Art of the Que (Backyard 2)
2025-06-27 – 2025-06-28 · Spencer, IA
Reps: JOHN SCHARFFBILLIG, LAURIE TWETEN, PATRICK DILLER · Prize money: $1,300.00
Grand Champion: BRAMBLE BBQ (350.8456) · 17 teams
Entries
17
2 categories
Top score
350.8456
Winning margin
9.1540
GC over RC
Field average
332.76
median 332.54
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.8684 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
331.3600
what a walk cost here
Field spread
31.4740
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,300.00
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 84%
beats 16% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1611
avg power rating going in · stronger than 94% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Hot Daddy's BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1611 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Bramble BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-07 | Spencer, IA | 28 | 697.1088 | Hot Daddy's BBQ |
| 2024-06-28 | Spencer, IA | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Spencer, IA | 15 | 705.7032 | BIG RACKS BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 ← this one | Spencer, IA | 17 | 350.8456 | BRAMBLE BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Spencer, IA | 12 | 177.7144 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
17 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 4 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 5 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 6 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 7 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 8 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 9 | East Bow Que | |
| 10 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 11 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 13 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 14 | Briskey Business BBQ | |
| 15 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 16 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 17 | Unknown Smokers |
Backyard Series — Overall
17 entries · top 350.8456 · median 332.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 2 | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 4 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 5 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 6 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 7 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 8 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 10 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 11 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 13 | Briskey Business BBQ | |
| 14 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 15 | East Bow Que | |
| 16 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 17 | Unknown Smokers |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 174.8456 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 2 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 4 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 5 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 6 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 7 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 8 | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 10 | Briskey Business BBQ | |
| 11 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 13 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 14 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 15 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 16 | East Bow Que | |
| 17 | SmoQued On Main St |