A first Grand Championship
31
tracked contests to get there
This was Porkrastinators's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 31st tracked contest.
Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) 2021
Nov 5–6, 2021 · Yorkville, IL · 📍 9054 W. Veterans Pkwy
Reps: Becky Druetzler, Dave Druetzler
PORKRASTINATORS won Grand Champion at the Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) on November 5, 2021 in Yorkville, IL at 9054 W. Veterans Pkwy, scoring 690.7884 in a field of 18 teams. CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.0628. Category winners: Chicken — PORKRASTINATORS (175.4172); Pork Ribs — Three Little Pigs (174.8456). This is the 1st of 5 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2022.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
490.72
median 655.30
690.79 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 175.42
- Pork Ribs 174.85
145.10
175.42
Entries
18
2 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
690.7884
Winning margin
5.7256
GC over RC
Field average
647.58
490.72690.79
median 655.30 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.8568 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
655.2336
490.72690.79
10th place overall
Field spread
200.0688
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
Storylines (2 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
0.0228
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: Red, White & Bacon edged CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE by 0.0228. Chicken places 7–8: Big Boys Que edged Smokey and the Bandits by 0.0344.
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0228
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0344
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
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2021 ← this one | Yorkville, IL | 9054 W. Veterans Pkwy | 18 | 690.7884 | Porkrastinators |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Yorkville, IL | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Yorkville, IL | 4000 N. Bridge St. | 17 | 699.9544 | QUE U |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Yorkville, IL | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Yorkville, IL | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 166.2284 | 161.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8456 | 167.9888 | 161.6916 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Competitor Series
Overall
18 entries · top 690.7884 · median 655.3026 · out of 720, not the usual 720
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 2 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 3 | Plumber Q | |
| 4 | Red, White & Bacon | |
| 5 | Three Little Pigs | |
| 6 | S & G BBQ | |
| 7 | Sub Q | |
| 8 | Big Boys Que | |
| 9 | Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ | |
| 10 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 11 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 12 | Shmack Q | |
| 13 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ Buddies | |
| 15 | Smokey and the Bandits | |
| 16 | A Few Good Butts | |
| 17 | KP2 BBQ | |
| 18 | Loose Cannon BBQ |
Chicken
18 entries · top 175.4172 · median 162.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 2 | Three Little Pigs | |
| 3 | Red, White & Bacon | |
| 4 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 5 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 6 | S & G BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Boys Que | |
| 8 | Smokey and the Bandits | |
| 9 | Plumber Q | |
| 10 | Sub Q | |
| 11 | A Few Good Butts | |
| 12 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 13 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 14 | Shmack Q | |
| 15 | BBQ Buddies | |
| 16 | Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ | |
| 17 | KP2 BBQ | |
| 18 | Loose Cannon BBQ |
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 174.8456 · median 162.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Little Pigs | |
| 2 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 3 | Red, White & Bacon | |
| 4 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 5 | Sub Q | |
| 6 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 7 | Plumber Q | |
| 8 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 9 | Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ | |
| 10 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 11 | Big Boys Que | |
| 12 | Shmack Q | |
| 13 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 14 | S & G BBQ | |
| 15 | BBQ Buddies | |
| 16 | KP2 BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokey and the Bandits | |
| 18 | A Few Good Butts |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Competitor Series — Mre Challenge
18 entries · top 180 · median 162.5314 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plumber Q | |
| 2 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 3 | A Few Good Butts | |
| 4 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 5 | Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | S & G BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ Buddies | |
| 8 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 9 | Big Boys Que | |
| 10 | Sub Q | |
| 11 | Shmack Q | |
| 12 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 13 | Three Little Pigs | |
| 14 | Red, White & Bacon | |
| 15 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 16 | KP2 BBQ | |
| 17 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokey and the Bandits |
Competitor Series — Smithfield Pork Anything Goes
18 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | S & G BBQ | |
| 2 | Red, White & Bacon | |
| 3 | Plumber Q | |
| 4 | Sub Q | |
| 5 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Boys Que | |
| 7 | Smokey and the Bandits | |
| 8 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 9 | Shmack Q | |
| 10 | Three Little Pigs | |
| 11 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 12 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 13 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ Buddies | |
| 15 | Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ | |
| 16 | KP2 BBQ | |
| 17 | A Few Good Butts | |
| 18 | Loose Cannon BBQ |