Jul 5–6, 2024 · Stanley, WI · 📍 Chapman Park
Reps: Laurie Tweten · Prize money: $2,000
DAWGS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) on July 5, 2024 in Stanley, WI at Chapman Park, scoring 350.8572 in a field of 16 teams. Furlongs Smoke & Seafood took Reserve Grand Champion with 350.8344. Category winners: Chicken — Sensuous BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — Furlongs Smoke & Seafood (176.5716). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2025.
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 95% of the 610 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0228 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100
DAWGS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Furlongs Smoke & Seafood, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 3 tracked editions
Dawgs BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2024 ← this one | Stanley, WI | Chapman Park | 16 | 350.8572 | Dawgs BBQ |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Stanley, WI | Soo Line Park | 24 | 348.5372 | Briskey Business BBQ |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Stanley, WI | Chapman Park | 24 | 352 | Dawgs BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.1084 | 163.9428 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 174.2972 | 165.1200 |
16 entries · top 350.8572 · median 335.3656
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.1028
16 entries · top 176.5716 · median 166.5486