Highest chicken score

The best chicken 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

🤝 HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW at Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel

Set Mar 15, 2013
How won the category with it
Standing held jointly by 774
Scope national, and available by state on the record book

The first 25 to score a perfect 180 (of 774)

#	Holder	Score (of 180)	Set
=1	HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW at Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel won the category with it	180	Mar 15, 2013
=1	UNCULTURED SWINE at High on the Hog Festival won the category with it	180	Apr 19, 2013
=1	GETTIN' BASTED at Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival won the category with it	180	Apr 19, 2013
=1	GREAT PLAINS BBQ at R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship won the category with it	180	Apr 26, 2013
=1	WILDCATTERS Q CREW at Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival won the category with it	180	May 3, 2013
=1	SMOKIN BONES at Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival placed 2nd with it	180	May 3, 2013
=1	MIKE at Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival placed 3rd with it	180	May 3, 2013
=1	WILD BLUE at Big Blue BBQ Championship won the category with it	180	May 31, 2013
=1	QUETPIES at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) won the category with it	180	Jun 7, 2013
=1	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ at Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest won the category with it	180	Jun 14, 2013
=1	LEFT COAST Q at Silicon Valley BBQ Championships won the category with it	180	Jun 28, 2013
=1	RURAL ROUTE BBQ at Super City Blues & Ques won the category with it	180	Jun 28, 2013
=1	Big B BBQ Company at Super City Blues & Ques placed 2nd with it	180	Jun 28, 2013
=1	BUTCHER BBQ at CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition won the category with it	180	Aug 9, 2013
=1	PHAT JACKS BBQ NE at 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska won the category with it	180	Aug 16, 2013
=1	SMOKE ON THIS at Music City Festival & BBQ Championship won the category with it	180	Aug 23, 2013
=1	DR. NORDY'S BBQ at When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In won the category with it	180	Aug 23, 2013
=1	G "QUE" at Smokin' Brew BBQ won the category with it	180	Aug 30, 2013
=1	Making Meat BBQ at Bands & BBQ at the Point won the category with it	180	Sep 6, 2013
=1	South Pork at Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival won the category with it	180	Sep 20, 2013
=1	CAVEMAN CUISINE at Bikes Blues & BBQ won the category with it	180	Sep 20, 2013
=1	BIG POPPA SMOKERS at Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship won the category with it	180	Sep 27, 2013
=1	MOKAN MEATHEADS at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour won the category with it	180	Sep 27, 2013
=1	BURNT FINGER BBQ at 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open won the category with it	180	Oct 3, 2013
=1	Prime Time Swine at KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ won the category with it	180	Oct 4, 2013

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