Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
· BlueIsland, IL · 📍 12804 S Highland Ave
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER
Grand Champion: Bad-Axe- BBQ (333.0972) · 16 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Smoke of the Irish
Entries
16
2 judged meats
Top score
333.0972
Winning margin
7.9316
GC over RC
Field average
308.37
median 307.16
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
13.1888 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
305.7372
10th place overall
Field spread
66.9484
winner to last place
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 81%
beats 19% of 58 Competitor Series wins in the data
Traveled in
0%
of the 16 teams with a home region came from outside IL
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Bad-Axe- BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 5 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 9–10: Pig Out BBQ edged Blue Island Pork District by 0.0456. Chicken places 3–4: 708-BBQ-CREW edged Bad-Axe- BBQ by 0.0572. Pork Ribs places 4–5: BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ edged R2-BQ by 0.1260.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Bad-Axe-BBQ (won 2015, 2018).
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
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ← this one | BlueIsland, IL | 12804 S Highland Ave | 16 | 333.0972 | Bad-Axe- BBQ | — |
| 2015-09-26 | Blue Island, IL 60406 | 14 | 330.8688 | Bad-Axe-BBQ | T.C. Grilling | |
| 2016-09-24 | 12804 Highland | 23 | 168.5600 | Ren's BBQ | Blue Island BBQ | |
| 2017-09-23 | Old Trace Park | 18 | 166.2744 | Ren's BBQ | Smoke of the Irish | |
| 2018-09-22 | 12804 South Highland Ave | 16 | 334.2628 | Bad Axe BBQ | HurriQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.7372 | 159.9312 | 152.0228 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5600 | 159.3712 | 151.4288 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Competitor Series
Overall
16 entries · top 333.0972 · median 307.1600
Chicken
16 entries · top 173.7372 · median 153.9942
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 172.5600 · median 152.8972