Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
2024-06-14 – 2024-06-15 · Morris, IL
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $2,550.00
Grand Champion: Rudes BBQ (349.6916) · 40 teams
Entries
40
3 categories
Top score
349.6916
Winning margin
2.8688
GC over RC
Field average
323.48
median 328.53
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Best dish
5.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
336.5488
what a walk cost here
Field spread
202.8916
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,550.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 86%
beats 14% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1525
avg power rating going in · stronger than 31% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
Rudes BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-17 | Morris, IL | 23 | 353.1084 | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| 2023-06-17 | Morris, IL | 33 | 346.2400 | 309 BBQ |
| 2024-06-14 ← this one | Morris, IL | 40 | 349.6916 | Rudes BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Best dish
38 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.2570 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 2 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 3 | Diabolical Pig | |
| 4 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 5 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 6 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 7 | LyondellBasell BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Meathouse Bob-B-Que | |
| 9 | Smoke N Guns | |
| 10 | Shmack Q | |
| 11 | Kaleta's Kitchen | |
| 12 | Big Rich BBQ | |
| 13 | 309 BBQ | |
| 14 | Rub, Sauce and 2 Smoking Barrels | |
| 15 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 16 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 17 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 18 | Pals BBQ | |
| 19 | Bods by BBQ | |
| 20 | 2 GREEKS BBQ | |
| 21 | 2 Sauced 2 Pork | |
| 22 | Rusty Pig BBQ | |
| 23 | TJD Smokehouse | |
| 24 | Grundy County Smokin Pigs | |
| 25 | Thick & Nasty | |
| 26 | Truck'n Sauced | |
| 27 | Just A Smokin BBQ | |
| 28 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 29 | Flamin Dave's | |
| 30 | HESSHOGS | |
| 31 | BS BBQ | |
| 32 | Hillbilly Deluxe | |
| 33 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 34 | Dark Mountain BBQ | |
| 35 | Show Me Your Pits | |
| 36 | Big Foot BBQ | |
| 37 | TC's Smokin Section | |
| 38 | SmoQued On Main St |
Backyard Series — Chicken
39 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.9312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 2 | HESSHOGS | |
| 3 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 4 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 5 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 6 | Truck'n Sauced | |
| 7 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 8 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 9 | 309 BBQ | |
| 10 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 11 | Just A Smokin BBQ | |
| 12 | Thick & Nasty | |
| 13 | Shmack Q | |
| 14 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 15 | Rub, Sauce and 2 Smoking Barrels | |
| 16 | Grundy County Smokin Pigs | |
| 17 | Hillbilly Deluxe | |
| 18 | Pals BBQ | |
| 19 | 2 GREEKS BBQ | |
| 20 | Flamin Dave's | |
| 21 | Bods by BBQ | |
| 22 | TC's Smokin Section | |
| 23 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 24 | Rusty Pig BBQ | |
| 25 | Big Foot BBQ | |
| 26 | Kaleta's Kitchen | |
| 27 | TJD Smokehouse | |
| 28 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 29 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 30 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 31 | LyondellBasell BBQ Team | |
| 32 | Big Rich BBQ | |
| 33 | Meathouse Bob-B-Que | |
| 34 | 2 Sauced 2 Pork | |
| 35 | Smoke N Guns | |
| 36 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 37 | Dark Mountain BBQ | |
| 38 | Show Me Your Pits | |
| 39 | BS BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
40 entries · top 349.6916 · median 328.5312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 2 | Truck'n Sauced | |
| 3 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 4 | HESSHOGS | |
| 5 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 6 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 7 | Shmack Q | |
| 8 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 9 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 10 | 309 BBQ | |
| 11 | 2 GREEKS BBQ | |
| 12 | Hillbilly Deluxe | |
| 13 | Grundy County Smokin Pigs | |
| 14 | Rub, Sauce and 2 Smoking Barrels | |
| 15 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 16 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 17 | Meathouse Bob-B-Que | |
| 18 | TJD Smokehouse | |
| 19 | Rusty Pig BBQ | |
| 20 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 21 | Big Foot BBQ | |
| 22 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 23 | Kaleta's Kitchen | |
| 24 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 25 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 26 | Flamin Dave's | |
| 27 | Thick & Nasty | |
| 28 | Big Rich BBQ | |
| 29 | Pals BBQ | |
| 30 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 31 | LyondellBasell BBQ Team | |
| 32 | 2 Sauced 2 Pork | |
| 33 | TC's Smokin Section | |
| 34 | Smoke N Guns | |
| 35 | Bods by BBQ | |
| 36 | Just A Smokin BBQ | |
| 37 | Show Me Your Pits | |
| 38 | Dark Mountain BBQ | |
| 39 | BS BBQ | |
| 40 | Diabolical Pig |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
40 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 2 | Truck'n Sauced | |
| 3 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 4 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 5 | Shmack Q | |
| 6 | 2 GREEKS BBQ | |
| 7 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 8 | Meathouse Bob-B-Que | |
| 9 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 10 | HESSHOGS | |
| 11 | Hillbilly Deluxe | |
| 12 | Grundy County Smokin Pigs | |
| 13 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 14 | TJD Smokehouse | |
| 15 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 16 | 309 BBQ | |
| 17 | Rub, Sauce and 2 Smoking Barrels | |
| 18 | Rusty Pig BBQ | |
| 19 | Big Foot BBQ | |
| 20 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 21 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Rich BBQ | |
| 23 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 24 | Kaleta's Kitchen | |
| 25 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 26 | Flamin Dave's | |
| 27 | Smoke N Guns | |
| 28 | 2 Sauced 2 Pork | |
| 29 | LyondellBasell BBQ Team | |
| 30 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 31 | Pals BBQ | |
| 32 | Thick & Nasty | |
| 33 | Show Me Your Pits | |
| 34 | TC's Smokin Section | |
| 35 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 36 | BS BBQ | |
| 37 | Bods by BBQ | |
| 38 | Dark Mountain BBQ | |
| 39 | Diabolical Pig | |
| 40 | Just A Smokin BBQ |