Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
· Yorkville, IL · 📍 Yorkville, IL 60543
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $2,425.00
Grand Champion: iBQ'n@thebbqsuperstore.com (700.5488) · 22 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG "E" BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com took the Grand Championship home to TN.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 2–3: iBQ'n edged BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 5–6: SI2 BBQ edged STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOTDIGGITY HOG by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 7–8: THE BBQ BUS edged PORKRASTINATORS by 0.0344.
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
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 | 174.8572 | 170.8456 | 163.9428 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 166.8344 | 163.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Competitor Series
Overall
22 entries · top 700.5488 · median 659.5886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iBQ'n | |
| 2 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 3 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOTDIGGITY HOG | |
| 4 | S & G BBQ | |
| 5 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 6 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 7 | QUE U | |
| 8 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 9 | P.I.G. | |
| 10 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 11 | Wort Hawgs BBQ | |
| 12 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 13 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 14 | SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT | |
| 15 | RED WHITE & BACON | |
| 16 | Chunky Monkey BBQ | |
| 17 | Plumber Q | |
| 18 | Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ | |
| 19 | Que PD - BBQ Pork Department | |
| 20 | Pork and Starboard | |
| 21 | Brisket Boys BBQ | |
| 22 | Crossroads Q |
Chicken
22 entries · top 174.8572 · median 161.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iBQ'n | |
| 2 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOTDIGGITY HOG | |
| 3 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 4 | QUE U | |
| 5 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 6 | P.I.G. | |
| 7 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 8 | S & G BBQ | |
| 9 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 10 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 11 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 12 | Que PD - BBQ Pork Department | |
| 13 | SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT | |
| 14 | Wort Hawgs BBQ | |
| 15 | Chunky Monkey BBQ | |
| 16 | RED WHITE & BACON | |
| 17 | Brisket Boys BBQ | |
| 18 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 19 | Pork and Starboard | |
| 20 | Plumber Q | |
| 21 | Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ | |
| 22 | Crossroads Q |
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 175.4172 · median 162.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 2 | iBQ'n | |
| 3 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 4 | S & G BBQ | |
| 5 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 6 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOTDIGGITY HOG | |
| 7 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 8 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 9 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 10 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 11 | P.I.G. | |
| 12 | Wort Hawgs BBQ | |
| 13 | Pork and Starboard | |
| 14 | QUE U | |
| 15 | SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT | |
| 16 | RED WHITE & BACON | |
| 17 | Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ | |
| 18 | Plumber Q | |
| 19 | Que PD - BBQ Pork Department | |
| 20 | Chunky Monkey BBQ | |
| 21 | Brisket Boys BBQ | |
| 22 | Crossroads Q |
Ancillary categories
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.
Competitor Series — Anything Goes
22 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6972 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 2 | iBQ'n | |
| 3 | RED WHITE & BACON | |
| 4 | Chunky Monkey BBQ | |
| 5 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 6 | S & G BBQ | |
| 7 | QUE U | |
| 8 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 9 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOTDIGGITY HOG | |
| 10 | Wort Hawgs BBQ | |
| 11 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 12 | SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT | |
| 13 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 14 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 15 | Crossroads Q | |
| 16 | P.I.G. | |
| 17 | Que PD - BBQ Pork Department | |
| 18 | Plumber Q | |
| 19 | Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ | |
| 20 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 21 | Brisket Boys BBQ | |
| 22 | Pork and Starboard |
Competitor Series — Mre Throwdown
22 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOTDIGGITY HOG | |
| 2 | S & G BBQ | |
| 3 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 4 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 5 | Plumber Q | |
| 6 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 7 | iBQ'n | |
| 8 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 9 | Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ | |
| 10 | Wort Hawgs BBQ | |
| 11 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 12 | Brisket Boys BBQ | |
| 13 | P.I.G. | |
| 14 | QUE U | |
| 15 | Chunky Monkey BBQ | |
| 16 | Crossroads Q | |
| 17 | Pork and Starboard | |
| 18 | SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT | |
| 19 | Second Hand Smoke SLV | |
| 20 | RED WHITE & BACON | |
| 21 | Que PD - BBQ Pork Department | |
| 22 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |