Region head-to-head
1 – 19
Illinois takes 19 of the 20 measures below to Sweden's 1.
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.
| Sweden | Measure | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contests held | 282 |
| 1 | Contests with results | 205 |
| 0 | Contests this season | 15 |
| 0 | On the calendar | 4 |
| 1 | Seasons on record | 14 |
| 31 | Teams competed | 2,021 |
| 0 | Teams out this season | 156 |
| 31 teams | Typical field | 33 teams |
| 31 teams | Biggest field | 76 teams |
| 674.25 | Avg winning score Master · of 720 |
693.22 |
| 674.2512 | Best score ever Master overall |
714.2628 |
| 159.10 | Avg category score lower = tougher room |
163.20 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 99 |
| 0.0 | 180s per 1,000 entries | 4.1 |
| 1 | Grand champions crowned | 201 |
| 0 | State championships | 55 |
| 1 | Recurring contests | 154 |
| 1 | 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)
No team in the data has cooked in both Sweden and Illinois — these are two separate travelling fields.
Who wins in Sweden
| Team | GCs | Contests |
|---|---|---|
| BUTTRUB.COM | 1 | 1 |
| BBQ Brothers | — | 1 |
| Clean Smoke BBQ | — | 1 |
| SMOKING FINNS FI | — | 1 |
| White Squirrel BBQ | — | 1 |
| BBQ Team Laurentius | — | 1 |
| Cozy Pig BBQ | — | 1 |
| PUREBBQ | — | 1 |
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 |