Defending champion
1×
title here
The BBQ Bus won the most recent scored edition (2019-05-31).
- 2019-05-31
Up In Smoke on the Square (POSTPONED)
2021-06-04 – 2021-06-05 · Lincoln, IL · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, TINA WELLER
Contest preview (from past editions of this contest)
No scores yet — here is what the record book says about the contest they are walking into.
Contest record
699.4400
the score to beat here
The highest overall score here is 699.4400, set by MONSTER-QUE in 2014.
- 2014
- MONSTER-QUE
Typical draw
42
teams on an average year
This contest has averaged 42 teams across 7 scored editions.
- biggest 52
- 7 scored editions
The regulars
7×
visits by the most frequent entrant
MONSTER-QUE has cooked this contest 7 times — more than any other team in the data.
- MONSTER-QUE ×7 · 1 GC
- THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS ×7
- FIDDLIN' FATBACK ×7
- SMOKY LINCS ×7
- PORK PARADISE ×7
Storylines (1 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The contest returns
2 yrs
since the last edition
This contest was away for 2 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2019-05-31.
- previous edition 2019-05-31
This contest's own records (1 in the KCBS record book)
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-23 | Lincoln, IL | Lincoln, IL | 46 | 689.6916 | A BOY & HIS BBQ | Twyford's BBQ & Catering |
| 2014-08-22 | Lincoln, IL | Lincoln, IL 62656 | 50 | 699.4400 | MONSTER-QUE | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE |
| 2015-06-05 | Lincoln, IL | Lincoln, IL 62656 | 40 | 689.0740 | ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS |
| 2016-06-03 | Lincoln, IL | Lincoln , IL 62656 | 52 | 685.6800 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE |
| 2017-06-02 | Lincoln, IL | Kilkapool/Plilaski | 32 | 695.8968 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | PORK PARADISE |
| 2018-06-01 | Lincoln, IL | Kilkapool/Plilaski | 40 | 687.3600 | SMOKIN ACES@THEBBQSUPERSTORE.COM | iBQ'n |
| 2019-05-31 | Lincoln, IL | Lincoln, IL 62656 | 36 | 682.8576 | The BBQ Bus | iBQ'n |
| 2021-06-04 ← this one | Lincoln, IL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-08-25 | Lincoln, IL | 601 Pulaski Street | 26 | 346.8344 | 309 BBQ | — |
| 2024-08-23 | Lincoln, IL | 601 Pulaski Street | 28 | 350.8688 | Up From The Pits BBQ | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Lincoln, IL | 601 Pulaski Street | 31 | 357.7144 | Electro-Que-ted | — |
| 2026-08-28 | Lincoln, IL | 601 Pulaski Street | 16 | 349.6916 | Smokin E's BBQ | — |
No results yet — they appear on kcbs.us after the contest wraps up.