Cranberry Country Rally Days Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 15–16, 2023 · Tomah, WI · 📍 1625 Butts Ave
Reps: Laurie Tweten · Prize money: $450
Big Racks BBQ won Grand Champion at the Cranberry Country Rally Days Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) on September 15, 2023 in Tomah, WI at 1625 Butts Ave, scoring 348.0000 in a field of 8 teams. Big Ten Bones took Reserve Grand Champion with 346.2628. Category winners: Chicken — Big Racks BBQ (174.2628); Pork Ribs — Big Ten Bones (174.2972).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
305.06
median 327.68
348 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.26
- Pork Ribs 174.30
147.98
174.30
Entries
8
2 judged meats
Top score
348
Winning margin
1.7372
GC over RC
Field average
327.69
305.06348
median 327.68 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
12 pts across the top 5
Field spread
42.9372
winner to last place
Prize money
$450
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 58%
beats 42% of 616 Backyard Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.3 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,528
avg power rating going in
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2628 | 162.2628 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2972 | 160.5256 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
8 entries · top 348 · median 327.6802
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 3 | Southside Smoke | |
| 4 | Big Tom's Smokin Q | |
| 5 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ | |
| 6 | Leaky Tiki | |
| 7 | Sweet N Sassy BBQ | |
| 8 | DG Smoke |
Chicken
8 entries · top 174.2628 · median 163.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 3 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ | |
| 4 | Southside Smoke | |
| 5 | Big Tom's Smokin Q | |
| 6 | Leaky Tiki | |
| 7 | Sweet N Sassy BBQ | |
| 8 | DG Smoke |
Pork Ribs
8 entries · top 174.2972 · median 163.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 2 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 3 | Southside Smoke | |
| 4 | Big Tom's Smokin Q | |
| 5 | Leaky Tiki | |
| 6 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ | |
| 7 | DG Smoke | |
| 8 | Sweet N Sassy BBQ |