A first Grand Championship
13
tracked contests to get there
This was Sensuous BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 13th tracked contest.
Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) 2022
Oct 14–15, 2022 · West Salem, WI · 📍 N5334 Neshonoc Road
Reps: John Scharffbillig · Prize money: $2,500
Sensuous BBQ won Grand Champion at the Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) on October 14, 2022 in West Salem, WI at N5334 Neshonoc Road, scoring 346.8228 in a field of 22 teams. SMOKEY GQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 345.0972. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKEY GQ (175.4172); Pork Ribs — Sensuous BBQ (173.1200). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by WRECKING CREW BBQ.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
311.37
median 331.96
346.82 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 175.42
- Pork Ribs 173.12
154.26
175.42
Entries
22
2 judged meats
Top score
346.8228
Winning margin
1.7256
GC over RC
Field average
331.32
311.37346.82
median 331.96 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4056 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
333.1088
311.37346.82
10th place overall
Field spread
35.4512
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,500
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 67%
beats 33% of 610 Backyard Series wins in the data
Came back for more
38%
15 of 40 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.62 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,548
avg power rating going in · stronger than 36% of contests
Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
0.0112
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 7–8: FENDER BENDER BBQ edged WRECKING CREW BBQ by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Furlongs Smoke & Seafood edged DAWGS BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Lucky Shoes BBQ edged Big Ten Bones by 0.0116.
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0228
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WRECKING CREW BBQ (won 2021).
- WRECKING CREW BBQ · 2021
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2021 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc Road | 40 | 341.6916 | WRECKING CREW BBQ |
| Oct 14, 2022 ← this one | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc Road | 22 | 346.8228 | Sensuous BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 170.8228 | 168.5372 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1200 | 169.7144 | 165.7144 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
22 entries · top 346.8228 · median 331.9602
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 3 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 4 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 5 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 7 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 9 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | Pittie Q | |
| 11 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 12 | Penny's Cut BBQ | |
| 13 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 14 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 15 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 16 | Prestige Worldwide | |
| 17 | What’cha Got BBQ | |
| 18 | Southside Smoke | |
| 19 | Squeeze My Slabs | |
| 20 | Hoochie Que | |
| 21 | Sexy Pig BBQ | |
| 22 | Killer Diller BBQ |
Chicken
22 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 2 | Pittie Q | |
| 3 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 4 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 5 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 6 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 7 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 8 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 9 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 10 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 11 | Southside Smoke | |
| 12 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 13 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | Penny's Cut BBQ | |
| 15 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 16 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 17 | Sexy Pig BBQ | |
| 18 | Prestige Worldwide | |
| 19 | Hoochie Que | |
| 20 | Squeeze My Slabs | |
| 21 | What’cha Got BBQ | |
| 22 | Killer Diller BBQ |
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 173.1200 · median 164.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 2 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 4 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 5 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 7 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 8 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 9 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 10 | Penny's Cut BBQ | |
| 11 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 12 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 14 | What’cha Got BBQ | |
| 15 | Squeeze My Slabs | |
| 16 | Prestige Worldwide | |
| 17 | Hoochie Que | |
| 18 | Pittie Q | |
| 19 | Sexy Pig BBQ | |
| 20 | Killer Diller BBQ | |
| 21 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 22 | Southside Smoke |