May 27, 2023 · Westmont, IL · 📍 700 Blackhawk Drive
Reps: Charlie Brinza, Jeanne Titus · Prize money: $6,000
Shmack Q won Grand Champion at the Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) on May 27, 2023 in Westmont, IL at 700 Blackhawk Drive, scoring 521.1544 in a field of 34 teams. WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 517.6688. Category winners: Chicken — Breaking Slabs BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Kaleta's Kitchen (175.4516); Pork — Little Wolf Foods (174.2856). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ.
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
Shmack Q came in rated below the field's top team, WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Shmack Q won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 3 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
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.
Breaking Slabs BBQ turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
This contest was away for 10 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2013-05-24.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2013 | Westmont, IL | Westmont, IL | 70 | 682.8566 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM |
| May 27, 2023 ← this one | Westmont, IL | 700 Blackhawk Drive | 34 | 521.1544 | Shmack Q | — |
| May 24, 2024 | Westmont, IL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
34 entries · top 521.1544 · median 488.4858 · out of 540, not the usual 360
| # | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |