Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
2023-07-21 – 2023-07-22 · Preston, MN
Reps: LAURIE TWETEN · Prize money: $2,000.00
Grand Champion: Sensuous BBQ (352.5600) · 15 teams
Entries
15
2 categories
Top score
352.5600
Winning margin
8.5600
GC over RC
Field average
331.84
median 334.25
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
330.2744
what a walk cost here
Field spread
49.1432
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,000.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 82%
beats 18% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1553
avg power rating going in · stronger than 59% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Sensuous BBQ took the Grand Championship home to WI.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-22 | Preston, MN | 13 | 346.8228 | Wrecking Crew BBQ |
| 2023-07-21 ← this one | Preston, MN | 15 | 352.5600 | Sensuous BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
15 entries · top 176.5600 · median 171.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porket About It | |
| 2 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 3 | Rub Doctor | |
| 4 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 5 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 6 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 8 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 10 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 11 | FURLONG SMOKE & SEAFOOD | |
| 12 | Southside Smoke | |
| 13 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 14 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 15 | Half-wit BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
15 entries · top 352.5600 · median 334.2516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 3 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 4 | Porket About It | |
| 5 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 6 | Southside Smoke | |
| 7 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 8 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 9 | FURLONG SMOKE & SEAFOOD | |
| 10 | Rub Doctor | |
| 11 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 12 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 13 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 14 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 15 | Half-wit BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southside Smoke | |
| 2 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 4 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 6 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 7 | FURLONG SMOKE & SEAFOOD | |
| 8 | Porket About It | |
| 9 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 10 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 11 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 12 | Rub Doctor | |
| 13 | Half-wit BBQ | |
| 14 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 15 | Unknown Smokers |