Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
2023-09-15 – 2023-09-16 · Yorkville, IL
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $3,500.00
Grand Champion: QUE U (699.9544) · 17 teams
Entries
17
4 categories
Top score
699.9544
Winning margin
1.7256
GC over RC
Field average
672.14
median 671.34
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
668.5376
what a walk cost here
Field spread
65.3148
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,500.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 34%
beats 66% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1553
avg power rating going in · stronger than 59% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
QUE U took the Grand Championship home to WI.
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
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-05 | Yorkville, IL | 18 | 690.7884 | Porkrastinators |
| 2022-11-04 | Yorkville, IL | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-15 ← this one | Yorkville, IL | 17 | 699.9544 | QUE U |
| 2024-09-13 | Yorkville, IL | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Yorkville, IL | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Competitor Series — Chicken
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUE U | |
| 2 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 3 | Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ | |
| 4 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 5 | Red White & Bacon | |
| 6 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 7 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 8 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 9 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 10 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 11 | Plumber Q | |
| 12 | You Ain't Kidding BBQ | |
| 13 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 14 | Pork and Starboard | |
| 15 | Sky High BBQ | |
| 16 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ Buddies |
Competitor Series — Mre throwdown
17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5484 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 2 | QUE U | |
| 3 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 4 | Plumber Q | |
| 5 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 6 | Pork and Starboard | |
| 7 | Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ | |
| 8 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 9 | You Ain't Kidding BBQ | |
| 10 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 11 | Red White & Bacon | |
| 12 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 13 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 14 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 15 | BBQ Buddies | |
| 16 | Sky High BBQ | |
| 17 | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
Competitor Series — Overall
17 entries · top 699.9544 · median 671.3372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUE U | |
| 2 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 3 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 4 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 5 | Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | Plumber Q | |
| 7 | Pork and Starboard | |
| 8 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 9 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 10 | Red White & Bacon | |
| 11 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 12 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 13 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 14 | You Ain't Kidding BBQ | |
| 15 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 16 | Sky High BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ Buddies |
Competitor Series — Pork
17 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 2 | Pork and Starboard | |
| 3 | Red White & Bacon | |
| 4 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 5 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 6 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 7 | Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ | |
| 8 | Sky High BBQ | |
| 9 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 10 | QUE U | |
| 11 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 12 | Plumber Q | |
| 13 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 14 | You Ain't Kidding BBQ | |
| 15 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ Buddies | |
| 17 | Stone Cold Grillers |
Competitor Series — Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 174.2744 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 2 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 3 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 4 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 5 | QUE U | |
| 6 | Plumber Q | |
| 7 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 8 | Pork and Starboard | |
| 9 | SI2 BBQ | |
| 10 | You Ain't Kidding BBQ | |
| 11 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 12 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ Buddies | |
| 14 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 15 | Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ | |
| 16 | Sky High BBQ | |
| 17 | Red White & Bacon |