Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
2026-08-15 · Canton, MN · 📍 106 North Main Street
Reps: LAURIE TWETEN · Prize money: $3,250.00
Grand Champion: Big Mike's Smokehouse (353.1544) · 18 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Sassy Smoke BBQ
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How hot was the win?
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood has won this contest 3 times across its 6 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0344 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Big Mike's Smokehouse took the Grand Championship home to WI.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 9–10: Fender Bender BBQ and Sensuous BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Big Mike's Smokehouse edged Big Bear BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 6–7: Two Sexy Pitmasters edged Berg's BBQ by 0.0116.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Big Ten Bones (won 2025).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1597 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Big Mike's Smokehouse came in rated below the field's top team, DAWGS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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)
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Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-21 | Canton, MN | 106 North Main St | 18 | 354.8572 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | — |
| 2022-08-20 | Canton, MN | 106 North Main St | 15 | 344.5828 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | — |
| 2023-08-19 | Canton, MN | 106 North Main St | 16 | 347.4400 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Canton, MN | 106 North Main St | 18 | 346.2284 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Canton, MN | 106 North Main St | 17 | 347.9772 | Big Ten Bones | — |
| 2026-08-15 ← this one | Canton, MN | 106 North Main Street | 18 | 353.1544 | Big Mike's Smokehouse | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.0000 | 171.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
18 entries · top 353.1544 · median 341.6570
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Mike's Smokehouse | |
| 2 | Sassy Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | Berg's BBQ | |
| 4 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 5 | Porket About It | |
| 6 | T-Daddy's BBQ | |
| 7 | Briskey Business BBQ | |
| 8 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 9 | Fender Bender BBQ | |
| 10 | Dawgs BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 12 | Low & Slow Bros' | |
| 13 | 901 Q | |
| 14 | Two Sexy Pitmasters | |
| 15 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 16 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 17 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 18 | Root River Bottom Smokers |
Chicken
18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sassy Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Mike's Smokehouse | |
| 4 | Porket About It | |
| 5 | T-Daddy's BBQ | |
| 6 | Two Sexy Pitmasters | |
| 7 | Berg's BBQ | |
| 8 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 9 | Dawgs BBQ | |
| 10 | Fender Bender BBQ | |
| 11 | 901 Q | |
| 12 | Low & Slow Bros' | |
| 13 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 14 | Briskey Business BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 16 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 17 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 18 | Root River Bottom Smokers |
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 2 | Berg's BBQ | |
| 3 | Briskey Business BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Mike's Smokehouse | |
| 5 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 6 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 7 | Sassy Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | T-Daddy's BBQ | |
| 9 | Fender Bender BBQ | |
| 10 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 11 | Porket About It | |
| 12 | Root River Bottom Smokers | |
| 13 | Dawgs BBQ | |
| 14 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 15 | Low & Slow Bros' | |
| 16 | 901 Q | |
| 17 | Two Sexy Pitmasters | |
| 18 | Marty Party BBQ |