Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
2021-06-19 · Sioux City, IA · 📍 111 3rd st
Reps: ALFRED T BOWEN, FRAN BOWEN · Prize money: $1,750.00
Grand Champion: Go Ham BBQ (344.5944) · 22 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ROCK'N HOGS BBQ
Entries
22
2 judged meats
Top score
344.5944
Winning margin
0.5372
GC over RC
Field average
307.68
median 310.49
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
326.8800
10th place overall
Field spread
180.0688
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,750.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 80%
beats 20% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
32%
of the 22 teams with a home region came from outside IA
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.13 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1507
avg power rating going in · stronger than 11% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5372 points — closer than 91% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Go Ham BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MO.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 6–7: Good Grefe! edged DIGGERS BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 4–5: ROCK'N HOGS BBQ edged GO HAM BBQ by 0.0228. Chicken places 9–10: MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM edged SMOKEY GQ by 0.0232.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Ferg A Que (won ).
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd St | 14 | 331.4744 | Ferg A Que | — | |
| 2018-06-22 | 111 3rd st | 19 | 338.2972 | Hillbilly Smoke-IA | ROCK'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 2021-06-19 ← this one | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd st | 22 | 344.5944 | Go Ham BBQ | — |
| 2022-06-17 | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd Street | 13 | 345.0856 | Good Old Boys BBQ | — |
| 2023-06-23 | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd Street | 15 | 351.4288 | Hillbilly Smoke BBQ | — |
| 2024-06-21 | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd Street | 17 | 348.0228 | East Bow Que | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd Street | 20 | 354.9144 | BBQ Pit Bros | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8916 | 166.8572 | 163.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 172.0000 | 159.4400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
22 entries · top 344.5944 · median 310.4914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 2 | ROCK'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 3 | 7.62 BBQ | |
| 4 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Hillbilly Smoke | |
| 6 | Good Ol Boys BBQ | |
| 7 | Good Grefe! | |
| 8 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 10 | Ferg A Que | |
| 11 | DIGGERS BBQ | |
| 12 | Cow-Platty BBQ + Catering | |
| 13 | Our Butts Sux | |
| 14 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 15 | WST-BBQ | |
| 16 | Louis Bro's Family Style BBQ | |
| 17 | Patti's Pit Stop | |
| 18 | Rock'm Sock'mmm BBQ | |
| 19 | 2 B's BBQ | |
| 20 | STF BBQ | |
| 21 | Granny Weavs | |
| 22 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine |
Chicken
22 entries · top 174.8916 · median 161.1486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Good Ol Boys BBQ | |
| 2 | 7.62 BBQ | |
| 3 | Ferg A Que | |
| 4 | ROCK'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 5 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 6 | Hillbilly Smoke | |
| 7 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 8 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 9 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 11 | Good Grefe! | |
| 12 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 13 | Our Butts Sux | |
| 14 | Cow-Platty BBQ + Catering | |
| 15 | Louis Bro's Family Style BBQ | |
| 16 | WST-BBQ | |
| 17 | Rock'm Sock'mmm BBQ | |
| 18 | STF BBQ | |
| 19 | Patti's Pit Stop | |
| 20 | DIGGERS BBQ | |
| 21 | 2 B's BBQ | |
| 22 | Granny Weavs |
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 177.7372 · median 157.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 2 | ROCK'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 3 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | 7.62 BBQ | |
| 5 | Hillbilly Smoke | |
| 6 | Good Grefe! | |
| 7 | DIGGERS BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 9 | MadChad's BBQ | |
| 10 | Ferg A Que | |
| 11 | Good Ol Boys BBQ | |
| 12 | WST-BBQ | |
| 13 | Cow-Platty BBQ + Catering | |
| 14 | Our Butts Sux | |
| 15 | Patti's Pit Stop | |
| 16 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 17 | Granny Weavs | |
| 18 | 2 B's BBQ | |
| 19 | Louis Bro's Family Style BBQ | |
| 20 | Rock'm Sock'mmm BBQ | |
| 21 | STF BBQ |