Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
2022-08-20 · Fairbury, IL · 📍 Fairbury Fair Grounds
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $2,250.00
Grand Champion: Weez's Groovin' BBQ (341.1428) · 20 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 LEE LA Q
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👑 A dynasty in the making
Weez's Groovin' BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 5 tracked editions.
🧹 A double category winner
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 3–4: 309 BBQ and Ishy Links BBQ tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Mr. B's BBQ edged Sermerstout BBQ by 0.0344. Chicken places 8–9: BS BBQ edged Smoque Staff by 0.0692.
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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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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbury, IL | Fairbury Fair Grounds | 17 | 337.0972 | SermerStout | — | |
| 2022-08-20 ← this one | 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 | 169.1428 | 165.1428 | 160.5368 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.0000 | 167.3828 | 154.7772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
20 entries · top 341.1428 · median 313.9370
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | 309 BBQ | |
| 4 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 5 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 6 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 7 | Shmack Q | |
| 8 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 9 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 10 | Rocket Que | |
| 11 | J.R. Boys | |
| 12 | Big House BBQ | |
| 13 | BS BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoque Staff | |
| 15 | Mr. B's BBQ | |
| 16 | Behemoth BBQ | |
| 17 | Diabolical Pig | |
| 18 | EZ CHEW BARBECUE | |
| 19 | 4 Dads of the Aporkalypse | |
| 20 | Smokin-Deez |
Chicken
20 entries · top 169.1428 · median 159.9942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | 309 BBQ | |
| 4 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 5 | Mr. B's BBQ | |
| 6 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 7 | J.R. Boys | |
| 8 | BS BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoque Staff | |
| 10 | Rocket Que | |
| 11 | Shmack Q | |
| 12 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 13 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 14 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 15 | Diabolical Pig | |
| 16 | Smokin-Deez | |
| 17 | Behemoth BBQ | |
| 18 | Big House BBQ | |
| 19 | EZ CHEW BARBECUE | |
| 20 | 4 Dads of the Aporkalypse |
Pork Ribs
20 entries · top 172.0000 · median 153.9542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 2 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 3 | 309 BBQ | |
| 4 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 5 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | Big House BBQ | |
| 8 | Shmack Q | |
| 9 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 10 | Rocket Que | |
| 11 | EZ CHEW BARBECUE | |
| 12 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 13 | J.R. Boys | |
| 14 | Behemoth BBQ | |
| 15 | BS BBQ | |
| 16 | Diabolical Pig | |
| 17 | Smoque Staff | |
| 18 | 4 Dads of the Aporkalypse | |
| 19 | Mr. B's BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin-Deez |
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.
Kids-Q — Kids Que
2 entries · top 169.7372 · median 165.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ShmackQ Jr | |
| 2 | Sizzin Superheros |
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey Smoke
20 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.5542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 309 BBQ | |
| 2 | EZ CHEW BARBECUE | |
| 3 | Shmack Q | |
| 4 | Behemoth BBQ | |
| 5 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 6 | Mr. B's BBQ | |
| 7 | Diabolical Pig | |
| 8 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin-Deez | |
| 10 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoque Staff | |
| 12 | J.R. Boys | |
| 13 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 14 | 4 Dads of the Aporkalypse | |
| 15 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 16 | Rocket Que | |
| 17 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 18 | LEE LA Q | |
| 19 | Big House BBQ | |
| 20 | BS BBQ |