May 15–16, 2026 · Chippewa Falls, WI · 📍 225 Edward Street
Reps: Laurie Tweten · Prize money: $1,950
SMOKEY GQ won Grand Champion at the BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY) on May 15, 2026 in Chippewa Falls, WI at 225 Edward Street, scoring 350.2856 in a field of 21 teams. FENDER BENDER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 348.5600. Category winners: Chicken — Skinny Pig BBQ (176.5600); Pork Ribs — SMOKEY GQ (176.0000).
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.
Chicken places 7–8: All Smoked Up BBQ and SASSY SMOKE BBQ tied on 170.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: DAWGS BBQ edged Low-N-Slow Bro's by 0.0116. Chicken places 6–7: BT's Meat Treats edged All Smoked Up BBQ by 0.0232.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 172 | 166.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 173.1544 | 165.7144 |
21 entries · top 350.2856 · median 326.7428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 2 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 3 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 4 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 5 | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 8 | Ole Mae I BBQ | |
| 9 | BT's Meat Treats | |
| 10 | Low-N-Slow Bro's | |
| 11 | Simply BBQ | |
| 12 | Ribs For Your Pleasure | |
| 13 | Hogs & Hoses | |
| 14 | Midwestern BBQ | |
| 15 | Bigfoot Smokin' | |
| 16 | WON'T GET SMOKED AGAIN | |
| 17 | Squig-Sizzla Roktopus Munchery | |
| 18 | Spicy Studs BBQ | |
| 19 | R2BBQ | |
| 20 | Velvet Smoke | |
| 21 | Stout Buckets BBQ |
21 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.1660
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 2 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 4 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 5 | Ole Mae I BBQ | |
| 6 | BT's Meat Treats | |
| 7 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 8 | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | Simply BBQ | |
| 10 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 11 | Bigfoot Smokin' | |
| 12 | Ribs For Your Pleasure | |
| 13 | Hogs & Hoses | |
| 14 | WON'T GET SMOKED AGAIN | |
| 15 | Low-N-Slow Bro's | |
| 16 | Squig-Sizzla Roktopus Munchery | |
| 17 | Velvet Smoke | |
| 18 | Midwestern BBQ | |
| 19 | Spicy Studs BBQ | |
| 20 | R2BBQ | |
| 21 | Stout Buckets BBQ |
21 entries · top 176 · median 164.5488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 2 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 3 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 4 | Low-N-Slow Bro's | |
| 5 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 6 | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 8 | Stout Buckets BBQ | |
| 9 | Midwestern BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 11 | Hogs & Hoses | |
| 12 | Ribs For Your Pleasure | |
| 13 | Ole Mae I BBQ | |
| 14 | Simply BBQ | |
| 15 | BT's Meat Treats | |
| 16 | R2BBQ | |
| 17 | WON'T GET SMOKED AGAIN | |
| 18 | Spicy Studs BBQ | |
| 19 | Bigfoot Smokin' | |
| 20 | Squig-Sizzla Roktopus Munchery | |
| 21 | Velvet Smoke |