Harvest On the Fire At the Winery

2021-07-09 – 2021-07-10 · Marshall, IL · 📍 Marshall, IL 62441 · State championship

Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $6,430.00

Grand Champion: Heavy Smoke BBQ (693.6800) · 38 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 JANKY LEG BBQ

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Heavy Smoke BBQ

693.6800 · Master Series — Overall

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JANKY LEG BBQ

687.4172 · Master Series — Overall

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JaBs BBQ

686.8344 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

693.6800

Winning margin

6.2628

GC over RC

Field average

662.06

median 666.99

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

678.1596

10th place overall

Field spread

186.3084

winner to last place

Prize money

$6,430.00

on the line

Most consistent

Heavy Smoke BBQ

avg finish 4.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 2.8800 pts — SMOKE-N-PEPPERS

How hot was the win?

Top 75%

beats 25% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

61%

of the 38 teams with a home region came from outside IL

Came back for more

55%

29 of 53 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.51 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1574

avg power rating going in · stronger than 76% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Heavy Smoke BBQ

rated 1748 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

Heavy Smoke BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MO.

🧹 A double category winner

JaBs BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 5–6: CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE and TRIPLE H BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: THE REAL SMOKIN ACES and OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: Heavy Smoke BBQ and RAZORRACKS tied on 174.8572 — 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)

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	Marshall, IL	1288 N 1200th st.	53	694.2056	Big Boots BBQ	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ
2021-07-09 ← this one	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	176.5600	174.2628	171.9656
Pork Ribs	175.4172	171.4744	170.2628
Pork	175.4172	172.5600	170.8800
Brisket	177.7372	174.2628	170.2628

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

38 entries · top 693.6800 · median 666.9884

#	Team	Score
1	Heavy Smoke BBQ	693.6800
2	JANKY LEG BBQ	687.4172
3	JaBs BBQ	686.8344
4	SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	685.6800
5	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	685.0744
6	TWISTED SMOKE ADC	683.9200
7	RAZORRACKS	682.7656
8	CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE	682.2400
9	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	682.2172
10	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	678.1596
11	FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	676.4800
12	Chasin Chicken Barbeque	675.3600
13	Risky Brisket	675.3488
14	TRIPLE H BBQ	675.3256
15	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	675.3140
16	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	674.1716
17	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	672.4572
18	THE BBQ BUS	670.7316
19	HIGH ON THE HAWG	667.2684
20	WEQ4U	666.7084
21	iBQ'n	662.6852
22	Q-JITSU	661.5996
23	BBQ Maestros	660.4688
24	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	659.2916
25	MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ	658.6740
26	REDMULE'S BBQ	655.8860
27	WE WILL ROCK QUE	655.8624
28	SMOKIN WINE-O'S	655.8284
29	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	655.2456
30	SmokinGhost BBQ	653.5772
31	UP FROM THE PITS BBQ	653.5080
32	BIG "E" BBQ	652.4228
33	DB BBQ	651.2688
34	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	645.4856
35	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	639.8512
36	MOON KING BBQ	626.1136
37	BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ	626.0916
38	Big Daddy Dave's BBQ	507.3716

Chicken

38 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.2686

#	Team	Score
1	JaBs BBQ	176.5600
2	Heavy Smoke BBQ	175.4400
3	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	175.4172
4	SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	174.8572
5	CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE	174.2628
6	TRIPLE H BBQ	174.2628
7	TWISTED SMOKE ADC	173.1200
8	FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	172.5716
9	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	171.9772
10	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	171.9656
11	WEQ4U	171.4056
12	MOON KING BBQ	171.4056
13	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	170.8228
14	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	170.8228
15	Risky Brisket	170.2972
16	Q-JITSU	170.2628
17	THE BBQ BUS	169.6800
18	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	169.6684
19	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	168.5716
20	RAZORRACKS	167.9656
21	JANKY LEG BBQ	167.4172
22	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	167.3828
23	SMOKIN WINE-O'S	166.8228
24	WE WILL ROCK QUE	166.2512
25	UP FROM THE PITS BBQ	166.2284
26	HIGH ON THE HAWG	165.6684
27	Big Daddy Dave's BBQ	165.1200
28	MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ	165.0856
29	BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ	164.5372
30	Chasin Chicken Barbeque	163.9428
31	REDMULE'S BBQ	162.8344
32	DB BBQ	162.8000
33	BBQ Maestros	161.6916
34	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	161.6572
35	iBQ'n	159.3712
36	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	158.8000
37	SmokinGhost BBQ	157.0972
38	BIG "E" BBQ	155.9428

Pork Ribs

38 entries · top 175.4172 · median 166.2628

#	Team	Score
1	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	175.4172
2	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	175.4172
3	JANKY LEG BBQ	174.8572
4	TWISTED SMOKE ADC	171.9772
5	Chasin Chicken Barbeque	171.4744
6	SmokinGhost BBQ	170.8344
7	iBQ'n	170.8228
8	CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE	170.2972
9	SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	170.2856
10	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	170.2628
11	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	169.1200
12	Heavy Smoke BBQ	169.1200
13	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	168.5372
14	HIGH ON THE HAWG	168.5372
15	SMOKIN WINE-O'S	167.4172
16	RAZORRACKS	167.3944
17	JaBs BBQ	166.8572
18	FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	166.8572
19	BBQ Maestros	166.2856
20	BIG "E" BBQ	166.2400
21	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	166.2284
22	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	165.1428
23	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	164.5488
24	THE BBQ BUS	164.5256
25	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	163.9888
26	WE WILL ROCK QUE	163.9656
27	Risky Brisket	163.3944
28	Q-JITSU	163.3940
29	TRIPLE H BBQ	162.8228
30	REDMULE'S BBQ	161.6572
31	DB BBQ	161.0972
32	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	159.3600
33	UP FROM THE PITS BBQ	156.5256
34	MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ	155.9660
35	WEQ4U	155.3716
36	MOON KING BBQ	150.8112
37	BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ	148.5144
38	Big Daddy Dave's BBQ	20.0000

Pork

38 entries · top 175.4172 · median 166.5486

#	Team	Score
1	JaBs BBQ	175.4172
2	Heavy Smoke BBQ	174.2628
3	WEQ4U	173.7028
4	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	173.1200
5	Chasin Chicken Barbeque	172.5600
6	RAZORRACKS	172.5484
7	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	171.9772
8	BBQ Maestros	171.9656
9	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	171.4056
10	JANKY LEG BBQ	170.8800
11	Q-JITSU	170.8572
12	TRIPLE H BBQ	170.8572
13	MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ	169.6684
14	FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	169.6684
15	SMOKIN WINE-O'S	168.5256
16	Risky Brisket	167.3944
17	TWISTED SMOKE ADC	166.8572
18	BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ	166.8228
19	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	166.8228
20	CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE	166.2744
21	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	166.2628
22	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	166.2628
23	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	165.6800
24	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	165.1200
25	REDMULE'S BBQ	165.1200
26	HIGH ON THE HAWG	164.5256
27	UP FROM THE PITS BBQ	164.5256
28	BIG "E" BBQ	163.9772
29	THE BBQ BUS	163.9544
30	DB BBQ	163.3828
31	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	163.3828
32	iBQ'n	162.8000
33	SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	162.8000
34	SmokinGhost BBQ	162.2628
35	WE WILL ROCK QUE	160.5372
36	Big Daddy Dave's BBQ	156.5372
37	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	154.2284
38	MOON KING BBQ	153.0740

Brisket

38 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.3828

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	177.7372
2	Heavy Smoke BBQ	174.8572
3	RAZORRACKS	174.8572
4	Risky Brisket	174.2628
5	JANKY LEG BBQ	174.2628
6	THE BBQ BUS	172.5716
7	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	172.5484
8	TWISTED SMOKE ADC	171.9656
9	CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE	171.4056
10	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	170.2628
11	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	170.2628
12	iBQ'n	169.6912
13	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	168.5600
14	HIGH ON THE HAWG	168.5372
15	JaBs BBQ	168.0000
16	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	167.9772
17	MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ	167.9540
18	FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	167.3828
19	Chasin Chicken Barbeque	167.3828
20	TRIPLE H BBQ	167.3828
21	REDMULE'S BBQ	166.2744
22	BIG "E" BBQ	166.2628
23	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	166.2516
24	UP FROM THE PITS BBQ	166.2284
25	WEQ4U	166.2284
26	Big Daddy Dave's BBQ	165.7144
27	WE WILL ROCK QUE	165.1084
28	DB BBQ	163.9888
29	SmokinGhost BBQ	163.3828
30	LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	161.6800
31	BBQ Maestros	160.5260
32	Q-JITSU	157.0856
33	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	156.5028
34	SMOKIN WINE-O'S	153.0628
35	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	151.9428
36	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	151.9084
37	MOON KING BBQ	150.8228
38	BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ	146.2172

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

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

🧹 A double category winner

📸 Photo finishes

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