Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
Lincoln, IL · 📍 601 Pulaski Street — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
12
11 with results
Typical draw
36
teams · biggest 52
Purse listed
$30K
across all editions
State championship
2 🏅
editions carried the title
In the record book (1 in the KCBS record book)
Where this contest stands in the all-time KCBS record book, counting every edition of it together.
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 Smokin E's BBQ — 1 win (2026)
- 🏆 Electro-Que-ted — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 Up From The Pits BBQ — 1 win (2024)
- 🏆 309 BBQ — 1 win (2023)
- 🏆 The BBQ Bus — 1 win (2019)
- 🏆 SMOKIN ACES@THEBBQSUPERSTORE.COM — 1 win (2018)
- 🏆 IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE — 1 win (2017)
- 🏆 OUTSIDERS BBQ — 1 win (2016)
- 🏆 ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ — 1 win (2015)
- 🏆 MONSTER-QUE — 1 win (2014)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 699.4400 | MONSTER-QUE | Aug 22, 2014 |
| Overall (Backyard) | 357.7144 | Electro-Que-ted | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | Electro-Que-ted | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | ALL IN QUE | Jun 3, 2016 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | One2BBQ | Aug 23, 2013 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONSTER-QUE | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 30% |
| Its 5 Oclock Somewhere | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 24% |
| ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 22% |
| Outsiders BBQ | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 25% |
| A Boy & His BBQ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 5% |
| 309 BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 46% |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 27% |
| Up From The Pits BBQ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 47% |
| THE BBQ BUS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 18% |
| Electro-Que-ted | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| SMOKIN E'S BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 6% |
| Smoke, Fire and Brew | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| JUGS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | top 19% |
| THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | top 32% |
| PORK PARADISE | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | top 32% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | 601 Pulaski Street | 16 | 349.6916 | Smokin E's BBQ | — | $5,000 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | 601 Pulaski Street | 31 | 357.7144 | Electro-Que-ted | — | $5,000 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | 601 Pulaski Street | 28 | 350.8688 | Up From The Pits BBQ | — | $5,000 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | 601 Pulaski Street | 26 | 346.8344 | 309 BBQ | — | $5,000 |
| Jun 4, 2021 🏅 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 31, 2019 🏅 | Lincoln, IL 62656 | 36 | 682.8576 | The BBQ Bus | iBQ'n | $9,525 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Kilkapool/Plilaski | 40 | 687.3600 | SMOKIN ACES@THEBBQSUPERSTORE.COM | iBQ'n | — |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Kilkapool/Plilaski | 32 | 695.8968 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | PORK PARADISE | — |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Lincoln , IL 62656 | 52 | 685.6800 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE | — |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Lincoln, IL 62656 | 40 | 689.0740 | ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS | — |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Lincoln, IL 62656 | 50 | 699.4400 | MONSTER-QUE | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | — |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Lincoln, IL | 46 | 689.6916 | A BOY & HIS BBQ | Twyford's BBQ & Catering | — |