Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
2023-06-17 · Morris, IL
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $2,550.00
Grand Champion: 309 BBQ (346.2400) · 33 teams
Entries
33
3 categories
Top score
346.2400
Winning margin
1.0512
GC over RC
Field average
325.66
median 326.80
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.0916 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
332.5600
what a walk cost here
Field spread
43.3940
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,550.00
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 91%
beats 9% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1520
avg power rating going in · stronger than 25% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0512 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
309 BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-17 | Morris, IL | 23 | 353.1084 | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| 2023-06-17 ← this one | Morris, IL | 33 | 346.2400 | 309 BBQ |
| 2024-06-14 | Morris, IL | 40 | 349.6916 | Rudes BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Best dish
29 entries · top 174.8572 · median 162.2516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 2 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 3 | Sticks ~N~ Bones | |
| 4 | Behemoth BBQ | |
| 5 | Thick & Nasty | |
| 6 | Flamin Dave's | |
| 7 | Rusty Pig Barbeque | |
| 8 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 9 | Three Stooges bbq | |
| 10 | Oak Park BBQ | |
| 11 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 12 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 13 | T.J.D. Smokehouse | |
| 14 | Big Rich BBQ | |
| 15 | Meathouse Bob-B-Que | |
| 16 | 309 BBQ | |
| 17 | Diabolical Pig | |
| 18 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 19 | Just A Smokin BBQ | |
| 20 | Little Wolf Foods | |
| 21 | Mak's BBQ | |
| 22 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 23 | Truckin Sauced | |
| 24 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 25 | Smoke N Guns | |
| 26 | BS BBQ | |
| 27 | Grundy County Smokin Pigs | |
| 28 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 29 | Dead End BBQ |
Backyard Series — Chicken
33 entries · top 173.7600 · median 164.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grundy County Smokin Pigs | |
| 2 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 3 | Little Wolf Foods | |
| 4 | 309 BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 6 | Shmack Q | |
| 7 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 9 | Flamin Dave's | |
| 10 | Rusty Pig Barbeque | |
| 11 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 12 | Mak's BBQ | |
| 13 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 14 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 15 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 16 | Sticks ~N~ Bones | |
| 17 | Dead End BBQ | |
| 18 | Just A Smokin BBQ | |
| 19 | Truckin Sauced | |
| 20 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 21 | Big Rich BBQ | |
| 22 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 23 | Thick & Nasty | |
| 24 | BS BBQ | |
| 25 | T.J.D. Smokehouse | |
| 26 | Oak Park BBQ | |
| 27 | Three Stooges bbq | |
| 28 | Meathouse Bob-B-Que | |
| 29 | Behemoth BBQ | |
| 30 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 31 | Diabolical Pig | |
| 32 | HurriQ | |
| 33 | Smoke N Guns |
Backyard Series — Overall
33 entries · top 346.2400 · median 326.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 309 BBQ | |
| 2 | Shmack Q | |
| 3 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 5 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 6 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 7 | Rusty Pig Barbeque | |
| 8 | Grundy County Smokin Pigs | |
| 9 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 10 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 11 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 12 | Truckin Sauced | |
| 13 | Little Wolf Foods | |
| 14 | Meathouse Bob-B-Que | |
| 15 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 16 | T.J.D. Smokehouse | |
| 17 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 18 | Dead End BBQ | |
| 19 | Flamin Dave's | |
| 20 | Thick & Nasty | |
| 21 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 22 | Behemoth BBQ | |
| 23 | Just A Smokin BBQ | |
| 24 | Three Stooges bbq | |
| 25 | Sticks ~N~ Bones | |
| 26 | Mak's BBQ | |
| 27 | BS BBQ | |
| 28 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 29 | Oak Park BBQ | |
| 30 | Diabolical Pig | |
| 31 | Smoke N Guns | |
| 32 | Big Rich BBQ | |
| 33 | HurriQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 2 | Shmack Q | |
| 3 | 309 BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 5 | Meathouse Bob-B-Que | |
| 6 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 7 | Truckin Sauced | |
| 8 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 9 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 10 | T.J.D. Smokehouse | |
| 11 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 12 | Rusty Pig Barbeque | |
| 13 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 14 | Behemoth BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 16 | Thick & Nasty | |
| 17 | Dead End BBQ | |
| 18 | Grundy County Smokin Pigs | |
| 19 | Three Stooges bbq | |
| 20 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoke N Guns | |
| 22 | Diabolical Pig | |
| 23 | Just A Smokin BBQ | |
| 24 | Little Wolf Foods | |
| 25 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 26 | Flamin Dave's | |
| 27 | BS BBQ | |
| 28 | Oak Park BBQ | |
| 29 | Sticks ~N~ Bones | |
| 30 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 31 | HurriQ | |
| 32 | Big Rich BBQ | |
| 33 | Mak's BBQ |