Aug 16, 2025 · Canton, MN · 📍 106 North Main St
Reps: Laurie Tweten · Prize money: $3,250
Big Ten Bones won Grand Champion at the Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) on August 16, 2025 in Canton, MN at 106 North Main St, scoring 347.9772 in a field of 17 teams. Porket About It took Reserve Grand Champion with 347.9656. Category winners: Chicken — Bramble BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Big Ten Bones (175.4172). This is the 5th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Furlongs Smoke & Seafood; the next was held in 2026.
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 96% of the 616 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.
This was Big Ten Bones's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 45th tracked contest.
3 of 6 tracked editions
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood has won this contest 3 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Pork Ribs places 1–2: Big Ten Bones and FENDER BENDER BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: DAWGS BBQ and Marty Party BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: BBQ Pit Bros edged DAWGS BBQ by 0.0116.
Bramble BBQ turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 178.2972 that had stood across 4 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2021 | Canton, MN | 106 North Main St | 18 | 354.8572 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Canton, MN | 106 North Main St | 15 | 344.5828 | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Canton, MN | 106 North Main St | 16 | 347.4400 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Canton, MN | 106 North Main St | 18 | 346.2284 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| Aug 16, 2025 ← this one | Canton, MN | 106 North Main St | 17 | 347.9772 | Big Ten Bones |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Canton, MN | 106 North Main Street | 18 | 353.1544 | Big Mike's Smokehouse |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 172.5600 | 167.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 169.6916 | 165.1200 |
17 entries · top 347.9772 · median 333.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 2 | Porket About It | |
| 3 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 4 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 5 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 6 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 7 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 8 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 9 | Sassy Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | Natural Born Grillers | |
| 11 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Mike's Smokehouse | |
| 13 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 14 | Heavy Smoke Showing | |
| 15 | Holy Smokers | |
| 16 | ROOT RIVER BOTTOM SMOKER | |
| 17 | Imperial BBQ |
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 3 | Porket About It | |
| 4 | Big Mike's Smokehouse | |
| 5 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 6 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 7 | Sassy Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 9 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 10 | Natural Born Grillers | |
| 11 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 12 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 13 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 14 | Heavy Smoke Showing | |
| 15 | ROOT RIVER BOTTOM SMOKER | |
| 16 | Imperial BBQ | |
| 17 | Holy Smokers |
17 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 2 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 3 | Porket About It | |
| 4 | Holy Smokers | |
| 5 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 6 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 7 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 8 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 9 | Heavy Smoke Showing | |
| 10 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 11 | Natural Born Grillers | |
| 12 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 13 | Sassy Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 15 | Big Mike's Smokehouse | |
| 16 | ROOT RIVER BOTTOM SMOKER | |
| 17 | Imperial BBQ |