2023-08-25 – 2023-08-26 · Lincoln, IL · 📍 601 Pulaski Street
Reps: TINA WELLER · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: 309 BBQ (346.8344) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Shmack Q
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, 2013 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.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.4516 points.
Pork Ribs places 1–2: 309 BBQ and Big TD's BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: JOMOMA BBQ edged Sugba Smokehouse by 0.0112. Chicken places 2–3: Shmack Q edged Three Stooges bbq by 0.0116.
This contest was away for 2.2 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2021-06-04.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-23 | Lincoln, IL | Lincoln, IL | 46 | 689.6916 | A BOY & HIS BBQ | Twyford's BBQ & Catering |
| 2014-08-22 | Lincoln, IL | Lincoln, IL 62656 | 50 | 699.4400 | MONSTER-QUE | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE |
| 2015-06-05 | Lincoln, IL | Lincoln, IL 62656 | 40 | 689.0740 | ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS |
| 2016-06-03 | Lincoln, IL | Lincoln , IL 62656 | 52 | 685.6800 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE |
| 2017-06-02 | Lincoln, IL | Kilkapool/Plilaski | 32 | 695.8968 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | PORK PARADISE |
| 2018-06-01 | Lincoln, IL | Kilkapool/Plilaski | 40 | 687.3600 | SMOKIN ACES@THEBBQSUPERSTORE.COM | iBQ'n |
| 2019-05-31 | Lincoln, IL | Lincoln, IL 62656 | 36 | 682.8576 | The BBQ Bus | iBQ'n |
| 2021-06-04 | Lincoln, IL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-08-25 ← this one | Lincoln, IL | 601 Pulaski Street | 26 | 346.8344 | 309 BBQ | — |
| 2024-08-23 | Lincoln, IL | 601 Pulaski Street | 28 | 350.8688 | Up From The Pits BBQ | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Lincoln, IL | 601 Pulaski Street | 31 | 357.7144 | Electro-Que-ted | — |
| 2026-08-28 | Lincoln, IL | 601 Pulaski Street | 16 | 349.6916 | Smokin E's BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 171.4284 | 169.7260 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2744 | 171.9772 | 164.5372 |
26 entries · top 346.8344 · median 325.6112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 309 BBQ | |
| 2 | Shmack Q | |
| 3 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 4 | Big TD's BBQ | |
| 5 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 6 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 7 | Three Stooges bbq | |
| 8 | Truckin Sauced | |
| 9 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 10 | The BBQ Lab | |
| 11 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 12 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 13 | JOMOMA BBQ | |
| 14 | Firehouse 51 | |
| 15 | Westside Smoke | |
| 16 | Zinful Smoke | |
| 17 | Rub Sauce & 2 Smoking Barrels | |
| 18 | Bonehawk BBQ | |
| 19 | 2 Fat Guys Gettig Sauced | |
| 20 | TB Pork & Smoke | |
| 21 | Sugar Creek BBQ | |
| 22 | Dead End BBQ | |
| 23 | 6 Pack BBQ | |
| 24 | Ivy League | |
| 25 | Bods by BBQ | |
| 26 | Oasis Bros BBQ |
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 2 | Shmack Q | |
| 3 | Three Stooges bbq | |
| 4 | 309 BBQ | |
| 5 | JOMOMA BBQ | |
| 6 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 7 | Bonehawk BBQ | |
| 8 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 9 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 10 | Big TD's BBQ | |
| 11 | The BBQ Lab | |
| 12 | Firehouse 51 | |
| 13 | Truckin Sauced | |
| 14 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 15 | 2 Fat Guys Gettig Sauced | |
| 16 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 17 | TB Pork & Smoke | |
| 18 | Westside Smoke | |
| 19 | Zinful Smoke | |
| 20 | Dead End BBQ | |
| 21 | Oasis Bros BBQ | |
| 22 | Rub Sauce & 2 Smoking Barrels | |
| 23 | 6 Pack BBQ | |
| 24 | Sugar Creek BBQ | |
| 25 | Ivy League | |
| 26 | Bods by BBQ |
26 entries · top 174.2744 · median 160.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 309 BBQ | |
| 2 | Big TD's BBQ | |
| 3 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 4 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 6 | Shmack Q | |
| 7 | Truckin Sauced | |
| 8 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 9 | Three Stooges bbq | |
| 10 | Sugar Creek BBQ | |
| 11 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 12 | Rub Sauce & 2 Smoking Barrels | |
| 13 | The BBQ Lab | |
| 14 | Westside Smoke | |
| 15 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 16 | Bods by BBQ | |
| 17 | Zinful Smoke | |
| 18 | JOMOMA BBQ | |
| 19 | 6 Pack BBQ | |
| 20 | Ivy League | |
| 21 | Firehouse 51 | |
| 22 | Dead End BBQ | |
| 23 | TB Pork & Smoke | |
| 24 | 2 Fat Guys Gettig Sauced | |
| 25 | Bonehawk BBQ | |
| 26 | Oasis Bros BBQ |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
10 entries · top 177.1428 · median 169.4230
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 309 BBQ | |
| 2 | Unreal O'Neill | |
| 3 | Shmack Q | |
| 4 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 5 | Big TD's BBQ | |
| 6 | Dead End BBQ | |
| 7 | 2 Fat Guys Gettig Sauced | |
| 8 | Rub Sauce & 2 Smoking Barrels | |
| 9 | Warm Pink Centers | |
| 10 | 6 Pack BBQ |