Smokin' For Garrett
2022-09-16 – 2022-09-17 · Mt. Carmel, IL · 📍 434 Market Street · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $8,500.00
Grand Champion: Triple H BBQ (698.8116) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Pooh Bear BBQ
Entries
27
7 judged meats
Top score
698.8116
Winning margin
2.2744
GC over RC
Field average
671.10
median 677.03
Tightest race
Pork
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
686.7884
10th place overall
Field spread
101.4860
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,500.00
on the line
Double threats
10
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 55%
beats 45% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
58%
of the 45 teams with a home region came from outside IL
Came back for more
24%
11 of 45 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.56 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1571
avg power rating going in · stronger than 75% of contests
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: Pooh Bear BBQ and CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ and MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: Can Country Outlaw BBQ and JANKY LEG 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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-20 | 133 E Degonia RD | 35 | 698.2976 | ONE2BBQ | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 2021-10-22 | Boonville, IN | 2144 New Harmony RD | 27 | 692.5028 | Old Fashioned Butcher Shoppe | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 ← this one | Mt. Carmel, IL | 434 Market Street | 27 | 698.8116 | Triple H BBQ | Pooh Bear BBQ |
| 2023-10-06 | Mt. Carmel, IL | 315 Market Street | 26 | 711.9656 | Local Yokels | SmokinGhost BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 174.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.7028 | 170.2744 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 170.2512 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 168.5828 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.3200 | 172.0116 | 165.1428 |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 179.4400 | 177.7028 | 168.0000 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 698.8116 · median 677.0284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 2 | Pooh Bear BBQ | |
| 3 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 4 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 5 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 6 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 7 | BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ | |
| 8 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 9 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 10 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 11 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 12 | Risky Brisket | |
| 13 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 14 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 15 | BooyaQ | |
| 16 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 17 | 2 Crackers Smoking | |
| 18 | MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | |
| 19 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 20 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoke N Hope | |
| 22 | Wild Cherry BBQ | |
| 23 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 24 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 25 | Big Belly BBQ | |
| 26 | Que-N-Da 662 | |
| 27 | Burr's BigBoy BBQ |
Chicken
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 2 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 3 | Pooh Bear BBQ | |
| 4 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 5 | BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ | |
| 6 | MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | |
| 7 | BooyaQ | |
| 8 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 9 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 10 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 11 | Risky Brisket | |
| 12 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 13 | 2 Crackers Smoking | |
| 14 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 15 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Smoke N Hope | |
| 17 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 18 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 19 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 20 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 21 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 22 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 23 | Wild Cherry BBQ | |
| 24 | Que-N-Da 662 | |
| 25 | Big Belly BBQ | |
| 26 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 27 | Burr's BigBoy BBQ |
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 2 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 3 | Pooh Bear BBQ | |
| 4 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 7 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 8 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 9 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | Risky Brisket | |
| 11 | Wild Cherry BBQ | |
| 12 | 2 Crackers Smoking | |
| 13 | BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ | |
| 14 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Belly BBQ | |
| 16 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 17 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 18 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke N Hope | |
| 20 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 21 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 22 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 23 | BooyaQ | |
| 24 | MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | |
| 25 | Que-N-Da 662 | |
| 26 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 27 | Burr's BigBoy BBQ |
Pork
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 2 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 3 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 4 | Risky Brisket | |
| 5 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 6 | Pooh Bear BBQ | |
| 7 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 8 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 9 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 10 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 11 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 12 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 13 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 14 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 15 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 16 | BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ | |
| 17 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 18 | MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | |
| 19 | Wild Cherry BBQ | |
| 20 | BooyaQ | |
| 21 | Smoke N Hope | |
| 22 | 2 Crackers Smoking | |
| 23 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 24 | Big Belly BBQ | |
| 25 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 26 | Que-N-Da 662 | |
| 27 | Burr's BigBoy BBQ |
Brisket
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 2 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 3 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 4 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 5 | BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ | |
| 6 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 7 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 8 | BooyaQ | |
| 9 | Pooh Bear BBQ | |
| 10 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 11 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 12 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 13 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 14 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 15 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 16 | 2 Crackers Smoking | |
| 17 | MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | |
| 18 | Risky Brisket | |
| 19 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoke N Hope | |
| 21 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 22 | Burr's BigBoy BBQ | |
| 23 | Big Belly BBQ | |
| 24 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 25 | Que-N-Da 662 | |
| 26 | Wild Cherry BBQ | |
| 27 | Hoosier BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
18 entries · top 523.9884 · median 505.4400
Chicken
18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.9942 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 178.3200 · median 165.9886
Pork
18 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.0230