Croatia vs Illinois

Region Against

Croatia 8 contests · 24 teams · 1 years 3 this season · 4 on the calendar

4–16

measures won

Illinois 282 contests · 2,042 teams · 13.6 years 15 this season · 0 on the calendar

Illinois takes 16 of the 20 measures below to Croatia's 4. 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.

Croatia	Measure	Illinois
8	Contests held	282
3	Contests with results	209
3	Contests this season	15
4	On the calendar	0
2	Seasons on record	14
24	Teams competed	2,042
24	Teams competing this season	247
12 teams	Typical field	33 teams
16 teams	Biggest field	76 teams
714.86	Avg winning score Master · of 720	693.47
714.8572	Best score ever Master overall	714.2628
170.76	Avg category score lower = tougher room	163.33
5	Perfect 180s	108
78.1	180s per 1,000 entries	4.4
1	Grand champions crowned	205
0	State championships	55
3	Recurring contests	154
2	Towns hosting	64
6	Reps working	23
$0	Published purses contests that listed one	$511,080

Contests per season (seasons with results, up to this one)

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)

A contest counts once per team, whether it cooked one series there or two. These are the teams whose own record says how the two regions compare.

Team	Rating	Croatia contests	Croatia GCs	IL contests	IL GCs
GETTIN' BASTED	1929	1	1	8	3
BUNCH OF SWINES	1813	1	—	2	—

Who wins in Croatia

Team	GCs	Contests
GETTIN' BASTED	1	1
3BBQ	—	1
Barbecoa BBQ Team	—	1
BBQ Hot Yard	—	1
BUNCH OF SWINES	—	1
COOKLOUNGE BBQ	—	1
Onkel Felix BBQ	—	1
Smoky Cotte	—	1

Who wins in Illinois

Team	GCs	Contests
One2BBQ	12	80
Heavy Smoke BBQ	9	33
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ	9	20
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	7	40
QUAU	6	66
Rudes BBQ	6	28
GILLY'S BBQ	6	24
THE BBQ BUS	5	57

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