1st Annual Hy-Vee Ribs & Rides (BBQ Challenge and Car Show) (BACKYARD ONLY)
2024-06-08 · Sycamore, IL · 📍 2700 DeKalb Avenue
Reps: PATRICK DILLER · Prize money: $1,425.00
Grand Champion: Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ (350.2972) · 9 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BBQ Buddies
Entries
9
3 judged meats
Top score
350.2972
Winning margin
5.7716
GC over RC
Field average
326.88
median 332.50
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
8.5828 pts across the top 5
Field spread
50.9260
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,425.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 51%
beats 49% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
22%
of the 9 teams with a home region came from outside IL
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.01 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1468
avg power rating going in
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Ancillary — Pork places 5–6: Hog Heathens edged Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ by 0.0116. Backyard Series — Chicken places 5–6: Acme BBQ edged Kaleta's Kitchen by 0.0228.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 175.4400 | 163.4056 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 166.2744 | — |
| Ancillary — Pork | 173.7028 | 160.0000 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
9 entries · top 350.2972 · median 332.5028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ Buddies | |
| 3 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 4 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 5 | Kaleta's Kitchen | |
| 6 | Ryan's Wood Smoked BBQ | |
| 7 | Acme BBQ | |
| 8 | Up in Smoke | |
| 9 | Hog Heathens |
Chicken
9 entries · top 175.4400 · median 163.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ Buddies | |
| 3 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 4 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 5 | Acme BBQ | |
| 6 | Kaleta's Kitchen | |
| 7 | Ryan's Wood Smoked BBQ | |
| 8 | Up in Smoke | |
| 9 | Hog Heathens |
Pork Ribs
9 entries · top 174.8572 · median 166.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ | |
| 2 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 3 | BBQ Buddies | |
| 4 | Kaleta's Kitchen | |
| 5 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 6 | Ryan's Wood Smoked BBQ | |
| 7 | Hog Heathens | |
| 8 | Up in Smoke | |
| 9 | Acme BBQ |
Ancillary
Pork
9 entries · top 173.7028 · median 160.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 2 | Kaleta's Kitchen | |
| 3 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 4 | BBQ Buddies | |
| 5 | Hog Heathens | |
| 6 | Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ | |
| 7 | Up in Smoke | |
| 8 | Acme BBQ | |
| 9 | Ryan's Wood Smoked BBQ |