BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland

2019-06-28 – 2019-06-29 · Joliet, IL · State championship

Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $6,300.00

Grand Champion: The BBQ Bus (697.6916) · 42 teams

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THE BBQ BUS

697.6916 · Master Series — Overall

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ONE2BBQ

697.6688 · Master Series — Overall

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BIG "E" BBQ

692.5828 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

697.6916

Winning margin

0.0228

GC over RC

Field average

657.58

median 665.87

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

2.2400 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

679.8968

what a walk cost here

Field spread

249.8860

winner to last place

Prize money

$6,300.00

on the line

Most consistent

ONE2BBQ

avg finish 5.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 1.1428 pts — THUNDER HOG BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 42%

beats 58% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1521

avg power rating going in · stronger than 26% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ

rated 1640 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0228 points — closer than 96% of every championship 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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2019-06-28 ← this one	Joliet, IL	42	697.6916	The BBQ Bus
2020-09-11	Joliet, IL	—	—	—

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

42 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.3826

#	Team	Score
1	THE BBQ BUS	179.4400
2	iBQ'n	179.4400
3	GETTIN' BASTED	177.1428
4	ONE2BBQ	176.5716
5	AWW HELL	174.2856
6	QUE U	173.7028
7	BIG "E" BBQ	173.7028
8	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	173.1200
9	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	172.5600
10	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	172.5484
11	THUNDER HOG BBQ	170.8228
12	WICKED SMOKE BBQ	170.8228
13	Buster-que. 3 stooges bbq team	169.6684
14	Steamboat BBQ	169.6684
15	KEVLAR BBQ	168.5488
16	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	168.5484
17	SMOKE FREAKS	168.5484
18	CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE	168.5372
19	Littles BBQ Co	168.5256
20	D.F.G.'S BBQ	168.5256
21	Chasin Chicken Barbeque	167.3940
22	P.I.G.	167.3712
23	CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE	166.8344
24	FIGHTIN' RIBTIPS	166.8344
25	Smoke Wind and Fire	166.8228
26	BREW 'N' QUE	165.7144
27	MAC ATTACK BBQ	164.5488
28	SmokinGhost BBQ	163.9772
29	ACE OF DIAMONDS BBQ	163.4056
30	NUTTHIN BUT PORK	162.8228
31	QUEFELLAS BBQ	162.8000
32	PAPA'S BARBQ	162.2856
33	EF-Q	161.0740
34	SI2 BBQ	159.4056
35	FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ	159.3712
36	Steady Hoggin	154.8572
37	Soon To Be Sauced	151.4172
38	UP FROM THE PITS BBQ	151.3828
39	4 D'S BBQ	150.8228
40	Shooting Star Farm BBQ	143.9428
41	CODEUP BBQ	142.2172
42	Bigdaddyoowee Smokin Bones BBQ	137.6456

Master Series — Chicken

41 entries · top 178.3200 · median 170.2628

#	Team	Score
1	Buster-que. 3 stooges bbq team	178.3200
2	ACE OF DIAMONDS BBQ	177.7144
3	QUEFELLAS BBQ	175.4172
4	THE BBQ BUS	175.4172
5	ONE2BBQ	174.8572
6	EF-Q	174.8572
7	BIG "E" BBQ	174.3200
8	Littles BBQ Co	173.7256
9	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	173.7028
10	CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE	173.1544
11	iBQ'n	173.1200
12	Steamboat BBQ	173.1200
13	THUNDER HOG BBQ	172.5944
14	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	172.5484
15	D.F.G.'S BBQ	172.5484
16	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	171.9656
17	GETTIN' BASTED	171.4172
18	PAPA'S BARBQ	170.8456
19	FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ	170.8456
20	NUTTHIN BUT PORK	170.2628
21	BREW 'N' QUE	170.2628
22	SmokinGhost BBQ	169.7028
23	KEVLAR BBQ	169.6800
24	WICKED SMOKE BBQ	169.6684
25	P.I.G.	167.4172
26	QUE U	167.3944
27	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	167.3828
28	AWW HELL	165.6912
29	CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE	165.6684
30	MAC ATTACK BBQ	165.1316
31	Bigdaddyoowee Smokin Bones BBQ	163.9772
32	UP FROM THE PITS BBQ	163.4056
33	SMOKE FREAKS	162.2400
34	Soon To Be Sauced	158.8344
35	SI2 BBQ	157.0856
36	Smoke Wind and Fire	154.8112
37	4 D'S BBQ	154.2284
38	FIGHTIN' RIBTIPS	153.7144
39	Steady Hoggin	153.1200
40	Chasin Chicken Barbeque	152.5028
41	Shooting Star Farm BBQ	142.2056

Master Series — Overall

42 entries · top 697.6916 · median 665.8740

#	Team	Score
1	THE BBQ BUS	697.6916
2	ONE2BBQ	697.6688
3	BIG "E" BBQ	692.5828
4	GETTIN' BASTED	692.5600
5	D.F.G.'S BBQ	689.0740
6	THUNDER HOG BBQ	686.8000
7	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	686.7768
8	CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE	682.2516
9	SMOKE FREAKS	679.9428
10	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	679.8968
11	iBQ'n	679.3940
12	AWW HELL	679.3596
13	Littles BBQ Co	675.3256
14	Buster-que. 3 stooges bbq team	673.6112
15	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	673.0628
16	QUE U	671.8744
17	Steamboat BBQ	670.7200
18	CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE	670.2060
19	SmokinGhost BBQ	668.4800
20	MAC ATTACK BBQ	666.8232
21	Chasin Chicken Barbeque	666.1368
22	FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ	665.6112
23	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	664.9828
24	WICKED SMOKE BBQ	664.4340
25	PAPA'S BARBQ	663.9544
26	EF-Q	662.1256
27	NUTTHIN BUT PORK	659.2568
28	QUEFELLAS BBQ	658.1376
29	ACE OF DIAMONDS BBQ	657.6572
30	KEVLAR BBQ	657.5428
31	BREW 'N' QUE	653.6232
32	P.I.G.	653.5080
33	Smoke Wind and Fire	641.6000
34	Soon To Be Sauced	640.4688
35	FIGHTIN' RIBTIPS	637.6116
36	SI2 BBQ	634.1140
37	UP FROM THE PITS BBQ	632.4684
38	Steady Hoggin	619.3372
39	Bigdaddyoowee Smokin Bones BBQ	613.5084
40	4 D'S BBQ	607.2456
41	Shooting Star Farm BBQ	603.2572
42	CODEUP BBQ	447.8056

Master Series — Pork

42 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.8114

#	Team	Score
1	ONE2BBQ	176.5600
2	GETTIN' BASTED	176.0000
3	CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE	174.8800
4	SMOKE FREAKS	174.2972
5	THE BBQ BUS	173.7028
6	D.F.G.'S BBQ	173.7028
7	Chasin Chicken Barbeque	173.1200
8	BIG "E" BBQ	172.5600
9	QUE U	171.4056
10	SmokinGhost BBQ	171.4056
11	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	170.8456
12	Shooting Star Farm BBQ	170.2972
13	AWW HELL	169.6800
14	CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE	169.1200
15	FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ	168.0000
16	THUNDER HOG BBQ	167.3828
17	Soon To Be Sauced	166.8228
18	Littles BBQ Co	166.8228
19	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	165.7144
20	QUEFELLAS BBQ	165.6916
21	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	165.0856
22	Steamboat BBQ	164.5372
23	EF-Q	163.9544
24	NUTTHIN BUT PORK	163.9428
25	Steady Hoggin	163.4284
26	MAC ATTACK BBQ	163.3828
27	PAPA'S BARBQ	162.8344
28	FIGHTIN' RIBTIPS	162.2400
29	WICKED SMOKE BBQ	162.2400
30	iBQ'n	161.6912
31	P.I.G.	160.4912
32	BREW 'N' QUE	159.9772
33	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	159.3484
34	Smoke Wind and Fire	158.8344
35	KEVLAR BBQ	157.6456
36	Buster-que. 3 stooges bbq team	155.3484
37	ACE OF DIAMONDS BBQ	154.2972
38	Bigdaddyoowee Smokin Bones BBQ	153.6572
39	UP FROM THE PITS BBQ	150.8000
40	SI2 BBQ	148.4684
41	4 D'S BBQ	146.2400
42	CODEUP BBQ	139.8856

Master Series — Pork Ribs

42 entries · top 176.0000 · median 165.6914

#	Team	Score
1	THUNDER HOG BBQ	176.0000
2	SMOKE FREAKS	174.8572
3	D.F.G.'S BBQ	174.2972
4	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	174.2972
5	MAC ATTACK BBQ	173.7600
6	Chasin Chicken Barbeque	173.1200
7	BIG "E" BBQ	172.0000
8	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	170.8228
9	Buster-que. 3 stooges bbq team	170.2744
10	AWW HELL	169.7028
11	ONE2BBQ	169.6800
12	SI2 BBQ	169.1544
13	THE BBQ BUS	169.1316
14	CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE	168.5832
15	GETTIN' BASTED	168.0000
16	PAPA'S BARBQ	167.9888
17	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	167.4172
18	FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ	167.3944
19	UP FROM THE PITS BBQ	166.8800
20	Littles BBQ Co	166.2516
21	CODEUP BBQ	165.7028
22	CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE	165.6800
23	iBQ'n	165.1428
24	Soon To Be Sauced	163.3944
25	Steamboat BBQ	163.3944
26	SmokinGhost BBQ	163.3944
27	EF-Q	162.2400
28	ACE OF DIAMONDS BBQ	162.2400
29	NUTTHIN BUT PORK	162.2284
30	WICKED SMOKE BBQ	161.7028
31	KEVLAR BBQ	161.6684
32	Smoke Wind and Fire	161.1316
33	QUE U	159.3716
34	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	158.8116
35	P.I.G.	158.2284
36	Bigdaddyoowee Smokin Bones BBQ	158.2284
37	BREW 'N' QUE	157.6688
38	4 D'S BBQ	155.9544
39	FIGHTIN' RIBTIPS	154.8228
40	QUEFELLAS BBQ	154.2288
41	Steady Hoggin	147.9316
42	Shooting Star Farm BBQ	146.8116