Smoke on the River (BACKYARD ONLY)
2022-09-16 – 2022-09-17 · Burlington, KS · 📍 625 S. 3rd St.
Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, RICH TUTTLE · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: TOO SAUCED BBQ (344.5828) · 6 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 O' Town Que
Entries
6
2 judged meats
Top score
344.5828
Winning margin
2.3428
GC over RC
Field average
325.66
median 327.92
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
15.4628 pts across the top 5
Field spread
40.5828
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 80%
beats 20% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
33%
of the 6 teams with a home region came from outside KS
Field strength
1516
avg power rating going in
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Too Sauced BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MO.
🧹 A double category winner
TOO SAUCED BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 1–2: TOO SAUCED BBQ edged O' Town Que by 0.0572.
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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-16 ← this one | Burlington, KS | 625 S. 3rd St. | 6 | 344.5828 | TOO SAUCED BBQ | — |
| 2023-09-01 | Burlington, KS | 625 S. 3rd St. | 20 | 699.9544 | GETTIN' BASTED | JANKY LEG BBQ |
| 2024-08-31 | Burlington, KS | 625 S. 3rd St. | 28 | 707.3944 | Slaps BBQ | Can Country Outlaw BBQ |
| 2024-08-31 | Burlington, KS | 625 S. 3rd St. | 13 | 175.4288 | B3 BBQ | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Burlington, KS | 625 S. 3rd St. | 25 | 706.2516 | SQUEALIN N DEALIN BBQ | Glamping Grillers |
| 2025-08-30 | Burlington, KS | 625 S. 3rd St. | 24 | 707.3712 | BOCEPHUS BBQ | JDQ BBQ |
| 2026-09-04 | Burlington, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-05 | Burlington, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.7028 | 153.0740 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 170.8800 | 155.4172 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
6 entries · top 344.5828 · median 327.9200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOO SAUCED BBQ | |
| 2 | O' Town Que | |
| 3 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 4 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE | |
| 5 | BUNKY'S HICKORY PIT | |
| 6 | GSW BBQ |
Chicken
6 entries · top 173.7028 · median 166.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOO SAUCED BBQ | |
| 2 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 3 | O' Town Que | |
| 4 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE | |
| 5 | BUNKY'S HICKORY PIT | |
| 6 | GSW BBQ |
Pork Ribs
6 entries · top 170.8800 · median 161.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOO SAUCED BBQ | |
| 2 | O' Town Que | |
| 3 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE | |
| 4 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 5 | GSW BBQ | |
| 6 | BUNKY'S HICKORY PIT |