Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
2024-08-23 – 2024-08-24 · Lincoln, IL
Reps: TINA WELLER · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Up From The Pits BBQ (350.8688) · 28 teams
Entries
28
3 categories
Top score
350.8688
Winning margin
3.4516
GC over RC
Field average
327.50
median 325.62
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4516 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
335.3600
what a walk cost here
Field spread
68.1716
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 84%
beats 16% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1515
avg power rating going in · stronger than 20% of contests
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-23 | 46 | 689.6916 | A BOY & HIS BBQ | |
| 2014-08-22 | 50 | 699.4400 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 2015-06-05 | 40 | 689.0740 | ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | |
| 2016-06-03 | 52 | 685.6800 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 2017-06-02 | 32 | 695.8968 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 2018-06-01 | 40 | 687.3600 | SMOKIN ACES@THEBBQSUPERSTORE.COM | |
| 2019-05-31 | Lincoln, IL | 36 | 682.8576 | The BBQ Bus |
| 2021-06-04 | Lincoln, IL | — | — | — |
| 2023-08-25 | Lincoln, IL | 26 | 346.8344 | 309 BBQ |
| 2024-08-23 ← this one | Lincoln, IL | 28 | 350.8688 | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2025-08-22 | Lincoln, IL | 31 | 357.7144 | Electro-Que-ted |
| 2026-08-28 | Lincoln, IL | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Steak
5 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.8460
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 309 BBQ | |
| 2 | Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Dead End BBQ | |
| 4 | MAK's BBQ | |
| 5 | Bybee's and Crew BBQ |
Backyard Series — Chicken
28 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 2 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 3 | Firehouse 51 | |
| 4 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 5 | Bybee's and Crew BBQ | |
| 6 | Westside Smoke | |
| 7 | Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | |
| 8 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 9 | Hillbilly Deluxe | |
| 10 | 309 BBQ | |
| 11 | MAK's BBQ | |
| 12 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 13 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 14 | Ivy League | |
| 15 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 16 | Big TD'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Geeks2Meats | |
| 18 | Truck'n Sauced | |
| 19 | The Dirty German & Son | |
| 20 | Smitty's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 21 | Slow your Smoke BBQ | |
| 22 | Sugar Creek BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoke Eye | |
| 24 | Dead End BBQ | |
| 25 | Body by Que | |
| 26 | Still Smokin | |
| 27 | All Foxed Up BBQ | |
| 28 | Oasis Bros BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
28 entries · top 350.8688 · median 325.6172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 2 | Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | |
| 3 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 4 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 5 | Bybee's and Crew BBQ | |
| 6 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 7 | Big TD'S BBQ | |
| 8 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 9 | MAK's BBQ | |
| 10 | Hillbilly Deluxe | |
| 11 | 309 BBQ | |
| 12 | Slow your Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | Truck'n Sauced | |
| 14 | Firehouse 51 | |
| 15 | Smitty's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 16 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 17 | Ivy League | |
| 18 | Sugar Creek BBQ | |
| 19 | Body by Que | |
| 20 | Geeks2Meats | |
| 21 | Westside Smoke | |
| 22 | Dead End BBQ | |
| 23 | All Foxed Up BBQ | |
| 24 | The Dirty German & Son | |
| 25 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 26 | Smoke Eye | |
| 27 | Still Smokin | |
| 28 | Oasis Bros BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 177.7372 · median 166.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | |
| 2 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 3 | Big TD'S BBQ | |
| 4 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 5 | Slow your Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 7 | MAK's BBQ | |
| 8 | Bybee's and Crew BBQ | |
| 9 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 10 | Body by Que | |
| 11 | Hillbilly Deluxe | |
| 12 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 13 | Truck'n Sauced | |
| 14 | Smitty's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 15 | Sugar Creek BBQ | |
| 16 | All Foxed Up BBQ | |
| 17 | 309 BBQ | |
| 18 | Dead End BBQ | |
| 19 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 20 | Still Smokin | |
| 21 | Geeks2Meats | |
| 22 | Ivy League | |
| 23 | Smoke Eye | |
| 24 | The Dirty German & Son | |
| 25 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 26 | Firehouse 51 | |
| 27 | Westside Smoke | |
| 28 | Oasis Bros BBQ |