Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD)
2023-10-15 · West Salem, WI · 📍 N5334 Neshonoc RD.
Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, RICH TUTTLE · Prize money: $2,250.00
Grand Champion: T-Daddy's BBQ (349.1200) · 24 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Sugar Shack
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: DAD BOD BARBEQUE and Big Racks BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Boo Boo Bus BBQ edged WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 8–9: FENDER BENDER BBQ edged DAD BOD BARBEQUE by 0.0232.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Wrecking Crew BBQ (won 2022).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-15 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc Road | 16 | 176.0116 | Wrecking Crew BBQ | — |
| 2023-10-13 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc RD. | 21 | 693.6576 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | Can Country Outlaw BBQ |
| 2023-10-13 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc RD. | 26 | 177.1544 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | — |
| 2023-10-15 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 172.5600 | 169.1316 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
24 entries · top 349.1200 · median 334.4856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 2 | Sugar Shack | |
| 3 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 5 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 6 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | What’cha Got BBQ | |
| 8 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 9 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 10 | Penny's Cut BBQ | |
| 11 | Rack Shack bbq | |
| 12 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 13 | Porket About It | |
| 14 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 15 | Leaky Tiki | |
| 16 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ | |
| 17 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 18 | Squeeze My Slabs | |
| 19 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 20 | Hot Shots BBQ | |
| 21 | Hoochie Que | |
| 22 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 23 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 24 | Sovereign Smoke |
Chicken
24 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 3 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 5 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 7 | Sugar Shack | |
| 8 | Hot Shots BBQ | |
| 9 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ | |
| 10 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 11 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 12 | What’cha Got BBQ | |
| 13 | Porket About It | |
| 14 | Penny's Cut BBQ | |
| 15 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 16 | Leaky Tiki | |
| 17 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 18 | Rack Shack bbq | |
| 19 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 20 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 21 | Hoochie Que | |
| 22 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 23 | Squeeze My Slabs | |
| 24 | Sovereign Smoke |
Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 174.8572 · median 168.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sugar Shack | |
| 2 | Squeeze My Slabs | |
| 3 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 4 | What’cha Got BBQ | |
| 5 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 7 | Rack Shack bbq | |
| 8 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 9 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | Penny's Cut BBQ | |
| 12 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 13 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 14 | Leaky Tiki | |
| 15 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 16 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 17 | Porket About It | |
| 18 | Hoochie Que | |
| 19 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 20 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ | |
| 21 | Hot Shots BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 23 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 24 | Sovereign Smoke |