Region head-to-head

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Belgium BE · 2 contests · 54 teams · 0.4 years 0 this season · 0 on the calendar

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Illinois IL · 282 contests · 2021 teams · 13.5 years 15 this season · 4 on the calendar

Illinois takes 18 of the 20 measures below to Belgium's 2. 2 teams have cooked in both.

Every measure

The winning side of each row is marked. “Winner” isn't always the bigger number — the tougher judging room is the one with the lower average category score, and that row is scored that way.

Belgium	Measure	Illinois
2	Contests held	282
2	Contests with results	205
0	Contests this season	15
0	On the calendar	4
1	Seasons on record	14
54	Teams competed	2,021
0	Teams out this season	156
35 teams	Typical field	33 teams
40 teams	Biggest field	76 teams
693.17	Avg winning score Master · of 720	693.22
695.4632	Best score ever Master overall	714.2628
160.48	Avg category score lower = tougher room	163.20
0	Perfect 180s	99
0.0	180s per 1,000 entries	4.1
2	Grand champions crowned	201
0	State championships	55
2	Recurring contests	154
2	Towns hosting	64
0	Reps working	23
$0	Published purses contests that listed one	$511,080

Contests per season

When each one cooks (month of year)

How each room scores (average per judged meat — lower is harder)

Teams that cook in both (2 in total)

Contests counted at overall grain — one per contest, whichever series they entered. These are the teams whose own record says how the two regions compare.

Team	Rating	BE contests	BE GCs	IL contests	IL GCs
BUNCH OF SWINES	1811	2	1	2	—
Butt Rubbers	1460	1	—	2	—

Who wins in Belgium

Team	GCs	Contests
BUNCH OF SWINES	1	2
IQ - NETHERLANDS	1	2
ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM	—	2
ROASTING ROMANS	—	2
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	—	2
TJOPPIE DOPPIE BBQ TEAM	—	2
WETTELS ON FIRE	—	2
IRON BBQ	—	2

Who wins in Illinois

Team	GCs	Contests
One2BBQ	12	80
Heavy Smoke BBQ	9	32
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ	9	20
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	7	39
QUAU	6	66
GILLY'S BBQ	6	24
THE BBQ BUS	5	56
JANKY LEG BBQ	5	31

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