Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off
2021-09-24 – 2021-09-25 · Murphysboro, IL · 📍 214 N 17th St · State championship
Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, DEBRA GAGE, WILLIAM GAGE · Prize money: $12,700.00
Grand Champion: The BBQ Bus (700.5828) · 39 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HOT COLE'S BBQ
Entries
39
4 judged meats
Top score
700.5828
Winning margin
6.3544
GC over RC
Field average
663.59
median 675.31
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.9884 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
683.9200
10th place overall
Field spread
99.0168
winner to last place
Prize money
$12,700.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 44%
beats 56% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
49%
of the 39 teams with a home region came from outside IL
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.81 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1567
avg power rating going in · stronger than 71% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 6–7: HOT COLE'S BBQ and BACKDRAFT BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: BACKDRAFT BBQ and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and Can Country Outlaw BBQ tied on 174.2628 — 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)
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 | 178.8572 | 174.2972 | 171.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 173.7144 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.2856 | 171.4056 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 174.2744 | 173.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
39 entries · top 700.5828 · median 675.3144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 2 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 4 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOTDIGGITY HOG | |
| 6 | Hank's BBQ | |
| 7 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 8 | ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | |
| 9 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 10 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 11 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 12 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 13 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 14 | Risky Brisket | |
| 15 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 16 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 17 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 18 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 19 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 20 | RJ's Bow Tie BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin Sauced | |
| 22 | Hickory Stick BBQ | |
| 23 | Eleven Thirteen Q | |
| 24 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 25 | The Burnt End | |
| 26 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 27 | iQue | |
| 28 | Backdraft Cooking Systems | |
| 29 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 30 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 31 | Maverick's BBQ | |
| 32 | GET YOUR GRILL ON | |
| 33 | Rub Runners BBQ | |
| 34 | High on the Hog | |
| 35 | Poker Porkers | |
| 36 | Blinkys Offset BBQ | |
| 37 | Fitt'n Ta Que | |
| 38 | Dewey, Smoke'm and Howe | |
| 39 | Hard Knocks BBQ |
Chicken
39 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 3 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 4 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 5 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 6 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 8 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 9 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 10 | Backdraft Cooking Systems | |
| 11 | ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | |
| 12 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 13 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 15 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 16 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 17 | Hank's BBQ | |
| 18 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 19 | Risky Brisket | |
| 20 | Eleven Thirteen Q | |
| 21 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 22 | iQue | |
| 23 | GET YOUR GRILL ON | |
| 24 | Smokin Sauced | |
| 25 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 26 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOTDIGGITY HOG | |
| 27 | RJ's Bow Tie BBQ | |
| 28 | The Burnt End | |
| 29 | Blinkys Offset BBQ | |
| 30 | Hard Knocks BBQ | |
| 31 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 32 | Rub Runners BBQ | |
| 33 | High on the Hog | |
| 34 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 35 | Hickory Stick BBQ | |
| 36 | Maverick's BBQ | |
| 37 | Dewey, Smoke'm and Howe | |
| 38 | Poker Porkers | |
| 39 | Fitt'n Ta Que |
Pork Ribs
39 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOTDIGGITY HOG | |
| 2 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 4 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 6 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 7 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 8 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 9 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 10 | Risky Brisket | |
| 11 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 12 | Hank's BBQ | |
| 13 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 14 | ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | |
| 15 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 16 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 17 | RJ's Bow Tie BBQ | |
| 18 | Hickory Stick BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin Sauced | |
| 21 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 22 | The Burnt End | |
| 23 | Poker Porkers | |
| 24 | Maverick's BBQ | |
| 25 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 26 | Eleven Thirteen Q | |
| 27 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 28 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 29 | GET YOUR GRILL ON | |
| 30 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 31 | Backdraft Cooking Systems | |
| 32 | iQue | |
| 33 | High on the Hog | |
| 34 | Blinkys Offset BBQ | |
| 35 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 36 | Rub Runners BBQ | |
| 37 | Dewey, Smoke'm and Howe | |
| 38 | Fitt'n Ta Que | |
| 39 | Hard Knocks BBQ |
Pork
39 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hank's BBQ | |
| 2 | Maverick's BBQ | |
| 3 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 4 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 5 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 7 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOTDIGGITY HOG | |
| 8 | iQue | |
| 9 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 10 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 11 | ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | |
| 12 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 13 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 14 | Hickory Stick BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokin Sauced | |
| 16 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 18 | Risky Brisket | |
| 19 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 20 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 21 | The Burnt End | |
| 22 | RJ's Bow Tie BBQ | |
| 23 | Fitt'n Ta Que | |
| 24 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 25 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 26 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 27 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 28 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 29 | Backdraft Cooking Systems | |
| 30 | Rub Runners BBQ | |
| 31 | GET YOUR GRILL ON | |
| 32 | High on the Hog | |
| 33 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 34 | Eleven Thirteen Q | |
| 35 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 36 | Poker Porkers | |
| 37 | Dewey, Smoke'm and Howe | |
| 38 | Blinkys Offset BBQ | |
| 39 | Hard Knocks BBQ |
Brisket
39 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 2 | RJ's Bow Tie BBQ | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 5 | ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | |
| 6 | Eleven Thirteen Q | |
| 7 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 8 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 9 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOTDIGGITY HOG | |
| 10 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 12 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Hickory Stick BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 15 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 16 | Risky Brisket | |
| 17 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 18 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 19 | Smokin Sauced | |
| 20 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 21 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 22 | Hank's BBQ | |
| 23 | The Burnt End | |
| 24 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 25 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 26 | MOON KING BBQ | |
| 27 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 28 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 29 | Backdraft Cooking Systems | |
| 30 | iQue | |
| 31 | Rub Runners BBQ | |
| 32 | Poker Porkers | |
| 33 | High on the Hog | |
| 34 | GET YOUR GRILL ON | |
| 35 | Maverick's BBQ | |
| 36 | Hard Knocks BBQ | |
| 37 | Blinkys Offset BBQ | |
| 38 | Fitt'n Ta Que | |
| 39 | Dewey, Smoke'm and Howe |