Aug 20, 2022 · Canton, MN · 📍 106 North Main St
Reps: John Scharffbillig · Prize money: $2,500
Lucky Shoes BBQ won Grand Champion at the Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) on August 20, 2022 in Canton, MN at 106 North Main St, scoring 344.5828 in a field of 15 teams. Porket About It took Reserve Grand Champion with 344.5372. Category winners: Chicken — Sensuous BBQ (173.1200); Pork Ribs — Porket About It (175.4172). This is the 2nd of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Furlongs Smoke & Seafood; 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.
Closer than 92% of the 616 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0456 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 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 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
3 of 6 tracked editions
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood has won this contest 3 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Chicken places 1–2: Sensuous BBQ and Furlongs Smoke & Seafood tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Furlongs Smoke & Seafood edged Big Ten Bones by 0.0344.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Furlongs Smoke & Seafood (won 2021).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2021 | Canton, MN | 106 North Main St | 18 | 354.8572 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| Aug 20, 2022 ← this one | Canton, MN | 106 North Main St | 15 | 344.5828 | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Canton, MN | 106 North Main St | 16 | 347.4400 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Canton, MN | 106 North Main St | 18 | 346.2284 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Canton, MN | 106 North Main St | 17 | 347.9772 | Big Ten Bones |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Canton, MN | 106 North Main Street | 18 | 353.1544 | Big Mike's Smokehouse |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1200 | 169.1200 | 162.2512 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 169.7256 | 161.7144 |
15 entries · top 344.5828 · median 330.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 2 | Porket About It | |
| 3 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 4 | Pittie Q | |
| 5 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 6 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 8 | The Fortunate Meats | |
| 9 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 10 | Sugar Shack | |
| 11 | Holy Smokers BBQ | |
| 12 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 13 | Korbel Bros BBQ | |
| 14 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 15 | Unknown Smokers |
15 entries · top 173.1200 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 2 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 3 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 4 | Pittie Q | |
| 5 | Porket About It | |
| 6 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 7 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 8 | The Fortunate Meats | |
| 9 | Holy Smokers BBQ | |
| 10 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 11 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 13 | Sugar Shack | |
| 14 | Korbel Bros BBQ | |
| 15 | Unknown Smokers |
15 entries · top 175.4172 · median 163.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porket About It | |
| 2 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 3 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 4 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 5 | Pittie Q | |
| 6 | The Fortunate Meats | |
| 7 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 8 | Sugar Shack | |
| 9 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 10 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 11 | Korbel Bros BBQ | |
| 12 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 13 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 14 | Holy Smokers BBQ | |
| 15 | FENDER BENDER BBQ |