Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY)
2025-09-19 – 2025-09-20 · Loves Park, IL
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $1,000.00
Grand Champion: Sky High BBQ (348.0000) · 17 teams
Entries
17
2 categories
Top score
348.0000
Winning margin
2.9028
GC over RC
Field average
322.51
median 327.93
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.7144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
319.3828
what a walk cost here
Field spread
56.1028
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,000.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 88%
beats 12% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1526
avg power rating going in · stronger than 31% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
Sky High BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Rudes BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
17 entries · top 176.5944 · median 163.9884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boneheads BBQ | |
| 2 | Sky High BBQ | |
| 3 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 4 | M2BBQ | |
| 5 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 6 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 7 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokey Bros Barbecue | |
| 9 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 10 | Brisket to the Limit | |
| 11 | Smokin' Her Eyez | |
| 12 | Whatcha Smokin' | |
| 13 | Cream City Q | |
| 14 | Drake Bros | |
| 15 | Grillers Anonymous | |
| 16 | Barnes Family BBQ | |
| 17 | Tall Dad BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
17 entries · top 348.0000 · median 327.9312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sky High BBQ | |
| 2 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 3 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 4 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 5 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 6 | M2BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokey Bros Barbecue | |
| 8 | Boneheads BBQ | |
| 9 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 10 | Whatcha Smokin' | |
| 11 | Smokin' Her Eyez | |
| 12 | Cream City Q | |
| 13 | Brisket to the Limit | |
| 14 | Grillers Anonymous | |
| 15 | Drake Bros | |
| 16 | Barnes Family BBQ | |
| 17 | Tall Dad BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 173.1316 · median 158.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 2 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 3 | Sky High BBQ | |
| 4 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 5 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 6 | Smokey Bros Barbecue | |
| 7 | M2BBQ | |
| 8 | Whatcha Smokin' | |
| 9 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 10 | Barnes Family BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin' Her Eyez | |
| 12 | Grillers Anonymous | |
| 13 | Cream City Q | |
| 14 | Boneheads BBQ | |
| 15 | Tall Dad BBQ | |
| 16 | Drake Bros | |
| 17 | Brisket to the Limit |