Up In Smoke On The Square
Lincoln, IL — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
12
10 with results
Typical draw
38
teams · biggest 52
Purse listed
$30K
across all editions
State championship
2 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 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)
- 🏆 A BOY & HIS BBQ — 1 win (2013)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 682.8576 | THE BBQ BUS | 2019-05-31 |
| Overall (Backyard) | 357.7144 | Electro-Que-ted | 2025-08-22 |
| Chicken | 178.8572 | Electro-Que-ted | 2025-08-22 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | Electro-Que-ted | 2025-08-22 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | QUE U | 2019-05-31 |
| Brisket | 177.1544 | Extra Mile BBQ | 2019-05-31 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309 BBQ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 36% |
| Up From The Pits BBQ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 47% |
| Electro-Que-ted | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| THE BBQ BUS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| Smoke, Fire and Brew | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| Rudes BBQ | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | top 29% |
| Sugba Smokehouse | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | top 20% |
| E SQUARED BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | top 14% |
| Big TD'S BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | top 20% |
| Dead End BBQ | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | top 67% |
| Sugar Creek BBQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | top 54% |
| All Smoked Up BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | top 37% |
| Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | top 34% |
| RUBY CREEK BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | top 30% |
| 1Bite Stand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | top 11% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | — | — | — | — | — | $5,000.00 |
| 2025-08-22 | 601 Pulaski Street | 31 | 357.7144 | Electro-Que-ted | — | $5,000.00 |
| 2024-08-23 | 601 Pulaski Street | 28 | 350.8688 | Up From The Pits BBQ | — | $5,000.00 |
| 2023-08-25 | 601 Pulaski Street | 26 | 346.8344 | 309 BBQ | — | $5,000.00 |
| 2021-06-04 🏅 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019-05-31 🏅 | Lincoln, IL 62656 | 36 | 682.8576 | The BBQ Bus | iBQ'n | $9,525.00 |
| 2018-06-01 | Kilkapool/Plilaski | 40 | 687.3600 | SMOKIN ACES@THEBBQSUPERSTORE.COM | iBQ'n | — |
| 2017-06-02 | Kilkapool/Plilaski | 32 | 695.8968 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | PORK PARADISE | — |
| 2016-06-03 | Lincoln , IL 62656 | 52 | 685.6800 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE | — |
| 2015-06-05 | Lincoln, IL 62656 | 40 | 689.0740 | ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS | — |
| 2014-08-22 | Lincoln, IL 62656 | 50 | 699.4400 | MONSTER-QUE | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | — |
| 2013-08-23 | Lincoln, IL | 46 | 689.6916 | A BOY & HIS BBQ | Twyford's BBQ & Catering | — |