Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
2023-06-10 – 2023-06-11 · West Salem, WI · 📍 N5334 Neshonoc RD. · State championship
Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, JEANNE TITUS, RICH TUTTLE · Prize money: $8,700.00
Grand Champion: Dry 2 da bone (695.4060) · 40 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Hogline BBQ
Entries
40
6 judged meats
Top score
695.4060
Winning margin
1.7716
GC over RC
Field average
665.59
median 677.33
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
682.7888
10th place overall
Field spread
222.3204
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,700.00
on the line
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 69%
beats 31% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
51%
of the 63 teams with a home region came from outside WI
Came back for more
58%
36 of 62 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.58 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1568
avg power rating going in · stronger than 73% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Dry 2 da bone has won this contest 3 times across its 7 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
DRY 2 DA BONE took the Grand Championship home to IA.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: Can Country Outlaw BBQ and Pittie Q tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: MACHETE BOYS BBQ and Ash Kickin' BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: HOT DADDY'S BBQ and RUB MY RACK tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Dry 2 da bone (won 2022).
🃏 An upset on the books
DRY 2 DA BONE came in rated below the field's top team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-17 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc RD. | 33 | 697.6916 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS BBQ | BOOMERANG BBQ |
| 2021-06-12 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc RD. | 45 | 685.0856 | Pigtamer BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2022-06-11 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc RD. | 37 | 705.1316 | Dry 2 da bone | Ash Kickin' BBQ |
| 2023-06-10 ← this one | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc RD. | 40 | 695.4060 | Dry 2 da bone | Hogline BBQ |
| 2024-06-08 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc RD. | 37 | 696.5372 | Son of a Boar BBQ | QUE U |
| 2025-06-14 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc Rd. | 36 | 697.1088 | Dry 2 da bone | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| 2026-06-13 | West Salem, WI | N5334 Neshonoc Rd. | 37 | 710.8460 | Janky Leg BBQ | Crossed Rifles BBQ |
| 2027-06-12 | West Salem, WI | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 177.1428 | 175.4056 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
| Master Series — Pork | 179.4400 | 175.4172 | 173.1428 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7372 | 173.7028 | 171.4056 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 175.4172 | 172.5600 | 168.5256 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 169.1316 | 166.2972 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
40 entries · top 695.4060 · median 677.3316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 2 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 4 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 5 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 6 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 7 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 8 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 10 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 11 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 12 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 13 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 14 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 15 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 16 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 17 | DB BBQ | |
| 18 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 19 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 20 | QUE U | |
| 21 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 22 | SPITFIRE | |
| 23 | C&M BBQ | |
| 24 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 25 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 26 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 27 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 28 | Good Grefe! | |
| 29 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 30 | Pittie Q | |
| 31 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 32 | BS BBQ | |
| 33 | IQue 180 | |
| 34 | SMOKIN BIG | |
| 35 | Bailey Acres BBQ | |
| 36 | WON'T GET SMOKED AGAIN | |
| 37 | BP SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 38 | MIL-TOWN BBQ | |
| 39 | Poultrygeist BBQ | |
| 40 | 92 - BBQ |
Chicken
40 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 2 | Pittie Q | |
| 3 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 4 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 6 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 7 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 8 | IQue 180 | |
| 9 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 11 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 12 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 13 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 14 | DB BBQ | |
| 15 | SPITFIRE | |
| 16 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 17 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 18 | QUE U | |
| 19 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 20 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 21 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 22 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 23 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 24 | Good Grefe! | |
| 25 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 26 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 27 | C&M BBQ | |
| 28 | BS BBQ | |
| 29 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 30 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 31 | Bailey Acres BBQ | |
| 32 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 33 | SMOKIN BIG | |
| 34 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 35 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 36 | 92 - BBQ | |
| 37 | WON'T GET SMOKED AGAIN | |
| 38 | BP SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 39 | MIL-TOWN BBQ | |
| 40 | Poultrygeist BBQ |
Pork Ribs
40 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 2 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 4 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 5 | SMOKIN BIG | |
| 6 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 7 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 10 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 11 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 12 | Pittie Q | |
| 13 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 15 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 16 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 17 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 18 | DB BBQ | |
| 19 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 20 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 21 | C&M BBQ | |
| 22 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 23 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 24 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 25 | SPITFIRE | |
| 26 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 27 | Good Grefe! | |
| 28 | BS BBQ | |
| 29 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 30 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 31 | QUE U | |
| 32 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 33 | BP SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 34 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 35 | Bailey Acres BBQ | |
| 36 | 92 - BBQ | |
| 37 | IQue 180 | |
| 38 | MIL-TOWN BBQ | |
| 39 | WON'T GET SMOKED AGAIN | |
| 40 | Poultrygeist BBQ |
Pork
40 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 4 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 5 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 7 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 8 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 9 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 10 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 11 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 12 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 13 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 14 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 15 | SPITFIRE | |
| 16 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 17 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 18 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 19 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 20 | QUE U | |
| 21 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 22 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 23 | Good Grefe! | |
| 24 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 25 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 26 | BS BBQ | |
| 27 | IQue 180 | |
| 28 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 29 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 30 | DB BBQ | |
| 31 | Bailey Acres BBQ | |
| 32 | WON'T GET SMOKED AGAIN | |
| 33 | C&M BBQ | |
| 34 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 35 | BP SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 36 | SMOKIN BIG | |
| 37 | MIL-TOWN BBQ | |
| 38 | 92 - BBQ | |
| 39 | Pittie Q | |
| 40 | Poultrygeist BBQ |
Brisket
39 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C&M BBQ | |
| 2 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 3 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 4 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 5 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 6 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 7 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 8 | THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | |
| 9 | QUE U | |
| 10 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
| 11 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 12 | DB BBQ | |
| 13 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 14 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 15 | T-Rex BBQ | |
| 16 | PORKRASTINATORS | |
| 17 | Pittie Q | |
| 18 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 19 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 20 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 21 | Black Crown Barbeque | |
| 22 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 23 | Lucky 19 Sauce Company | |
| 24 | Good Grefe! | |
| 25 | SPITFIRE | |
| 26 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 27 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 28 | BS BBQ | |
| 29 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 30 | IQue 180 | |
| 31 | SMOKIN BIG | |
| 32 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 33 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 34 | Bailey Acres BBQ | |
| 35 | WON'T GET SMOKED AGAIN | |
| 36 | BP SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 37 | MIL-TOWN BBQ | |
| 38 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 39 | Poultrygeist BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
23 entries · top 350.8688 · median 330.8116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 2 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 4 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 5 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 6 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 7 | What’cha Got BBQ | |
| 8 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 9 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 10 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 11 | Porket About It | |
| 12 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 13 | Penny's Cut BBQ | |
| 14 | Wisco Fire BBQ | |
| 15 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 16 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ | |
| 17 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 18 | Grillzwolds BBQ Team | |
| 19 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 20 | Hoochie Que | |
| 21 | Wildhart BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Tom's Smokin Q | |
| 23 | Del Rio BBQ |
Chicken
23 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 2 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 4 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 5 | Penny's Cut BBQ | |
| 6 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 7 | What’cha Got BBQ | |
| 8 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 9 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 10 | Porket About It | |
| 11 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 12 | Wisco Fire BBQ | |
| 13 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 14 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 16 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ | |
| 17 | Wildhart BBQ | |
| 18 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 19 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 20 | Grillzwolds BBQ Team | |
| 21 | Hoochie Que | |
| 22 | Big Tom's Smokin Q | |
| 23 | Del Rio BBQ |
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 176.5716 · median 164.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 3 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 4 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 5 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 6 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 7 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 8 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | What’cha Got BBQ | |
| 10 | Grillzwolds BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 12 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 13 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 14 | Porket About It | |
| 15 | Wisco Fire BBQ | |
| 16 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 17 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ | |
| 18 | Hoochie Que | |
| 19 | Big Tom's Smokin Q | |
| 20 | Del Rio BBQ | |
| 21 | Penny's Cut BBQ | |
| 22 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 23 | Wildhart BBQ |