Busiest day in barbecue
One Saturday, this many contests, every one of them lighting a fire at the same hour.
26
sanctioned contests on one date
🥇 23 Aug 2013
- How across 18 states and provinces
- Standing held outright
- Scope national, and available by state on the record book
The top 25
| # | Holder | sanctioned contests on one date | Set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Aug 2013 across 18 states and provinces |
26 | 23 Aug 2013 |
| 2 | 22 Aug 2014 across 18 states and provinces |
24 | 22 Aug 2014 |
| 3 | 3 Jun 2016 across 15 states and provinces |
24 | 3 Jun 2016 |
| 4 | 26 Aug 2016 across 16 states and provinces |
20 | 26 Aug 2016 |
| 5 | 10 Oct 2014 across 16 states and provinces |
19 | 10 Oct 2014 |
| 6 | 11 Sep 2015 across 15 states and provinces |
19 | 11 Sep 2015 |
| 7 | 22 Sep 2017 across 17 states and provinces |
19 | 22 Sep 2017 |
| 8 | 5 Jun 2015 across 13 states and provinces |
18 | 5 Jun 2015 |
| 9 | 25 Sep 2015 across 13 states and provinces |
18 | 25 Sep 2015 |
| 10 | 16 Jun 2017 across 17 states and provinces |
18 | 16 Jun 2017 |
| 11 | 14 Jun 2013 across 16 states and provinces |
17 | 14 Jun 2013 |
| 12 | 2 May 2014 across 12 states and provinces |
17 | 2 May 2014 |
| 13 | 29 May 2015 across 14 states and provinces |
17 | 29 May 2015 |
| 14 | 13 May 2016 across 13 states and provinces |
17 | 13 May 2016 |
| 15 | 10 Jun 2016 across 15 states and provinces |
17 | 10 Jun 2016 |
| 16 | 24 Jun 2016 across 14 states and provinces |
17 | 24 Jun 2016 |
| 17 | 5 May 2017 across 12 states and provinces |
17 | 5 May 2017 |
| 18 | 26 Apr 2019 across 15 states and provinces |
17 | 26 Apr 2019 |
| 19 | 13 Sep 2013 across 12 states and provinces |
16 | 13 Sep 2013 |
| 20 | 6 Jun 2014 across 13 states and provinces |
16 | 6 Jun 2014 |
| 21 | 5 Sep 2014 across 15 states and provinces |
16 | 5 Sep 2014 |
| 22 | 8 May 2015 across 12 states and provinces |
16 | 8 May 2015 |
| 23 | 19 Jun 2015 across 15 states and provinces |
16 | 19 Jun 2015 |
| 24 | 9 Oct 2015 across 13 states and provinces |
16 | 9 Oct 2015 |
| 25 | 6 May 2016 across 11 states and provinces |
16 | 6 May 2016 |
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