A first Grand Championship
6
tracked contests to get there
This was WRECKING CREW BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 6th tracked contest.
Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) 2021
Oct 15–16, 2021 · West Salem, WI · 📍 N5334 Neshonoc Road
Reps: Bunny Tuttle, Rich Tuttle · Prize money: $2,400
WRECKING CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) on October 15, 2021 in West Salem, WI at N5334 Neshonoc Road, scoring 341.6916 in a field of 40 teams. Furlongs Smoke & Seafood took Reserve Grand Champion with 338.2744. Category winners: Chicken — CANARDLY WAIT 4 QUE (177.1772); Pork Ribs — MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM (173.1544). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2022.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
291.92
median 324.77
341.69 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.18
- Pork Ribs 173.15
139.94
177.18
Entries
40
2 judged meats
Top score
341.6916
Winning margin
3.4172
GC over RC
Field average
322.61
291.92341.69
median 324.77 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.3200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
329.6688
291.92341.69
10th place overall
Field spread
49.7716
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,400
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 83%
beats 17% of 610 Backyard Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.36 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,525
avg power rating going in · stronger than 18% of contests
Storylines (2 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 8–9: NOTORIOUS P. I. G. and Pittie Q tied on 168.0116 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: UGLY BABY BBQ edged FENDER BENDER BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 1–2: MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM edged DAD BOD BARBEQUE by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · 0.0116
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2021 ← this one | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc Road | 40 | 341.6916 | WRECKING CREW BBQ |
| Oct 14, 2022 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc Road | 22 | 346.8228 | Sensuous BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1772 | 169.7144 | 166.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1544 | 170.8344 | 165.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
40 entries · top 341.6916 · median 324.7656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 3 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 4 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 5 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 6 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | What’cha Got BBQ | |
| 8 | Pittie Q | |
| 9 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 10 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 11 | CANARDLY WAIT 4 QUE | |
| 12 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 13 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 14 | Porket About It | |
| 15 | The Yardpigs | |
| 16 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 17 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 18 | Big JT and the pork pistols | |
| 19 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 20 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 21 | small town girl barbeque | |
| 22 | SOUTHSIDE SMOKE | |
| 23 | CARNIVORES GOLD | |
| 24 | NOTORIOUS P. I. G. | |
| 25 | BIG TEN BONES | |
| 26 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 27 | Penny's Cut BBQ | |
| 28 | BS'n BBQ | |
| 29 | Good Grefe! | |
| 30 | Sugar Shack | |
| 31 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 32 | SMOKIN' PIT PATRIOTS | |
| 33 | Smok'n M | |
| 34 | SHMACK Q | |
| 35 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 36 | Squeeze My Slabs | |
| 37 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 38 | Big Tom's Smokin Q | |
| 39 | BUG MAN BBQ | |
| 40 | OLE SMOKEY BBQ |
Chicken
40 entries · top 177.1772 · median 161.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CANARDLY WAIT 4 QUE | |
| 2 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 3 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 4 | What’cha Got BBQ | |
| 5 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 7 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 8 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 9 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 10 | Porket About It | |
| 11 | Smok'n M | |
| 12 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 13 | small town girl barbeque | |
| 14 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 15 | The Yardpigs | |
| 16 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | Pittie Q | |
| 18 | CARNIVORES GOLD | |
| 19 | BIG TEN BONES | |
| 20 | Big JT and the pork pistols | |
| 21 | Penny's Cut BBQ | |
| 22 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 24 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 25 | Good Grefe! | |
| 26 | SOUTHSIDE SMOKE | |
| 27 | SHMACK Q | |
| 28 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 29 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 30 | BS'n BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 32 | Sugar Shack | |
| 33 | Big Tom's Smokin Q | |
| 34 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 35 | NOTORIOUS P. I. G. | |
| 36 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 37 | SMOKIN' PIT PATRIOTS | |
| 38 | Squeeze My Slabs | |
| 39 | BUG MAN BBQ | |
| 40 | OLE SMOKEY BBQ |
Pork Ribs
40 entries · top 173.1544 · median 161.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 5 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 6 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 7 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 8 | NOTORIOUS P. I. G. | |
| 9 | Pittie Q | |
| 10 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 11 | SOUTHSIDE SMOKE | |
| 12 | Big JT and the pork pistols | |
| 13 | The Yardpigs | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' PIT PATRIOTS | |
| 15 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 16 | Squeeze My Slabs | |
| 17 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 18 | BS'n BBQ | |
| 19 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 20 | Porket About It | |
| 21 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 22 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 23 | Sugar Shack | |
| 24 | CARNIVORES GOLD | |
| 25 | Good Grefe! | |
| 26 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 27 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 28 | Loose Cannon BBQ | |
| 29 | BIG TEN BONES | |
| 30 | What’cha Got BBQ | |
| 31 | small town girl barbeque | |
| 32 | Penny's Cut BBQ | |
| 33 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 34 | SHMACK Q | |
| 35 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 36 | OLE SMOKEY BBQ | |
| 37 | CANARDLY WAIT 4 QUE | |
| 38 | BUG MAN BBQ | |
| 39 | Big Tom's Smokin Q | |
| 40 | Smok'n M |