Jul 22–23, 2022 · Preston, MN · 📍 413 East Fillmore St.
Reps: Jeanne Titus · Prize money: $2,000
WRECKING CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) on July 22, 2022 in Preston, MN at 413 East Fillmore St., scoring 346.8228 in a field of 13 teams. Big Ten Bones took Reserve Grand Champion with 344.0116. Category winners: Chicken — Sugar Shack (176.5828); Pork Ribs — Sensuous BBQ (175.4400). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; 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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Chicken places 2–3: Furlongs Smoke & Seafood and WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ tied on 173.7256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: FENDER BENDER BBQ edged Sugar Shack by 0.0460.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2022 ← this one | Preston, MN | 413 East Fillmore St. | 13 | 346.8228 | Wrecking Crew BBQ |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Preston, MN | 413 East Fillmore St. | 15 | 352.5600 | Sensuous BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5828 | 171.9772 | 165.7256 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 167.9772 | 161.6684 |
13 entries · top 346.8228 · median 337.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 3 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 4 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 5 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | Sugar Shack | |
| 7 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 9 | Pittie Q | |
| 10 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 11 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 12 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 13 | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
13 entries · top 176.5828 · median 170.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sugar Shack | |
| 2 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 3 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 5 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 8 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 9 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | Pittie Q | |
| 11 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 12 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 13 | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
13 entries · top 175.4400 · median 163.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 2 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 4 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 5 | Pittie Q | |
| 6 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 7 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 8 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 9 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 10 | Sugar Shack | |
| 11 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 13 | Lucky Shoes BBQ |