Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY)
2022-10-14 – 2022-10-15 · West Salem, WI · 📍 N5334 Neshonoc Road
Reps: JOHN SCHARFFBILLIG · Prize money: $2,500.00
Grand Champion: Sensuous BBQ (346.8228) · 22 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKEY GQ
Entries
22
2 judged meats
Top score
346.8228
Winning margin
1.7256
GC over RC
Field average
331.32
median 331.96
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4056 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
333.1088
10th place overall
Field spread
35.4512
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,500.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 72%
beats 28% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
41%
of the 22 teams with a home region came from outside WI
Came back for more
38%
15 of 40 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.63 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1545
avg power rating going in · stronger than 50% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WRECKING CREW BBQ (won 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-15 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc Road | 40 | 341.6916 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | — |
| 2022-10-14 ← 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 |