Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
2026-05-29 – 2026-05-30 · Owatonna, MN
Reps: LAURIE TWETEN · Prize money: $2,000.00
Grand Champion: Dawgs BBQ (356.5600) · 25 teams
Entries
25
4 categories
Top score
356.5600
Winning margin
8.5944
GC over RC
Field average
334.60
median 338.24
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2744 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
339.3828
what a walk cost here
Field spread
54.9372
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,000.00
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 78%
beats 22% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1550
avg power rating going in · stronger than 55% of contests
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
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 2 | Briskey Business BBQ | |
| 3 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 5 | 901Q | |
| 6 | Big Mike's Smokehouse | |
| 7 | Ole Mae I BBQ | |
| 8 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 9 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 10 | Natural Born Grillers | |
| 11 | Goner BBQ | |
| 12 | Just a Tad | |
| 13 | Sasquatch Smoke N Que | |
| 14 | Smokin Gopher BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 16 | Two Sexy Pitmasters BBQ | |
| 17 | Heavy Smoke Showing | |
| 18 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 19 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 20 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 21 | Imperial BBQ | |
| 22 | Berg's BBQ | |
| 23 | Not Bad BBQ | |
| 24 | Meat Rubbers BBQ | |
| 25 | Fat Kid Crew |
Backyard Series — Overall
25 entries · top 356.5600 · median 338.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 3 | Briskey Business BBQ | |
| 4 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 5 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Mike's Smokehouse | |
| 7 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 8 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 9 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin Gopher BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Goner BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 13 | 901Q | |
| 14 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 15 | Natural Born Grillers | |
| 16 | Ole Mae I BBQ | |
| 17 | Two Sexy Pitmasters BBQ | |
| 18 | Berg's BBQ | |
| 19 | Just a Tad | |
| 20 | Not Bad BBQ | |
| 21 | Sasquatch Smoke N Que | |
| 22 | Imperial BBQ | |
| 23 | Heavy Smoke Showing | |
| 24 | Fat Kid Crew | |
| 25 | Meat Rubbers BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 2 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 3 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 5 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 6 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin Gopher BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 9 | Goner BBQ | |
| 10 | Briskey Business BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Mike's Smokehouse | |
| 12 | Berg's BBQ | |
| 13 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 14 | Natural Born Grillers | |
| 15 | Not Bad BBQ | |
| 16 | Two Sexy Pitmasters BBQ | |
| 17 | Just a Tad | |
| 18 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 19 | 901Q | |
| 20 | Fat Kid Crew | |
| 21 | Ole Mae I BBQ | |
| 22 | Sasquatch Smoke N Que | |
| 23 | Imperial BBQ | |
| 24 | Heavy Smoke Showing | |
| 25 | Meat Rubbers BBQ |
Kids-Q — Kids q
7 entries · top 175.4516 · median 171.4516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlee Neilson | |
| 2 | Adi Herman | |
| 3 | Lawson Evans | |
| 4 | Justun Horvath | |
| 5 | Liam Cory | |
| 6 | Oakley Horvath | |
| 7 | Myles Martin |