Decided by a tiebreaker
Tie
identical totals at the top
The top two teams finished on identical totals — the Grand Championship came down to the KCBS tiebreaker rules.
Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) 2022
Jul 15–16, 2022 · Bancroft, IA · 📍 Joe Hatten Drive
Reps: Alfred T Bowen, Fran Bowen · Prize money: $2,800
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood won Grand Champion at the Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) on July 15, 2022 in Bancroft, IA at Joe Hatten Drive, scoring 355.4172 in a field of 14 teams. Sensuous BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 355.4172. Category winners: Chicken — Furlongs Smoke & Seafood (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Sensuous BBQ (177.7028).
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.
293.09
median 341.38
355.42 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 177.70
146.22
180
Entries
14
2 judged meats
Top score
355.4172
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
334.83
293.09355.42
median 341.38 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
5.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
327.4404
293.09355.42
10th place overall
Field spread
62.3312
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,800
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 13%
beats 87% of 610 Backyard Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.85 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,545
avg power rating going in · stronger than 34% of contests
Storylines (3 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 2 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 5–6: WRECKING CREW BBQ and Good Grefe! tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Hoot and Ole's BBQ edged Sugar Shack by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · 0.0116
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Furlongs Smoke & Seafood · Chicken
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Bancroft, IA | 212 E Ramsey St | 15 | 347.4744 | TheYard Pigs |
| Jul 15, 2022 ← this one | Bancroft, IA | Joe Hatten Drive | 14 | 355.4172 | Furlongs Smoke and Seafood |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2628 | 168 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 170.8228 | 162.8916 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
14 entries · top 355.4172 · median 341.3772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 2 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 3 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 5 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | Sugar Shack | |
| 7 | Good Grefe! | |
| 8 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 9 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 10 | Hoot and Ole's BBQ | |
| 11 | Eichenberger Seed | |
| 12 | DickySue BBQ | |
| 13 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 14 | Hager Foods |
Chicken
14 entries · top 180 · median 169.9944 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 2 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 3 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 5 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 7 | Good Grefe! | |
| 8 | Hoot and Ole's BBQ | |
| 9 | Sugar Shack | |
| 10 | Eichenberger Seed | |
| 11 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 12 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 13 | DickySue BBQ | |
| 14 | Hager Foods |
Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 2 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 3 | Sugar Shack | |
| 4 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 5 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | Good Grefe! | |
| 7 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 8 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 10 | DickySue BBQ | |
| 11 | Hoot and Ole's BBQ | |
| 12 | Eichenberger Seed | |
| 13 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 14 | Hager Foods |