 | 3 |
| JEANNE TITUS | 5 | 2 |
| ALEX JR BROWN | 4 | 1 |
| LOUISE WEIDNER | 4 | 1 |
| DAVE ROGERS | 3 | 2 |
| JULIE COOK | 3 | 2 |
| JULIE POE | 3 | 2 |
| PEG ROGERS | 3 | 2 |
| RACHEL HARPER | 3 | 2 |
| RUSTY COOK | 3 | 2 |
| WAYNE HARPER | 3 | 2 |
| BUNNY TUTTLE | 2 | 1 |
| CAROL BIGLER | 2 | 1 |
| DOUG REID | 2 | 1 |
| IAN SCHMIDT | 2 | 1 |
| KATHLEEN MCINTOSH | 2 | 1 |
| KELLY MCINTOSH | 2 | 1 |
| MIKE GARRETSON | 2 | 1 |
| NATASHA LOEW | 2 | — |
| RALPH WILLIAMS | 2 | 2 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5 | 74 |
| Virginia | 4 | 77 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 144 |
| Alabama | 2 | 62 |
| Florida | 2 | 51 |
| California | 2 | 46 |
| Georgia | 1 | 95 |
| Iowa | 1 | 89 |
| Kansas | 1 | 58 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS |
58 | Pirates of Bar-B-Que Bay |
| Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL |
38 | Smokey Bees BBQ |
| The Golden State Battle VI Hollister, CA |
33 | Colorado Bull Dawg BBQ |
| Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA |
27 | Old Town Franklin BBQ |
| Spitsbroek on Fire Eede Holland, R523 PW |
22 | Backcorner BBQ |
| Torry Island BBQ Showdown Belle Glade, FL |
21 | Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ |
| Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds Dover, FL |
15 | Kings BBQ |
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