Jun 17–18, 2022 · Morris, IL · 📍 Goold Park
Reps: Ralph Williams · Prize money: $2,550
SMOKE, FIRE & BREW won Grand Champion at the Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) on June 17, 2022 in Morris, IL at Goold Park, scoring 353.1084 in a field of 23 teams. BBQ MIKE took Reserve Grand Champion with 346.8344. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKE, FIRE & BREW (177.7028); Pork Ribs — BBQ MIKE (175.4172). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2023.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Chicken places 6–7: Picture Me Smokin BBQ and Rusty Pig BBQ tied on 170.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: BBQ MIKE edged SMOKE, FIRE & BREW by 0.0116. Chicken places 3–4: Oak Park BBQ edged Stone Cold Grillers by 0.0228.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2022 ← this one | Morris, IL | Goold Park | 23 | 353.1084 | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Morris, IL | Morris, IL 60450 | 33 | 346.2400 | 309 BBQ |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Morris, IL | Morris, IL 60450 | 40 | 349.6916 | Rudes BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 171.4172 | 168 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 167.9772 | 161.7144 |
23 entries · top 353.1084 · median 326.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 2 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 3 | Shmack Q | |
| 4 | P.I.G. | |
| 5 | 309 BBQ | |
| 6 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 7 | Oak Park BBQ | |
| 8 | Picture Me Smokin BBQ | |
| 9 | Rusty Pig BBQ | |
| 10 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 11 | Red, White & Bacon | |
| 12 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 13 | Flamin Dave's | |
| 14 | Dead End BBQ | |
| 15 | Truckin Sauced | |
| 16 | Lyondellbassell Smoke Team | |
| 17 | T.J.D.Smokehouse | |
| 18 | Bullet Proof BBQ | |
| 19 | Sticks-N-Bones | |
| 20 | Just A Smokin BBQ | |
| 21 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 22 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 23 | Bourban Brothers BBQ |
23 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 2 | Shmack Q | |
| 3 | Oak Park BBQ | |
| 4 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 5 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 6 | Picture Me Smokin BBQ | |
| 7 | Rusty Pig BBQ | |
| 8 | P.I.G. | |
| 9 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 10 | Truckin Sauced | |
| 11 | Sticks-N-Bones | |
| 12 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 13 | Flamin Dave's | |
| 14 | Red, White & Bacon | |
| 15 | 309 BBQ | |
| 16 | Dead End BBQ | |
| 17 | Just A Smokin BBQ | |
| 18 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 19 | T.J.D.Smokehouse | |
| 20 | Bullet Proof BBQ | |
| 21 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 22 | Bourban Brothers BBQ | |
| 23 | Lyondellbassell Smoke Team |
23 entries · top 175.4172 · median 161.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 2 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 3 | 309 BBQ | |
| 4 | Lyondellbassell Smoke Team | |
| 5 | P.I.G. | |
| 6 | Red, White & Bacon | |
| 7 | Shmack Q | |
| 8 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 9 | Picture Me Smokin BBQ | |
| 10 | Rusty Pig BBQ | |
| 11 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 12 | Dead End BBQ | |
| 13 | Oak Park BBQ | |
| 14 | Flamin Dave's | |
| 15 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 16 | Bullet Proof BBQ | |
| 17 | T.J.D.Smokehouse | |
| 18 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 19 | Just A Smokin BBQ | |
| 20 | Truckin Sauced | |
| 21 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 22 | Bourban Brothers BBQ | |
| 23 | Sticks-N-Bones |
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.
20 entries · top 180 · median 165.1314 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Picture Me Smokin BBQ | |
| 2 | Red, White & Bacon | |
| 3 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 4 | Flamin Dave's | |
| 5 | Just A Smokin BBQ | |
| 6 | Dead End BBQ | |
| 7 | T.J.D.Smokehouse | |
| 8 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 9 | 309 BBQ | |
| 10 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 11 | Sticks-N-Bones | |
| 12 | Bullet Proof BBQ | |
| 13 | Shmack Q | |
| 14 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 15 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 16 | Oak Park BBQ | |
| 17 | Lyondellbassell Smoke Team | |
| 18 | P.I.G. | |
| 19 | Rusty Pig BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW |