Camp High Hopes Rib Fest(BACKYARD ONLY)
· Sioux City, IA
Reps: ALFRED T BOWEN, FRAN BOWEN · Prize money: $1,750.00
Grand Champion: Ferg A Que (331.4744) · 14 teams
Entries
14
2 categories
Top score
331.4744
Winning margin
0.6284
GC over RC
Field average
301.99
median 304.78
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
10.3544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
298.1944
what a walk cost here
Field spread
81.2800
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,750.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 97%
beats 3% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6284 points — closer than 86% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ← this one | Sioux City, IA | 14 | 331.4744 | Ferg A Que |
| 2018-06-22 | 19 | 338.2972 | Hillbilly Smoke-IA | |
| 2021-06-19 | Sioux City, IA | 22 | 344.5944 | Go Ham BBQ |
| 2022-06-17 | Sioux City, IA | 13 | 345.0856 | Good Old Boys BBQ |
| 2023-06-23 | Sioux City, IA | 15 | 351.4288 | Hillbilly Smoke BBQ |
| 2024-06-21 | Sioux City, IA | 17 | 348.0228 | East Bow Que |
| 2025-06-20 | Sioux City, IA | 20 | 354.9144 | BBQ Pit Bros |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
14 entries · top 167.4744 · median 153.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferg A Que | |
| 2 | That 1 Guys BBQ | |
| 3 | Our Butts sux BBQ | |
| 4 | Good Old Boys Barbeque | |
| 5 | 7.62 BBQ | |
| 6 | Mad Chad's BBQ | |
| 7 | Digger's BBQ | |
| 8 | Hillbilly Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | Scheel's | |
| 10 | Pig N Heat BBQ | |
| 11 | Granny Weaves Soul Food and CateringBBQ | |
| 12 | Patti's Pit Stop | |
| 13 | The Pork Bellies | |
| 14 | KANDUE BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
14 entries · top 331.4744 · median 304.7828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferg A Que | |
| 2 | Hillbilly Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | 7.62 BBQ | |
| 4 | Digger's BBQ | |
| 5 | Mad Chad's BBQ | |
| 6 | Scheel's | |
| 7 | Pig N Heat BBQ | |
| 8 | Our Butts sux BBQ | |
| 9 | Good Old Boys Barbeque | |
| 10 | That 1 Guys BBQ | |
| 11 | Patti's Pit Stop | |
| 12 | KANDUE BBQ | |
| 13 | Granny Weaves Soul Food and CateringBBQ | |
| 14 | The Pork Bellies |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 178.8572 · median 155.9658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hillbilly Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | Digger's BBQ | |
| 3 | Ferg A Que | |
| 4 | 7.62 BBQ | |
| 5 | Mad Chad's BBQ | |
| 6 | KANDUE BBQ | |
| 7 | Pig N Heat BBQ | |
| 8 | Scheel's | |
| 9 | Patti's Pit Stop | |
| 10 | Good Old Boys Barbeque | |
| 11 | Our Butts sux BBQ | |
| 12 | That 1 Guys BBQ | |
| 13 | Granny Weaves Soul Food and CateringBBQ | |
| 14 | The Pork Bellies |