BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY)
2026-05-15 – 2026-05-16 · Chippewa Falls, WI
Reps: LAURIE TWETEN · Prize money: $1,950.00
Grand Champion: Smokey GQ (350.2856) · 21 teams
Entries
21
2 categories
Top score
350.2856
Winning margin
1.7256
GC over RC
Field average
318.62
median 326.74
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8456 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
327.9084
what a walk cost here
Field spread
161.7372
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,950.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 85%
beats 15% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1538
avg power rating going in · stronger than 44% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SMOKEY GQ took the Grand Championship home to MN.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
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 |
Backyard Series — Overall
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 |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 176.0000 · 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 |