Oct 15, 2023 · West Salem, WI · 📍 N5334 Neshonoc RD.
Reps: Bunny Tuttle, Rich Tuttle · Prize money: $2,250
T Daddys BBQ won Grand Champion at the Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) on October 15, 2023 in West Salem, WI at N5334 Neshonoc RD., scoring 349.1200 in a field of 24 teams. Sugar Shack took Reserve Grand Champion with 348.5600. Category winners: Chicken — WRECKING CREW BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — Sugar Shack (174.8572). This is the 4th of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Lucky 19 Sauce Company.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 87% of the 610 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
T Daddys BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5944 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
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.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Wrecking Crew BBQ (won 2022).
| 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 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc RD. | 26 | 177.1544 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | — |
| Oct 15, 2023 ← this one | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc RD. | 24 | 349.1200 | T-Daddy's BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 172.5600 | 169.1316 |
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 |
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 |
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 |