Full results from the Saluting with Smoke Single Meat - Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2023, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on September 15, 2023 in Yorkville, IL at 4000 N. Bridge St.. BBQ MIKE took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — QUE U (177.7144). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2022 edition was won by Heavy Smoke BBQ.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
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Photo finishes
Tieclosest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 2–3: BBQ MIKE and SI2 BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: PORKRASTINATORS and THE BBQ BUS tied on 173.1316 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: THE BBQ BUS edged GETTIN' BASTED by 0.0116.
Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0116
Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0116
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)