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  • 2016 Grand Champion Lorne Grady and Adam Cook of Outsider BBQ

  • 2016 Reserve Grand Champion Dennis and Laura Truckenbrod of Trucky's Tru Blue BBQ'ue

  • Thank you Royal Oak for your continual support of the KCBS, Backyard, and Kids Q events at our contest.

2016 Up in Smoke on the Square was our largest contest yet...

52 KCBS Teams
19 Steak Contestants
10 Kids' Que
20 Backyard
11 Peoples Choice

Wow...What a great turn out!

A sincere Thanks to all who help make this a great event for our home town!





Please click the "Competitors" tab above to submit your applicaion to earn your share of $15,000 in cash and prizes!

Please click the Judges tab above to register to judge the KCBS competition Saturday June 4th.

We are looking forward to another great year of competition BBQ in historic downtown Lincoln, IL.
None of this would be possible without the support of our sponsors and the competitors we've had cook with us.

Thanks to each and eveyone of you for helping make this one of the best KCBS events in the country!

Congratulations to Outsider BBQ  for earning top honors as the 2016 Grand Champion in the 6th Annual Up In Smoke on the Square.

 Congratulations also to Trucky's Tru BBQ'ue for earning the 2016 Reserve Grand Champion title in this year's event.


With more than 50 teams competing for the second highest paying purse in Illinois, we once again enjoyed a fun weekend with everyone And YES ... we enjoyed giving out $15,000 in cash and prizes! Be sure to check out the Results page for this year's winners in each of the individual categories. Also be sure to check back here often as we post more pictures and results from this year's event.
 

In Kind Advertising Sponsors

Lincoln Daily News Lincoln Courier
   

Kids' Que Sponsor

Trophy Sponsors

Collision Concepts
Joan M Graue
Harris Hodnett Agency

Refreshment Sponsors

Ribbon Sponsors

Lincoln Rotary Club
Investment Centers - 
   Doug Demay
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
   Funeral Home
Schneider Chiropractic
Peasley Funeral Homes
Remmington Seed
Pacesetter Financial

Backyard BBQ Sponsor

Friday Night Steak Cookoff

Questions about the upcoming 2016 competition? Contact Us

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