Score of the month
713.1316
Master overall, out of 720
top 1% of every Master overall ever scored
Tillman's BBQ put up 713.1316 at Plant City Pig Jam — the highest overall of the month.
November 2025 in BBQ
Every sanctioned contest scored in November 2025 — 1 Nov to 30 Nov.
11contests scored
798teams competed
389top-ten calls
59perfect 180s
401biggest field
6states & provinces
114new teams
3Backyard boards
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Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record
November 2025, set as a proper newspaper.
Every Grand Champion named, the month in figures across the top, the perfect 180s,
the box scores, and the calendar as classified notices.
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The stories
First one ever
15th
contest — and their first GC
Big Johns BBQ Company won their first Grand Championship at BBQ Jackpot, in their 15th contest in the data.
- 21 Nov
Upset of the month
10-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings gave them a 10% chance
Big Johns BBQ Company won BBQ Jackpot over top-rated SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ as the ratings underdog.
Perfect 180s
59
perfect scores handed out
Six judges, every card a 9: 59 perfect 180s were handed out in November 2025.
- Chicken ×19
- Pork ×18
- Brisket ×13
- Pork Ribs ×9
Closest call
0.5832
points between 1st and 2nd
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ edged OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE by 0.5832 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest.
- Master Series
Biggest riser
+23
power rating points
Take It Easy BBQ gained 23 rating points across 2 contests — the biggest climb of the month.
- 2 contests
- now #746 overall
Best debut
1st
in their very first contest
Western Midstream Partners finished 1st at Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) — the first contest they appear in anywhere in the data.
- 114 new teams in Nov 2025
- field of 98
Best in the backyard
356.5600
Backyard overall, out of 360
Rollin Smoke BBQ put up 356.5600 on the Backyard board at Atlanta BBQ Store Classic — two meats, a different scale, and the same nerves.
- 3 Backyard boards in Nov 2025
- won it
Biggest field
401
teams at one contest
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest drew 401 teams, and Wag's Backwoods BBQ won it.
- Kansas City
- KS
Road warriors
5
contests cooked
MACHETE BOYS BBQ cooked 5 contests in November 2025 — nobody hauled the rig further.
- best finish 2nd
New on the calendar
98
teams at a brand-new contest
Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) ran for the first time on record, drawing 98 teams, and Western Midstream Partners won it. Somebody put in the work to make a new contest happen.
- 2 first editions in Nov 2025
- Houston
- TX
Busiest weekend
4
contests on one date
4 sanctioned contests were cooked on 5 Nov alone.
- 5 Nov
Rep of the month
6
contests worked
JEANNE TITUS repped 6 contests in November 2025 — somebody has to run the table.
The boards
Highest overall scores (Master · /720)
Best of each meat (both series · /180)
| Category | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken ×19 💯 | Texas Smoke Whisperer Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) |
180.0000 |
| Pork Ribs ×9 💯 | West Cooper BBQ Smokin in the Valley |
180.0000 |
| Pork ×18 💯 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) |
180.0000 |
| Brisket ×13 💯 | Swine-O-licious BBQ American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest |
180.0000 |
Straight nines (perfect 180s)
…and 35 more in November 2025.
On the move (power rating)
| Team | Rating | Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Take It Easy BBQ #746 | 1,634 | +23 |
| Blind Fox BBQ #545 | 1,667 | +22 |
| Bucknutz BBQ #2846 | 1,509 | +20 |
| Great White Smoke #2300 | 1,526 | +18 |
| Wicked Pig BBQ #5583 | 1,448 | +18 |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ #77 | 1,820 | +18 |
| Southern Swine #988 | 1,606 | +18 |
| Tillman's BBQ #543 | 1,668 | +18 |
| Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque #1501 | 1,564 | +18 |
| Totally Bodacious BBQ #2246 | 1,529 | +18 |
| Organizer Portal #89 | 1,811 | -16 |
| Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ #2155 | 1,532 | -16 |
| POOR BOYS BBQ #199 | 1,756 | -16 |
| The King and His Q #1165 | 1,588 | -20 |
| Sailor Nicks BBQ #332 | 1,715 | -21 |
Who showed up
| Team | Contests | GCs | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ | 5 | — | 2 |
| Shiggin aint easy | 5 | — | 15 |
| BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | 5 | — | 23 |
| SLAPS BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 4 | — | 3 |
| Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ | 4 | — | 4 |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 4 | — | 5 |
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | 4 | — | 7 |
| Take It Easy BBQ | 4 | — | 7 |
| Triple B BBQ - AUS | 4 | — | 8 |
| BrewsCue | 4 | — | 9 |
| FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | 4 | — | 9 |
| Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | 4 | — | 10 |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 4 | — | 10 |
Who ran the table
| Rep | Contests | States |
|---|---|---|
| JEANNE TITUS | 6 | 3 |
| CHARLIE BRINZA | 5 | 2 |
| EUGENE WICKHAM | 5 | 2 |
| FORREST BRUCE | 5 | 2 |
| LARRY VOTH | 5 | 2 |
| LYNDA VOTH | 5 | 2 |
| SARAH WICKHAM | 5 | 2 |
| DAVE ROGERS | 4 | 2 |
| DAVID BURSTEIN | 4 | 1 |
| LARRY HADLEY | 4 | 1 |
| PEG ROGERS | 4 | 2 |
| ALAN ROTHROCK | 1 | 1 |
| CAROL BIGLER | 1 | 1 |
| CAROLYN WELLS | 1 | 1 |
| ERNESTO URIBE | 1 | — |
| HAYMO GUTWENIGER | 1 | — |
| KAREN JANE WILLIAMS | 1 | 1 |
| KATHLEEN MCINTOSH | 1 | 1 |
| KELLY MCINTOSH | 1 | 1 |
| MICHAEL SANTIAGO | 1 | 1 |
Where they cooked
| State/Prov. | Contests | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 4 | 475 |
| Texas | 1 | 102 |
| Georgia | 1 | 92 |
| Nevada | 1 | 91 |
| Florida | 1 | 51 |
| Missouri | 1 | 50 |
Best in the backyard (Backyard · /360)
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rollin Smoke BBQ Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
356.5600 |
| 2 | Southern Swine Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
355.4056 |
| 3 | Big James Kitchen Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
354.2744 |
| 4 | Southern Life BBQ Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
350.8228 |
| 5 | 88 BBQ BBQ Fest Palmares (BACKYARD ONLY) |
350.3316 |
| 6 | Dogpatch Q Plant City Pig Jam |
350.2744 |
| 7 | RUNNING STYLE BBQ - GA Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
349.6916 |
| 8 | SLATER HOUSE BBQ Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
349.6916 |
| 9 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
349.6800 |
| 10 | Nuts & Butts Plant City Pig Jam |
348.5600 |
| 11 | Powered by Smoke Plant City Pig Jam |
348.5372 |
| 12 | SmoQued On Main St Atlanta BBQ Store Classic |
346.2744 |
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) Houston, TX |
98 | Western Midstream Partners |
| BBQ Fest Palmares (BACKYARD ONLY) Palmares, 20701 |
8 | 88 BBQ Team |
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