Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
2023-05-27 · Westmont, IL · 📍 700 Blackhawk Drive
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Shmack Q (521.1544) · 34 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ
Entries
34
3 judged meats
Top score
521.1544
Winning margin
3.4856
GC over RC
Field average
478.82
median 488.49
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
497.0972
10th place overall
Field spread
197.2116
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,000.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 8%
beats 92% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
6%
of the 34 teams with a home region came from outside IL
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.6 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1519
avg power rating going in · stronger than 24% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: Breaking Slabs BBQ and BBQ MIKE tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: HESSHOGS and WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ and VP BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
Shmack Q came in rated below the field's top team, WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-24 | Westmont, IL | 70 | 682.8566 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM | |
| 2023-05-27 ← this one | Westmont, IL | 700 Blackhawk Drive | 34 | 521.1544 | Shmack Q | — |
| 2024-05-24 | Westmont, IL | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4516 | 170.8344 | 167.4400 |
| Pork | 174.2856 | 170.2628 | 166.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
34 entries · top 521.1544 · median 488.4858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shmack Q | |
| 2 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 3 | HESSHOGS | |
| 4 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 5 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 6 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 7 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 9 | VP BBQ | |
| 10 | 3 Men and a Piggy | |
| 11 | 9 Piggies BBQ | |
| 12 | Kaleta's Kitchen | |
| 13 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 14 | LITH-Q | |
| 15 | Snout N About | |
| 16 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 17 | Little Wolf Foods | |
| 18 | Big Hogs BBQ | |
| 19 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 20 | Wagon Wheel BBQ | |
| 21 | Table Slappin BBQ | |
| 22 | Champion Oaks BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQ Buddies | |
| 24 | PLUMBER Q | |
| 25 | L&M BBQ | |
| 26 | GONE HOGGIN | |
| 27 | BT BBQ | |
| 28 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 29 | Pork and Starboard | |
| 30 | The Pit Pals | |
| 31 | The mouse the bird the sausage | |
| 32 | SchimmelHaus | |
| 33 | Concrete boys bbq | |
| 34 | Prairie Dog BBQ |
Chicken
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 3 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 4 | Table Slappin BBQ | |
| 5 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 6 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 7 | Shmack Q | |
| 8 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 9 | 3 Men and a Piggy | |
| 10 | HESSHOGS | |
| 11 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 12 | VP BBQ | |
| 13 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 14 | Pork and Starboard | |
| 15 | 9 Piggies BBQ | |
| 16 | Champion Oaks BBQ | |
| 17 | Snout N About | |
| 18 | LITH-Q | |
| 19 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 20 | Kaleta's Kitchen | |
| 21 | BT BBQ | |
| 22 | Wagon Wheel BBQ | |
| 23 | L&M BBQ | |
| 24 | BBQ Buddies | |
| 25 | The Pit Pals | |
| 26 | Big Hogs BBQ | |
| 27 | GONE HOGGIN | |
| 28 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 29 | Little Wolf Foods | |
| 30 | PLUMBER Q | |
| 31 | The mouse the bird the sausage | |
| 32 | SchimmelHaus | |
| 33 | Concrete boys bbq | |
| 34 | Prairie Dog BBQ |
Pork Ribs
34 entries · top 175.4516 · median 163.3772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaleta's Kitchen | |
| 2 | Shmack Q | |
| 3 | HESSHOGS | |
| 4 | Snout N About | |
| 5 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 6 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 7 | 9 Piggies BBQ | |
| 8 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 9 | LITH-Q | |
| 10 | PLUMBER Q | |
| 11 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 12 | Little Wolf Foods | |
| 13 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 14 | L&M BBQ | |
| 15 | Wagon Wheel BBQ | |
| 16 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 17 | Big Hogs BBQ | |
| 18 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 19 | BBQ Buddies | |
| 20 | GONE HOGGIN | |
| 21 | 3 Men and a Piggy | |
| 22 | VP BBQ | |
| 23 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 24 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 25 | The Pit Pals | |
| 26 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 27 | BT BBQ | |
| 28 | Prairie Dog BBQ | |
| 29 | Table Slappin BBQ | |
| 30 | SchimmelHaus | |
| 31 | The mouse the bird the sausage | |
| 32 | Champion Oaks BBQ | |
| 33 | Pork and Starboard | |
| 34 | Concrete boys bbq |
Pork
34 entries · top 174.2856 · median 158.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Wolf Foods | |
| 2 | Shmack Q | |
| 3 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 4 | HESSHOGS | |
| 5 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 6 | VP BBQ | |
| 7 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 8 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 9 | Champion Oaks BBQ | |
| 10 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 11 | 3 Men and a Piggy | |
| 12 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 13 | Big Hogs BBQ | |
| 14 | LITH-Q | |
| 15 | 9 Piggies BBQ | |
| 16 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 17 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 18 | HOT EMBERS BBQ | |
| 19 | Kaleta's Kitchen | |
| 20 | Snout N About | |
| 21 | BT BBQ | |
| 22 | GONE HOGGIN | |
| 23 | PLUMBER Q | |
| 24 | BBQ Buddies | |
| 25 | Wagon Wheel BBQ | |
| 26 | The mouse the bird the sausage | |
| 27 | Table Slappin BBQ | |
| 28 | Prairie Dog BBQ | |
| 29 | Pork and Starboard | |
| 30 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 31 | L&M BBQ | |
| 32 | SchimmelHaus | |
| 33 | Concrete boys bbq | |
| 34 | The Pit Pals |