Highest brisket score

The best brisket anybody has ever turned in. 180 is the ceiling — every judge at the table handing back a nine — so a tie goes to whoever got there first.

180 one meat, out of 180

🤝 Butts A Blaze at Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel

Set Mar 15, 2013
How won the category with it
Standing held jointly by 599
Scope national, and available by state on the record book

The first 25 to score a perfect 180 (of 599)

#	Holder	Score (of 180)	Set
=1	Butts A Blaze at Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel won the category with it	180	Mar 15, 2013
=1	SMOKIN TRIGGERS at Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel placed 2nd with it	180	Mar 15, 2013
=1	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ at Slidell BBQ Challenge won the category with it	180	Mar 29, 2013
=1	BUBBA & THE GOVERNOR at High on the Hog Festival won the category with it	180	Apr 19, 2013
=1	FOWL BUTT BBQ at High on the Hog Festival placed 2nd with it	180	Apr 19, 2013
=1	ADAM'S RIB at West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff won the category with it	180	May 3, 2013
=1	J&J'S SOUTHERN SMOKERS at Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) won the category with it	180	May 10, 2013
=1	LOTTA BULL BBQ at Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off won the category with it	180	May 17, 2013
=1	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS at Minnesota in May won the category with it	180	May 17, 2013
=1	WICKED QUE at Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) won the category with it	180	May 17, 2013
=1	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ at Grand Lake BBQ Festival won the category with it	180	May 17, 2013
=1	I.A.B. 30 BBQ at Memorial Day Salute to Service won the category with it	180	May 24, 2013
=1	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS at Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off won the category with it	180	May 24, 2013
=1	HAWG DOCTORS at Roc City Rib Fest won the category with it	180	May 25, 2013
=1	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS at Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival won the category with it	180	Jun 14, 2013
=1	PELLET ENVY at Crossroads BBQ Cook-off won the category with it	180	Jul 5, 2013
=1	BIG POPPA SMOKERS at 3rd Annual Holbrook won the category with it	180	Jul 12, 2013
=1	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA at Med City BBQ & Musicfest won the category with it	180	Aug 9, 2013
=1	FARMBOY BBQ at Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede won the category with it	180	Aug 16, 2013
=1	BIG T'Z Q CRU at BBQ and Fly In on the River won the category with it	180	Aug 16, 2013
=1	THE BLUE BLOODS at Stand By Your Grill won the category with it	180	Aug 16, 2013
=1	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE at BBQ at the Races Kansas Speedway won the category with it	180	Aug 17, 2013
=1	JO-BAWB'S BBQ at 1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ won the category with it	180	Aug 23, 2013
=1	Redneck Grillers at Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest won the category with it	180	Aug 23, 2013
=1	SMOKE OF THE SHOALS at Music City Festival & BBQ Championship won the category with it	180	Aug 23, 2013

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