Jul 8–9, 2022 · Marshall, IL · 📍 1288 N. 1200th Street · State championship
Reps: Becky Druetzler, Dave Druetzler · Prize money: $3,070
TRIPLE H BBQ won Grand Champion at the Harvest on Fire at the Winery on July 8, 2022 in Marshall, IL at 1288 N. 1200th Street, scoring 698.2172 in a field of 28 teams. JANKY LEG BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.0512. Category winners: Chicken — JANKY LEG BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — HIGH ON THE HAWG (178.8572); Pork — CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. (180.0000); Brisket — MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ (177.7028). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by Razorracks.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2022 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 79% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1660 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
698.2172 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 691.9544 Razorracks set in 2019.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
TRIPLE H BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
TRIPLE H BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 2.2744 points.
Stronger than 96% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1654 power rating going in — stronger than 96% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 1–2: JANKY LEG BBQ and DB BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ and Heavy Smoke BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS and CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ turned in 177.7028 in brisket — past the 174.8456 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. (won 2018).
This contest was away for 3 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2019-07-12.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2018 | Marshall, IL | 1288 N 1200th st | 16 | 686.2400 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Marshall, IL | 1288 N 1200th St | 31 | 691.9544 | Razorracks | THUNDER HOG BBQ |
| Jul 8, 2022 ← this one | Marshall, IL | 1288 N. 1200th Street | 28 | 698.2172 | Triple H BBQ | JANKY LEG BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 174.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.7028 | 172.5716 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 175.4056 | 173.1200 |
28 entries · top 698.2172 · median 681.3540
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.5486
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.9886
28 entries · top 180 · median 169.9886 · 🔥 perfect 180
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.5544