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*Heritage Days BBQ Showdown

2017-06-23 – 2017-06-24 · Belvidere, IL · 📍 Boon County Fairgrounds

Grand Champion: THUNDER HOG BBQ (694.2400) · 42 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 ONE2BBQ

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THUNDER HOG BBQ
694.2400 · Master Series — Overall
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ONE2BBQ
687.9432 · Master Series — Overall
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IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE
682.2404 · Master Series — Overall

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 175.45
  • Pork Ribs 174.86
  • Pork 176.01
  • Brisket 178.86
20.00 178.86

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2021 — this edition picked out.

2016-06-24 — 697.1200 (THE SMOKE HUNTERS) 2017-06-23 — 694.2400 (THUNDER HOG BBQ) 2021-06-25 — 692.0000 (4 Legs Up BBQ) 2021-06-26 — 687.9200 (Heavy Smoke BBQ) 694.24 2016 2021

Entries

42
4 judged meats

Top score

694.2400

Winning margin

6.2968
GC over RC

Field average

644.31
493.63694.24
median 653.01 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Chicken
2.8916 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

666.1824
493.63694.24
10th place overall

Field spread

200.6056
winner to last place

Most consistent

THUNDER HOG BBQ
avg finish 3.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket
won by 5.1544 pts — THUNDER HOG BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 57%
beats 43% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

48%
16 of 33 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.83 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1568
avg power rating going in · stronger than 53% of contests

Top-rated in the field

One2BBQ
rated 1877 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.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 4–5: TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI and THE SMOKE HUNTERS tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: FIREHOUSE SMOKE and JH OLD SCHOOL tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: D.F.G.'S BBQ and PLASTERED PORK BBQ tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 4–5 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
  • Pork 1–2 · 0.0116

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

THUNDER HOG BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.

  • Pork Ribs 1st
  • Brisket 1st

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

THUNDER HOG BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 9th.

  • Chicken 3rd
  • Pork Ribs 1st
  • Pork 9th
  • Brisket 1st

A contest record in brisket

178.8572 best brisket ever cooked here

THUNDER HOG BBQ turned in 178.8572 in brisket — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.

  • old best 177.7028
  • across 1 past editions

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THE SMOKE HUNTERS (won 2016).

  • THE SMOKE HUNTERS · 2016

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
2016-06-24 Belvidere, IL Belvidere, IL 33 697.1200 THE SMOKE HUNTERS IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
2017-06-23 ← this one Belvidere, IL Boon County Fairgrounds 42 694.2400 THUNDER HOG BBQ ONE2BBQ
2021-06-25 Belvidere, IL Boone County Fairgrounds 49 692.0000 4 Legs Up BBQ THE BBQ BUS
2021-06-26 Belvidere, IL Boone County Fairgrounds 43 687.9200 Heavy Smoke BBQ IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

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

Category1st5th10th
Chicken175.4516172.5600169.7028
Pork Ribs174.8572170.2972167.9656
Pork176.0116171.9884166.2400
Brisket178.8572171.9656168.5372

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

42 entries · top 694.2400 · median 653.0116

#TeamScore
1 THUNDER HOG BBQ 694.2400
2 ONE2BBQ 687.9432
3 IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE 682.2404
4 TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI 682.2284
5 BIG "E" BBQ 675.3712
6 FIREHOUSE SMOKE 673.0396
7 Risky Brisket 671.8628
8 PLASTERED PORK BBQ 670.2512
9 WICKED SMOKE BBQ 669.0744
10 KANAK ATTACK 666.1824
11 SMOKE FREAKS 665.5888
12 JH OLD SCHOOL 665.5884
13 THE SMOKE HUNTERS 665.5768
14 RACK MASTERS BBQ 665.0744
15 D.F.G.'S BBQ 664.4684
16 CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE 663.3028
17 QUAU 662.6968
18 BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. 657.0860
19 WE WILL ROCK QUE 656.4916
20 MONSTERS OF THE RIBWAY 653.1088
21 CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ 653.0748
22 THE BBQ SHERPAS 652.9484
23 SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ 648.4000
24 DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA 646.1940
25 STRESS RELIEF BBQ 645.0740
26 T-BAUM BBQ 645.0176
27 CARNIVORE'S PARADISE 642.1828
28 HOG CALL BBQ 640.4808
29 BURNIN BENJAMINS 634.2172
30 ACE OF DIAMONDS BBQ 634.1832
31 VETERANS Q 633.5540
32 SMOKY LINCS 631.8972
33 JUERGENS SMOKEHOUSE 631.5316
34 THE 4 SMOKEMEN BBQ 630.8348
35 THE BBQ BUS -CA 629.5544
36 HOLY SMOQUE BBQ 624.9828
37 Verdi Club BBQ 614.1716
38 Ziggy's Piggies 590.1944
39 SUGAR RAY'S BBQ 588.3888
40 BLAKES'S PIT CREW 583.2568
41 Port of Indecision 575.9192
42 4 D'S BBQ 493.6344

Chicken

42 entries · top 175.4516 · median 163.9828

#TeamScore
1 JH OLD SCHOOL 175.4516
2 IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE 173.7488
3 THUNDER HOG BBQ 173.1200
4 TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI 172.5600
5 THE SMOKE HUNTERS 172.5600
6 SMOKE FREAKS 172.0116
7 THE 4 SMOKEMEN BBQ 171.4516
8 STRESS RELIEF BBQ 170.8572
9 ONE2BBQ 170.8344
10 RACK MASTERS BBQ 169.7028
11 QUAU 169.7028
12 WICKED SMOKE BBQ 169.1200
13 Risky Brisket 167.9772
14 D.F.G.'S BBQ 167.3828
15 BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. 166.8572
16 MONSTERS OF THE RIBWAY 165.7028
17 BIG "E" BBQ 165.6684
18 CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE 165.1200
19 KANAK ATTACK 165.1200
20 Verdi Club BBQ 164.5600
21 PLASTERED PORK BBQ 164.0000
22 CARNIVORE'S PARADISE 163.9656
23 Ziggy's Piggies 161.7372
24 CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ 161.6572
25 VETERANS Q 161.1428
26 SMOKY LINCS 161.1200
27 SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ 161.1200
28 FIREHOUSE SMOKE 161.1084
29 T-BAUM BBQ 161.0972
30 HOG CALL BBQ 159.9772
31 THE BBQ SHERPAS 159.9428
32 WE WILL ROCK QUE 159.3828
33 BURNIN BENJAMINS 158.2400
34 HOLY SMOQUE BBQ 154.2628
35 DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA 154.2284
36 THE BBQ BUS -CA 153.6572
37 JUERGENS SMOKEHOUSE 152.5256
38 4 D'S BBQ 149.6688
39 ACE OF DIAMONDS BBQ 148.5488
40 BLAKES'S PIT CREW 147.8972
41 SUGAR RAY'S BBQ 144.0000
42 Port of Indecision 133.0624

Pork Ribs

42 entries · top 174.8572 · median 163.9946

#TeamScore
1 THUNDER HOG BBQ 174.8572
2 ONE2BBQ 174.2744
3 IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE 172.5716
4 THE 4 SMOKEMEN BBQ 172.0000
5 TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI 170.2972
6 FIREHOUSE SMOKE 169.6800
7 JH OLD SCHOOL 169.6800
8 D.F.G.'S BBQ 168.5600
9 PLASTERED PORK BBQ 168.5600
10 CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE 167.9656
11 Risky Brisket 167.9656
12 BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. 166.8804
13 ACE OF DIAMONDS BBQ 166.8572
14 SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ 166.8344
15 THE BBQ SHERPAS 166.8228
16 QUAU 166.8228
17 SMOKE FREAKS 166.8228
18 Port of Indecision 166.3200
19 WE WILL ROCK QUE 166.2972
20 BIG "E" BBQ 164.0116
21 BURNIN BENJAMINS 164.0116
22 HOG CALL BBQ 163.9776
23 STRESS RELIEF BBQ 163.3712
24 JUERGENS SMOKEHOUSE 162.9144
25 CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ 162.8688
26 WICKED SMOKE BBQ 162.8228
27 T-BAUM BBQ 162.2860
28 RACK MASTERS BBQ 162.2400
29 MONSTERS OF THE RIBWAY 161.1772
30 KANAK ATTACK 159.9656
31 THE SMOKE HUNTERS 159.9540
32 DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA 159.4172
33 SMOKY LINCS 158.8688
34 4 D'S BBQ 158.2972
35 Verdi Club BBQ 158.2516
36 VETERANS Q 156.5484
37 THE BBQ BUS -CA 155.9544
38 CARNIVORE'S PARADISE 155.3484
39 SUGAR RAY'S BBQ 151.3716
40 BLAKES'S PIT CREW 149.7028
41 Ziggy's Piggies 140.5372
42 HOLY SMOQUE BBQ 138.7544

Pork

42 entries · top 176.0116 · median 163.1372

#TeamScore
1 ONE2BBQ 176.0116
2 TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI 176.0000
3 FIREHOUSE SMOKE 174.2972
4 RACK MASTERS BBQ 172.5600
5 BIG "E" BBQ 171.9884
6 THE SMOKE HUNTERS 171.4172
7 KANAK ATTACK 170.8112
8 HOLY SMOQUE BBQ 169.1200
9 THUNDER HOG BBQ 167.4056
10 IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE 166.2400
11 JUERGENS SMOKEHOUSE 165.7716
12 4 D'S BBQ 165.6684
13 BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. 165.6684
14 PLASTERED PORK BBQ 165.1084
15 WE WILL ROCK QUE 165.0972
16 D.F.G.'S BBQ 164.5828
17 WICKED SMOKE BBQ 164.5716
18 MONSTERS OF THE RIBWAY 163.9772
19 CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ 163.9544
20 Risky Brisket 163.9544
21 CARNIVORE'S PARADISE 163.4172
22 ACE OF DIAMONDS BBQ 162.8572
23 QUAU 162.8000
24 DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA 161.6684
25 CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE 161.0972
26 THE BBQ SHERPAS 161.0972
27 T-BAUM BBQ 160.5488
28 VETERANS Q 159.3600
29 SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ 159.3484
30 THE 4 SMOKEMEN BBQ 158.2744
31 SMOKE FREAKS 158.2172
32 THE BBQ BUS -CA 157.7028
33 HOG CALL BBQ 156.5372
34 SMOKY LINCS 155.9656
35 JH OLD SCHOOL 155.3484
36 SUGAR RAY'S BBQ 154.2400
37 Verdi Club BBQ 151.9544
38 STRESS RELIEF BBQ 149.6684
39 Ziggy's Piggies 147.4056
40 BURNIN BENJAMINS 145.6684
41 BLAKES'S PIT CREW 143.3712
42 Port of Indecision 142.2512

Brisket

42 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.5486

#TeamScore
1 THUNDER HOG BBQ 178.8572
2 BIG "E" BBQ 173.7028
3 PLASTERED PORK BBQ 172.5828
4 WICKED SMOKE BBQ 172.5600
5 Risky Brisket 171.9656
6 DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA 170.8800
7 KANAK ATTACK 170.2856
8 IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE 169.6800
9 CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE 169.1200
10 SMOKE FREAKS 168.5372
11 FIREHOUSE SMOKE 167.9540
12 ONE2BBQ 166.8228
13 BURNIN BENJAMINS 166.2972
14 WE WILL ROCK QUE 165.7144
15 JH OLD SCHOOL 165.1084
16 THE BBQ SHERPAS 165.0856
17 CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ 164.5944
18 D.F.G.'S BBQ 163.9428
19 TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI 163.3712
20 QUAU 163.3712
21 HOLY SMOQUE BBQ 162.8456
22 MONSTERS OF THE RIBWAY 162.2516
23 THE BBQ BUS -CA 162.2400
24 THE SMOKE HUNTERS 161.6456
25 STRESS RELIEF BBQ 161.1772
26 SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ 161.0972
27 T-BAUM BBQ 161.0856
28 RACK MASTERS BBQ 160.5716
29 HOG CALL BBQ 159.9888
30 CARNIVORE'S PARADISE 159.4516
31 BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. 157.6800
32 VETERANS Q 156.5028
33 SMOKY LINCS 155.9428
34 ACE OF DIAMONDS BBQ 155.9200
35 JUERGENS SMOKEHOUSE 150.3200
36 BLAKES'S PIT CREW 142.2856
37 Ziggy's Piggies 140.5144
38 Verdi Club BBQ 139.4056
39 SUGAR RAY'S BBQ 138.7772
40 Port of Indecision 134.2856
41 THE 4 SMOKEMEN BBQ 129.1088
42 4 D'S BBQ 20.0000

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