— · Yorkville, IL
Reps: Becky Druetzler, Dave Druetzler · Prize money: $2,425
iBQ'n won Grand Champion at the Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) in Yorkville, IL, scoring 700.5488 in a field of 22 teams. BIG "E" BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.9656. Category winners: Chicken — iBQ'n (174.8572); Pork Ribs — BIG "E" BBQ (175.4172).
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.
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.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8572 | 170.8456 | 163.9428 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 166.8344 | 163.9772 |
22 entries · top 700.5488 · median 659.5886 · out of 720, not the usual 720
| # | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
22 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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. |