Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
2022-09-10 · Roseville, MN · 📍 1744 Terrace Dr
Reps: JOHN SCHARFFBILLIG, LAURIE TWETEN · Prize money: $7,000.00
Grand Champion: Dad Bod BBQ (349.7144) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SASSY'S BBQ
Entries
30
2 judged meats
Top score
349.7144
Winning margin
3.9656
GC over RC
Field average
324.05
median 332.51
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.0344 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
337.1088
10th place overall
Field spread
200.0344
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,000.00
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 53%
beats 47% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
23%
of the 30 teams with a home region came from outside MN
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.6 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1524
avg power rating going in · stronger than 29% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Dad Bod BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 9–10: SASSY'S BBQ and Saints & Sinners BBQ tied on 169.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: What’cha Got BBQ edged WRECKING CREW BBQ by 0.0344. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Big Ten Bones edged Lucky Shoes BBQ by 0.0344.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-10 ← this one | Roseville, MN | 1744 Terrace Dr | 30 | 349.7144 | Dad Bod BBQ | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Roseville, MN | 1744 Terrace Dr | 30 | 349.1316 | Sensuous BBQ | — |
| 2024-09-07 | Roseville, MN | 1744 Terrace Dr | 18 | 341.6916 | Notorious P.I.G. | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 173.7028 | 169.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0344 | 170.8228 | 168.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
30 entries · top 349.7144 · median 332.5086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | SASSY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 4 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 5 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 6 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 7 | Porket About It | |
| 8 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 9 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 10 | What’cha Got BBQ | |
| 11 | Threat Level3A Midnight | |
| 12 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 13 | small town girl barbeque | |
| 14 | Saints & Sinners BBQ | |
| 15 | Pittie Q | |
| 16 | Motley Q | |
| 17 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 18 | Sanctified Meats | |
| 19 | GrillFellas-BigBlueGrillin | |
| 20 | Stoken N Poken | |
| 21 | Northern Lights Smoke | |
| 22 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' PIT PATRIOTS | |
| 24 | Walk Swiftly and Carry a Big Rib | |
| 25 | Penny's Cut BBQ | |
| 26 | Lucky Brisket BBQ | |
| 27 | Wildhart BBQ | |
| 28 | Sota Smoke BBQ | |
| 29 | BBBQ | |
| 30 | Smoke N Steam |
Chicken
30 entries · top 177.7372 · median 168.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | Porket About It | |
| 3 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 4 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 5 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 7 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 8 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 9 | SASSY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Saints & Sinners BBQ | |
| 11 | small town girl barbeque | |
| 12 | Threat Level3A Midnight | |
| 13 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 14 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 15 | What’cha Got BBQ | |
| 16 | Sanctified Meats | |
| 17 | GrillFellas-BigBlueGrillin | |
| 18 | Walk Swiftly and Carry a Big Rib | |
| 19 | Motley Q | |
| 20 | Northern Lights Smoke | |
| 21 | Pittie Q | |
| 22 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 23 | BBBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' PIT PATRIOTS | |
| 25 | Lucky Brisket BBQ | |
| 26 | Stoken N Poken | |
| 27 | Wildhart BBQ | |
| 28 | Sota Smoke BBQ | |
| 29 | Penny's Cut BBQ | |
| 30 | Smoke N Steam |
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 176.0344 · median 166.2284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SASSY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Pittie Q | |
| 3 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 5 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 6 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 7 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 8 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 9 | What’cha Got BBQ | |
| 10 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | Stoken N Poken | |
| 12 | Threat Level3A Midnight | |
| 13 | Motley Q | |
| 14 | small town girl barbeque | |
| 15 | Saints & Sinners BBQ | |
| 16 | Northern Lights Smoke | |
| 17 | Porket About It | |
| 18 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 19 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 20 | Penny's Cut BBQ | |
| 21 | GrillFellas-BigBlueGrillin | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' PIT PATRIOTS | |
| 23 | Sanctified Meats | |
| 24 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 25 | Lucky Brisket BBQ | |
| 26 | Sota Smoke BBQ | |
| 27 | Walk Swiftly and Carry a Big Rib | |
| 28 | Wildhart BBQ | |
| 29 | BBBQ |