Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
2023-06-16 – 2023-06-17 · Logansport, IN · 📍 1212 Riverside Dr
Reps: EUGENE WICKHAM, SARAH WICKHAM · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Berkee Raes BBQ (343.9656) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Bucked Up BBQ
Entries
21
2 judged meats
Top score
343.9656
Winning margin
1.0856
GC over RC
Field average
317.95
median 318.27
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.1772 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
324.5716
10th place overall
Field spread
65.1772
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 82%
beats 18% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
10%
of the 21 teams with a home region came from outside IN
Came back for more
36%
5 of 14 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Weak
ρ = 0.12 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1501
avg power rating going in · stronger than 3% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0856 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: Dash BBQ and Hoosier BBQ tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: FLASH'S BBQ edged Get Your Butt Over Here, BBQ by 0.0916.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Get Your Butt Over Here BBQ (won 2022).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-17 | Logansport, IN | 1212 Riverside Dr | 14 | 349.1428 | Get Your Butt Over Here BBQ | — |
| 2023-06-16 ← this one | Logansport, IN | 1212 Riverside Dr | 21 | 343.9656 | Berkee Raes BBQ | — |
| 2024-06-14 | Logansport, IN | 1212 Riverside Dr | 28 | 348.5372 | Sermer Stout | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1544 | 167.9656 | 162.2284 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0000 | 170.8228 | 160.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
21 entries · top 343.9656 · median 318.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkee Raes BBQ | |
| 2 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 3 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 4 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 5 | FLASH'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 7 | Hog N Dogs | |
| 8 | Great White Smoke | |
| 9 | Dos 33 | |
| 10 | Dash BBQ | |
| 11 | Hanner's Butt & Brew | |
| 12 | Groovy Que | |
| 13 | Get Your Butt Over Here, BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokey D's Woo Wee BBQ | |
| 15 | Monster Pit | |
| 16 | Zee | |
| 17 | On Site BBQ | |
| 18 | 1320-Q | |
| 19 | Smoky J's | |
| 20 | Mundy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 21 | The Neighborhood Tavern |
Chicken
21 entries · top 173.1544 · median 161.0968
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 2 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 3 | Dash BBQ | |
| 4 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 5 | Berkee Raes BBQ | |
| 6 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 7 | FLASH'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Get Your Butt Over Here, BBQ | |
| 9 | Groovy Que | |
| 10 | Great White Smoke | |
| 11 | Hog N Dogs | |
| 12 | Smokey D's Woo Wee BBQ | |
| 13 | Hanner's Butt & Brew | |
| 14 | Dos 33 | |
| 15 | Zee | |
| 16 | On Site BBQ | |
| 17 | Monster Pit | |
| 18 | 1320-Q | |
| 19 | Mundy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoky J's | |
| 21 | The Neighborhood Tavern |
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 176.0000 · median 156.5144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkee Raes BBQ | |
| 2 | FLASH'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Bucked Up BBQ | |
| 4 | Dos 33 | |
| 5 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 6 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 7 | Hog N Dogs | |
| 8 | Great White Smoke | |
| 9 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 10 | Hanner's Butt & Brew | |
| 11 | Monster Pit | |
| 12 | Dash BBQ | |
| 13 | Groovy Que | |
| 14 | Smokey D's Woo Wee BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoky J's | |
| 16 | Zee | |
| 17 | Get Your Butt Over Here, BBQ | |
| 18 | 1320-Q | |
| 19 | On Site BBQ | |
| 20 | The Neighborhood Tavern | |
| 21 | Mundy's Backyard BBQ |