*Route 66 Smoke Out
2018-05-04 – 2018-05-05 · 📍 419 W Waupansie
Grand Champion: BILLY RAY BBQ (694.2516) · 38 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE
Contest preview (from past editions of this contest)
🏆 Defending champion
ALL IN QUE won the most recent scored edition (2017-05-05).
🎪 Typical draw
This contest has averaged 36 teams across 3 scored editions.
📏 Contest record
The highest overall score here is 702.8460, set by THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS in 2015.
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-01 | Dwight, IL 60420 | 40 | 702.8460 | THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS | TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE | |
| 2016-05-06 | 419 W Waupansie | 40 | 691.3368 | THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 2017-05-05 | 419 W Waupansie | 29 | 691.9544 | ALL IN QUE | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 2018-05-04 ← this one | 419 W Waupansie | 38 | 694.2516 | BILLY RAY BBQ | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 2019-05-03 | Dwight, IL | 419 W Waupansie | 33 | 693.6916 | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | iBQ'n |
| 2021-05-01 | Dwight, IL | 132 E main St | 44 | 703.4172 | The BBQ Bus | BIG "E" BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Dwight, IL | 132 E main St | 33 | 702.8000 | Que U | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
Official results are up on kcbs.us ↗ but haven’t been pulled here yet — they land with the nightly scrape.