Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
2024-10-11 – 2024-10-12 · Stover, MO
Reps: EUGENE WICKHAM, SARAH WICKHAM · Prize money: $4,400.00
Grand Champion: BBQ Pit Bros (354.2628) · 10 teams
Entries
10
3 categories
Top score
354.2628
Winning margin
7.4168
GC over RC
Field average
335.84
median 338.81
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
8.0228 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
318.8116
what a walk cost here
Field spread
35.4512
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,400.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 80%
beats 20% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1539
avg power rating going in · stronger than 44% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
BBQ Pit Bros took the Grand Championship home to IA.
🃏 An upset on the books
BBQ Pit Bros came in rated below the field's top team, Breaking Slabs BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-13 | Stover, MO | 16 | 510.3312 | HessHogs4 |
| 2024-10-11 ← this one | Stover, MO | 10 | 354.2628 | BBQ Pit Bros |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Pork
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 |
Backyard Series — Chicken
10 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Backyard Series — Overall
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 |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
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 |