Jun 10–11, 2022 · West Salem, WI · 📍 N5334 Neshonoc RD. · State championship
Reps: Bunny Tuttle, Jeanne Titus, Rich Tuttle · Prize money: $9,500
HOT DADDY'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) on June 10, 2022 in West Salem, WI at N5334 Neshonoc RD., scoring 694.1940 in a field of 39 teams. HOGLINE took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.0740. Category winners: Chicken — Ash Kickin' BBQ (177.7372); Pork Ribs — PIGTAMER BBQ (176.0000); Pork — IT'S BBQ TIME (178.2972); Brisket — HOGLINE (178.2972). The Backyard Series standings were won by Lucky Shoes BBQ with 344.5944. This is the 3rd of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by RUB MY RACK; the next was held in 2023.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2020 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 83% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1200 points — closer than 83% of every championship in the data.
694.1940 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 690.8000 RUB MY RACK set in 2021.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100
HOT DADDY'S BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Hogline, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
HOT DADDY'S BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 8 tracked editions
Hot Daddy's BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.3712 points.
Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: Shank N Shig BBQ and Risky Brisket tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: Dry 2 da Bone and Can Country Outlaw BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: Can Country Outlaw BBQ and Son of a Boar BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
HOGLINE turned in 178.2972 in brisket — past the 175.4744 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PIGTAILERS BBQ (won 2020), RUB MY RACK (won 2021).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2020 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc RD. | 40 | 689.7372 | PIGTAILERS BBQ | Phoenix BBQ |
| Jun 11, 2021 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc RD. | 52 | 690.8000 | RUB MY RACK | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| Jun 10, 2022 ← this one | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc RD. | 39 | 694.1940 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | HOGLINE |
| Jun 9, 2023 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc RD. | 43 | 702.2516 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | PORKRASTINATORS |
| Jun 7, 2024 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc RD. | 41 | 698.8000 | DB BBQ | LC BBQ |
| Jun 13, 2025 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc Rd. | 36 | 695.3828 | Team Crawford | HOME FARM BBQ |
| Jun 12, 2026 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc Rd. | 40 | 692.4684 | Shiggin & Grinnin | JANKY LEG BBQ |
| Jun 12, 2026 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc Rd. | 30 | 179.4400 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | — |
| Jun 11, 2027 | West Salem, WI | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2027 | West Salem, WI | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7372 | 171.9772 | 171.4056 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 176 | 173.1200 | 169.1316 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.2972 | 174.2744 | 173.1084 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.2972 | 172.5600 | 170.2628 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 175.4172 | 171.4056 | 166.8344 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 172.5828 | 169.1200 | 166.2628 |
39 entries · top 694.1940 · median 667.8284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | HOGLINE | |
| 3 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 4 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 5 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 8 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 9 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 10 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 11 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 12 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 14 | PIGTAILERS BBQ | |
| 15 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 16 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 17 | Risky Brisket | |
| 18 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 19 | Dry 2 da Bone | |
| 20 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 21 | QUE'S YER DADDY | |
| 22 | IQue 180 | |
| 23 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 24 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 25 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 26 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 27 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 28 | Good Grefe! | |
| 29 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 30 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 31 | Shank N Shig BBQ | |
| 32 | SWAMPVIEW BBQ | |
| 33 | FLYING ACES BBQ | |
| 34 | SMOKIN BIG | |
| 35 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 36 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 37 | Smokin G's | |
| 38 | Big JT and the pork pistols | |
| 39 | WON'T GET SMOKED AGAIN |
39 entries · top 177.7372 · median 169.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 2 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | Shank N Shig BBQ | |
| 4 | Risky Brisket | |
| 5 | Dry 2 da Bone | |
| 6 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 7 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 8 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 9 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 10 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 11 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 12 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 13 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 14 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 15 | IQue 180 | |
| 16 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 17 | HOGLINE | |
| 18 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 19 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 21 | PIGTAILERS BBQ | |
| 22 | QUE'S YER DADDY | |
| 23 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 24 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 25 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 26 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 27 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 28 | Good Grefe! | |
| 29 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 30 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 31 | FLYING ACES BBQ | |
| 32 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 33 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 34 | Smokin G's | |
| 35 | SWAMPVIEW BBQ | |
| 36 | Big JT and the pork pistols | |
| 37 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 38 | SMOKIN BIG | |
| 39 | WON'T GET SMOKED AGAIN |
39 entries · top 176 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 2 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 3 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 4 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | HOGLINE | |
| 8 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 9 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 10 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 11 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 12 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 13 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 14 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 15 | Good Grefe! | |
| 16 | SWAMPVIEW BBQ | |
| 17 | QUE'S YER DADDY | |
| 18 | IQue 180 | |
| 19 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 20 | Shank N Shig BBQ | |
| 21 | Risky Brisket | |
| 22 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 23 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 24 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 25 | SMOKIN BIG | |
| 26 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 27 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 28 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 29 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 30 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 31 | Big JT and the pork pistols | |
| 32 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 33 | PIGTAILERS BBQ | |
| 34 | FLYING ACES BBQ | |
| 35 | Dry 2 da Bone | |
| 36 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 37 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 38 | Smokin G's | |
| 39 | WON'T GET SMOKED AGAIN |
39 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 2 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | PIGTAILERS BBQ | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 6 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 7 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Risky Brisket | |
| 9 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 10 | HOGLINE | |
| 11 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 12 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 14 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 15 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 16 | Dry 2 da Bone | |
| 17 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 18 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 19 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 20 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 21 | SMOKIN BIG | |
| 22 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 23 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 24 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 25 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 26 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 27 | SWAMPVIEW BBQ | |
| 28 | FLYING ACES BBQ | |
| 29 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 30 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 31 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 32 | QUE'S YER DADDY | |
| 33 | IQue 180 | |
| 34 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 35 | Good Grefe! | |
| 36 | Shank N Shig BBQ | |
| 37 | Big JT and the pork pistols | |
| 38 | Smokin G's | |
| 39 | WON'T GET SMOKED AGAIN |
39 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.0968
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOGLINE | |
| 2 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 4 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 5 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 6 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | PIGTAILERS BBQ | |
| 8 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 9 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 10 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 11 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 12 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 13 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 14 | Dry 2 da Bone | |
| 15 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 16 | QUE'S YER DADDY | |
| 17 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 18 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 19 | IQue 180 | |
| 20 | SMOKIN BIG | |
| 21 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 22 | FLYING ACES BBQ | |
| 23 | Good Grefe! | |
| 24 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 25 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 26 | Risky Brisket | |
| 27 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 28 | HOME FARM BBQ | |
| 29 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 30 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 31 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 32 | Smokin G's | |
| 33 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 34 | Shank N Shig BBQ | |
| 35 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 36 | SWAMPVIEW BBQ | |
| 37 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 38 | WON'T GET SMOKED AGAIN | |
| 39 | Big JT and the pork pistols |
28 entries · top 344.5944 · median 322.2058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 2 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 3 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 4 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 5 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 7 | Pittie Q | |
| 8 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 9 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | Southside Smoke | |
| 11 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 12 | Bailey Acres BBQ | |
| 13 | Porket About It | |
| 14 | CANARDLY WAIT 4 QUE | |
| 15 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 16 | Barn Burner BBQ | |
| 17 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 18 | What’cha Got BBQ | |
| 19 | Big Tom's Smokin Q | |
| 20 | 92 - BBQ | |
| 21 | BLACKOUT BBQ | |
| 22 | Grillzwolds BBQ Team | |
| 23 | Smok'n M | |
| 24 | BBQ Bud's | |
| 25 | BUG MAN BBQ | |
| 26 | Tipsy Smoker | |
| 27 | Pa Pa D’s Rib Ticklers | |
| 28 | Poultrygeist BBQ |
28 entries · top 175.4172 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 2 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 3 | Southside Smoke | |
| 4 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 6 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 7 | Bailey Acres BBQ | |
| 8 | Grillzwolds BBQ Team | |
| 9 | What’cha Got BBQ | |
| 10 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 11 | Pittie Q | |
| 12 | CANARDLY WAIT 4 QUE | |
| 13 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 14 | Barn Burner BBQ | |
| 15 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 16 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 17 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 18 | BUG MAN BBQ | |
| 19 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 20 | Porket About It | |
| 21 | 92 - BBQ | |
| 22 | BLACKOUT BBQ | |
| 23 | Big Tom's Smokin Q | |
| 24 | Tipsy Smoker | |
| 25 | BBQ Bud's | |
| 26 | Pa Pa D’s Rib Ticklers | |
| 27 | Smok'n M | |
| 28 | Poultrygeist BBQ |
28 entries · top 172.5828 · median 161.6744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 2 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 4 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 5 | Pittie Q | |
| 6 | Porket About It | |
| 7 | Smok'n M | |
| 8 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 9 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 10 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 11 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 12 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | Big Tom's Smokin Q | |
| 14 | 92 - BBQ | |
| 15 | BLACKOUT BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ Bud's | |
| 17 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 18 | CANARDLY WAIT 4 QUE | |
| 19 | Barn Burner BBQ | |
| 20 | Southside Smoke | |
| 21 | Bailey Acres BBQ | |
| 22 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 23 | Tipsy Smoker | |
| 24 | What’cha Got BBQ | |
| 25 | BUG MAN BBQ | |
| 26 | Grillzwolds BBQ Team | |
| 27 | Pa Pa D’s Rib Ticklers | |
| 28 | Poultrygeist BBQ |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bailey Acres BBQ | |
| 2 | Barn Burner BBQ | |
| 3 | QUE'S YER DADDY | |
| 4 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 5 | Grillzwolds BBQ Team | |
| 6 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 7 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 8 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 9 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | IQue 180 | |
| 12 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 13 | Wrecking Crew BBQ Kid | |
| 14 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 15 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 17 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 18 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 19 | CANARDLY WAIT 4 QUE | |
| 20 | Tipsy Smoker | |
| 21 | Southside Smoke | |
| 22 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 23 | Pittie Q | |
| 24 | BLACKOUT BBQ | |
| 25 | BUG MAN BBQ |
8 entries · top 174.8572 · median 174.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake Bachman | |
| 2 | Aidan Wagner | |
| 3 | Cole Stocker | |
| 4 | Alex Lauer | |
| 5 | Brandon Yuker | |
| 6 | Jayden Hennen | |
| 7 | Zoe Dobosenski | |
| 8 | William Peters |
10 entries · top 172 · median 165.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Poterucha | |
| 2 | Gemma Dobosenski | |
| 3 | Mollie Larrimore | |
| 4 | Maxwell Stearns | |
| 5 | Henry Leonard | |
| 6 | Sam Lauer | |
| 7 | Maizie Dobosenski | |
| 8 | Blake Stocker | |
| 9 | Bryn Poterucha | |
| 10 | Hazel Ellis |