Jul 7–8, 2023 · Cameron, MO · 📍 9018 N.E. Highway 69
Reps: Phil Morrow Phb, Rosemary Morrow
Smoke This Drink That BBQ won Grand Champion at the Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2) on July 7, 2023 in Cameron, MO at 9018 N.E. Highway 69, scoring 349.7028 in a field of 12 teams. Aww Shucks BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 347.4172. Category winners: Chicken — Aww Shucks BBQ (176.0000); Pork Ribs — Smoke This Drink That BBQ (177.7028). This is the 7th of 15 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Gettin' Basted; the next was held in 2024.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2020 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
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 73 times in 100
Smoke This Drink That BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Swine-O-licious BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Smoke This Drink That BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 10th tracked contest.
2 of 15 tracked editions
Slaps BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 15 tracked editions.
Pork Ribs places 3–4: Bourbon & Blues BBQ and Aww Shucks BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Aww Shucks BBQ and Breaking Slabs BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: Smoke This Drink That BBQ edged Bourbon & Blues BBQ by 0.0228.
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2020 | Cameron, MO | Cameron Elks | 42 | 708.5372 | Man Meat BBQ | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN |
| Jul 18, 2020 | Cameron, MO | Cameron Elks | 32 | 705.6916 | Slaps BBQ | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 27 | 701.0856 | Slaps BBQ | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
| Jul 16, 2022 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 25 | 702.8572 | Fergolicious BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 30 | 703.3828 | Meat Rushmore BBQ | BrewsCue |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 30 | 177.7144 | Gettin' Basted | — |
| Jul 7, 2023 ← this one | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 12 | 349.7028 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | — |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 28 | 703.9544 | JANKY LEG BBQ | FAIRWAY SMOKERS |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 20 | 178.8572 | SWINE-O-LICIOUS BBQ | — |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 36 | 702.7884 | Shiggin aint easy | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 10 | 346.2284 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | — |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Cameron, MO | 9018 N.E. Highway 69 | 27 | 180 | HESSHOGS4 | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron, MO | 9018 NE Highway 69 | 37 | 713.1200 | TRIPLE H BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron, MO | 9018 NE Highway 69 | 21 | 180 | Too Sauced BBQ | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron, MO | 9018 NE Highway 69 | 16 | 349.6684 | Too Sauced BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 170.8228 | 164.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 171.4172 | 167.4172 |
12 entries · top 349.7028 · median 336.7942
12 entries · top 176 · median 168.8514
12 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.5486