Score of the month
713.7028
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
Cherry Anchor BBQ put up 713.7028 at Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off — the highest overall of the month.
May 2024 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in May 2024 — 1 May to 31 May.
50contests scored
1,137teams competed
1,938top-ten calls
92perfect 180s
118biggest field
23states & provinces
213new teams
14Backyard boards
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May 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
TRIPLE H BBQ took 2 Grand Championships in May 2024.
First one ever
63rd
contest — and their first GC
Stewbabys BBQ won their first Grand Championship at 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off, in their 63rd contest in the data.
- 10 May
Upset of the month
17-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 17% chance
Pork Life won O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 over top-rated NORALA BBQ TEAM as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
92
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 92 perfect 180s were handed out in May 2024.
- Chicken ×29
- Pork ×28
- Brisket ×19
- Pork Ribs ×16
Closest call
0.0116
points between 1st and 2nd
RAZORRACKS edged Glamping Grillers by 0.0116 at 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+44
power rating points
Mad Hatter BBQ gained 44 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 3 contests
- now #384 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
Blue Falcon finished 1st at O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 213 new teams in May 2024
- field of 20
Best in the backyard
360.0000
Backyard overall, out of 360
Swine-O-licious BBQ put up 360.0000 on the Backyard board at RTrowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (BACKYARD) — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 14 Backyard boards in May 2024
- won it
Biggest field
118
teams at one contest
6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN drew 118 teams, and Local Yokels BBQ won it.
- Lebanon
- TN
Road warriors
7
contests cooked
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN cooked 7 contests in May 2024 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 2 GCs
New on the calendar
118
teams at a brand-new contest
6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN ran for the first time on record, drawing 118 teams, and Local Yokels BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in May 2024
- Lebanon
- TN
Busiest weekend
11
contests on one date
11 sanctioned contests were cooked on 17 May alone.
- 17 May
Rep of the month
6
contests worked
JEANNE TITUS repped 6 contests in May 2024 — somebody has to run the table.
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×29 💯 | CHUNKY BBQ Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×16 💯 | smokey anderson bbq Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×28 💯 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO Hog Wild BBQ & Family Fest |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×19 💯 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 68 more in May 2024.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Mad Hatter BBQ #384 | 1,703 | +44 |
| Yardogs BBQ #476 | 1,683 | +44 |
| Meadow Creek BBQ #1495 | 1,564 | +34 |
| MUNNY'S STOVE #236 | 1,744 | +30 |
| Unknown Smokers #3047 | 1,504 | +29 |
| Sailor Nicks BBQ #332 | 1,715 | +29 |
| Mad Dog BBQ #921 | 1,613 | +29 |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ #241 | 1,742 | +28 |
| The BBQ Ranch #381 | 1,704 | +28 |
| LG bbq #767 | 1,631 | +27 |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ #411 | 1,694 | -23 |
| Cow-Hen-Pig #6116 | 1,424 | -25 |
| LADY OF Q #507 | 1,675 | -26 |
| DRILLING & GRILLING #462 | 1,686 | -29 |
| Piggy & Swine BBQ #628 | 1,654 | -40 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Poppa Pig | 7 | — | 2 |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 7 | — | 3 |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| THE BBQ BUS | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| BrewsCue | 6 | — | 12 |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Optimus Swine | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 5 | — | 2 |
| Glamping Grillers | 5 | — | 2 |
| Kermit's Ex | 5 | — | 2 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| JEANNE TITUS | 6 | 3 |
| DAVID BURSTEIN | 5 | 2 |
| CHARLIE BRINZA | 4 | 2 |
| DAVE ROGERS | 4 | 2 |
| EUGENE WICKHAM | 4 | 2 |
| PEG ROGERS | 4 | 2 |
| SARAH WICKHAM | 4 | 2 |
| ALAN ROTHROCK | 3 | 2 |
| CAROL BIGLER | 3 | 2 |
| CAROLYN WELLS | 3 | 1 |
| DOUG REID | 3 | 2 |
| KATHLEEN MCINTOSH | 3 | 2 |
| KELLY MCINTOSH | 3 | 2 |
| KENT SCHUETZ | 3 | 3 |
| RACHEL SCHUETZ | 3 | 3 |
| RANDY G BIGLER | 3 | 2 |
| ROBERT MCKEE | 3 | 1 |
| ANDREAS SCHNOELL | 2 | — |
| EVA SCHNOELL | 2 | — |
| IAN SCHMIDT | 2 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 6 | 199 |
| Kansas | 4 | 97 |
| Alabama | 4 | 54 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 132 |
| California | 3 | 108 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 87 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 79 |
| Georgia | 2 | 97 |
| Indiana | 2 | 49 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 42 |
| Missouri | 2 | 40 |
| Alberta | 1 | 44 |
| Iowa | 1 | 36 |
| Nevada | 1 | 33 |
| Colorado | 1 | 29 |
| Michigan | 1 | 27 |
| Oregon | 1 | 27 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 25 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 21 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 20 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN |
118 | Local Yokels BBQ |
| 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN |
81 | Razorracks |
| 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN |
47 | Bushwood BBQ |
| 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA |
42 | Stewbabys BBQ |
| Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB |
39 | Smokin Outlaws |
| Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival Norco, CA |
39 | Burnin and Lootin |
| McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual McLouth, KS |
35 | Bocephus BBQ |
| Rockin' BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN |
32 | Tire Smoke BBQ |
| Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN |
32 | Blowing Smoke BBQ |
| Massachusetts in May (Day 1) Wrentham, MA |
30 | Poor Boys BBQ |
| O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL |
27 | Pork Life |
| Hog Wild BBQ & Family Fest Brookhaven, MS |
25 | Smoke This BBQ MO |
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