A new contest record
177.1544
highest overall ever cooked here
177.1544 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 176.0116 Wrecking Crew BBQ set in 2022.
- old record 176.0116
- set 2022 by Wrecking Crew BBQ
Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2023
Oct 13, 2023 · West Salem, WI · 📍 N5334 Neshonoc RD.
Reps: Bunny Tuttle, Rich Tuttle · Prize money: $1,000
Full results from the Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2023, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on October 13, 2023 in West Salem, WI at N5334 Neshonoc RD.. WRECKING CREW BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY (177.1544). This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Ash Kickin' BBQ; the next was held in 2023.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
150.77
median 168.53
177.15 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Entries
26
1 judged meat
Top score
177.1544
Winning margin
1.7256
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
167.89
150.77177.15
Pork Ribs · median 168.53 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.1656 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
168.5716
150.77177.15
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
26.3888
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,000
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 52%
beats 48% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (4 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
0.0116
closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 5–6: Steel Smoke BBQ edged SHIGGIN & GRINNIN by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Porket About It edged Marty Party BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 2–3: WRECKING CREW BBQ edged Big Racks BBQ by 0.0232.
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · 0.0232
A contest record in pork ribs
177.1544
best pork ribs ever cooked here
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY turned in 177.1544 in pork ribs — past the 176.0116 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 176.0116
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Wrecking Crew BBQ (won 2022).
- Wrecking Crew BBQ · 2022
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2022 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc Road | 16 | 176.0116 | Wrecking Crew BBQ | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc RD. | 21 | 693.6576 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | Can Country Outlaw BBQ |
| Oct 13, 2023 ← this one | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc RD. | 26 | 177.1544 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | — |
| Oct 15, 2023 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc RD. | 24 | 349.1200 | T-Daddy's BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 171.9888 | 168.5716 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 177.1544 · median 168.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 2 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 4 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 5 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | Shmack Q | |
| 8 | Porket About It | |
| 9 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 10 | C&M BBQ | |
| 11 | Pittie Q | |
| 12 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 13 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 14 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 15 | Southside Smoke | |
| 16 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 17 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 18 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 19 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 20 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 21 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 22 | Rack Shack bbq | |
| 23 | Uncle Bucks & Flattops BBQ Team | |
| 24 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 25 | BS BBQ | |
| 26 | Squeeze My Slabs |