Aug 5–6, 2022 · Roseville, MN · 📍 2100 Dale St N
Reps: John Scharffbillig · Prize money: $1,000
Lucky Shoes BBQ won Grand Champion at the B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) on August 5, 2022 in Roseville, MN at 2100 Dale St N, scoring 351.4172 in a field of 21 teams. Furlongs Smoke & Seafood took Reserve Grand Champion with 343.9772. Category winners: Chicken — Lucky Shoes BBQ (175.4172); Pork Ribs — Lucky Shoes BBQ (176.0000). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Good Grefe.
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
Lucky Shoes BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Furlongs Smoke & Seafood, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 5–6: Sensuous BBQ and Big Racks BBQ tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Furlongs Smoke & Seafood edged DAWGS BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 2–3: Porket About It edged SMOKEY GQ by 0.0228.
Lucky Shoes BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Good Grefe (won 2021).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2021 | Roseville, MN | 2100 Dale St N | 21 | 343.4060 | Good Grefe |
| Aug 5, 2022 ← this one | Roseville, MN | 2100 Dale St N | 21 | 351.4172 | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 171.9656 | 170.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 169.7028 | 166.8228 |
21 entries · top 351.4172 · median 333.0744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 2 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 3 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 5 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 6 | Smoke Till We're Broke | |
| 7 | Pittie Q | |
| 8 | Porket About It | |
| 9 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 10 | Carnivorous Jim BBQ | |
| 11 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | Good Grefe! | |
| 13 | The Yardpigs | |
| 14 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 15 | Sugar Shack | |
| 16 | What’cha Got BBQ | |
| 17 | Q | |
| 18 | Smokin J's BBQ | |
| 19 | IB Too Mixed Up | |
| 20 | Berg's BBQ | |
| 21 | Currently Smokin BBQ |
21 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 2 | Porket About It | |
| 3 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 4 | Smoke Till We're Broke | |
| 5 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 6 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 7 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 8 | Good Grefe! | |
| 9 | Carnivorous Jim BBQ | |
| 10 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 11 | The Yardpigs | |
| 12 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 13 | Pittie Q | |
| 14 | Sugar Shack | |
| 15 | What’cha Got BBQ | |
| 16 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 17 | IB Too Mixed Up | |
| 18 | Q | |
| 19 | Smokin J's BBQ | |
| 20 | Berg's BBQ | |
| 21 | Currently Smokin BBQ |
21 entries · top 176 · median 164.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 2 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 4 | Pittie Q | |
| 5 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 7 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 8 | Smoke Till We're Broke | |
| 9 | Carnivorous Jim BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 11 | Porket About It | |
| 12 | The Yardpigs | |
| 13 | Smokin J's BBQ | |
| 14 | Good Grefe! | |
| 15 | Q | |
| 16 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 17 | Sugar Shack | |
| 18 | Berg's BBQ | |
| 19 | What’cha Got BBQ | |
| 20 | IB Too Mixed Up | |
| 21 | Currently Smokin BBQ |