Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1)
Spencer, IA · 📍 800 W 18th Street — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
5
4 with results
Typical draw
18
teams · biggest 28
Purse listed
$20K
across all editions
State championship
3 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 HOT DADDY'S BBQ — 2 wins (2023, 2025)
- 🏆 BIG RACKS BBQ — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 BRAMBLE BBQ — 1 win (2025)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 705.7032 | Big Racks BBQ | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Overall (Backyard) | 350.8456 | Bramble BBQ | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | Big Racks BBQ | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | Son of a Boar BBQ | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | Big Racks BBQ | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | SPITFIRE | Jun 27, 2025 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWGS BBQ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 31% |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 29% |
| Bramble BBQ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 16% |
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 8% |
| Big Racks BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 7% |
| BBQ Pit Bros | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | top 30% |
| Big Ten Bones | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | top 57% |
| Sensuous BBQ | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | top 49% |
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | top 27% |
| SASSY SMOKE BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | top 16% |
| Too Sauced BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | top 35% |
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | top 27% |
| SMOKEY GQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | top 65% |
| Big Bear BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | top 63% |
| Briskey Business BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | top 55% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 🏅 | 800 W 18th Street | 15 | 705.7032 | BIG RACKS BBQ | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | $2,400 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 800 W 18th Street | 17 | 350.8456 | BRAMBLE BBQ | — | $1,300 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 800 W 18th Street | 12 | 177.7144 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | — | $850 |
| Jun 28, 2024 cancelled 🏅 | — | — | — | — | — | $7,990 |
| Jul 7, 2023 🏅 | 800 W 18th Street | 28 | 697.1088 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | $7,810 |