Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD)
2022-07-15 – 2022-07-16 · Bancroft, IA
Reps: ALFRED T BOWEN, FRAN BOWEN · Prize money: $2,800.00
Grand Champion: Furlongs Smoke and Seafood (355.4172) · 14 teams
Entries
14
2 categories
Top score
355.4172
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
334.83
median 341.38
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
5.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
327.4404
what a walk cost here
Field spread
62.3312
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,800.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 79%
beats 21% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1540
avg power rating going in · stronger than 46% of contests
Storylines
⚖️ Decided by a tiebreaker
The top two teams finished on identical totals — the Grand Championship came down to the KCBS tiebreaker rules.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Furlongs Smoke and Seafood took the Grand Championship home to IN.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bancroft, IA | 15 | 347.4744 | TheYard Pigs | |
| 2022-07-15 ← this one | Bancroft, IA | 14 | 355.4172 | Furlongs Smoke and Seafood |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
14 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
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 |
Backyard Series — 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 |