Jul 17–18, 2021 · Eureka, IL · 📍 112 N Main St · State championship
Reps: Charlie Brinza, Dave Rogers, Peg Rogers
Risky Brisket won Grand Champion at the Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 on July 17, 2021 in Eureka, IL at 112 N Main St, scoring 698.2400 in a field of 19 teams. JaBs BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.5028. Category winners: Chicken — THE BBQ BUS (178.2972); Pork Ribs — Risky Brisket (177.1544); Pork — 4 LEGS UP BBQ (175.4056); Brisket — JaBs BBQ (173.1428).
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 79 times in 100
Risky Brisket came in rated below the field's top team, 4 LEGS UP BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Risky Brisket's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 69th tracked contest.
Chicken places 7–8: No Prep BBQ and TRIPLE H BBQ tied on 168.5372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: HEFTY LEFTY BBQ and Chasin Chicken Barbeque tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: JaBs BBQ and RUSTY PIG BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Risky Brisket took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 6th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 169.6800 | 167.3828 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 175.4056 | 168.5944 |
| Pork | 175.4056 | 173.1200 | 167.3828 |
| Brisket | 173.1428 | 171.9772 | 168.5372 |
19 entries · top 698.2400 · median 673.0288
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Risky Brisket | |
| 2 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 3 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 4 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 8 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 9 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 11 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 12 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 13 | No Prep BBQ | |
| 14 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 15 | HOG CALL BBQ | |
| 16 | MONSTERS OF THE RIBWAY | |
| 17 | SAUCED N SMOKED | |
| 18 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 19 | Rub Runners BBQ |
19 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 2 | Risky Brisket | |
| 3 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 4 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 5 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | HOG CALL BBQ | |
| 7 | No Prep BBQ | |
| 8 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 9 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 10 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 11 | MONSTERS OF THE RIBWAY | |
| 12 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 13 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 14 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 15 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 16 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 17 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 18 | Rub Runners BBQ | |
| 19 | SAUCED N SMOKED |
19 entries · top 177.1544 · median 168.5944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Risky Brisket | |
| 2 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 3 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 4 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 5 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 6 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 7 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 9 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 11 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 12 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 13 | SAUCED N SMOKED | |
| 14 | HOG CALL BBQ | |
| 15 | No Prep BBQ | |
| 16 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 17 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 18 | MONSTERS OF THE RIBWAY | |
| 19 | Rub Runners BBQ |
19 entries · top 175.4056 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 3 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 4 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 5 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 6 | Risky Brisket | |
| 7 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 8 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 9 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 10 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 12 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 13 | HOG CALL BBQ | |
| 14 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 15 | No Prep BBQ | |
| 16 | MONSTERS OF THE RIBWAY | |
| 17 | SAUCED N SMOKED | |
| 18 | Rub Runners BBQ | |
| 19 | MOON KING BBQ |
19 entries · top 173.1428 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 2 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 3 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 4 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 5 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 6 | Risky Brisket | |
| 7 | No Prep BBQ | |
| 8 | Chasin Chicken Barbeque | |
| 9 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 10 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 12 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 13 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 14 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 15 | HOG CALL BBQ | |
| 16 | MONSTERS OF THE RIBWAY | |
| 17 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 18 | Rub Runners BBQ | |
| 19 | SAUCED N SMOKED |