Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY)
2022-05-28 · Westmont, IL · 📍 700 Blackhawk Drive
Reps: JEANNE TITUS, TINA WELLER · Prize money: $1,325.00
Grand Champion: Weez's Groovin BBQ (345.1084) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Shmack Q
Entries
28
2 judged meats
Top score
345.1084
Winning margin
5.0740
GC over RC
Field average
308.63
median 315.91
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
7.4744 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
323.4172
10th place overall
Field spread
193.6796
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,325.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 78%
beats 22% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
4%
of the 28 teams with a home region came from outside IL
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.61 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1508
avg power rating going in · stronger than 12% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 7–8: Troublemakers BBQ and Dick Rubs BBQ tied on 166.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Badger BBQ and Gout Attack tied on 163.3944 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: PLUMBER Q edged Dick Rubs BBQ by 0.0004.
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 170.8228 | 163.4628 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2628 | 163.3944 | 161.7372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
28 entries · top 345.1084 · median 315.9144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 2 | Shmack Q | |
| 3 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 4 | PLUMBER Q | |
| 5 | L&M BBQ | |
| 6 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 7 | Dick Rubs BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 9 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 10 | Red, White & Bacon | |
| 11 | Gout Attack | |
| 12 | Badger BBQ | |
| 13 | Snout N About | |
| 14 | BBQ Buddies | |
| 15 | The Pit Pals | |
| 16 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 17 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 18 | BT BBQ | |
| 19 | Big Hogs BBQ | |
| 20 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokey Creek BBQ | |
| 22 | GONE HOGGIN | |
| 23 | THE BROTHERS QUE | |
| 24 | Champion Oaks BBQ | |
| 25 | Rusty Grate BBQ | |
| 26 | Schimmel House BBQ | |
| 27 | Concrete boys BBQ | |
| 28 | Chuck Norris 7 |
Chicken
28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 159.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shmack Q | |
| 2 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 3 | PLUMBER Q | |
| 4 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 5 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 6 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 7 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 8 | Dick Rubs BBQ | |
| 9 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 10 | L&M BBQ | |
| 11 | GONE HOGGIN | |
| 12 | Red, White & Bacon | |
| 13 | Snout N About | |
| 14 | Gout Attack | |
| 15 | The Pit Pals | |
| 16 | Badger BBQ | |
| 17 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokey Creek BBQ | |
| 19 | BBQ Buddies | |
| 20 | Big Hogs BBQ | |
| 21 | Schimmel House BBQ | |
| 22 | BT BBQ | |
| 23 | Concrete boys BBQ | |
| 24 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 25 | Rusty Grate BBQ | |
| 26 | THE BROTHERS QUE | |
| 27 | Champion Oaks BBQ | |
| 28 | Chuck Norris 7 |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 174.2628 · median 158.5542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 2 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 3 | L&M BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ Buddies | |
| 5 | Badger BBQ | |
| 6 | Gout Attack | |
| 7 | PLUMBER Q | |
| 8 | Dick Rubs BBQ | |
| 9 | Red, White & Bacon | |
| 10 | Shmack Q | |
| 11 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 12 | BT BBQ | |
| 13 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 14 | Champion Oaks BBQ | |
| 15 | THE BROTHERS QUE | |
| 16 | Snout N About | |
| 17 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Hogs BBQ | |
| 19 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 20 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 21 | The Pit Pals | |
| 22 | Smokey Creek BBQ | |
| 23 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 24 | GONE HOGGIN | |
| 25 | Rusty Grate BBQ | |
| 26 | Chuck Norris 7 | |
| 27 | Schimmel House BBQ | |
| 28 | Concrete boys BBQ |