Smoke On The Bricks 2023

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Get ready for the 5th annual Smoke on the Bricks BBQ contest and Taste of Baldwin City in 2023, powered by Rice Precision Manufacturing!  Mark your calendars for August 25th-26th for a weekend you won’t forget.  This Kansas City Barbecue Society sanctioned competition is a qualifying event for the American Royal World Series of Barbecue and the Jack Daniels World Championship for 2024. 

Smoke on the Bricks in 2023 is a Smokin' With Smithfield grant recipient for the 2nd time in 3 years.  In addition, get ready for one of the best Def Leppard tribute bands in the country taking the stage Friday night! Come hungry and ready to party for the 5th Anniversary of Smoke on the Bricks!  Can Slaps BBQ become the first ever repeat champion?  Will Smokin' Timbers or Gettin' Basted, reserve grand champs and third place finishers from 2022, take the title?  Will a new team be crowned Smoke on the Bricks Champion?  Be here to find out!      

Schedule of Events: Taste of Baldwin City,Friday, August 25

  • 4:00PM: Beer Garden Opens/BBQ Bucks sold at Dance Academy
  • 6:00PM-8:00PM: BBQ Vendors will begin selling
  • 6:00PM: Nick Nave Music 
  • 8:00PM-10:00PM: Pyromaniacs takes the stage

Schedule of Events: Smoke on the Bricks BBQ Contest, Saturday, August 26

  • 10:00-10:30AM: Judge Check In
  • 11:30AM: Sausage Turn In
  • 12:00PM: Chicken Turn In
  • 12:30PM: Ribs Turn In
  • 1:00PM: Pork Turn In
  • 1:30PM: Brisket Turn In
  • 2:00PM: Dessert Turn In
  • 3:30PM: Awards at Baldwin City Beer Co.

2023 Results

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Grand Champions

  • 2019       Fat & Dumb BBQ
  • 2020       Heavy Smoke BBQ
  • 2021       Dirt Road BBQ
  • 2022       Slaps BBQ

Reserve Grand:

  • 2019       High I Que
  • 2020       Happy Grillmore
  • 2021       Pirates of Bar-B-Que Bay
  • 2022       Smokin’ Timbers BBQ

Chicken Champions:

  • 2019       Skunk River BBQ
  • 2020       Gettin’ Basted
  • 2021       Dirt Road BBQ
  • 2022       Triple H BBQ

Rib Champions:

  • 2019       Parts R Smokin
  • 2020       Bull Creek BBQ
  • 2021       Barking Dog BBQ
  • 2022       Smokin’ Timbers BBQ

Pork Champions

  • 2019       M.T. Pockets
  • 2020       Heavy Smoke BBQ
  • 2021       Fat & Dumb BBQ
  • 2022       Janky Leg BBQ

Brisket Champions:

  • 2019       Grinders BBQ
  • 2020       Meat Rushmore BBQ
  • 2021       Dirt Road BBQ
  • 2022       Slaps BBQ

Overall Purse Breakdown

PlacePurse Amount
1st$1,750
2nd$1,250
3rd$1,000
4th$800
5th$700
6th$500
7th$400
8th$300
9th$200
10th$100


Individual Meat Category Purse Breakdown

PlacePurse Amount
1st$250
2nd$225
3rd$200
4th$170
5th$135
6th$110
7th$90
8th$80
9th$70
10th$60


Sausage & Dessert Purse Breakdown

PlacePurse Amount
1st$100
2nd$70
3rd$50