Oct 10, 2026 · Stover, MO · 📍 401 W. 2nd St.
Reps: Eugene Wickham, Sarah Wickham · Prize money: $4,400
Smoked By The Brooks won Grand Champion at the Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) on October 10, 2026 in Stover, MO at 401 W. 2nd St., scoring 352.5484 in a field of 10 teams. 10 In The Pit BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 351.9656. Category winners: Chicken — Big Reds Backyard BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — All Smoked Up BBQ (179.4400). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by BBQ MIKE.
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.
Closer than 84% of the 616 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5600 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 4–5: 10 In The Pit BBQ and Smoke N Poke BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 2–3: Alaska BBQ Mann edged Smoked By The Brooks by 0.0116. Ancillary — Pork places 2–3: Alaska BBQ Mann edged SadieQ by 0.0228.
All Smoked Up BBQ turned in 179.4400 in pork ribs — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2025 | Stover, MO | 401 W. 2nd St. | 13 | 354.2628 | BBQ MIKE |
| Oct 10, 2026 ← this one | Stover, MO | 401 W. 2nd St. | 10 | 352.5484 | Smoked By The Brooks |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.8456 | 165.6684 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 174.2628 | 165.1084 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 177.7028 | 168.5372 | — |
10 entries · top 352.5484 · median 347.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoked By The Brooks | |
| 2 | 10 In The Pit BBQ | |
| 3 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 4 | Alaska BBQ Mann | |
| 5 | Rucking Fidiculous BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke N Poke BBQ | |
| 7 | Six Pack Slabs | |
| 8 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 9 | Kingdom Que BBQ | |
| 10 | SadieQ |
10 entries · top 178.8572 · median 174.5542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 2 | 10 In The Pit BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoked By The Brooks | |
| 4 | Alaska BBQ Mann | |
| 5 | Rucking Fidiculous BBQ | |
| 6 | Six Pack Slabs | |
| 7 | Smoke N Poke BBQ | |
| 8 | Kingdom Que BBQ | |
| 9 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 10 | SadieQ |
10 entries · top 179.4400 · median 173.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 2 | Alaska BBQ Mann | |
| 3 | Smoked By The Brooks | |
| 4 | 10 In The Pit BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke N Poke BBQ | |
| 6 | Rucking Fidiculous BBQ | |
| 7 | Six Pack Slabs | |
| 8 | SadieQ | |
| 9 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 10 | Kingdom Que BBQ |
6 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke N Poke BBQ | |
| 2 | Alaska BBQ Mann | |
| 3 | SadieQ | |
| 4 | Rucking Fidiculous BBQ | |
| 5 | Kingdom Que BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ |