Jun 14–15, 2024 · Logansport, IN · 📍 1212 Riverside Dr
Reps: Eugene Wickham, Sarah Wickham · Prize money: $5,000
Sermerstout BBQ won Grand Champion at the Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) on June 14, 2024 in Logansport, IN at 1212 Riverside Dr, scoring 348.5372 in a field of 28 teams. VanHoozen BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 347.4288. Category winners: Chicken — Sermerstout BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — VanHoozen BBQ (174.8572). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Berkee Raes BBQ.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 80% of the 610 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1084 points — closer than 80% of every championship in the data.
Pork Ribs places 3–4: RUBY CREEK BBQ edged Hoosier BBQ by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Smoky J's edged Porkasaurus Rex BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 5–6: Diddy's Delectable 3BQ edged VanHoozen BBQ by 0.0228.
Sermerstout BBQ turned in 177.7028 in chicken — past the 176.5828 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Get Your Butt Over Here BBQ (won 2022), Berkee Raes BBQ (won 2023).
This contest usually draws about 18 teams
28 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 18.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2022 | Logansport, IN | 1212 Riverside Dr | 14 | 349.1428 | Get Your Butt Over Here BBQ |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Logansport, IN | 1212 Riverside Dr | 21 | 343.9656 | Berkee Raes BBQ |
| Jun 14, 2024 ← this one | Logansport, IN | 1212 Riverside Dr | 28 | 348.5372 | Sermer Stout |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 172.5944 | 167.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 170.8344 | 167.4516 |
28 entries · top 348.5372 · median 314.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 2 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 3 | Berkee Raes BBQ | |
| 4 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 5 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 6 | Porkasaurus Rex BBQ | |
| 7 | Diddy's Delectable 3BQ | |
| 8 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoky J's | |
| 10 | Liberty Call Smoke Shack | |
| 11 | Smokey D's Woo Wee BBQ | |
| 12 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 13 | Get Your Butt Over Here BBQ | |
| 14 | 1320 Q | |
| 15 | Old Gold and BBQ | |
| 16 | Hanner's Butt & Brew | |
| 17 | Holy Smokes | |
| 18 | Taylor Bay | |
| 19 | Tank's BBQ | |
| 20 | Dos 33 | |
| 21 | FLASH'S BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokey Broo's BBQ | |
| 23 | Blazin Jett Barbecue Team | |
| 24 | BesQue | |
| 25 | Zee Company | |
| 26 | Monster Pit BBQ | |
| 27 | Boiler BBQ | |
| 28 | The Neighborhood Tavern |
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 2 | Berkee Raes BBQ | |
| 3 | Get Your Butt Over Here BBQ | |
| 4 | Porkasaurus Rex BBQ | |
| 5 | Diddy's Delectable 3BQ | |
| 6 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 7 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 8 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 9 | Liberty Call Smoke Shack | |
| 10 | Smoky J's | |
| 11 | Smokey D's Woo Wee BBQ | |
| 12 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 13 | 1320 Q | |
| 14 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 15 | Old Gold and BBQ | |
| 16 | Hanner's Butt & Brew | |
| 17 | Tank's BBQ | |
| 18 | FLASH'S BBQ | |
| 19 | Blazin Jett Barbecue Team | |
| 20 | BesQue | |
| 21 | Holy Smokes | |
| 22 | The Neighborhood Tavern | |
| 23 | Dos 33 | |
| 24 | Taylor Bay | |
| 25 | Smokey Broo's BBQ | |
| 26 | Zee Company | |
| 27 | Monster Pit BBQ | |
| 28 | Boiler BBQ |
28 entries · top 174.8572 · median 157.9486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VanHoozen BBQ | |
| 2 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 3 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 4 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 5 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 6 | Berkee Raes BBQ | |
| 7 | Boiler BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoky J's | |
| 9 | Porkasaurus Rex BBQ | |
| 10 | Diddy's Delectable 3BQ | |
| 11 | Liberty Call Smoke Shack | |
| 12 | Smokey D's Woo Wee BBQ | |
| 13 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 14 | Holy Smokes | |
| 15 | Taylor Bay | |
| 16 | Hanner's Butt & Brew | |
| 17 | Old Gold and BBQ | |
| 18 | Dos 33 | |
| 19 | Zee Company | |
| 20 | Smokey Broo's BBQ | |
| 21 | Get Your Butt Over Here BBQ | |
| 22 | 1320 Q | |
| 23 | BesQue | |
| 24 | Monster Pit BBQ | |
| 25 | Tank's BBQ | |
| 26 | FLASH'S BBQ | |
| 27 | Blazin Jett Barbecue Team | |
| 28 | The Neighborhood Tavern |