Trekking for CDH

2025-09-13 – 2025-09-14 · Pierron, IL · 📍 208 Edward Street · State championship

Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $8,300.00

Grand Champion: Janky Leg BBQ (714.2628) · 27 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

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JANKY LEG BBQ

714.2628 · Master Series — Overall

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IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

703.9660 · Master Series — Overall

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ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

703.9428 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

6 judged meats

Top score

714.2628

Winning margin

10.2968

GC over RC

Field average

686.62

median 690.21

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

JANKY LEG BBQ (Brisket)

Tightest race

Chicken

1.1544 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

693.6228

10th place overall

Field spread

77.8972

winner to last place

Prize money

$8,300.00

on the line

Most consistent

JANKY LEG BBQ

avg finish 3.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 1.7028 pts — JANKY LEG BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 1%

beats 99% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

45%

of the 51 teams with a home region came from outside IL

Came back for more

50%

30 of 60 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.6 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1601

avg power rating going in · stronger than 91% of contests

Top-rated in the field

JANKY LEG BBQ

rated 1885 pre-contest

Storylines

💪 A statement win

The champion won by 10.2968 points — a wider margin than 91% of championships in the data.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

JANKY LEG BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MO.

📸 Photo finishes

Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: TRIPLE H BBQ and ROCKSTAR BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: ROCKSTAR BBQ and SMOKE THIS BBQ MO tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: JDQ BBQ and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

🏟️ A stacked field

The field averaged a 1601 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.

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)

Where the field came from (home regions on file)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
2024-09-14	Pierron, IL	208 Edwards Street	35	707.3944	Shake 'n Bake BBQ	Heavy Smoke BBQ
2025-09-13 ← this one	Pierron, IL	208 Edward Street	27	714.2628	Janky Leg BBQ	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
2025-09-13	Pierron, IL	208 Edward Street	19	177.7028	My3Sons BBQ	—
2026-09-19	Pierron, IL	—	—	—	—	—

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Master Series — Chicken	178.8572	177.7028	175.4056
Master Series — Pork Ribs	178.8572	177.1544	175.4172
Master Series — Pork	178.8572	176.5716	173.1200
Master Series — Brisket	180.0000	177.7028	173.1316
Backyard Series — Chicken	173.1200	169.6800	167.3944
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs	175.4288	169.6800	166.2400

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

27 entries · top 714.2628 · median 690.2056

#	Team	Score
1	JANKY LEG BBQ	714.2628
2	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	703.9660
3	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	703.9428
4	TRIPLE H BBQ	702.2400
5	Mulkey's BBQ	699.9428
6	Glamping Grillers	696.5028
7	ROCKSTAR BBQ	694.2632
8	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	693.6460
9	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	693.6460
10	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	693.6228
11	OnlyCans Competition BBQ	692.5028
12	SmokinGhost BBQ	691.9660
13	1Bite Stand	690.7888
14	Wink's BBQ	690.2056
15	Code 3 Spices	689.0284
16	Swine-O-Licious BBQ	689.0284
17	Eleven Thirteen Q	687.8972
18	Smoke Busters	687.3372
19	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	685.0628
20	MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ	683.9196
21	Take It Easy BBQ	680.4224
22	Three Stooges Barbeque	679.3028
23	JDQ BBQ	673.5768
24	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	672.9596
25	Wicked Pig BBQ	663.2572
26	2 GREEKS BBQ	648.9488
27	Rolling Smoke Q	636.3656

Chicken

27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 174.2628

#	Team	Score
1	TRIPLE H BBQ	178.8572
2	ROCKSTAR BBQ	178.8572
3	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	178.8572
4	Code 3 Spices	177.7144
5	JANKY LEG BBQ	177.7028
6	JDQ BBQ	175.4172
7	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	175.4172
8	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	175.4056
9	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	175.4056
10	MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ	175.4056
11	SmokinGhost BBQ	174.2744
12	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	174.2744
13	Glamping Grillers	174.2628
14	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	174.2628
15	Mulkey's BBQ	173.1200
16	Take It Easy BBQ	173.1084
17	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	171.9772
18	OnlyCans Competition BBQ	171.9772
19	1Bite Stand	171.4172
20	Eleven Thirteen Q	170.8344
21	Smoke Busters	170.8228
22	2 GREEKS BBQ	169.6800
23	Swine-O-Licious BBQ	169.6684
24	Wink's BBQ	169.1084
25	Three Stooges Barbeque	168.5372
26	Wicked Pig BBQ	165.6800
27	Rolling Smoke Q	159.9544

Pork Ribs

27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1200

#	Team	Score
1	Swine-O-Licious BBQ	178.8572
2	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	178.8572
3	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	177.7144
4	JANKY LEG BBQ	177.7028
5	Glamping Grillers	177.1544
6	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	177.1544
7	TRIPLE H BBQ	176.5716
8	Code 3 Spices	176.5600
9	ROCKSTAR BBQ	175.4516
10	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	175.4172
11	Mulkey's BBQ	175.4172
12	OnlyCans Competition BBQ	175.4172
13	Take It Easy BBQ	174.2744
14	MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ	173.1200
15	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	173.1200
16	SmokinGhost BBQ	172.0000
17	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	171.9772
18	2 GREEKS BBQ	170.8344
19	Smoke Busters	170.8344
20	Eleven Thirteen Q	170.8228
21	Three Stooges Barbeque	170.8228
22	Wink's BBQ	169.6800
23	1Bite Stand	167.3828
24	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	166.2400
25	JDQ BBQ	159.3828
26	Wicked Pig BBQ	158.2172
27	Rolling Smoke Q	153.0512

Pork

27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8112

#	Team	Score
1	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	178.8572
2	JANKY LEG BBQ	178.8572
3	1Bite Stand	178.8572
4	Three Stooges Barbeque	177.7028
5	SmokinGhost BBQ	176.5716
6	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	175.4288
7	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	175.4056
8	Smoke Busters	174.2628
9	Mulkey's BBQ	173.7028
10	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	173.1200
11	Wink's BBQ	173.1200
12	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	170.8228
13	TRIPLE H BBQ	170.8112
14	Code 3 Spices	170.8112
15	Eleven Thirteen Q	169.6800
16	OnlyCans Competition BBQ	168.5484
17	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	168.5372
18	ROCKSTAR BBQ	168.5372
19	MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ	167.9656
20	Swine-O-Licious BBQ	167.3828
21	Glamping Grillers	167.3828
22	Take It Easy BBQ	166.8112
23	Wicked Pig BBQ	166.2400
24	Rolling Smoke Q	165.7028
25	JDQ BBQ	165.6684
26	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	165.0856
27	2 GREEKS BBQ	154.2172

Brisket

27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	JANKY LEG BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Wink's BBQ	178.2972
3	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	177.7144
4	Glamping Grillers	177.7028
5	Mulkey's BBQ	177.7028
6	OnlyCans Competition BBQ	176.5600
7	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	176.5600
8	Eleven Thirteen Q	176.5600
9	TRIPLE H BBQ	176.0000
10	1Bite Stand	173.1316
11	Wicked Pig BBQ	173.1200
12	Swine-O-Licious BBQ	173.1200
13	JDQ BBQ	173.1084
14	Smoke Busters	171.4172
15	ROCKSTAR BBQ	171.4172
16	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	170.8344
17	SmokinGhost BBQ	169.1200
18	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	168.5372
19	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	168.5256
20	MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ	167.4284
21	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	166.2284
22	Take It Easy BBQ	166.2284
23	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	165.1084
24	Code 3 Spices	163.9428
25	Three Stooges Barbeque	162.2400
26	Rolling Smoke Q	157.6572
27	2 GREEKS BBQ	154.2172

Backyard Series

Overall

24 entries · top 346.2516 · median 331.9372

#	Team	Score
1	WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ	346.2516
2	HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ	339.3600
3	Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team	339.3484
4	Rudes BBQ	338.7884
5	RobbieQ	337.0628
6	Snake Holler BBQ	337.0628
7	Blended Smoke BBQ	337.0512
8	Bramble BBQ	335.9316
9	Slingin' Q	334.7888
10	All Smoked Up BBQ	334.7888
11	Salty Heifer BBQ	334.7772
12	Chilling and Grilling BBQ Team	331.9544
13	My3Sons BBQ	331.9200
14	Two Pigs And A Smoker	330.7772
15	Bumpy Pickle BBQ	329.0516
16	Body by Que	328.5260
17	Better BBQ Co	328.4800
18	Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que	327.8624
19	Ruthless Hogs BBQ	325.6000
20	Beer Belly Barbeque	325.0856
21	Peacemakers BBQ	319.8628
22	Smokeshow	314.7428
23	Hillbilly Bar-B-Q	311.8284
24	Smokin A's	165.7372

Chicken

23 entries · top 173.1200 · median 166.2400

#	Team	Score
1	HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ	173.1200
2	Blended Smoke BBQ	171.9656
3	Rudes BBQ	171.4056
4	WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ	170.8228
5	Salty Heifer BBQ	169.6800
6	Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team	169.6684
7	Snake Holler BBQ	168.5372
8	Slingin' Q	168.5372
9	Bramble BBQ	167.3944
10	Bumpy Pickle BBQ	167.3944
11	Two Pigs And A Smoker	167.3944
12	Better BBQ Co	166.2400
13	Peacemakers BBQ	166.2400
14	My3Sons BBQ	165.6800
15	Body by Que	165.1432
16	Beer Belly Barbeque	165.0856
17	All Smoked Up BBQ	163.9428
18	RobbieQ	163.9428
19	Ruthless Hogs BBQ	161.6572
20	Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que	161.6340
21	Chilling and Grilling BBQ Team	157.6572
22	Hillbilly Bar-B-Q	154.7656
23	Smokeshow	153.6456

Pork Ribs

24 entries · top 175.4288 · median 165.9828

#	Team	Score
1	WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ	175.4288
2	Chilling and Grilling BBQ Team	174.2972
3	RobbieQ	173.1200
4	All Smoked Up BBQ	170.8460
5	Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team	169.6800
6	Bramble BBQ	168.5372
7	Snake Holler BBQ	168.5256
8	Rudes BBQ	167.3828
9	Slingin' Q	166.2516
10	My3Sons BBQ	166.2400
11	HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ	166.2400
12	Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que	166.2284
13	Smokin A's	165.7372
14	Salty Heifer BBQ	165.0972
15	Blended Smoke BBQ	165.0856
16	Ruthless Hogs BBQ	163.9428
17	Two Pigs And A Smoker	163.3828
18	Body by Que	163.3828
19	Better BBQ Co	162.2400
20	Bumpy Pickle BBQ	161.6572
21	Smokeshow	161.0972
22	Beer Belly Barbeque	160.0000
23	Hillbilly Bar-B-Q	157.0628
24	Peacemakers BBQ	153.6228

Trekking for CDH

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Traveled in

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines

💪 A statement win

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

📸 Photo finishes

🏟️ A stacked field

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)

Score distribution

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)

Where the field came from (home regions on file)

This contest over the years full contest page →

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

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Backyard Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs