In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in September 2024 — 1 Sep to 30 Sep.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
September 2024 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
RAZORRACKS put up 711.4288 at Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival — the highest overall of the month.
Hottest hand
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit took 2 Grand Championships in September 2024.
They will not let it go
GETTIN' BASTED won Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) again — 4 straight editions of this contest.
- 2023–2024
- field of 25
First one ever
Casual Smokers won their first Grand Championship at 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out, in their 57th contest in the data.
- 20 Sep
Upset of the month
The ratings gave them a 12% chance
Kith n' Kin won Smoke on the Water over top-rated SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
Six judges, every card a 9: 62 perfect 180s were handed out in September 2024.
- Chicken ×23
- Pork ×16
- Pork Ribs ×13
- Brisket ×10
Closest call
Notorious P.I.G. edged Porket About It by 0.0004 at Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY).
- Backyard Series
Back on top
Mac Attack BBQ won September Fest — their first Grand Championship since September 2016, after 87 contests without one.
- last won September 2016
- 87 contests in between
Biggest riser
Grandpa Val's BBQ gained 44 rating points across 4 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 4 contests
- now #375 overall
State champions crowned
26 state championships were decided in September 2024. The biggest, Shawnee Great Grillers (73 teams), went to Mad Mutt's BBQ.
- Kansas
- Texas
- Illinois
- North Dakota
- Arkansas
- Wisconsin
Best debut
UMB Bank finished 1st at Wings 4 Water VIII (COMPETITOR SERIES) — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 175 new teams in Sep 2024
- field of 37
Best in the backyard
Say My Name BBQ put up 355.4172 on the Backyard board at Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 13 Backyard boards in Sep 2024
- won it
Biggest blowout
RAZORRACKS won Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival by 11.4288 points over Meat Candy Q — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 19
Biggest field
Shawnee Great Grillers drew 73 teams, and Mad Mutt's BBQ won it.
- Shawnee, KS
Milestone
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA cooked their 250th contest on record at Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2), with 31 Grand Championships along the way.
- 31 GCs along the way
Road warriors
ELJEFE SMOKE cooked 8 contests in September 2024 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 2nd
Won without a meat
THE BBQ BUS won Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 3rd.
- field of 58
New on the calendar
ND BBQ Championship ran for the first time on record, drawing 47 teams, and Shiggin & Grinnin won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Sep 2024
- Fargo, ND
Busiest weekend
13 sanctioned contests were cooked on 13 Sep alone.
- 13 Sep
Rep of the month
Bill Wright repped 9 contests in September 2024 — somebody has to run the table.
The Boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival |
711.4288 |
| 2 | THE BBQ BUS Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard |
708.5716 |
| 3 | CHUNKY BBQ "The First State" BBQ Bash |
707.4056 |
| 4 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ Trekking for CDH |
707.3944 |
| 5 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit "The First State" BBQ Bash |
705.7144 |
| 6 | Glamping Grillers Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival |
705.7028 |
| 7 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) |
705.6916 |
| 8 | MAN MEAT BBQ Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest |
705.6684 |
| 9 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ Shawnee Great Grillers |
705.1088 |
| 10 | Heavy Smoke BBQ Trekking for CDH |
705.0856 |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest |
704.5256 |
| 12 | SLAPS BBQ Shawnee Great Grillers |
703.9772 |
| 13 | Mulkey's BBQ Smoke on the Ohio |
703.9428 |
| 14 | Casual Smokers 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out |
703.9428 |
| 15 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ND BBQ Championship |
703.4516 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×23 💯 | MAN MEAT BBQ Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest |
180 |
| Pork Ribs ×13 💯 | Texas Smoke Whisperer Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest |
180 |
| Pork ×16 💯 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest |
180 |
| Brisket ×10 💯 | Soul Master Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest |
180 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 38 more in September 2024.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Grandpa Val's BBQ No. 375 in the power rankings |
1,707 | +44 |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ No. 154 in the power rankings |
1,777 | +41 |
| CHUNKY BBQ No. 49 in the power rankings |
1,847 | +31 |
| Smoke Busters No. 1,556 in the power rankings |
1,561 | +30 |
| DANG GOOD BBQ No. 456 in the power rankings |
1,687 | +29 |
| HOLY SMOKIN!!! No. 1,075 in the power rankings |
1,597 | +27 |
| Too Sauced BBQ No. 288 in the power rankings |
1,727 | +26 |
| The BBQ Ranch No. 380 in the power rankings |
1,703 | +23 |
| Mulkey's BBQ No. 296 in the power rankings |
1,725 | +23 |
| Bad Dog BBQ No. 1,254 in the power rankings |
1,582 | +23 |
| BUTCHER BBQ No. 323 in the power rankings |
1,719 | -24 |
| iBQ'n No. 165 in the power rankings |
1,773 | -25 |
| LEE LA Q No. 249 in the power rankings |
1,742 | -27 |
| STICKS & STONES BBQ No. 649 in the power rankings |
1,650 | -27 |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX No. 2,408 in the power rankings |
1,523 | -43 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELJEFE SMOKE | 8 | — | 2 |
| HUMPHREY'S BBQ | 8 | — | 6 |
| American Barbecue Company | 8 | — | 12 |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 7 | — | 5 |
| CycloneBBQ | 7 | — | 6 |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Grandpa Val's BBQ | 6 | — | 2 |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 5 | — | 2 |
| Poppa Pig | 5 | — | 3 |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 5 | — | 4 |
| Shiggin aint easy | 5 | — | 5 |
| DB BBQ | 5 | — | 6 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Wright | 9 | 3 |
| Kim Wright | 9 | 3 |
| Carol Bigler | 7 | 1 |
| Randy G Bigler | 7 | 1 |
| Becky Druetzler | 6 | 3 |
| Dave Druetzler | 6 | 3 |
| Clara Williams | 4 | 2 |
| Jonathan B Williams | 4 | 2 |
| Larry Voth | 4 | 2 |
| Laurie Tweten | 4 | 3 |
| Bill Jones | 3 | 1 |
| Brian Moore | 3 | 1 |
| Charlie Brinza | 3 | 3 |
| Dave Rogers | 3 | 3 |
| Del Anderson | 3 | 1 |
| Jeanne Titus | 3 | 3 |
| John Scharffbillig | 3 | 2 |
| Louise Weidner | 3 | 1 |
| Lynda Voth | 3 | 2 |
| Peg Rogers | 3 | 3 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5 | 129 |
| Alabama | 5 | 62 |
| Illinois | 4 | 114 |
| Vermont | 4 | 30 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | 29 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 59 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 59 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 48 |
| Kansas | 1 | 73 |
| Texas | 1 | 67 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 47 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 46 |
| Delaware | 1 | 42 |
| Colorado | 1 | 40 |
| Iowa | 1 | 39 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 37 |
| Ohio | 1 | 30 |
| Indiana | 1 | 28 |
| Michigan | 1 | 22 |
| Saskatchewan | 1 | 21 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND |
47 | Shiggin & Grinnin |
| Smoke on the Water Pine Bluff, AR |
42 | Kith n Kin |
| Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Weston, MO |
38 | Meat Rushmore BBQ |
| Wings 4 Water VIII (COMPETITOR SERIES) Lee's Summit, MO |
37 | UMB Bank |
| Trekking for CDH Pierron, IL |
35 | Shake 'n Bake BBQ |
| Pigmaster BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC |
33 | Smokin Skullies |
| 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO |
32 | Casual Smokers |
| Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wadsworth, OH |
30 | Rooters-N-Tooters TN |
| "The First State" BBQ Bash Milford, DE |
26 | Chunky BBQ |
| Smoke 'N the Valley Fort Qu'Appelle, SK |
21 | Brisket Butts |
| Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival Moore, OK |
19 | Razorracks |
| Fo.G & Smoke 2024 Providence of MODENA (MO), Italy |
19 | Woodquarter Smokerheads |
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