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2022-07-22 – 2022-07-23 · Effingham, IL · 📍 Washington Street · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, VICKI PEYTON · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Continental Barbecue Co. (697.0628) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 TRIPLE H BBQ
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
697.0628
Winning margin
3.4172
GC over RC
Field average
668.32
median 675.30
Tightest race
Chicken
4.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
678.1944
10th place overall
Field spread
89.8748
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 64%
beats 36% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
56%
of the 25 teams with a home region came from outside IL
Came back for more
55%
16 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.74 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1591
avg power rating going in · stronger than 87% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Continental Barbecue Co. took the Grand Championship home to TN.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 5–6: QUE U and CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: QUE U and BIG BOOTS BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: BIG BOOTS BBQ and CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. tied on 170.8228 — 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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-22 | Effingham, IL 62401 | 29 | 694.2400 | ONE2BBQ | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 2017-07-28 | Jefferson St | 35 | 694.8572 | Fergolicious BBQ | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 2018-07-27 | Jefferson St | 30 | 685.0856 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 2019-07-26 | Effingham, IL | Washington Street | 26 | 699.9656 | Heavy Smoke STL | JaBs BBQ |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham, IL | Effingham, IL 62401 | 29 | 688.5716 | Janky Leg BBQ | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-07-22 ← this one | Effingham, IL | Washington Street | 25 | 697.0628 | Continental Barbecue Co. | TRIPLE H BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 173.1200 | 171.4056 |
| Pork | 176.0000 | 170.8228 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 170.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 697.0628 · median 675.3028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 2 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 3 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 4 | QUE U | |
| 5 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 6 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 7 | FIRST CLASS BBQ | |
| 8 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 9 | In Deep Sauce BBQ Team | |
| 10 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 11 | Risky Brisket | |
| 12 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 13 | TWISTED SMOKE ADC | |
| 14 | DB BBQ | |
| 15 | SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 17 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 18 | Backdraft Cooking Systems | |
| 19 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 20 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 21 | MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN WINE-O'S | |
| 23 | TRIPLETS BBQ | |
| 24 | Kickin Ash | |
| 25 | BLOWIN' SMOKE - IL |
Chicken
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 2 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 3 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 4 | QUE U | |
| 5 | MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | |
| 6 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 7 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 8 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 10 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 11 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 12 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 13 | DB BBQ | |
| 14 | Risky Brisket | |
| 15 | In Deep Sauce BBQ Team | |
| 16 | SMOKIN WINE-O'S | |
| 17 | TWISTED SMOKE ADC | |
| 18 | Backdraft Cooking Systems | |
| 19 | FIRST CLASS BBQ | |
| 20 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 21 | BLOWIN' SMOKE - IL | |
| 22 | Kickin Ash | |
| 23 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 24 | SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | TRIPLETS BBQ |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3944 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRST CLASS BBQ | |
| 2 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 3 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 4 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 5 | TWISTED SMOKE ADC | |
| 6 | Risky Brisket | |
| 7 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 8 | DB BBQ | |
| 9 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 10 | SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 12 | QUE U | |
| 13 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 14 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 16 | TRIPLETS BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN WINE-O'S | |
| 18 | Backdraft Cooking Systems | |
| 19 | In Deep Sauce BBQ Team | |
| 20 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 21 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 22 | MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | |
| 23 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 24 | BLOWIN' SMOKE - IL | |
| 25 | Kickin Ash |
Pork
25 entries · top 176.0000 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 2 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 3 | Risky Brisket | |
| 4 | SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | QUE U | |
| 6 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 7 | FIRST CLASS BBQ | |
| 8 | In Deep Sauce BBQ Team | |
| 9 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 10 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 11 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 12 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | Backdraft Cooking Systems | |
| 14 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 15 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 16 | TWISTED SMOKE ADC | |
| 17 | SMOKIN WINE-O'S | |
| 18 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 19 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 20 | MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | |
| 21 | DB BBQ | |
| 22 | Kickin Ash | |
| 23 | TRIPLETS BBQ | |
| 24 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 25 | BLOWIN' SMOKE - IL |
Brisket
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 2 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 4 | In Deep Sauce BBQ Team | |
| 5 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 6 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 7 | QUE U | |
| 8 | BIG BOOTS BBQ | |
| 9 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 10 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 11 | TWISTED SMOKE ADC | |
| 12 | SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | DB BBQ | |
| 14 | Backdraft Cooking Systems | |
| 15 | MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | |
| 16 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 17 | Risky Brisket | |
| 18 | FIRST CLASS BBQ | |
| 19 | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | |
| 20 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 21 | SMOKIN WINE-O'S | |
| 22 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 23 | Kickin Ash | |
| 24 | TRIPLETS BBQ | |
| 25 | BLOWIN' SMOKE - IL |