Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY)
2025-04-25 – 2025-04-26 · Stanley, WI
Reps: LAURIE TWETEN · Prize money: $2,000.00
Grand Champion: Briskey Business BBQ (348.5372) · 24 teams
Entries
24
2 categories
Top score
348.5372
Winning margin
0.5600
GC over RC
Field average
330.48
median 329.96
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.3428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
333.0856
what a walk cost here
Field spread
53.6572
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,000.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 88%
beats 12% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1576
avg power rating going in · stronger than 78% 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 0.5600 points — closer than 91% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Briskey Business BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MN.
🃏 An upset on the books
Briskey Business BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 14-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 | Stanley, WI | 16 | 350.8572 | Dawgs BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 ← this one | 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
24 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.6970 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series — Overall
24 entries · top 348.5372 · median 329.9600
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 178.3200 · median 166.8400