Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
2026-06-12 – 2026-06-13 · West Salem, WI · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, DAVID BURSTEIN, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $8,725.00
Grand Champion: Shiggin & Grinnin (692.4684) · 40 teams
Entries
40
9 categories
Top score
351.9772
Winning margin
1.1316
GC over RC
Field average
337.97
median 339.98
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
343.9772
what a walk cost here
Field spread
39.4512
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,725.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 83%
beats 17% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1589
avg power rating going in · stronger than 86% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Hot Daddy's BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1316 points — closer than 83% of every championship in the data.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-16 | West Salem, WI | 40 | 689.7372 | PIGTAILERS BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | West Salem, WI | 52 | 690.8000 | RUB MY RACK |
| 2022-06-10 | West Salem, WI | 39 | 694.1940 | Hot Daddy's BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | West Salem, WI | 43 | 702.2516 | Ash Kickin' BBQ |
| 2024-06-07 | West Salem, WI | 41 | 698.8000 | DB BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | West Salem, WI | 36 | 695.3828 | Team Crawford |
| 2026-06-12 ← this one | West Salem, WI | 40 | 692.4684 | Shiggin & Grinnin |
| 2026-06-12 | West Salem, WI | 30 | 179.4400 | Hot Daddy's BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Anything bacon
25 entries · top 177.1544 · median 169.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Berg's BBQ | |
| 3 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 4 | Motley Crew BBQ | |
| 5 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 6 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 7 | Southside Smoke | |
| 8 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 9 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 10 | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | Porket About It | |
| 12 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 13 | Not Bad BBQ | |
| 14 | Blended Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | Gettin' Piggy With It! | |
| 16 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ | |
| 17 | Gettin' Piggy With It! 2 | |
| 18 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 19 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 20 | Big Racks BBQ 2 | |
| 21 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 22 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 23 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Imperial BBQ | |
| 25 | Fender Bender BBQ 2 |
Backyard Series — Chicken
38 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motley Crew BBQ | |
| 2 | Kick Ash BBQ | |
| 3 | Ribs For Your Pleasure | |
| 4 | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Mike's Smokehouse | |
| 6 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 7 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | Squirmin Sow BBQ | |
| 9 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 10 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 11 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 12 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 13 | Porket About It | |
| 14 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 16 | Ole Mae I BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 18 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 19 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 20 | Tankerbelle BBQ | |
| 21 | Berg's BBQ | |
| 22 | Blended Smoke BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 24 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 25 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 26 | Uncle Bucks & Flattops BBQ Team | |
| 27 | Grillzwolds BBQ Team | |
| 28 | Behemoth BBQ | |
| 29 | Low & Slow Bro's | |
| 30 | Poultrygeist BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 32 | Black Stack BBQ | |
| 33 | American Piggers | |
| 34 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ | |
| 35 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 36 | Not Bad BBQ | |
| 37 | Imperial BBQ | |
| 38 | Southside Smoke |
Backyard Series — Overall
38 entries · top 351.9772 · median 339.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | Kick Ash BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 4 | Motley Crew BBQ | |
| 5 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 6 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 7 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 8 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 9 | Squirmin Sow BBQ | |
| 10 | Berg's BBQ | |
| 11 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 13 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 14 | Porket About It | |
| 15 | Tankerbelle BBQ | |
| 16 | Grillzwolds BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 19 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 20 | Ribs For Your Pleasure | |
| 21 | Big Mike's Smokehouse | |
| 22 | Blended Smoke BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 25 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 26 | Uncle Bucks & Flattops BBQ Team | |
| 27 | Low & Slow Bro's | |
| 28 | American Piggers | |
| 29 | Poultrygeist BBQ | |
| 30 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 31 | Southside Smoke | |
| 32 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 33 | Behemoth BBQ | |
| 34 | Ole Mae I BBQ | |
| 35 | Black Stack BBQ | |
| 36 | Imperial BBQ | |
| 37 | Not Bad BBQ | |
| 38 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
38 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 2 | Grillzwolds BBQ Team | |
| 3 | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | Berg's BBQ | |
| 5 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Kick Ash BBQ | |
| 8 | Tankerbelle BBQ | |
| 9 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 10 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 11 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 12 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 13 | Porket About It | |
| 14 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 16 | Motley Crew BBQ | |
| 17 | American Piggers | |
| 18 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 19 | Blended Smoke BBQ | |
| 20 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 21 | Squirmin Sow BBQ | |
| 22 | Southside Smoke | |
| 23 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 24 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | Poultrygeist BBQ | |
| 26 | Low & Slow Bro's | |
| 27 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 28 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 29 | Uncle Bucks & Flattops BBQ Team | |
| 30 | Big Mike's Smokehouse | |
| 31 | Behemoth BBQ | |
| 32 | Black Stack BBQ | |
| 33 | Ribs For Your Pleasure | |
| 34 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 35 | Imperial BBQ | |
| 36 | Not Bad BBQ | |
| 37 | Ole Mae I BBQ | |
| 38 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ |
Kids-Q — Junior-q
6 entries · top 178.2972 · median 173.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Lauer | |
| 2 | Jack Bonerdon | |
| 3 | Eisen Rueter | |
| 4 | Kyson Daniels | |
| 5 | Hendrix Fowble | |
| 6 | Emery Hutchison |
Kids-Q — Kids-q
15 entries · top 175.4400 · median 172.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenzlee McCoy | |
| 2 | Rowen Rueter | |
| 3 | Henry Leonard | |
| 4 | Cadence Robarge | |
| 5 | Levi McKee | |
| 6 | Sawyer McKee | |
| 7 | Caitlin Leonard | |
| 8 | Eva Robarge | |
| 9 | Robert Basiliere | |
| 10 | Adalyn Jacobson | |
| 11 | Madeline Halle | |
| 12 | Ryan Fuller | |
| 13 | Amelia Berndt | |
| 14 | Charlotte Burns | |
| 15 | Caleb Hutchinson |
Master Series — Brisket
40 entries · top 176.5944 · median 165.9600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 3 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 5 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 6 | Don't Tread on Meat | |
| 7 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 8 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 9 | SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 12 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 13 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 14 | B Squad BBQ | |
| 15 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 16 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 17 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 18 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 19 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 20 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 21 | QUE U | |
| 22 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 23 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 24 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 25 | DB BBQ | |
| 26 | Sugar Shack | |
| 27 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 28 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 29 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 30 | Gettin' Piggy With It! | |
| 31 | Overdrive BBQ | |
| 32 | Risky Brisket | |
| 33 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 34 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 35 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 36 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 37 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 38 | Good Grefe! | |
| 39 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 40 | Northstar BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
40 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.3942 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 3 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 4 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 5 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 7 | Gettin' Piggy With It! | |
| 8 | DB BBQ | |
| 9 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 10 | SPITFIRE | |
| 11 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 12 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 13 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 14 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 15 | B Squad BBQ | |
| 16 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 17 | QUE U | |
| 18 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 19 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 20 | Risky Brisket | |
| 21 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 22 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 23 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 24 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 25 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 26 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 27 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 28 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 29 | Sugar Shack | |
| 30 | Good Grefe! | |
| 31 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 32 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 33 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 34 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 35 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 36 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 37 | Overdrive BBQ | |
| 38 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 39 | Don't Tread on Meat | |
| 40 | Northstar BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
40 entries · top 692.4684 · median 670.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 3 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 4 | SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 6 | QUE U | |
| 7 | B Squad BBQ | |
| 8 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 9 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 10 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 11 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 12 | DB BBQ | |
| 13 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 14 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 16 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 17 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 18 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 19 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 20 | Risky Brisket | |
| 21 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 22 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 23 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 24 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 25 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 26 | Gettin' Piggy With It! | |
| 27 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 28 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 29 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 30 | Don't Tread on Meat | |
| 31 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 32 | Sugar Shack | |
| 33 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 34 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 35 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 36 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 37 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 38 | Good Grefe! | |
| 39 | Overdrive BBQ | |
| 40 | Northstar BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
40 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don't Tread on Meat | |
| 2 | Risky Brisket | |
| 3 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 4 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 5 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 6 | QUE U | |
| 7 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 8 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 9 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 10 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 11 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 12 | SPITFIRE | |
| 13 | B Squad BBQ | |
| 14 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 15 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 16 | DB BBQ | |
| 17 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 18 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 19 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 20 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 21 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 22 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 23 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 24 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 25 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 26 | Good Grefe! | |
| 27 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 28 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 29 | Sugar Shack | |
| 30 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 31 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 32 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 33 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 34 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 35 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 36 | Gettin' Piggy With It! | |
| 37 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 38 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 39 | Overdrive BBQ | |
| 40 | Northstar BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
40 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.3886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 3 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 4 | B Squad BBQ | |
| 5 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 6 | Gettin' Piggy With It! | |
| 7 | QUE U | |
| 8 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 9 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 10 | SPITFIRE | |
| 11 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 12 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 13 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 14 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | DB BBQ | |
| 16 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 17 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 18 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 19 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 20 | Sugar Shack | |
| 21 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 22 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 23 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 24 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 25 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 26 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 27 | Bucknutz BBQ | |
| 28 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 29 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 30 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 31 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 32 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 33 | Good Grefe! | |
| 34 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 35 | Risky Brisket | |
| 36 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 37 | Don't Tread on Meat | |
| 38 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 39 | Northstar BBQ | |
| 40 | Overdrive BBQ |