Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1
2021-07-16 – 2021-07-17 · Eureka, IL · 📍 112 N Main St · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, DAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS
Grand Champion: TRIPLE H BBQ (700.5144) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE BBQ BUS
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: HOG CALL BBQ and SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: JaBs BBQ and CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 8–9: CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. and Heavy Smoke BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
TRIPLE H BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Heavy Smoke BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 173.1428 | 171.4056 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.8688 | 169.7028 |
| Master Series — Pork | 176.5600 | 173.7144 | 170.8228 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 175.4056 | 173.1200 | 167.9656 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 173.1544 | 159.3828 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 163.4284 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 700.5144 · median 668.5028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 2 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 3 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 5 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 8 | Risky Brisket | |
| 9 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 10 | CHANNABILLY BBQ | |
| 11 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 12 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 13 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 14 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 15 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 16 | DB BBQ | |
| 17 | HOG CALL BBQ | |
| 18 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 19 | Rub Runners BBQ | |
| 20 | Si 2 BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT | |
| 22 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 23 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 24 | Broken Hinge BBQ | |
| 25 | SAUCED N SMOKED |
Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 3 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 4 | HOG CALL BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT | |
| 6 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 7 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 8 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 9 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 10 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 11 | Risky Brisket | |
| 12 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 13 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 14 | CHANNABILLY BBQ | |
| 15 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 16 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 17 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 18 | Si 2 BBQ | |
| 19 | Broken Hinge BBQ | |
| 20 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 21 | Rub Runners BBQ | |
| 22 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 23 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 24 | DB BBQ | |
| 25 | SAUCED N SMOKED |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 2 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 3 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 4 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 5 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 6 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 8 | Risky Brisket | |
| 9 | DB BBQ | |
| 10 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 11 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 12 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 13 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 14 | Rub Runners BBQ | |
| 15 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 16 | HOG CALL BBQ | |
| 17 | Si 2 BBQ | |
| 18 | CHANNABILLY BBQ | |
| 19 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 20 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 21 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 22 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 23 | Broken Hinge BBQ | |
| 24 | SAUCED N SMOKED | |
| 25 | SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT |
Pork
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | CHANNABILLY BBQ | |
| 3 | DB BBQ | |
| 4 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 5 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 6 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 7 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 8 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 9 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 11 | Rub Runners BBQ | |
| 12 | Risky Brisket | |
| 13 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 14 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 15 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 16 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 17 | SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT | |
| 18 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 19 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 20 | SAUCED N SMOKED | |
| 21 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 22 | Si 2 BBQ | |
| 23 | HOG CALL BBQ | |
| 24 | Broken Hinge BBQ | |
| 25 | MOON KING BBQ |
Brisket
25 entries · top 175.4056 · median 166.2284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 2 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 3 | CHANNABILLY BBQ | |
| 4 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 7 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 8 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 9 | Risky Brisket | |
| 10 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 12 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 13 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 14 | HOG CALL BBQ | |
| 15 | DB BBQ | |
| 16 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 17 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 18 | Si 2 BBQ | |
| 19 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT | |
| 21 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 22 | Rub Runners BBQ | |
| 23 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 24 | SAUCED N SMOKED | |
| 25 | Broken Hinge BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
9 entries · top 341.6800 · median 324.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 2 | 309 BBQ | |
| 3 | Swine N’ Dine BBQ | |
| 4 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 5 | Smoked Your Ace BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokey and the Bandits | |
| 7 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 8 | Sub Q | |
| 9 | Vintage weiners bbq |
Chicken
9 entries · top 173.1544 · median 159.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swine N’ Dine BBQ | |
| 2 | 309 BBQ | |
| 3 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 4 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 5 | Smoked Your Ace BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokey and the Bandits | |
| 7 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 8 | Sub Q | |
| 9 | Vintage weiners bbq |
Pork Ribs
9 entries · top 174.8572 · median 163.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 2 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 3 | Smoked Your Ace BBQ | |
| 4 | 309 BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokey and the Bandits | |
| 6 | Swine N’ Dine BBQ | |
| 7 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 8 | Sub Q | |
| 9 | Vintage weiners bbq |