Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2
2021-07-17 – 2021-07-18 · Eureka, IL · 📍 112 N Main St · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, DAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS
Grand Champion: Risky Brisket (698.2400) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 JaBs BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🃏 An upset on the books
Risky Brisket came in rated below the field's top team, Heavy Smoke BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |
Pork
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 |
Brisket
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 |