CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1
2020-07-17 – 2020-07-18 · Eureka, IL · 📍 Eureka College · State championship
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: HEAVY SMOKE BBQ (689.1084) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 QUE U
Entries
30
4 judged meats
Top score
689.1084
Winning margin
0.6056
GC over RC
Field average
667.37
median 669.29
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8916 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
674.7996
10th place overall
Field spread
83.5196
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 87%
beats 13% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
23%
of the 30 teams with a home region came from outside IL
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.48 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1539
avg power rating going in · stronger than 44% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6056 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Heavy Smoke BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MO.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 7–8: TRIPLE H BBQ and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: SOUTH SIDE PIT MEN and Chasin Chicken Barbeque tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: TRIPLE H BBQ and DB BBQ tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 170.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8916 | 172.0000 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 176.0000 | 172.0000 | 170.2972 |
| Brisket | 176.0000 | 171.4056 | 169.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 689.1084 · median 669.2852
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | QUE U | |
| 3 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 4 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 5 | CHANNABILLY BBQ | |
| 6 | Risky Brisket | |
| 7 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 8 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 9 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 10 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 11 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 12 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ | |
| 13 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 14 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 15 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 16 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 17 | DB BBQ | |
| 18 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 19 | SOUTH SIDE PIT MEN | |
| 20 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 21 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 22 | P.I.G. | |
| 23 | Not Your Daddy's BBQ | |
| 24 | HOG CALL BBQ | |
| 25 | Three Stooges bbq | |
| 26 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 27 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 28 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 29 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 30 | SAUCED N SMOKED |
Chicken
30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 3 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ | |
| 4 | Risky Brisket | |
| 5 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 6 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 7 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 8 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 9 | CHANNABILLY BBQ | |
| 10 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 11 | QUE U | |
| 12 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 13 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 14 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 15 | DB BBQ | |
| 16 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 17 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 18 | Three Stooges bbq | |
| 19 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 20 | HOG CALL BBQ | |
| 21 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 22 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 23 | Not Your Daddy's BBQ | |
| 24 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 25 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 26 | SOUTH SIDE PIT MEN | |
| 27 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 28 | P.I.G. | |
| 29 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 30 | SAUCED N SMOKED |
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 174.8916 · median 168.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANNABILLY BBQ | |
| 2 | Risky Brisket | |
| 3 | QUE U | |
| 4 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 5 | P.I.G. | |
| 6 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 7 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 8 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 9 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 10 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 11 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 12 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 13 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 14 | DB BBQ | |
| 15 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 16 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 17 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 18 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 19 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 20 | Not Your Daddy's BBQ | |
| 21 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ | |
| 22 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 23 | Three Stooges bbq | |
| 24 | SOUTH SIDE PIT MEN | |
| 25 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 26 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 27 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 28 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 29 | HOG CALL BBQ | |
| 30 | SAUCED N SMOKED |
Pork
30 entries · top 176.0000 · median 168.5772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 3 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 4 | Risky Brisket | |
| 5 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ | |
| 6 | QUE U | |
| 7 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 10 | HOG CALL BBQ | |
| 11 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 13 | Not Your Daddy's BBQ | |
| 14 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 15 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 16 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 17 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 18 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 19 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 20 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 21 | P.I.G. | |
| 22 | CHANNABILLY BBQ | |
| 23 | Three Stooges bbq | |
| 24 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 25 | SOUTH SIDE PIT MEN | |
| 26 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 27 | DB BBQ | |
| 28 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 29 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 30 | SAUCED N SMOKED |
Brisket
30 entries · top 176.0000 · median 166.0172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTH SIDE PIT MEN | |
| 2 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 3 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | QUE U | |
| 5 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 6 | DB BBQ | |
| 7 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 8 | CHANNABILLY BBQ | |
| 9 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 10 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 13 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 14 | HOG CALL BBQ | |
| 15 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 16 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 17 | P.I.G. | |
| 18 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 19 | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
| 20 | Risky Brisket | |
| 21 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ | |
| 22 | Three Stooges bbq | |
| 23 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 24 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 25 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 26 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 27 | SAUCED N SMOKED | |
| 28 | Not Your Daddy's BBQ | |
| 29 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 30 | MOON KING BBQ |