Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY)
2026-04-24 – 2026-04-25 · Stanley, WI
Reps: LAURIE TWETEN · Prize money: $3,000.00
Grand Champion: Dawgs BBQ (352.0000) · 24 teams
Entries
24
2 categories
Top score
352.0000
Winning margin
4.0000
GC over RC
Field average
333.98
median 334.54
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.1772 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
338.2628
what a walk cost here
Field spread
50.3544
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,000.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 83%
beats 17% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1602
avg power rating going in · stronger than 92% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Dawgs BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
DAWGS BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MN.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1602 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
DAWGS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ, 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 | Stanley, WI | 16 | 350.8572 | Dawgs BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Stanley, WI | 24 | 348.5372 | Briskey Business BBQ |
| 2026-04-24 ← this one | Stanley, WI | 24 | 352.0000 | Dawgs BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
24 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 3 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 4 | Briskey Business BBQ | |
| 5 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 6 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 7 | Porket About It | |
| 8 | Big Mike's Smokehouse | |
| 9 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 10 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 11 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 12 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 13 | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 15 | Natural Born Grillers | |
| 16 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 17 | Boss Mountain | |
| 18 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 19 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 20 | Ole Mae I BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 22 | Hogs & Hoses | |
| 23 | Charlie's Long Smoked | |
| 24 | Not Bad BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
24 entries · top 352.0000 · median 334.5430
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 2 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 4 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 5 | Porket About It | |
| 6 | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | Briskey Business BBQ | |
| 8 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Mike's Smokehouse | |
| 10 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 11 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 12 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 13 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 14 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 15 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 16 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 17 | Natural Born Grillers | |
| 18 | Charlie's Long Smoked | |
| 19 | Boss Mountain | |
| 20 | Ole Mae I BBQ | |
| 21 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 23 | Hogs & Hoses | |
| 24 | Not Bad BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 2 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 3 | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | Porket About It | |
| 5 | Charlie's Long Smoked | |
| 6 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 7 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 8 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 9 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 10 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Mike's Smokehouse | |
| 12 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 13 | Ole Mae I BBQ | |
| 14 | Boss Mountain | |
| 15 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 16 | Briskey Business BBQ | |
| 17 | Natural Born Grillers | |
| 18 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 19 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 20 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 21 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 22 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 23 | Not Bad BBQ | |
| 24 | Hogs & Hoses |