Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
2023-08-19 · Canton, MN · 📍 106 North Main St
Reps: LAURIE TWETEN · Prize money: $2,550.00
Grand Champion: Furlongs Smoke & Seafood (347.4400) · 16 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BBQ MIKE
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👑 A dynasty in the making
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood has won this contest 3 times across its 6 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: Barefoot BBQ and BBQ MIKE tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Big Ten Bones edged BBQ MIKE by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 2–3: Furlongs Smoke & Seafood edged Big Ten Bones by 0.0228.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Furlongs Smoke & Seafood (won 2021), Lucky Shoes BBQ (won 2022).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-21 | Canton, MN | 106 North Main St | 18 | 354.8572 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | — |
| 2022-08-20 | Canton, MN | 106 North Main St | 15 | 344.5828 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | — |
| 2023-08-19 ← this one | Canton, MN | 106 North Main St | 16 | 347.4400 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Canton, MN | 106 North Main St | 18 | 346.2284 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Canton, MN | 106 North Main St | 17 | 347.9772 | Big Ten Bones | — |
| 2026-08-15 | Canton, MN | 106 North Main Street | 18 | 353.1544 | Big Mike's Smokehouse | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2856 | 172.5828 | 167.4288 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 172.5716 | 161.1316 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
16 entries · top 347.4400 · median 335.3656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 2 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 3 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 4 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 6 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 7 | Sugar Shack | |
| 8 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 10 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 11 | Porket About It | |
| 12 | Barefoot BBQ | |
| 13 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 14 | ROOT RIVER BOTTOM SMOKER | |
| 15 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 16 | Korbel Bros BBQ |
Chicken
16 entries · top 174.2856 · median 169.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 2 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 3 | Barefoot BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 5 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 6 | Sugar Shack | |
| 7 | Porket About It | |
| 8 | ROOT RIVER BOTTOM SMOKER | |
| 9 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 10 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 11 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 13 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 14 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 15 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 16 | Korbel Bros BBQ |
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 175.4400 · median 163.9486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 2 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 3 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 4 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 5 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 6 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 7 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | Sugar Shack | |
| 9 | Marty Party BBQ | |
| 10 | Porket About It | |
| 11 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 12 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 13 | Barefoot BBQ | |
| 14 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 15 | ROOT RIVER BOTTOM SMOKER | |
| 16 | Korbel Bros BBQ |