Oct 11–12, 2024 · Stover, MO · 📍 207 N. Main St
Reps: Eugene Wickham, Sarah Wickham · Prize money: $4,400
BBQ Pit Bros won Grand Champion at the Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) on October 11, 2024 in Stover, MO at 207 N. Main St, scoring 354.2628 in a field of 10 teams. Too Sauced BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 346.8460. Category winners: Chicken — BBQ Pit Bros (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Bushwood BBQ (177.7144). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by HessHogs4.
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
BBQ Pit Bros came in rated below the field's top team, Breaking Slabs BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 5–6: RIBBED FOR HER PLEASURE edged Rucking Fidiculous BBQ by 0.0228. Ancillary — Pork places 5–6: B & S Smokers edged MK BBQ by 0.0228.
BBQ Pit Bros won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
BBQ Pit Bros turned in 178.8572 in pork — past the 171.9884 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2023 | Stover, MO | 401 W. 2nd St | 16 | 510.3312 | HessHogs4 |
| Oct 11, 2024 ← this one | Stover, MO | 207 N. Main St | 10 | 354.2628 | BBQ Pit Bros |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180 | 171.9772 | 161.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 168.5600 | 155.3716 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 178.8572 | 161.1200 | — |
10 entries · top 354.2628 · median 338.8056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 2 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 3 | Rucking Fidiculous BBQ | |
| 4 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 5 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 6 | RIBBED FOR HER PLEASURE | |
| 7 | MK BBQ | |
| 8 | Bad Influence BBQ | |
| 9 | B & S Smokers | |
| 10 | Smokin' Bill's |
10 entries · top 180 · median 169.4058 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 2 | Rucking Fidiculous BBQ | |
| 3 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 4 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 5 | MK BBQ | |
| 6 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 7 | RIBBED FOR HER PLEASURE | |
| 8 | Bad Influence BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin' Bill's | |
| 10 | B & S Smokers |
10 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 3 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 4 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 5 | RIBBED FOR HER PLEASURE | |
| 6 | Rucking Fidiculous BBQ | |
| 7 | Bad Influence BBQ | |
| 8 | B & S Smokers | |
| 9 | Smokin' Bill's | |
| 10 | MK BBQ |
9 entries · top 178.8572 · median 161.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 2 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 3 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 4 | Rucking Fidiculous BBQ | |
| 5 | B & S Smokers | |
| 6 | MK BBQ | |
| 7 | RIBBED FOR HER PLEASURE | |
| 8 | Bad Influence BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin' Bill's |