Region head-to-head

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Italy IT · 5 contests · 73 teams · 0.7 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 20 of the 20 measures below to Italy's 0. 1 team has 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.

Italy	Measure	Illinois
5	Contests held	282
5	Contests with results	205
0	Contests this season	15
0	On the calendar	4
1	Seasons on record	14
73	Teams competed	2,021
0	Teams out this season	156
24 teams	Typical field	33 teams
30 teams	Biggest field	76 teams
691.62	Avg winning score Master · of 720	693.22
696.5828	Best score ever Master overall	714.2628
166.20	Avg category score lower = tougher room	163.20
0	Perfect 180s	99
0.0	180s per 1,000 entries	4.1
5	Grand champions crowned	201
0	State championships	55
5	Recurring contests	154
5	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 (1 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	IT contests	IT GCs	IL contests	IL GCs
BUNCH OF SWINES	1811	1	—	2	—

Who wins in Italy

Team	GCs	Contests
SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM	1	4
BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM	1	4
MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	1	3
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	1	2
IQ - NETHERLANDS	1	1
Griller Unchained	—	4
BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS	—	4
SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM	—	4

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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