Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
2024-08-17 · Canton, MN
Reps: LAURIE TWETEN · Prize money: $3,250.00
Grand Champion: Furlongs Smoke & Seafood (346.2284) · 18 teams
Entries
18
2 categories
Top score
346.2284
Winning margin
2.8340
GC over RC
Field average
328.63
median 334.26
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.5600 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
334.2400
what a walk cost here
Field spread
70.3200
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,250.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 91%
beats 9% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1569
avg power rating going in · stronger than 74% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood has won this contest 3 times across its 6 tracked editions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-21 | Canton, MN | 18 | 354.8572 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2022-08-20 | Canton, MN | 15 | 344.5828 | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2023-08-19 | Canton, MN | 16 | 347.4400 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2024-08-17 ← this one | Canton, MN | 18 | 346.2284 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| 2025-08-16 | Canton, MN | 17 | 347.9772 | Big Ten Bones |
| 2026-08-15 | Canton, MN | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
18 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.9944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porket About It | |
| 2 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 3 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 4 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 5 | Natural Born Grillers | |
| 6 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 7 | Hot Shots BBQ | |
| 8 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 9 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 10 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 12 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 15 | Hound & Hickory | |
| 16 | The Fortunate 1 | |
| 17 | ROOT RIVER BOTTOM SMOKER | |
| 18 | Sassy's Barbeque |
Backyard Series — Overall
18 entries · top 346.2284 · median 334.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 2 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 3 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 5 | Natural Born Grillers | |
| 6 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 7 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 8 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 9 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 10 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 11 | Porket About It | |
| 12 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 13 | Hot Shots BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 15 | Hound & Hickory | |
| 16 | The Fortunate 1 | |
| 17 | ROOT RIVER BOTTOM SMOKER | |
| 18 | Sassy's Barbeque |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 173.7028 · median 164.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 2 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 3 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 4 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 5 | Natural Born Grillers | |
| 6 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 7 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 8 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 10 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 12 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 13 | Hot Shots BBQ | |
| 14 | Porket About It | |
| 15 | The Fortunate 1 | |
| 16 | Hound & Hickory | |
| 17 | ROOT RIVER BOTTOM SMOKER | |
| 18 | Sassy's Barbeque |