Toughest room
The other end of the same measurement: the contests where hardly anybody got a good card all day.
460.20
average Master overall score
- Set 10 Aug 2018
- How 82 teams · even the win only took 687.4056
- Standing held outright
- Qualifying boards of 15 teams or more
- Scope national, and available by state on the record book
The top 25 (lowest is the record here)
| # | Contest | average Master overall score | Set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 82 teams · even the win only took 687.4056 |
460.20 | 10 Aug 2018 |
| 2 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off 94 teams · even the win only took 843.4744 |
469.82 | 26 Jul 2013 |
| 3 | 2015 BBQ & Brew (BACKYARD CONTEST ONLY) 17 teams · even the win only took 656.4912 |
470.13 | 13 Mar 2015 |
| 4 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest 129 teams · even the win only took 705.1316 |
517.92 | 19 Sep 2014 |
| 5 | Nassau Bahamas Smokin' Hot BBQ 24 teams · even the win only took 592.5596 |
527.53 | 2 May 2014 |
| 6 | The River Grill before the Big Chill 74 teams · even the win only took 704.5944 |
532.67 | 10 Oct 2014 |
| 7 | *Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival 48 teams · even the win only took 694.2512 |
536.64 | 14 Sep 2018 |
| 8 | Colorado Barbecue Challenge 68 teams · even the win only took 682.8574 |
542.22 | 14 Jun 2013 |
| 9 | *BBQ Boogie & Blues 43 teams · even the win only took 693.6340 |
545.24 | 27 Apr 2018 |
| 10 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ 74 teams · even the win only took 686.2628 |
545.79 | 31 Jul 2015 |
| 11 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 38 teams · even the win only took 708.0456 |
553.83 | 25 Sep 2015 |
| 12 | Cattlemen's BBQ Competition 41 teams · even the win only took 675.4056 |
556.76 | 13 Jul 2013 |
| 13 | *Racing for the BBQ 66 teams · even the win only took 701.1200 |
557.94 | 27 Jul 2018 |
| 14 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest 48 teams · even the win only took 697.1316 |
559.07 | 27 Sep 2013 |
| 15 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! 34 teams · even the win only took 690.2284 |
562.38 | 19 Jul 2013 |
| 16 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off 22 teams · even the win only took 650.2858 |
562.70 | 6 Jul 2013 |
| 17 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' 34 teams · even the win only took 693.1428 |
564.49 | 7 Jun 2013 |
| 18 | Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown 25 teams · even the win only took 689.0512 |
565.57 | 11 Nov 2016 |
| 19 | *Smoke & Ale Fall Festival 32 teams · even the win only took 681.7028 |
568.00 | 13 Oct 2017 |
| 20 | Smoking Hot BBQ Nassau 17 teams · even the win only took 627.3252 |
570.60 | 15 Apr 2016 |
| 21 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 43 teams · even the win only took 699.9544 |
571.05 | 27 Sep 2019 |
| 22 | Brentwood Cook Off and Car Show 17 teams · even the win only took 662.1600 |
571.15 | 9 Aug 2013 |
| 23 | *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 44 teams · even the win only took 701.7488 |
580.32 | 30 Sep 2016 |
| 24 | Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest 32 teams · even the win only took 705.1432 |
581.79 | 14 Jun 2013 |
| 25 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open 797 teams · even the win only took 706.2972 |
581.80 | 3 Oct 2015 |
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