Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
2023-06-23 – 2023-06-24 · Sioux City, IA
Reps: ALFRED T BOWEN, FRAN BOWEN · Prize money: $1,750.00
Grand Champion: Hillbilly Smoke BBQ (351.4288) · 15 teams
Entries
15
2 categories
Top score
351.4288
Winning margin
5.7260
GC over RC
Field average
303.64
median 320.01
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
8.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
311.9428
what a walk cost here
Field spread
202.2860
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,750.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 84%
beats 16% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1518
avg power rating going in · stronger than 23% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
Hillbilly Smoke BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Wrecking Crew BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux City, IA | 14 | 331.4744 | Ferg A Que | |
| 2018-06-22 | 19 | 338.2972 | Hillbilly Smoke-IA | |
| 2021-06-19 | Sioux City, IA | 22 | 344.5944 | Go Ham BBQ |
| 2022-06-17 | Sioux City, IA | 13 | 345.0856 | Good Old Boys BBQ |
| 2023-06-23 ← this one | Sioux City, IA | 15 | 351.4288 | Hillbilly Smoke BBQ |
| 2024-06-21 | Sioux City, IA | 17 | 348.0228 | East Bow Que |
| 2025-06-20 | Sioux City, IA | 20 | 354.9144 | BBQ Pit Bros |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
14 entries · top 177.7144 · median 161.4342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hillbilly Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 3 | Good Ol Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | 2 B's BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 6 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 7 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | Melting Cow | |
| 9 | 7.62 BBQ | |
| 10 | KICKIN BULL BBQ | |
| 11 | Rock'm Sock'mmm BBQ | |
| 12 | Louis Bros BBQ | |
| 13 | Diggers BBQ | |
| 14 | Patti's Pit Stop |
Backyard Series — Overall
15 entries · top 351.4288 · median 320.0116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hillbilly Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 3 | Good Ol Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 6 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 7 | KICKIN BULL BBQ | |
| 8 | 2 B's BBQ | |
| 9 | 7.62 BBQ | |
| 10 | Diggers BBQ | |
| 11 | Louis Bros BBQ | |
| 12 | Melting Cow | |
| 13 | Rock'm Sock'mmm BBQ | |
| 14 | Patti's Pit Stop | |
| 15 | STF |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 175.4172 · median 160.5028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | Hillbilly Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | Good Ol Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 5 | Diggers BBQ | |
| 6 | KICKIN BULL BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 8 | 7.62 BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 10 | Louis Bros BBQ | |
| 11 | 2 B's BBQ | |
| 12 | STF | |
| 13 | Melting Cow | |
| 14 | Patti's Pit Stop | |
| 15 | Rock'm Sock'mmm BBQ |