Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY)
2024-07-05 – 2024-07-06 · Stanley, WI
Reps: LAURIE TWETEN · Prize money: $2,000.00
Grand Champion: Dawgs BBQ (350.8572) · 16 teams
Entries
16
2 categories
Top score
350.8572
Winning margin
0.0228
GC over RC
Field average
333.80
median 335.37
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2744 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
333.6800
what a walk cost here
Field spread
47.5544
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,000.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 84%
beats 16% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1568
avg power rating going in · stronger than 73% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Dawgs BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0228 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
DAWGS BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MN.
🃏 An upset on the books
DAWGS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Furlongs Smoke & Seafood, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-05 ← this one | Stanley, WI | 16 | 350.8572 | Dawgs BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Stanley, WI | 24 | 348.5372 | Briskey Business BBQ |
| 2026-04-24 | Stanley, WI | 24 | 352.0000 | Dawgs BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.1028
Backyard Series — Overall
16 entries · top 350.8572 · median 335.3656
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 176.5716 · median 166.5486