Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
· Fairbury, IL · 📍 Fairbury Fair Grounds
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $1,850.00
Grand Champion: SermerStout (337.0972) · 17 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 309 BBQ
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How hot was the win?
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Weez's Groovin' BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 5 tracked editions.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 13.1428 points — a wider margin than 95% of championships in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 2–3: T Daddys BBQ edged RUBY CREEK BBQ by 0.0344.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Shmack Q (won 2023).
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)
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Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ← this one | Fairbury, IL | Fairbury Fair Grounds | 17 | 337.0972 | SermerStout | — |
| 2022-08-20 | Fairbury, IL | Fairbury Fair Grounds | 20 | 341.1428 | Weez's Groovin' BBQ | — |
| 2023-08-19 | Fairbury, IL | Fairbury Fair Grounds | 32 | 342.8228 | Shmack Q | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Fairbury, IL | Fairbury Fair Grounds | 26 | 354.2628 | Weez's Groovin' BBQ | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Fairbury, IL | Fairbury Fair Grounds | 20 | 347.4400 | Weez's Groovin' BBQ | — |
| 2026-08-22 | Fairbury, IL | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 170.2744 | 157.7144 | 151.4400 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2744 | 161.1088 | 151.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
17 entries · top 337.0972 · median 305.5888
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 2 | 309 BBQ | |
| 3 | 692 BBQ | |
| 4 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 5 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 6 | BS BBQ | |
| 7 | EF-Q | |
| 8 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 9 | Shmack Q | |
| 10 | Smoked Your Ace BBQ | |
| 11 | Fathead BBQ | |
| 12 | RocketQue | |
| 13 | 4 Dads of the Aporkalypse | |
| 14 | BONE STREET BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | Smoke & Brew BBQ | |
| 16 | Big House BBQ | |
| 17 | Porkfically Perfect BBQ |
Chicken
17 entries · top 170.2744 · median 154.2172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 692 BBQ | |
| 2 | 309 BBQ | |
| 3 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 4 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 5 | Fathead BBQ | |
| 6 | BS BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoked Your Ace BBQ | |
| 8 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 9 | Shmack Q | |
| 10 | RocketQue | |
| 11 | BONE STREET BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | EF-Q | |
| 13 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 14 | 4 Dads of the Aporkalypse | |
| 15 | Big House BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoke & Brew BBQ | |
| 17 | Porkfically Perfect BBQ |
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 174.2744 · median 153.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 2 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 3 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 4 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 5 | EF-Q | |
| 6 | BS BBQ | |
| 7 | 309 BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoke & Brew BBQ | |
| 9 | 692 BBQ | |
| 10 | 4 Dads of the Aporkalypse | |
| 11 | Shmack Q | |
| 12 | Smoked Your Ace BBQ | |
| 13 | Big House BBQ | |
| 14 | RocketQue | |
| 15 | Fathead BBQ | |
| 16 | BONE STREET BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | Porkfically Perfect BBQ |
Other
Overall
4 entries · top 160.0228 · median 159.1486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DB BBQ 1 | |
| 2 | Seasonin Superhero | |
| 3 | Lil Tools BBQ | |
| 4 | DB BBQ 2 |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Other — Kids Que 10 And Under
3 entries · top 160.0228 · median 159.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DB BBQ 1 | |
| 2 | Seasonin Superhero | |
| 3 | DB BBQ 2 |