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
🥇 Aug 23, 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 | Aug 23, 2013 across 18 states and provinces |
26 | Aug 23, 2013 |
| =2 | Aug 22, 2014 across 18 states and provinces |
24 | Aug 22, 2014 |
| =2 | Jun 3, 2016 across 15 states and provinces |
24 | Jun 3, 2016 |
| 4 | Aug 26, 2016 across 16 states and provinces |
20 | Aug 26, 2016 |
| =5 | Oct 10, 2014 across 16 states and provinces |
19 | Oct 10, 2014 |
| =5 | Sep 11, 2015 across 15 states and provinces |
19 | Sep 11, 2015 |
| =5 | Sep 22, 2017 across 17 states and provinces |
19 | Sep 22, 2017 |
| =8 | Jun 5, 2015 across 13 states and provinces |
18 | Jun 5, 2015 |
| =8 | Sep 25, 2015 across 13 states and provinces |
18 | Sep 25, 2015 |
| =8 | Jun 16, 2017 across 17 states and provinces |
18 | Jun 16, 2017 |
| =11 | Jun 14, 2013 across 16 states and provinces |
17 | Jun 14, 2013 |
| =11 | May 2, 2014 across 12 states and provinces |
17 | May 2, 2014 |
| =11 | May 29, 2015 across 14 states and provinces |
17 | May 29, 2015 |
| =11 | May 13, 2016 across 13 states and provinces |
17 | May 13, 2016 |
| =11 | Jun 10, 2016 across 15 states and provinces |
17 | Jun 10, 2016 |
| =11 | Jun 24, 2016 across 14 states and provinces |
17 | Jun 24, 2016 |
| =11 | May 5, 2017 across 12 states and provinces |
17 | May 5, 2017 |
| =11 | Apr 26, 2019 across 15 states and provinces |
17 | Apr 26, 2019 |
| =19 | Sep 13, 2013 across 12 states and provinces |
16 | Sep 13, 2013 |
| =19 | Jun 6, 2014 across 13 states and provinces |
16 | Jun 6, 2014 |
| =19 | Sep 5, 2014 across 15 states and provinces |
16 | Sep 5, 2014 |
| =19 | May 8, 2015 across 12 states and provinces |
16 | May 8, 2015 |
| =19 | Jun 19, 2015 across 15 states and provinces |
16 | Jun 19, 2015 |
| =19 | Oct 9, 2015 across 13 states and provinces |
16 | Oct 9, 2015 |
| =19 | May 6, 2016 across 11 states and provinces |
16 | May 6, 2016 |
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