In this edition
Every sanctioned contest scored in November 2024 — 1 Nov to 30 Nov.
Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests
November 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
GETTIN' BASTED put up 709.1200 at The Downtown BBQ Showdown — the highest overall of the month.
First one ever
Nuts & Butts won their first Grand Championship at Plant City Pig Jam, in their 7th contest in the data.
- 22 Nov
Upset of the month
The ratings gave them a 20% chance
Kings BBQ Team won Plant City Pig Jam over top-rated GETTIN' BASTED as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
Six judges, every card a 9: 7 perfect 180s were handed out in November 2024.
- Pork Ribs ×3
- Brisket ×2
- Chicken ×1
- Pork ×1
Closest call
Nuts & Butts edged Dogpatch Q by 0.0000 at Plant City Pig Jam.
- Backyard Series
Contest record
Kings BBQ Team put up 703.9428 at Plant City Pig Jam — the best overall in 7 editions of the contest on record, past the old mark of 701.6912.
- old record 701.6912
- 6 earlier editions
Biggest riser
Going Yard BBQ gained 22 rating points across 2 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 2 contests
- now #1210 overall
State champions crowned
4 state championships were decided in November 2024. The biggest, Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (58 teams), went to Rooters-N-Tooters TN.
- Georgia
- Florida
- North Carolina
Best debut
1909 Mountain Smoke finished 4th at Atlanta BBQ Store Classic — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 100 new teams in Nov 2024
- field of 58
Best in the backyard
Electro-Que-ted put up 353.7260 on the Backyard board at Atlanta BBQ Store Classic — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 2 Backyard boards in Nov 2024
- won it
Biggest field
Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) drew 102 teams, and Cudd Energy Services won it.
- Midland, TX
Milestone
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN cooked their 350th contest on record at Atlanta BBQ Store Classic, with 36 Grand Championships along the way.
- 36 GCs along the way
Road warriors
GETTIN' BASTED cooked 3 contests in November 2024 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 1st
- 1 GC
Won without a meat
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won Atlanta BBQ Store Classic without winning a single meat — their best category finish was 3rd.
- field of 58
New on the calendar
Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) ran for the first time on record, drawing 102 teams, and Cudd Energy Services won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 2 first editions in Nov 2024
- Midland, TX
Rep of the month
Ian Schmidt repped 4 contests in November 2024 — somebody has to run the table.
The Boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED The Downtown BBQ Showdown |
709.1200 |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
708.5488 |
| 3 | Glamping Grillers Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
708.5372 |
| 4 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
707.4060 |
| 5 | Kings BBQ Team Plant City Pig Jam |
703.9428 |
| 6 | Mad Dog BBQ The Downtown BBQ Showdown |
703.4060 |
| 7 | Shiggin aint easy Plant City Pig Jam |
702.2516 |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
699.9544 |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED Plant City Pig Jam |
699.9428 |
| 10 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ Currituck Bulls and BBQ |
699.3600 |
| 11 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA The Downtown BBQ Showdown |
697.6456 |
| 12 | Going Yard BBQ The Downtown BBQ Showdown |
697.6456 |
| 13 | Blue Smoke Q Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
697.6456 |
| 14 | YES, DEAR BBQ Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
697.6456 |
| 15 | Tillman's BBQ Plant City Pig Jam |
697.0744 |
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×1 💯 | Kings BBQ Team Plant City Pig Jam |
180 |
| Pork Ribs ×3 💯 | Buckshot's BBQ Currituck Bulls and BBQ |
180 |
| Pork ×1 💯 | Smoking N Joking BBQ Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
180 |
| Brisket ×2 💯 | Smoke Central BBQ Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
180 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
| Team | Category | Contest |
|---|---|---|
| Accutech BBQ | Brisket | Plant City Pig Jam |
| Kings BBQ Team | Chicken | Plant City Pig Jam |
| Glamping Grillers | Pork Ribs | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
| Going Yard BBQ | Pork Ribs | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
| Smoke Central BBQ | Brisket | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
| Smoking N Joking BBQ | Pork | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
| Buckshot's BBQ | Pork Ribs | Currituck Bulls and BBQ |
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Nov 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Going Yard BBQ No. 1,210 in the power rankings |
1,586 | +22 |
| 1909 Mountain Smoke No. 1,813 in the power rankings |
1,547 | +17 |
| Blue Smoke Q No. 664 in the power rankings |
1,647 | +17 |
| SMOKE RING AND BARK No. 1,149 in the power rankings |
1,590 | +16 |
| Aussie TongMasters No. 2,154 in the power rankings |
1,533 | +16 |
| Nuts & Butts No. 1,385 in the power rankings |
1,573 | +15 |
| Southern Life BBQ No. 790 in the power rankings |
1,629 | +14 |
| JP BBQ and Catering No. 2,030 in the power rankings |
1,537 | +13 |
| Big James Kitchen No. 600 in the power rankings |
1,659 | +13 |
| Ribs n Pigs BBQ No. 974 in the power rankings |
1,608 | +13 |
| Blueline Q | 1,487 | -13 |
| Southern Roots Catering | 1,486 | -14 |
| Menis BBQ | 1,471 | -15 |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ No. 307 in the power rankings |
1,723 | -15 |
| SWAMP BOYS No. 652 in the power rankings |
1,649 | -20 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| GETTIN' BASTED | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Kings BBQ Team | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 3 | — | 9 |
| Dogpatch Q | 2 | — | 2 |
| Mad Dog BBQ | 2 | — | 2 |
| Shiggin aint easy | 2 | — | 2 |
| Going Yard BBQ | 2 | — | 4 |
| COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | 2 | — | 5 |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 2 | — | 7 |
| Menke Boys BBQ | 2 | — | 8 |
| K & E's Little Smokers | 2 | — | 11 |
| Cold Beer BBQ | 2 | — | 15 |
| Cudd Energy Services | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Electro-Que-ted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hold My Beer and Watch This | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Schmidt | 4 | 1 |
| Julie Poe | 4 | 1 |
| Jeanne Titus | 2 | 2 |
| Rachel Harper | 2 | 2 |
| Ralph Williams | 2 | 2 |
| Wayne Harper | 2 | 2 |
| Alex Jr Brown | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Jones | 1 | 1 |
| Bob McKinnon | 1 | 1 |
| Carol Bigler | 1 | 1 |
| Carolyn Wells | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Brinza | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Jane Williams | 1 | 1 |
| Karina Rumens | 1 | — |
| Maria Lohman | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Garretson | 1 | 1 |
| Randy G Bigler | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Stevens | 1 | — |
| Terri McKinnon | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Lohman | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2 | 74 |
| Georgia | 1 | 108 |
| Texas | 1 | 105 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 16 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 15 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electro-Que-ted Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
353.7260 |
| 2 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
351.4172 |
| 3 | Southern Life BBQ Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
349.6916 |
| 4 | 1909 Mountain Smoke Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
348.0004 |
| 5 | SMOKE RING AND BARK Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
347.3944 |
| 6 | Nuts & Butts Plant City Pig Jam |
345.0972 |
| 7 | Dogpatch Q Plant City Pig Jam |
345.0972 |
| 8 | NORALA BBQ TEAM Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
345.0856 |
| 9 | Big James Kitchen Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
345.0856 |
| 10 | HESSHOGS Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
342.8116 |
| 11 | Steak Princess BBQ Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
342.8116 |
| 12 | Say My Name BBQ Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
341.0972 |
New to the circuit
First editions (new on the calendar)
| Contest | Teams | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) Midland, TX |
102 | Cudd Energy Services |
| 901 Hot Wing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) (JUDGING FULL) Memphis, TN |
15 | Hold My Beer and Watch This |
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Every contest scored (7 in November 2024)
| Contest | Grand Champion | score |
|---|---|---|
| Plant City Pig Jam Nov 22, 2024 · Plant City, FL · 26 teams |
Kings BBQ Team RC: Shiggin aint easy |
703.9428 |
| Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Nov 15, 2024 · Cuming, GA · 58 teams |
Rooters-N-Tooters TN RC: Glamping Grillers |
708.5488 |
| The Downtown BBQ Showdown Nov 8, 2024 · Lake City, FL · 26 teams |
Gettin' Basted RC: Mad Dog BBQ |
709.1200 |
| Currituck Bulls and BBQ Nov 8, 2024 · Powells Point, NC · 16 teams |
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ RC: Optimus Swine |
699.3600 |
| Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) Nov 5, 2024 · Midland, TX · 102 teams |
Cudd Energy Services | 335.4512 |
| 901 Hot Wing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) (JUDGING FULL) Nov 2, 2024 · Memphis, TN · 15 teams |
Hold My Beer and Watch This | 177.7028 |
| Smokin' in the Valley Nov 2, 2024 · Perth, Western Australia · 14 teams |
Ribs n' Pigs RC: Aussie TongMasters |
673.1084 |
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