In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in October 2024 — 1 Oct to 31 Oct.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
October 2024 in BBQ
The recap: every contest scored, every story, every board
Inside
The Stories
By invitation only
Hot Daddy's BBQ won American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest, best of 169 invited teams; Smoke Central BBQ took reserve. An invite-only field, so it leaves the power rating alone and goes straight into the record book.
- top score 709.7028
- 3 invitationals in Oct 2024
- not in the power rating
Score of the month
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
CHUNKY BBQ put up 710.8228 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — the highest overall of the month.
Hottest hand
Rollin Smoke BBQ took 3 Grand Championships in October 2024.
First one ever
SWEET BELLY'S BBQ won their first Grand Championship at MD State BBQ Bash, in their 51st contest in the data.
- 11 Oct
Upset of the month
The ratings gave them a 13% chance
DIG'N N PIG'N won Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) over top-rated JANKY LEG BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
Six judges, every card a 9: 87 perfect 180s were handed out in October 2024.
- Chicken ×31
- Pork Ribs ×21
- Pork ×20
- Brisket ×15
Closest call
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS edged JANKY LEG BBQ by 0.0000 at Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY).
- Master Series
Back on top
Rollin Smoke BBQ won Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) — their first Grand Championship since January 2020, after 22 contests without one.
- last won January 2020
- 22 contests in between
Contest record
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ put up 699.9312 at Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship — the best overall in 7 editions of the contest on record, past the old mark of 689.1312.
- old record 689.1312
- 6 earlier editions
Biggest riser
Electro-Que-ted gained 64 rating points across 5 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 5 contests
- now #140 overall
State champions crowned
17 state championships were decided in October 2024. The biggest, American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (444 teams), went to Chunky BBQ.
- Kansas
- Alabama
- Missouri
- Louisiana
- New Jersey
- Maryland
Best debut
Glamping Grillers BBQ finished 3rd at VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 183 new teams in Oct 2024
- field of 31
Best in the backyard
Deviant Smoke put up 358.2972 on the Backyard board at WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 14 Backyard boards in Oct 2024
- won it
Biggest blowout
Mulkey's BBQ won Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) by 8.0228 points over JANKY LEG BBQ — the widest winning margin of the month.
- field of 56
Biggest field
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest drew 444 teams, and Chunky BBQ won it.
- Kansas City, KS
Milestone
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ cooked their 300th contest on record at Zom-B-Q (Day 2), with 35 Grand Championships along the way.
- 35 GCs along the way
Road warriors
Piggin' Whiskey cooked 11 contests in October 2024 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 2nd
Won without a meat
CHUNKY BBQ won American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 5th.
- field of 444
New on the calendar
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest ran for the first time on record, drawing 444 teams, and Chunky BBQ won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 12 first editions in Oct 2024
- Kansas City, KS
Always the reserve
Too Sauced BBQ finished second overall 2 times in October 2024 without a Grand Championship — one place short every time.
- 4 contests
Busiest weekend
7 sanctioned contests were cooked on 11 Oct alone.
- 11 Oct
Rep of the month
Dave Rogers repped 9 contests in October 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 ×31 💯 | Sassy Sow BBQ Red White & Q (BACKYARD ONLY) |
180 |
| Pork Ribs ×21 💯 | GETTIN' BASTED Meat Inferno |
180 |
| Pork ×20 💯 | Aww Shucks BBQ Meat Inferno |
180 |
| Brisket ×15 💯 | SWIG-N-PIG Poosa Q |
180 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 63 more in October 2024.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Electro-Que-ted No. 140 in the power rankings |
1,783 | +64 |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ No. 154 in the power rankings |
1,777 | +58 |
| Menke Boys BBQ No. 1,224 in the power rankings |
1,585 | +53 |
| BBQ Pit Bros No. 500 in the power rankings |
1,677 | +46 |
| HotMess BBQ No. 267 in the power rankings |
1,733 | +41 |
| T-Dawg BBQ No. 574 in the power rankings |
1,664 | +39 |
| Say My Name BBQ No. 675 in the power rankings |
1,646 | +36 |
| Flat Tire BBQ No. 1,323 in the power rankings |
1,578 | +35 |
| Poppin Smoke BBQ No. 803 in the power rankings |
1,628 | +35 |
| Smoke Busters No. 1,556 in the power rankings |
1,561 | +34 |
| Bad Dog's BBQ | 1,453 | -26 |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN No. 19 in the power rankings |
1,876 | -27 |
| BULL CREEK BBQ No. 432 in the power rankings |
1,692 | -30 |
| STICKS & STONES BBQ No. 649 in the power rankings |
1,650 | -39 |
| LOVE 2 Q No. 555 in the power rankings |
1,668 | -39 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piggin' Whiskey | 11 | — | 2 |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 10 | — | 3 |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Menke Boys BBQ | 8 | — | 3 |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 8 | — | 3 |
| SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | 8 | — | 6 |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 8 | — | 7 |
| Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | 8 | — | 11 |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 7 | — | 4 |
| HUMPHREY'S BBQ | 7 | — | 6 |
| ELJEFE SMOKE | 7 | — | 7 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Rogers | 9 | 2 |
| Peg Rogers | 9 | 2 |
| Alan Rothrock | 7 | 3 |
| Doug Reid | 7 | 3 |
| Larry Voth | 7 | 2 |
| Lynda Voth | 7 | 2 |
| Forrest Bruce | 6 | 2 |
| Charlie Brinza | 5 | 2 |
| Eugene Wickham | 5 | 2 |
| Jeff Chambers | 5 | 2 |
| Sarah Wickham | 5 | 2 |
| Carol Bigler | 4 | 2 |
| David Burstein | 4 | 1 |
| Jeanne Titus | 4 | 1 |
| Karen Jane Williams | 4 | 2 |
| Larry Hadley | 4 | 1 |
| Ralph Williams | 4 | 2 |
| Randy G Bigler | 4 | 2 |
| Regina Bodnar | 4 | 1 |
| Andreas Schnoell | 2 | — |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 7 | 551 |
| Missouri | 4 | 95 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 52 |
| Virginia | 4 | 24 |
| Alabama | 3 | 181 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 35 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 87 |
| Maryland | 1 | 61 |
| Georgia | 1 | 45 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 31 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 27 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 26 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 25 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 9 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deviant Smoke WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) |
358.2972 |
| 2 | Rollin Smoke BBQ Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) |
357.7028 |
| 3 | Electro-Que-ted Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) |
357.7028 |
| 4 | Steak Princess BBQ Poosa Q |
356.5716 |
| 5 | B Team BBQ Red White & Q (BACKYARD ONLY) |
356.0228 |
| 6 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) |
355.4172 |
| 7 | Piggy's Kin Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) |
354.3316 |
| 8 | T-Dawg BBQ Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) |
354.2972 |
| 9 | Rollin Smoke BBQ Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) |
354.2856 |
| 10 | Capt. Blue BBQ Poosa Q |
354.2744 |
| 11 | 931 BBQ Poosa Q |
354.2744 |
| 12 | BAMA BOYS BBQ Poosa Q |
354.2628 |
By invitation (invite-only fields)
| Contest | Teams | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|
| American Royal Invitational Oct 30, 2024 · Kansas City, KS |
169 | Hot Daddy's BBQ |
| Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational Oct 11, 2024 · Lynchburg, TN |
87 | Scuffletown Smokers |
| Royal Oak Invitational Oct 17, 2024 · Roswell, GA |
33 | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS |
444 | Chunky BBQ |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS |
169 | Hot Daddy's BBQ |
| WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL |
50 | Deviant Smoke |
| VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition Vidalia, LA |
31 | Poppa Pig? |
| Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Columbia, NJ |
28 | Janky Leg BBQ |
| MD State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD |
26 | Sweet Belly's BBQ |
| Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO |
19 | Piggy's Kin |
| Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA |
19 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque |
| Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA |
19 | Let It Smoke Barbecue |
| Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Columbia, NJ |
17 | Menke Boys BBQ |
| Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) Roseland, VA |
13 | HotMess BBQ |
| Smoking on the Swan Burswood, Western Australia, Australia |
10 | Ribs N Pigs BBQ |
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