Panama vs Illinois

Region Against

Panama 11 contests · 80 teams · 3.5 years 4 this season · 2 on the calendar

2–18

measures won

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

Illinois takes 18 of the 20 measures below to Panama'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.

Panama	Measure	Illinois
11	Contests held	282
6	Contests with results	209
4	Contests this season	15
2	On the calendar	0
4	Seasons on record	14
80	Teams competed	2,042
48	Teams competing this season	247
22 teams	Typical field	33 teams
31 teams	Biggest field	76 teams
669.68	Avg winning score Master · of 720	693.47
680.0112	Best score ever Master overall	714.2628
154.52	Avg category score lower = tougher room	163.33
0	Perfect 180s	108
0.0	180s per 1,000 entries	4.4
6	Grand champions crowned	205
0	State championships	55
8	Recurring contests	154
7	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	Panama contests	Panama GCs	IL contests	IL GCs
Justice BBQ	1715	6	3	1	—
Fergolicious BBQ	1811	1	—	4	2

Who wins in Panama

Team	GCs	Contests
Justice BBQ	3	6
Belen Grill and Chill	1	5
Grill and Chill	1	4
Grill & Chill	1	2
BBQ Fellas	—	6
88 BBQ	—	4
Bros & Fire PTY	—	4
Bado BBQ	—	4

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

📍 All of Panama 📍 All of Illinois 🗺 Every region