Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1
2019-06-21 – 2019-06-22 · Belvidere, IL · 📍 Boon County Fairgrounds · State championship
Prize money: $14,950.00
Grand Champion: Razorracks (693.1316) · 50 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 4 LEGS UP BBQ
Entries
50
5 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
693.1316
Winning margin
4.6400
GC over RC
Field average
652.33
median 658.48
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.9144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
673.0744
10th place overall
Field spread
107.6232
winner to last place
Prize money
$14,950.00
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 77%
beats 23% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
48%
of the 50 teams with a home region came from outside IL
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.7 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1532
avg power rating going in · stronger than 37% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
RAZORRACKS took the Grand Championship home to MO.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: D.F.G.'S BBQ and RAZORRACKS tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 7–8: D.F.G.'S BBQ and HOG CALL BBQ tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 8–9: HOG CALL BBQ and WICKED SMOKE BBQ tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
RAZORRACKS came in rated below the field's top team, BOOMERANG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-22 | Boon County Fairgrounds | 51 | 693.1084 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | PELLET ENVY | |
| 2019-06-21 ← this one | Belvidere, IL | Boon County Fairgrounds | 50 | 693.1316 | Razorracks | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.3200 | 174.2628 | 171.4400 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 171.4172 | 169.7144 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.1772 | 174.2628 | 170.2628 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | 170.8572 |
| Ancillary — Pork Ribs | 164.5828 | 157.0972 | 154.7772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
50 entries · top 693.1316 · median 658.4802
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | The Smoke Hunters | |
| 4 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 5 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 7 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 8 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 9 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 10 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 11 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 12 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 13 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 14 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 15 | DB BBQ | |
| 16 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 17 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 18 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 19 | D.F.G.'S BBQ | |
| 20 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 21 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 22 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 23 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 24 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 25 | Burnt End Barbecue Company | |
| 26 | QUE U | |
| 27 | Porkrastinators | |
| 28 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 29 | STRESS RELIEF BBQ | |
| 30 | BURNIN BENJAMINS | |
| 31 | SHOW US YOUR SPITS | |
| 32 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 33 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 34 | Risky Brisket | |
| 35 | SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT | |
| 36 | MONSTERS OF THE RIBWAY | |
| 37 | Beauty and the Beef | |
| 38 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 39 | Du-Little BBQ | |
| 40 | Low Rent BBQ | |
| 41 | HOG CALL BBQ | |
| 42 | ROLL THE BONES BBQ | |
| 43 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 44 | Custom Catering and BBQ | |
| 45 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 46 | BIG T'S RACKS AND BACKS | |
| 47 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 48 | OTAKU SMOKE N BREW | |
| 49 | Celtic Que | |
| 50 | J.R.'s Post Oak Smoke |
Chicken
50 entries · top 178.3200 · median 165.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low Rent BBQ | |
| 2 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 3 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 4 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 5 | D.F.G.'S BBQ | |
| 6 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 7 | QUE U | |
| 8 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 10 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 11 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 12 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 13 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 14 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 15 | BURNIN BENJAMINS | |
| 16 | ROLL THE BONES BBQ | |
| 17 | DB BBQ | |
| 18 | Burnt End Barbecue Company | |
| 19 | The Smoke Hunters | |
| 20 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 21 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 22 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 23 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 25 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 26 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 27 | Porkrastinators | |
| 28 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 29 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 30 | Risky Brisket | |
| 31 | MONSTERS OF THE RIBWAY | |
| 32 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 33 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 34 | SHOW US YOUR SPITS | |
| 35 | STRESS RELIEF BBQ | |
| 36 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 37 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 38 | Beauty and the Beef | |
| 39 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 40 | SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT | |
| 41 | Du-Little BBQ | |
| 42 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 43 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 44 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 45 | HOG CALL BBQ | |
| 46 | J.R.'s Post Oak Smoke | |
| 47 | BIG T'S RACKS AND BACKS | |
| 48 | OTAKU SMOKE N BREW | |
| 49 | Custom Catering and BBQ | |
| 50 | Celtic Que |
Pork Ribs
50 entries · top 177.7144 · median 160.5316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 5 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 7 | D.F.G.'S BBQ | |
| 8 | HOG CALL BBQ | |
| 9 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 11 | The Smoke Hunters | |
| 12 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT | |
| 14 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 15 | DB BBQ | |
| 16 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 17 | Burnt End Barbecue Company | |
| 18 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 19 | SHOW US YOUR SPITS | |
| 20 | QUE U | |
| 21 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 22 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 23 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 24 | Porkrastinators | |
| 25 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 26 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 27 | Celtic Que | |
| 28 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 29 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 30 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 31 | Risky Brisket | |
| 32 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 33 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 34 | Beauty and the Beef | |
| 35 | STRESS RELIEF BBQ | |
| 36 | BURNIN BENJAMINS | |
| 37 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 38 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 39 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 40 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 41 | OTAKU SMOKE N BREW | |
| 42 | J.R.'s Post Oak Smoke | |
| 43 | BIG T'S RACKS AND BACKS | |
| 44 | MONSTERS OF THE RIBWAY | |
| 45 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 46 | Low Rent BBQ | |
| 47 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 48 | Du-Little BBQ | |
| 49 | ROLL THE BONES BBQ | |
| 50 | Custom Catering and BBQ |
Pork
50 entries · top 177.1772 · median 165.0914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 2 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 4 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 5 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 6 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 7 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 8 | MONSTERS OF THE RIBWAY | |
| 9 | The Smoke Hunters | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 12 | DB BBQ | |
| 13 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 14 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 15 | Custom Catering and BBQ | |
| 16 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 17 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 18 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 19 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 20 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 21 | HOG CALL BBQ | |
| 22 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 23 | Du-Little BBQ | |
| 24 | OTAKU SMOKE N BREW | |
| 25 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 26 | Risky Brisket | |
| 27 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 28 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 29 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 30 | STRESS RELIEF BBQ | |
| 31 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 32 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 33 | Porkrastinators | |
| 34 | BIG T'S RACKS AND BACKS | |
| 35 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 36 | SHOW US YOUR SPITS | |
| 37 | Beauty and the Beef | |
| 38 | D.F.G.'S BBQ | |
| 39 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 40 | Burnt End Barbecue Company | |
| 41 | SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT | |
| 42 | Low Rent BBQ | |
| 43 | QUE U | |
| 44 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 45 | BURNIN BENJAMINS | |
| 46 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 47 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 48 | ROLL THE BONES BBQ | |
| 49 | Celtic Que | |
| 50 | J.R.'s Post Oak Smoke |
Brisket
50 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.2456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 2 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 3 | The Smoke Hunters | |
| 4 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 5 | BURNIN BENJAMINS | |
| 6 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 8 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 9 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 10 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 11 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 12 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 13 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 14 | STRESS RELIEF BBQ | |
| 15 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 16 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 17 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 18 | Porkrastinators | |
| 19 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 20 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 21 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 22 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 23 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 24 | Burnt End Barbecue Company | |
| 25 | QUE U | |
| 26 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 27 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 28 | DB BBQ | |
| 29 | SHOW US YOUR SPITS | |
| 30 | Beauty and the Beef | |
| 31 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 32 | D.F.G.'S BBQ | |
| 33 | Custom Catering and BBQ | |
| 34 | ROLL THE BONES BBQ | |
| 35 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 36 | SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT | |
| 37 | Risky Brisket | |
| 38 | Du-Little BBQ | |
| 39 | MONSTERS OF THE RIBWAY | |
| 40 | Celtic Que | |
| 41 | BIG T'S RACKS AND BACKS | |
| 42 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 43 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 44 | J.R.'s Post Oak Smoke | |
| 45 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 46 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 47 | Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | |
| 48 | Low Rent BBQ | |
| 49 | OTAKU SMOKE N BREW | |
| 50 | HOG CALL BBQ |
Ancillary
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 164.5828 · median 154.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Kranzusch | |
| 2 | Hump's Haven | |
| 3 | George O'Brien | |
| 4 | Whoop Ash BBQ | |
| 5 | Hot N Fast Chicks | |
| 6 | Smitty's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin' Walders | |
| 8 | Hillbilly Deluxe | |
| 9 | Barbed Wire BBQ | |
| 10 | Buster-que | |
| 11 | Half-Lit | |
| 12 | Juergens Smokehouse | |
| 13 | Smokin Tasty | |
| 14 | Hurri Q | |
| 15 | Bob's All American BBQ | |
| 16 | Trusted BBQ | |
| 17 | Bull Dog BBQ |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Kids-Q — Kids-Q 12-15
2 entries · top 168.5372 · median 163.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Call & Trenton Bush | |
| 2 | Chloe Tekell & Lauren McDowell |
Kids-Q — Kids-Q 7-11
10 entries · top 176.0344 · median 165.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skylar Tekell | |
| 2 | Kennedy Dennin | |
| 3 | Cole Ferguson | |
| 4 | Kyson Daniels | |
| 5 | Maddy Schilling | |
| 6 | Nathan Schilling | |
| 7 | Taylor Moreau | |
| 8 | Mara Schilling | |
| 9 | Brody Ferguson | |
| 10 | Nya Soltow |