Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard)
2022-06-17 – 2022-06-18 · Morris, IL
Reps: RALPH WILLIAMS · Prize money: $2,550.00
Grand Champion: Smoke, Fire & Brew (353.1084) · 23 teams
Entries
23
3 categories
Top score
353.1084
Winning margin
6.2740
GC over RC
Field average
324.33
median 326.82
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
6.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
329.6800
what a walk cost here
Field spread
58.8800
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,550.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 82%
beats 18% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1513
avg power rating going in · stronger than 18% of contests
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-17 ← this one | Morris, IL | 23 | 353.1084 | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| 2023-06-17 | Morris, IL | 33 | 346.2400 | 309 BBQ |
| 2024-06-14 | Morris, IL | 40 | 349.6916 | Rudes BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Bush beans
20 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Backyard Series — Chicken
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 |
Backyard Series — Overall
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 |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
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 |