— · Yorkville, IL · 📍 Crusade Burger Bar
Reps: Becky Druetzler, Dave Druetzler · Prize money: $5,000
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. won Grand Champion at the Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) in Yorkville, IL at Crusade Burger Bar, scoring 518.2744 in a field of 38 teams. BIG "E" BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 509.6684. Category winners: Chicken — BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. (175.4400); Pork Ribs — Pit Snipe BBQ (177.7144).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Chicken places 8–9: THE BBQ BUS edged HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 6–7: CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE edged BIG "E" BBQ by 0.0460.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 170.8684 | 167.4516 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 169.1656 | 164.5600 |
38 entries · top 518.2744 · median 486.4858 · out of 540, not the usual 720
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 2 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 3 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 4 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 5 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 6 | HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ | |
| 7 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOTDIGGITY HOG | |
| 8 | Pit Snipe BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 10 | P.I.G. | |
| 11 | Hard Knocks BBQ | |
| 12 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 13 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 14 | Beauty and the Beef | |
| 15 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 16 | SAUCED N SMOKED | |
| 17 | Que PD - BBQ Pork Department | |
| 18 | Hammered Swine | |
| 19 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 20 | Big Buddha Q | |
| 21 | MUD'S BBQ | |
| 22 | Rusty Drum BBQ | |
| 23 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 24 | Pork and Starboard | |
| 25 | HUMP'S HAVEN BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 26 | OU8RQ's | |
| 27 | SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT | |
| 28 | Wort Hawg BBQ | |
| 29 | THERMAL CHAOS BBQ | |
| 30 | HOLY SMOQUE BBQ | |
| 31 | BAD AXE BAR -B - QUE | |
| 32 | Smokey and the Bandits | |
| 33 | PLUMBER Q | |
| 34 | A Few Good Butts | |
| 35 | A-TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 36 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 37 | SMOKE GIGGITY | |
| 38 | RACK MASTERS BBQ |
38 entries · top 175.4400 · median 159.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 2 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOTDIGGITY HOG | |
| 3 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 4 | Pit Snipe BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 6 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 7 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 8 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 9 | HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ | |
| 10 | Hard Knocks BBQ | |
| 11 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 12 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 13 | MUD'S BBQ | |
| 14 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 15 | PLUMBER Q | |
| 16 | Que PD - BBQ Pork Department | |
| 17 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 18 | Hammered Swine | |
| 19 | Smokey and the Bandits | |
| 20 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 21 | A-TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 22 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 23 | OU8RQ's | |
| 24 | THERMAL CHAOS BBQ | |
| 25 | Beauty and the Beef | |
| 26 | BAD AXE BAR -B - QUE | |
| 27 | A Few Good Butts | |
| 28 | Wort Hawg BBQ | |
| 29 | HUMP'S HAVEN BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT | |
| 31 | HOLY SMOQUE BBQ | |
| 32 | P.I.G. | |
| 33 | Big Buddha Q | |
| 34 | SMOKE GIGGITY | |
| 35 | Pork and Starboard | |
| 36 | Rusty Drum BBQ | |
| 37 | SAUCED N SMOKED | |
| 38 | HOT EMBERS BBQ |
38 entries · top 177.7144 · median 159.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pit Snipe BBQ | |
| 2 | P.I.G. | |
| 3 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 5 | Hard Knocks BBQ | |
| 6 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 7 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ | |
| 9 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 10 | Pork and Starboard | |
| 11 | SAUCED N SMOKED | |
| 12 | OU8RQ's | |
| 13 | Rusty Drum BBQ | |
| 14 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 15 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 16 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 17 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Buddha Q | |
| 19 | Wort Hawg BBQ | |
| 20 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 21 | Hammered Swine | |
| 22 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 23 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOTDIGGITY HOG | |
| 24 | THERMAL CHAOS BBQ | |
| 25 | Beauty and the Beef | |
| 26 | HUMP'S HAVEN BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT | |
| 28 | Que PD - BBQ Pork Department | |
| 29 | MUD'S BBQ | |
| 30 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 31 | A-TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 32 | BAD AXE BAR -B - QUE | |
| 33 | PLUMBER Q | |
| 34 | Smokey and the Bandits | |
| 35 | HOLY SMOQUE BBQ | |
| 36 | A Few Good Butts | |
| 37 | SMOKE GIGGITY | |
| 38 | RACK MASTERS BBQ |
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.
38 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beauty and the Beef | |
| 2 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 3 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 4 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 5 | P.I.G. | |
| 6 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 7 | SAUCED N SMOKED | |
| 8 | Big Buddha Q | |
| 9 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 10 | SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT | |
| 11 | HUMP'S HAVEN BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 12 | HOLY SMOQUE BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 14 | Rusty Drum BBQ | |
| 15 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOTDIGGITY HOG | |
| 16 | Que PD - BBQ Pork Department | |
| 17 | Pork and Starboard | |
| 18 | HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ | |
| 19 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 20 | A Few Good Butts | |
| 21 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 22 | Hammered Swine | |
| 23 | MUD'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Wort Hawg BBQ | |
| 25 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 26 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 27 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 28 | THERMAL CHAOS BBQ | |
| 29 | OU8RQ's | |
| 30 | BAD AXE BAR -B - QUE | |
| 31 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 32 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 33 | Hard Knocks BBQ | |
| 34 | Smokey and the Bandits | |
| 35 | A-TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 36 | Pit Snipe BBQ | |
| 37 | PLUMBER Q | |
| 38 | SMOKE GIGGITY |
21 entries · top 174.2972 · median 162.2512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLY SMOQUE BBQ | |
| 2 | BAD AXE BAR -B - QUE | |
| 3 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 4 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 5 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 6 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 7 | OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | SAUCED N SMOKED | |
| 9 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 10 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 11 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 12 | Beauty and the Beef | |
| 13 | Que PD - BBQ Pork Department | |
| 14 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 15 | A-TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 16 | A Few Good Butts | |
| 17 | Hard Knocks BBQ | |
| 18 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOTDIGGITY HOG | |
| 19 | Wort Hawg BBQ | |
| 20 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 21 | Big Buddha Q |