Every sanctioned contest scored in August 2024 — 1 Aug to 31 Aug.
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
JANKY LEG BBQ put up 714.2744 at East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship — the highest overall of the month.
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took 3 Grand Championships in August 2024.
J&C BBQ won their first Grand Championship at 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition, in their 29th contest in the data.
The ratings gave them a 11% chance
Q Cartel won Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ over top-rated LAST CALL HEROES BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Six judges, every card a 9: 61 perfect 180s were handed out in August 2024.
3BBQ edged Dreamfire BBQ Team by 0.0004 at BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia.
Q Cartel gained 48 rating points across 3 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
CHARLIE MICHAELS BBQ finished 2nd at Cowchip BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ put up 354.3200 on the Backyard board at Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
BBQ & Fly-In on the River drew 65 teams, and Machete Boys BBQ won it.
CHUNKY BBQ cooked 8 contests in August 2024 — nobody hauled the rig further.
East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship ran for the first time on record, drawing 42 teams, and Janky Leg won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
9 sanctioned contests were cooked on 23 Aug alone.
BILL JONES repped 5 contests in August 2024 — somebody has to run the table.
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship |
714.2744 |
| 2 | Piggin' Whiskey Montana Pitmaster Classic |
713.1544 |
| 3 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival |
709.7144 |
| 4 | FIRE DANCER BBQ Sugar Creek Casino's Sweet & Smoky BBQ Competition |
709.7144 |
| 5 | MUNNY'S STOVE Sugar Creek Casino's Sweet & Smoky BBQ Competition |
709.6800 |
| 6 | Bushmaster BBQ Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews |
709.1200 |
| 7 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) |
708.5256 |
| 8 | Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships |
708.0000 |
| 9 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ Smoke on the Bricks |
707.9888 |
| 10 | Insomnia BBQ Team Wild West Fest on Fire |
707.9772 |
| 11 | Rusty Pig BBQ Smoke N for the Kids |
707.4288 |
| 12 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival |
707.3944 |
| 13 | SLAPS BBQ Smoke on the River |
707.3944 |
| 14 | YES, DEAR BBQ Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival |
707.3828 |
| 15 | Crossed Rifles BBQ Sugar Creek Casino's Sweet & Smoky BBQ Competition |
707.3828 |
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×20 💯 | B&R SMOKE All American BBQ Throwdown |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×7 💯 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE Smoke on the Bricks |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×23 💯 | Bushmaster BBQ Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×11 💯 | Lit Salami Smokin' in the Valley |
180.0000 |
…and 37 more in August 2024.
| Team | Rating | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Q Cartel #596 | 1,658 | +48 |
| MUNNY'S STOVE #236 | 1,744 | +34 |
| Goudas Barbecue #1138 | 1,591 | +34 |
| Mad Hatter BBQ #384 | 1,703 | +34 |
| Brinkerhoff BBQ #319 | 1,719 | +31 |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ #237 | 1,743 | +31 |
| 3BBQ #2384 | 1,524 | +29 |
| Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team #651 | 1,648 | +29 |
| Kreiser Barbecue #1110 | 1,594 | +24 |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN #234 | 1,745 | +23 |
| Brown Liquor BBQ #1133 | 1,591 | -22 |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ #3328 | 1,497 | -23 |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ #352 | 1,711 | -25 |
| Iron Horse Party Rentals #5357 | 1,454 | -26 |
| HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY #1057 | 1,598 | -31 |
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHUNKY BBQ | 8 | — | 3 |
| Piggin' Whiskey | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 7 | — | 4 |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 6 | — | 2 |
| Dogpatch Q | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Off The Rack BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| Menke Boys BBQ | 5 | — | 3 |
| HotMess BBQ | 5 | — | 4 |
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 5 | — | 4 |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 5 | — | 5 |
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | 5 | — | 19 |
| Dr. Squealgood BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| BILL JONES | 5 | 2 |
| LARRY VOTH | 5 | 3 |
| LYNDA VOTH | 5 | 3 |
| ALEX JR BROWN | 4 | 1 |
| DEBRA GAGE | 4 | 1 |
| WILLIAM GAGE | 4 | 1 |
| BECKY DRUETZLER | 3 | 2 |
| BRIAN MOORE | 3 | 3 |
| CAROL BIGLER | 3 | 1 |
| DAVE DRUETZLER | 3 | 2 |
| DAVE ROGERS | 3 | 3 |
| LARRY HADLEY | 3 | 2 |
| MANUELA SELIGER | 3 | — |
| RANDY G BIGLER | 3 | 1 |
| STEPHAN SELIGER | 3 | — |
| BRENDA BLACK | 2 | 1 |
| CHARLIE BRINZA | 2 | 2 |
| DEL ANDERSON | 2 | 2 |
| FORREST BRUCE | 2 | 2 |
| HAYMO GUTWENIGER | 2 | — |
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 4 | 123 |
| Kansas | 4 | 96 |
| Virginia | 4 | 50 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 28 |
| Maine | 2 | 63 |
| Michigan | 2 | 49 |
| Alberta | 2 | 44 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 43 |
| Montana | 2 | 43 |
| Missouri | 1 | 65 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 51 |
| Indiana | 1 | 49 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 48 |
| Georgia | 1 | 44 |
| Texas | 1 | 43 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 42 |
| Colorado | 1 | 29 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 29 |
| Washington | 1 | 27 |
| Quebec | 1 | 26 |
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship Paola, KS |
42 | Janky Leg |
| Kora Kares for Kids Hiram, ME |
39 | Fire at the End of the Day |
| Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME |
35 | 16 Mesh BBQ |
| Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY |
29 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ |
| Smoke N for the Kids Troy, IL |
27 | Rusty Pig BBQ |
| MN Masters BBQ Pierz, MN |
27 | Son of a Boar BBQ |
| 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition DuPont, WA |
27 | J&C BBQ |
| Sugar Creek Casino's Sweet & Smoky BBQ Competition Hinton, OK |
25 | Fire Dancer BBQ |
| Smoke in the North Rolfstorp, |
23 | Insomnia BBQ Team |
| BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia Saue Parish, 76505 |
16 | 3BBQ |
| Cowchip BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Beaver, OK |
2 | CURLY BIRD |
| Cowchip BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Beaver, OK |
2 | CURLY BIRD |
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