Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
2021-08-21 · Canton, MN · 📍 106 North Main St
Reps: DENA MILHOUS, RON MILHOUS · Prize money: $2,550.00
Grand Champion: Furlongs Smoke & Seafood (354.8572) · 18 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Porket About It
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👑 A dynasty in the making
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood has won this contest 3 times across its 6 tracked editions.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 9.7028 points — a wider margin than 89% of championships in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 3–4: Sugar Shack edged Pittie Q by 0.0004. Chicken places 4–5: Sugar Shack edged WRECKING CREW BBQ by 0.0228.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-21 ← this one | 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 | 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 | 178.2972 | 171.4172 | 164.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 166.8344 | 161.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
18 entries · top 354.8572 · median 328.2114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 2 | Porket About It | |
| 3 | Sugar Shack | |
| 4 | North of the Border | |
| 5 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 6 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 7 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | Pittie Q | |
| 9 | Good Grefe! | |
| 10 | The Meatyo-Q'rs | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' ROAMERS | |
| 12 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 13 | Aud's Squad | |
| 14 | Epic Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | Poke'em and Smoke'em BBQ | |
| 16 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 17 | Pappa Bear Bar-B-Que | |
| 18 | The Fortunate Meats |
Chicken
18 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 2 | Porket About It | |
| 3 | North of the Border | |
| 4 | Sugar Shack | |
| 5 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 7 | The Meatyo-Q'rs | |
| 8 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 9 | Good Grefe! | |
| 10 | Poke'em and Smoke'em BBQ | |
| 11 | Aud's Squad | |
| 12 | Pittie Q | |
| 13 | Epic Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' ROAMERS | |
| 15 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 16 | The Fortunate Meats | |
| 17 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 18 | Pappa Bear Bar-B-Que |
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 2 | Porket About It | |
| 3 | Sugar Shack | |
| 4 | Pittie Q | |
| 5 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 6 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 7 | North of the Border | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' ROAMERS | |
| 9 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 10 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 11 | Good Grefe! | |
| 12 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 13 | Epic Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | The Meatyo-Q'rs | |
| 15 | Aud's Squad | |
| 16 | Pappa Bear Bar-B-Que | |
| 17 | Poke'em and Smoke'em BBQ | |
| 18 | The Fortunate Meats |