Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD)
2022-07-15 – 2022-07-16 · Bancroft, IA · 📍 Joe Hatten Drive
Reps: ALFRED T BOWEN, FRAN BOWEN · Prize money: $2,800.00
Grand Champion: Furlongs Smoke and Seafood (355.4172) · 14 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Sensuous BBQ
Entries
14
2 judged meats
Top score
355.4172
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
334.83
median 341.38
Tightest race
Chicken
5.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
327.4404
10th place overall
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 26%
beats 74% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
71%
of the 14 teams with a home region came from outside IA
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.82 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1540
avg power rating going in · stronger than 45% 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.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bancroft, IA | 212 E Ramsey St | 15 | 347.4744 | TheYard Pigs | — | |
| 2022-07-15 ← 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 | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 168.0000 |
| 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 180.0000 · 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 |
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 |