Jul 16–17, 2021 · Eureka, IL · 📍 112 N Main St · State championship
Reps: Charlie Brinza, Dave Rogers, Peg Rogers
TRIPLE H BBQ won Grand Champion at the Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 on July 16, 2021 in Eureka, IL at 112 N Main St, scoring 700.5144 in a field of 25 teams. THE BBQ BUS took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.6572. Category winners: Chicken — Heavy Smoke BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — TRIPLE H BBQ (177.7144); Pork — 4 LEGS UP BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — THE BBQ BUS (175.4056). The Backyard Series standings were won by WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ with 341.6800.
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100
TRIPLE H BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, 4 LEGS UP BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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.
TRIPLE H BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 7th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 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 | — |
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 |
25 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |