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Westmont Red, White & BBQ 2013

May 24–26, 2013 · Westmont, IL

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IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
682.8566 · Master Series — Overall
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CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM
681.7140 · Master Series — Overall
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Bone-Head BBQ
677.1428 · Master Series — Overall

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Westmont Red, White & BBQ on May 24, 2013 in Westmont, IL, scoring 682.8566 in a field of 70 teams. CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.7140. Category winners: Chicken — MCFRANKENBOO BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM (176.0002); Pork — Bone-Head BBQ (178.2858); Brisket — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (177.7142). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2023.

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

  • Chicken 177.71
  • Pork Ribs 176.00
  • Pork 178.29
  • Brisket 177.71
134.29 178.29

Entries

70
4 judged meats

Top score

682.8566

Winning margin

1.1426
GC over RC

Field average

641.44
564682.86
median 645.14 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Chicken
4.0002 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

667.9998
564682.86
10th place overall

Field spread

118.8566
winner to last place

Most consistent

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
avg finish 13 across 4 meats

Double threats

4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork
won by 2.8572 pts — Bone-Head BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 85%
beats 15% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.36 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,509
avg power rating going in · stronger than 6% of contests

Top-rated in the field

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
rated 1615 pre-contest

Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

A razor-thin finish

1.1426 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 82% of the 4,710 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1426 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.

  • IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
  • CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM

A first Grand Championship

12 tracked contests to get there

This was IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 12th tracked contest.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 8–9: KEN'S BURNT ENDS and HUSKY HOG BBQ tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: THE SMOKE HUNTERS and BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: AWW HELL and MAC ATTACK BBQ tied on 175.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 8–9 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
  • Pork 2–3 · tie
  • Pork 6–7 · tie

How the title was won

2 of 4 meats called to the stage

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 34th.

  • Chicken 34th
  • Pork Ribs 12th
  • Pork 5th
  • Brisket 1st

One of the big ones

70 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 95% of the 5,468 contests in the data

70 teams — bigger than 95% of the 5,468 contests in the data.

Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)

Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

This contest over the years full contest page →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
May 24, 2013 ← this one Westmont, IL Westmont, IL 70 682.8566 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM
May 27, 2023 Westmont, IL 700 Blackhawk Drive 34 521.1544 Shmack Q —
May 24, 2024 Westmont, IL — — — — —

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken177.7144173.7142170.8570
Pork Ribs176.0002172169.1430
Pork178.2858173.7142171.4288
Brisket177.7142173.1430168

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

70 entries · top 682.8566 · median 645.1425

#TeamScore
1 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 682.8566
2 CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM 681.7140
3 Bone-Head BBQ 677.1428
4 SMOKY OKIE & COMPANY 677.1422
5 AWW HELL 674.2854
6 QU SMOKIN KREWE 670.8570
7 WINDY CITY SMOKERS 670.2852
8 BIG BROTHERS BBQ 669.7138
9 THE SMOKE HUNTERS 668.5710
10 SECOND CITY SMOKE 667.9998
11 DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA 665.7142
12 GILLY'S BBQ 665.7140
13 HUSKY HOG BBQ 664.5716
14 IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE 664.5712
15 CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE 663.9996
16 CAVEMAN CUISINE 663.4284
17 MUD'S BBQ 663.4282
18 iBQ'n 662.8568
19 DUCE'S WILD 661.7142
20 MAC ATTACK BBQ 659.9992
21 TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI 658.8574
22 SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ 658.8566
23 MCFRANKENBOO BBQ 658.8566
24 JBJ's Ribs + Whiskey 656.5712
25 BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ 656
26 HOG CALL BBQ 656
27 LANG BBQ SMOKERS 655.9998
28 QUAU 655.4286
29 KRESMOKERS 655.4284
30 SMOKEY JOEL/CUBBY BEAR 654.8568
31 THE REAL SMOKIN ACES 653.1424
32 BBQ SAUCE WORKS 650.2852
33 KAVE DWELLERS 649.1428
34 FOWL BUTT BBQ 647.9998
35 RACK MASTERS BBQ 647.4282
36 HOT DIGGITY HOG IL 642.8568
37 2 SKINNY COOKS 641.7144
38 M-BURS 641.1434
39 Pig Daddy 640.5712
40 ALL NIGHT SMOKERS 639.9996
41 BBQJEDI 638.8572
42 Honky Tonk BBQ 638.2858
43 THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ 638.2856
44 KEN'S BURNT ENDS 637.1430
45 SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ 637.1426
46 MA & PA'S KETTLE 636.5714
47 Hawgwash BBQ 636.5704
48 BRANDIN' IRON BBQ 630.2854
49 ChicagolandMidnightSmoke 627.4282
50 IN HOG HEAVEN 626.8568
51 Big Daddy OWEE Smokers 626.2862
52 BLACK AND BLUE BBQ 625.7136
53 BIG OX BBQ 625.1430
54 Smoke, Wind and Fire 621.1428
55 UNCLE BUB'S BBQ 619.9998
56 KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE 617.1428
57 BERGIE BBQ 616.5708
58 Cherry Red Roasters BBQ 615.9994
59 PORKNOGRAPHY 611.4284
60 MEMPHIS IN MUNDELEIN 610.2850
61 BEAR CAT SMOKERS 606.8562
62 MEDIEVAL SWINES 605.1422
63 Bogyo's Mojo 602.8576
64 BIG JUICY BBQ CREW 601.7146
65 Rub 1 off 601.7136
66 Q-N WITH ATTITUDE 598.8564
67 BO-B-Q 597.7148
68 SMOKY LINCS 597.1426
69 MOOSE'S BARBECUE 590.2866
70 SLUGGOS BBQ 564

Chicken

70 entries · top 177.7144 · median 162.8570

#TeamScore
1 MCFRANKENBOO BBQ 177.7144
2 QU SMOKIN KREWE 176.0002
3 DUCE'S WILD 174.2858
4 SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ 174.2856
5 Bone-Head BBQ 173.7142
6 MUD'S BBQ 173.1428
7 CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE 171.4284
8 KEN'S BURNT ENDS 170.8572
9 HUSKY HOG BBQ 170.8572
10 BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ 170.8570
11 THE SMOKE HUNTERS 170.2856
12 TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI 169.1430
13 GILLY'S BBQ 169.1428
14 LANG BBQ SMOKERS 168.5716
15 JBJ's Ribs + Whiskey 168.5712
16 BBQ SAUCE WORKS 168
17 DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA 168
18 BIG BROTHERS BBQ 167.9998
19 WINDY CITY SMOKERS 167.9996
20 ALL NIGHT SMOKERS 167.4284
21 SMOKY OKIE & COMPANY 167.4284
22 UNCLE BUB'S BBQ 165.7144
23 Pig Daddy 165.7142
24 PORKNOGRAPHY 165.7142
25 BO-B-Q 165.1430
26 MA & PA'S KETTLE 165.1430
27 THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ 165.1426
28 IN HOG HEAVEN 164.5714
29 QUAU 164.5714
30 HOG CALL BBQ 164.5714
31 SMOKEY JOEL/CUBBY BEAR 163.9998
32 BBQJEDI 163.4286
33 AWW HELL 163.4286
34 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 163.4282
35 CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM 162.8570
36 iBQ'n 162.8570
37 IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE 162.2856
38 FOWL BUTT BBQ 162.2856
39 BERGIE BBQ 162.2854
40 Honky Tonk BBQ 161.7142
41 2 SKINNY COOKS 161.7142
42 SECOND CITY SMOKE 160.0002
43 ChicagolandMidnightSmoke 159.9998
44 HOT DIGGITY HOG IL 159.9998
45 MAC ATTACK BBQ 159.4282
46 Hawgwash BBQ 158.8568
47 SMOKY LINCS 158.2858
48 BLACK AND BLUE BBQ 158.2854
49 CAVEMAN CUISINE 157.7140
50 KAVE DWELLERS 157.1428
51 Cherry Red Roasters BBQ 157.1426
52 KRESMOKERS 156.5714
53 Bogyo's Mojo 156.5712
54 THE REAL SMOKIN ACES 156.5712
55 BIG JUICY BBQ CREW 156
56 M-BURS 156
57 RACK MASTERS BBQ 155.9998
58 BRANDIN' IRON BBQ 154.8572
59 BIG OX BBQ 153.7144
60 Rub 1 off 153.1426
61 KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE 152.5714
62 MOOSE'S BARBECUE 151.9998
63 Big Daddy OWEE Smokers 151.4288
64 SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ 151.4284
65 MEMPHIS IN MUNDELEIN 150.8568
66 Smoke, Wind and Fire 148.5712
67 BEAR CAT SMOKERS 146.8570
68 SLUGGOS BBQ 145.1430
69 MEDIEVAL SWINES 144.5716
70 Q-N WITH ATTITUDE 144.5712

Pork Ribs

70 entries · top 176.0002 · median 159.1428

#TeamScore
1 CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM 176.0002
2 iBQ'n 176
3 AWW HELL 174.2856
4 IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE 172.5714
5 CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE 172
6 Big Daddy OWEE Smokers 170.8574
7 THE SMOKE HUNTERS 170.8572
8 BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ 170.8572
9 SECOND CITY SMOKE 170.2856
10 BIG OX BBQ 169.1430
11 CAVEMAN CUISINE 168.0002
12 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 168
13 HUSKY HOG BBQ 167.4288
14 SMOKY OKIE & COMPANY 166.8570
15 KRESMOKERS 166.2856
16 HOT DIGGITY HOG IL 165.7144
17 DUCE'S WILD 165.7142
18 WINDY CITY SMOKERS 165.7142
19 GILLY'S BBQ 165.1430
20 MCFRANKENBOO BBQ 165.1428
21 HOG CALL BBQ 165.1428
22 QU SMOKIN KREWE 163.4284
23 MAC ATTACK BBQ 162.8570
24 IN HOG HEAVEN 162.8570
25 MUD'S BBQ 162.2856
26 BBQJEDI 161.7146
27 KAVE DWELLERS 161.7144
28 TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI 161.7142
29 PORKNOGRAPHY 161.1428
30 JBJ's Ribs + Whiskey 161.1428
31 Bone-Head BBQ 160.5716
32 DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA 160.5716
33 BBQ SAUCE WORKS 160
34 SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ 159.4288
35 SMOKEY JOEL/CUBBY BEAR 159.4286
36 BIG BROTHERS BBQ 158.8570
37 LANG BBQ SMOKERS 158.8570
38 SMOKY LINCS 158.8570
39 Pig Daddy 158.2858
40 QUAU 158.2858
41 Cherry Red Roasters BBQ 158.2856
42 THE REAL SMOKIN ACES 157.7142
43 RACK MASTERS BBQ 157.7142
44 MA & PA'S KETTLE 157.1430
45 Honky Tonk BBQ 156.5716
46 BIG JUICY BBQ CREW 156.5716
47 KEN'S BURNT ENDS 156
48 M-BURS 155.4288
49 2 SKINNY COOKS 155.4286
50 SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ 154.8570
51 BERGIE BBQ 153.7142
52 Hawgwash BBQ 153.7140
53 KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE 152.5714
54 ALL NIGHT SMOKERS 151.9998
55 MEDIEVAL SWINES 151.4286
56 Q-N WITH ATTITUDE 150.8570
57 Rub 1 off 150.2858
58 UNCLE BUB'S BBQ 150.2856
59 Smoke, Wind and Fire 149.7144
60 ChicagolandMidnightSmoke 149.7142
61 BEAR CAT SMOKERS 149.7138
62 FOWL BUTT BBQ 149.1426
63 BRANDIN' IRON BBQ 148.5712
64 BO-B-Q 148.0002
65 SLUGGOS BBQ 145.7142
66 MEMPHIS IN MUNDELEIN 145.7140
67 THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ 144.5716
68 BLACK AND BLUE BBQ 144.5714
69 Bogyo's Mojo 143.4296
70 MOOSE'S BARBECUE 141.1440

Pork

70 entries · top 178.2858 · median 162.5714

#TeamScore
1 Bone-Head BBQ 178.2858
2 AWW HELL 175.4286
3 MAC ATTACK BBQ 175.4286
4 SMOKY OKIE & COMPANY 175.4284
5 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 173.7142
6 WINDY CITY SMOKERS 172.5716
7 JBJ's Ribs + Whiskey 172.5716
8 HOG CALL BBQ 172.5714
9 SECOND CITY SMOKE 171.9998
10 M-BURS 171.4288
11 THE REAL SMOKIN ACES 171.4284
12 THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ 170.2858
13 CAVEMAN CUISINE 170.2856
14 DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA 169.7142
15 QU SMOKIN KREWE 169.7142
16 Smoke, Wind and Fire 168.5714
17 FOWL BUTT BBQ 168.5714
18 SMOKEY JOEL/CUBBY BEAR 168
19 SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ 167.9998
20 BIG BROTHERS BBQ 167.9998
21 LANG BBQ SMOKERS 167.4284
22 HUSKY HOG BBQ 166.8570
23 CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM 166.2854
24 MCFRANKENBOO BBQ 165.7140
25 SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ 165.7140
26 Hawgwash BBQ 165.1428
27 BBQ SAUCE WORKS 165.1426
28 HOT DIGGITY HOG IL 164.5714
29 KAVE DWELLERS 164.5714
30 GILLY'S BBQ 163.9998
31 MUD'S BBQ 163.4284
32 RACK MASTERS BBQ 162.8570
33 MEMPHIS IN MUNDELEIN 162.8570
34 Q-N WITH ATTITUDE 162.8570
35 BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ 162.8570
36 TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI 162.2858
37 ALL NIGHT SMOKERS 161.7144
38 KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE 161.7144
39 IN HOG HEAVEN 161.7142
40 Honky Tonk BBQ 161.1428
41 MA & PA'S KETTLE 161.1426
42 BBQJEDI 161.1426
43 THE SMOKE HUNTERS 161.1426
44 BIG OX BBQ 159.9998
45 KRESMOKERS 159.4284
46 ChicagolandMidnightSmoke 158.8572
47 2 SKINNY COOKS 158.8572
48 QUAU 158.8570
49 Pig Daddy 158.2856
50 BLACK AND BLUE BBQ 158.2856
51 DUCE'S WILD 157.7144
52 IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE 157.7144
53 BRANDIN' IRON BBQ 157.7140
54 MEDIEVAL SWINES 157.7138
55 KEN'S BURNT ENDS 156
56 iBQ'n 155.9998
57 Bogyo's Mojo 154.8570
58 CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE 154.8570
59 BERGIE BBQ 154.8568
60 Rub 1 off 153.1426
61 BEAR CAT SMOKERS 153.1426
62 UNCLE BUB'S BBQ 150.8570
63 Cherry Red Roasters BBQ 150.2854
64 Big Daddy OWEE Smokers 148
65 BIG JUICY BBQ CREW 148
66 MOOSE'S BARBECUE 146.2856
67 SMOKY LINCS 145.7142
68 PORKNOGRAPHY 144.5714
69 BO-B-Q 139.4286
70 SLUGGOS BBQ 135.4284

Brisket

70 entries · top 177.7142 · median 158.8571

#TeamScore
1 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 177.7142
2 CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM 176.5714
3 BIG BROTHERS BBQ 174.8572
4 QUAU 173.7144
5 KRESMOKERS 173.1430
6 IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE 171.9998
7 RACK MASTERS BBQ 170.8572
8 BRANDIN' IRON BBQ 169.1430
9 FOWL BUTT BBQ 168.0002
10 iBQ'n 168
11 CAVEMAN CUISINE 167.4286
12 THE REAL SMOKIN ACES 167.4286
13 DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA 167.4284
14 GILLY'S BBQ 167.4284
15 SMOKY OKIE & COMPANY 167.4284
16 THE SMOKE HUNTERS 166.2856
17 TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI 165.7144
18 2 SKINNY COOKS 165.7144
19 SECOND CITY SMOKE 165.7142
20 KAVE DWELLERS 165.7142
21 CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE 165.7142
22 MUD'S BBQ 164.5714
23 Bone-Head BBQ 164.5712
24 BLACK AND BLUE BBQ 164.5712
25 DUCE'S WILD 163.9998
26 WINDY CITY SMOKERS 163.9998
27 SMOKEY JOEL/CUBBY BEAR 163.4284
28 MAC ATTACK BBQ 162.2854
29 QU SMOKIN KREWE 161.7142
30 SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ 161.7142
31 LANG BBQ SMOKERS 161.1428
32 AWW HELL 161.1426
33 SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ 160.5714
34 HUSKY HOG BBQ 159.4286
35 Honky Tonk BBQ 158.8572
36 ALL NIGHT SMOKERS 158.8570
37 ChicagolandMidnightSmoke 158.8570
38 Hawgwash BBQ 158.8568
39 M-BURS 158.2858
40 Pig Daddy 158.2856
41 THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ 158.2856
42 BEAR CAT SMOKERS 157.1428
43 BBQ SAUCE WORKS 157.1426
44 Big Daddy OWEE Smokers 156
45 KEN'S BURNT ENDS 154.2858
46 Smoke, Wind and Fire 154.2858
47 JBJ's Ribs + Whiskey 154.2856
48 HOG CALL BBQ 153.7144
49 MA & PA'S KETTLE 153.1428
50 UNCLE BUB'S BBQ 153.1428
51 BBQJEDI 152.5714
52 HOT DIGGITY HOG IL 152.5712
53 BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ 151.4288
54 MEDIEVAL SWINES 151.4282
55 MOOSE'S BARBECUE 150.8572
56 MEMPHIS IN MUNDELEIN 150.8572
57 Cherry Red Roasters BBQ 150.2858
58 KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE 150.2856
59 MCFRANKENBOO BBQ 150.2854
60 Bogyo's Mojo 147.9998
61 BERGIE BBQ 145.7144
62 BO-B-Q 145.1430
63 Rub 1 off 145.1426
64 BIG OX BBQ 142.2858
65 BIG JUICY BBQ CREW 141.1430
66 Q-N WITH ATTITUDE 140.5712
67 PORKNOGRAPHY 140
68 SLUGGOS BBQ 137.7144
69 IN HOG HEAVEN 137.7142
70 SMOKY LINCS 134.2856

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