Harvest On the Fire At the Winery

2020-07-10 – 2020-07-11 · Marshall, IL · 📍 1288 N 1200th st. · State championship

Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, CHARLIE BRINZA, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $8,350.00

Grand Champion: Big Boots BBQ (694.2056) · 53 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 LOCAL YOKELS BBQ

🥇

BIG BOOTS BBQ

694.2056 · Master Series — Overall

🥈

LOCAL YOKELS BBQ

689.0628 · Master Series — Overall

🥉

SmokinGhost BBQ

687.9888 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

694.2056

Winning margin

5.1428

GC over RC

Field average

663.45

median 671.89

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

683.3256

10th place overall

Field spread

111.6344

winner to last place

Prize money

$8,350.00

on the line

Most consistent

BIG BOOTS BBQ

avg finish 6.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 2.2856 pts — HIGH ON THE HAWG

How hot was the win?

Top 74%

beats 26% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

60%

of the 53 teams with a home region came from outside IL

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.51 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1554

avg power rating going in · stronger than 59% of contests

Top-rated in the field

iBQ'n

rated 1709 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

Big Boots BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MO.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 2–3: JANKY LEG BBQ and SmokinGhost BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: iBQ'n and THUNDER HOG BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: PORKRASTINATORS and SmokinGhost BBQ tied on 172.0116 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

🃏 An upset on the books

Big Boots BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, iBQ'n, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-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)

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
2020-07-10 ← this one	Marshall, IL	1288 N 1200th st.	53	694.2056	Big Boots BBQ	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ
2021-07-09	Marshall, IL	Marshall, IL 62441	38	693.6800	Heavy Smoke BBQ	JANKY LEG BBQ

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	177.7028	174.8572	173.1200
Pork Ribs	177.7144	171.9772	170.2744
Pork	176.0000	173.7028	171.9772
Brisket	177.1428	174.2628	173.1084

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

53 entries · top 694.2056 · median 671.8856

#	Team	Score
1	BIG BOOTS BBQ	694.2056
2	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	689.0628
3	SmokinGhost BBQ	687.9888
4	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	687.3944
5	Heavy Smoke BBQ	686.2172
6	QUE U	685.6456
7	HIGH ON THE HAWG	685.0744
8	Eleven Thirteen Q	683.9200
9	Chasin Chicken Barbeque	683.9088
10	iBQ'n	683.3256
11	TWISTED SMOKE ADC	682.2288
12	Organizer Portal	682.2056
13	JANKY LEG BBQ	682.1828
14	BooyaQ	681.6576
15	JaBs BBQ	680.5716
16	RAZORRACKS	678.7540
17	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	676.4572
18	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	675.3484
19	BIG "E" BBQ	674.2056
20	Shiggin aint easy	674.1600
21	WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ	673.6572
22	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	673.5540
23	SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	673.0288
24	WEQ4U	672.4912
25	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	672.4800
26	Hickory Stick BBQ	671.9432
27	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	671.8856
28	FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	671.3144
29	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	669.6000
30	ONE2BBQ	669.5888
31	THUNDER HOG BBQ	667.8400
32	THE BBQ BUS	663.8400
33	PORKRASTINATORS	662.7544
34	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	662.1600
35	CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE	661.6228
36	Three Stooges bbq	661.0516
37	RUSTY PIG BBQ	658.1712
38	BBQ Maestros	657.0864
39	No Prep BBQ	655.8516
40	TRIPLE H BBQ	654.1144
41	DB BBQ	654.0800
42	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	653.5544
43	Lucky 13	647.2340
44	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	645.6228
45	SI2 BBQ	642.0912
46	WE WILL ROCK QUE	641.5656
47	MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ	636.9720
48	SMOKIN HOOSIERS	627.2000
49	UP FROM THE PITS BBQ	626.6972
50	Chunky Monkey BBQ	616.4456
51	SMOKE DAWGS	612.2852
52	Smokin’ Whiskey Barrel BBQ	598.0456
53	BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ	582.5712

Chicken

53 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9772

#	Team	Score
1	HIGH ON THE HAWG	177.7028
2	JANKY LEG BBQ	175.4172
3	SmokinGhost BBQ	175.4172
4	iBQ'n	175.4056
5	Organizer Portal	174.8572
6	Heavy Smoke BBQ	174.8456
7	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	174.2744
8	BIG BOOTS BBQ	174.2628
9	JaBs BBQ	173.7372
10	QUE U	173.1200
11	TWISTED SMOKE ADC	173.1200
12	RAZORRACKS	172.5600
13	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	172.5600
14	BIG "E" BBQ	171.9884
15	BooyaQ	171.4516
16	Eleven Thirteen Q	170.8228
17	FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	170.8228
18	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	170.2856
19	WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ	170.2744
20	THUNDER HOG BBQ	170.2628
21	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	168.5600
22	WEQ4U	168.5484
23	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	168.5372
24	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	168.5256
25	RUSTY PIG BBQ	168.5256
26	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	167.9772
27	Three Stooges bbq	167.9772
28	CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE	167.9656
29	Chasin Chicken Barbeque	167.3944
30	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	167.3828
31	Hickory Stick BBQ	166.8572
32	SMOKIN HOOSIERS	166.8228
33	BBQ Maestros	166.2860
34	ONE2BBQ	166.2744
35	THE BBQ BUS	166.2516
36	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	165.7028
37	SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	165.6800
38	Shiggin aint easy	163.9888
39	BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ	163.9884
40	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	162.8344
41	SMOKE DAWGS	162.8228
42	DB BBQ	162.2516
43	TRIPLE H BBQ	161.6800
44	PORKRASTINATORS	161.6456
45	Lucky 13	161.0856
46	SI2 BBQ	160.5372
47	Chunky Monkey BBQ	160.0000
48	No Prep BBQ	159.9428
49	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	159.9428
50	Smokin’ Whiskey Barrel BBQ	157.6800
51	UP FROM THE PITS BBQ	155.9772
52	WE WILL ROCK QUE	155.9316
53	MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ	150.1944

Pork Ribs

53 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2976

#	Team	Score
1	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	177.7144
2	HIGH ON THE HAWG	175.4516
3	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	173.7144
4	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	171.9888
5	BIG BOOTS BBQ	171.9772
6	JANKY LEG BBQ	171.9656
7	CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE	170.8572
8	TWISTED SMOKE ADC	170.8344
9	THE BBQ BUS	170.8228
10	Chasin Chicken Barbeque	170.2744
11	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	170.2744
12	Organizer Portal	169.1316
13	WEQ4U	169.1200
14	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	169.1200
15	RUSTY PIG BBQ	168.5944
16	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	168.5600
17	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	168.5372
18	FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	167.9888
19	WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ	167.9772
20	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	167.9772
21	JaBs BBQ	167.4400
22	QUE U	167.4056
23	Three Stooges bbq	167.4056
24	BooyaQ	167.3944
25	Shiggin aint easy	167.3828
26	SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	166.8344
27	Hickory Stick BBQ	166.2976
28	BIG "E" BBQ	166.2744
29	Eleven Thirteen Q	165.7144
30	Heavy Smoke BBQ	165.6916
31	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	165.1200
32	TRIPLE H BBQ	165.0972
33	Lucky 13	163.9772
34	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	163.4172
35	SmokinGhost BBQ	163.4172
36	DB BBQ	162.8000
37	BBQ Maestros	161.1316
38	WE WILL ROCK QUE	161.1200
39	RAZORRACKS	160.5256
40	PORKRASTINATORS	159.9544
41	iBQ'n	159.3944
42	ONE2BBQ	159.3832
43	MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ	158.2172
44	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	157.0972
45	SMOKE DAWGS	157.0512
46	THUNDER HOG BBQ	155.9316
47	No Prep BBQ	155.3716
48	Chunky Monkey BBQ	154.2972
49	UP FROM THE PITS BBQ	151.9544
50	SI2 BBQ	150.2056
51	Smokin’ Whiskey Barrel BBQ	142.7888
52	BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ	141.6228
53	SMOKIN HOOSIERS	139.9316

Pork

53 entries · top 176.0000 · median 167.3828

#	Team	Score
1	Heavy Smoke BBQ	176.0000
2	SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	175.4172
3	iBQ'n	174.2628
4	THUNDER HOG BBQ	174.2628
5	BIG BOOTS BBQ	173.7028
6	BooyaQ	173.1200
7	PORKRASTINATORS	172.0116
8	SmokinGhost BBQ	172.0116
9	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	172.0000
10	Chasin Chicken Barbeque	171.9772
11	No Prep BBQ	171.9772
12	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	171.9772
13	RAZORRACKS	171.9656
14	ONE2BBQ	171.9656
15	JaBs BBQ	171.4172
16	FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	171.4172
17	Eleven Thirteen Q	170.8228
18	QUE U	170.8228
19	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	170.8228
20	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	170.8228
21	SI2 BBQ	170.8228
22	Shiggin aint easy	169.6800
23	Organizer Portal	169.1084
24	WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ	168.5600
25	WEQ4U	168.5256
26	JANKY LEG BBQ	167.9772
27	Lucky 13	167.3828
28	DB BBQ	167.3712
29	MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ	166.8572
30	BBQ Maestros	166.8344
31	BIG "E" BBQ	166.2628
32	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	166.2628
33	Hickory Stick BBQ	166.2400
34	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	164.5372
35	CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE	164.5372
36	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	164.5256
37	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	163.9312
38	UP FROM THE PITS BBQ	163.4172
39	TWISTED SMOKE ADC	162.8572
40	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	162.8000
41	THE BBQ BUS	162.2284
42	TRIPLE H BBQ	161.0972
43	Three Stooges bbq	160.5488
44	SMOKIN HOOSIERS	160.5028
45	HIGH ON THE HAWG	158.8000
46	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	157.0972
47	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	157.0628
48	WE WILL ROCK QUE	155.4056
49	Chunky Monkey BBQ	152.4912
50	RUSTY PIG BBQ	150.7884
51	BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ	145.6228
52	SMOKE DAWGS	143.9200
53	Smokin’ Whiskey Barrel BBQ	140.4912

Brisket

53 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.5256

#	Team	Score
1	SmokinGhost BBQ	177.1428
2	Eleven Thirteen Q	176.5600
3	TWISTED SMOKE ADC	175.4172
4	QUE U	174.2972
5	Chasin Chicken Barbeque	174.2628
6	BIG BOOTS BBQ	174.2628
7	iBQ'n	174.2628
8	RAZORRACKS	173.7028
9	HIGH ON THE HAWG	173.1200
10	Shiggin aint easy	173.1084
11	Hickory Stick BBQ	172.5484
12	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	171.9656
13	ONE2BBQ	171.9656
14	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	171.9656
15	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	170.8228
16	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	170.2628
17	RUSTY PIG BBQ	170.2628
18	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	169.7256
19	BooyaQ	169.6916
20	BIG "E" BBQ	169.6800
21	Heavy Smoke BBQ	169.6800
22	PORKRASTINATORS	169.1428
23	Organizer Portal	169.1084
24	WE WILL ROCK QUE	169.1084
25	No Prep BBQ	168.5600
26	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	168.5484
27	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	168.5256
28	JaBs BBQ	167.9772
29	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	167.9772
30	THUNDER HOG BBQ	167.3828
31	WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ	166.8456
32	JANKY LEG BBQ	166.8228
33	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	166.8228
34	WEQ4U	166.2972
35	TRIPLE H BBQ	166.2400
36	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	165.7256
37	Three Stooges bbq	165.1200
38	SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	165.0972
39	THE BBQ BUS	164.5372
40	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	162.8344
41	BBQ Maestros	162.8344
42	MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ	161.7032
43	DB BBQ	161.6572
44	FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	161.0856
45	SI2 BBQ	160.5256
46	SMOKIN HOOSIERS	159.9428
47	CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE	158.2628
48	Smokin’ Whiskey Barrel BBQ	157.0856
49	UP FROM THE PITS BBQ	155.3484
50	Lucky 13	154.7884
51	Chunky Monkey BBQ	149.6572
52	SMOKE DAWGS	148.4912
53	BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ	131.3372

Harvest On the Fire At the Winery

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Traveled in

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

📸 Photo finishes

🃏 An upset on the books

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 →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket