Sep 10, 2022 · Roseville, MN · 📍 1744 Terrace Dr
Reps: John Scharffbillig, Laurie Tweten · Prize money: $7,000
DAD BOD BARBEQUE won Grand Champion at the Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) on September 10, 2022 in Roseville, MN at 1744 Terrace Dr, scoring 349.7144 in a field of 30 teams. SASSY'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 345.7488. Category winners: Chicken — DAD BOD BARBEQUE (177.7372); Pork Ribs — SASSY'S BBQ (176.0344). This is the 1st of 3 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 65 times in 100
DAD BOD BARBEQUE came in rated below the field's top team, Furlongs Smoke & Seafood, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2022 ← this one | Roseville, MN | 1744 Terrace Dr | 30 | 349.7144 | Dad Bod BBQ |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Roseville, MN | 1744 Terrace Dr | 30 | 349.1316 | Sensuous BBQ |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Roseville, MN | 1744 Terrace Dr | 18 | 341.6916 | Notorious P.I.G. |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 173.7028 | 169.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0344 | 170.8228 | 168.5372 |
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 |
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 |
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 |