Sensuous BBQ WI
Rating
1692
peak 1718
Contests
58
in the data
First seen
2021-10-15
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#37
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
5
4 reserve
Category wins
14
30 podiums
Overall top-10s
38
of 58 contests
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
340.54 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 354.10 (-13.56)
Walk rate
79%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
25
best run (overall)
Consistency
±66.49
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.14 · weakest Pork (165.89)
Road miles
5223
mi across 58 mapped stops · furthest 384 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMOKEY GQ has finished one call ahead of Sensuous BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 25 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of UGLY BABY BBQ in 21 of their 24 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Minnesota in May is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 4 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Finished level on points with the champion at Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) (2022-07-15) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 58-team field at Minnesota in May.
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 17% across 8 contests, versus top 26% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 40 at their very first tracked contest, Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) (2021-10-15).
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 49 | 36 | 7 | 17 | 178.8572 | 158.7884 | 172.14 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 58 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 177.7028 | 155.9200 | 167.98 | top 36% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.4056 | 161.1428 | 165.89 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 168.5256 | 171.97 | top 30% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 21 | 3 | top 24% |
| WI | 19 | 2 | top 24% |
| IA | 7 | 0 | top 39% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 22% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 11 | 1 | top 32% |
| Medium (20–39) | 25 | 2 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 2 | top 20% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (25 of 58 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (58 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-10-14)
- Wins it all in 9% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 354.10
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 345.1544 | 340.06 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 342.8572 | 336.80 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 677.6572 | 414.87 |
| 2023 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 352.5600 | 342.79 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 355.4172 | 341.07 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 340.6176 | 338.01 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 22 / 37 (330.1944) | 1 (174.2744) | 27 (155.9200) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 17 / 40 (341.6688) | 12 (173.1200) | 23 (168.5488) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 20 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Owatonna, MN | 4 / 25 (345.1088) | 3 (178.8572) | 13 (166.2516) | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 7 / 77 (340.5488) | 2 (175.4056) | 17 (165.1432) | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 35 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 4 / 24 (345.1544) | 11 (169.7372) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 19 / 42 (337.6572) | 21 (169.1200) | 16 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 6 / 17 (341.0972) | 6 (171.9772) | 8 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) Spencer, IA | 4 / 17 (341.1084) | 7 (169.1084) | 2 (172.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) Spencer, IA | 13 / 15 (327.3256) | 16 (158.7884) | 7 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 11 / 36 (337.6572) | 15 (168.5372) | 9 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 25 (165.1316) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 23 / 36 (335.3368) | 27 (166.2284) | 16 (169.1084) | — | — |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN | 5 / 28 (342.8572) | 4 (172.5600) | 8 (170.2972) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 19 / 58 (335.9428) | 8 (174.8572) | 30 (161.0856) | — | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 10 / 24 (333.0856) | 15 (164.5256) | 8 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-09-07 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 9 / 18 (329.1428) | 14 (162.8800) | 4 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2024-08-23 | MN Masters BBQ Pierz, MN | 18 / 27 (672.4568) | 2 (176.5600) | 22 (162.2400) | 22 (165.1312) | 13 (168.5256) |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 2 / 18 (343.3944) | 10 (169.6916) | 1 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2024-07-05 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 5 / 16 (340.5028) | 1 (177.7028) | 13 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 9 / 37 (337.6572) | 2 (177.7028) | 20 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 8 / 41 (342.8000) | 8 (171.9656) | 6 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 20 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 14 / 32 (677.6572) | 7 (173.7144) | 15 (167.3828) | 29 (161.1428) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 1 / 58 (350.2628) | 11 (173.1200) | 1 (177.1428) | 2 (171.4056) | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 20 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 13 / 42 (339.9428) | 12 (171.9656) | 18 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 12 / 40 (340.5144) | 1 (177.7144) | 18 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 7 / 47 (345.1316) | 3 (177.7144) | 12 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 5 / 24 (344.5256) | 11 (171.9656) | 5 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 6 / 21 (340.5716) | 6 (172.5600) | 11 (168.0116) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 19 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 1 / 30 (349.1316) | 1 (178.8572) | 9 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 3 / 16 (342.8688) | 10 (167.4288) | 1 (175.4400) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 1 / 15 (352.5600) | 2 (176.0000) | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que Spencer, IA | 10 / 28 (330.7772) | 5 (171.4172) | 11 (159.3600) | — | — |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 4 / 40 (342.2516) | 4 (173.1200) | 5 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 1 / 43 (347.4172) | 6 (170.8572) | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 19 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 9 / 29 (335.4168) | 9 (166.8340) | 7 (168.5828) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 5 / 59 (342.2628) | 1 (175.4172) | 15 (166.8456) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 12 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2022-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 3 / 20 (341.6572) | 2 (175.4172) | 11 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2022-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (One Meat Ribs) West Salem, WI | — | — | 3 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 1 / 22 (346.8228) | 4 (173.7028) | 1 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-09-10 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 3 / 30 (345.1316) | 3 (175.4172) | 7 (169.7144) | — | — |
| 2022-08-20 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 6 / 15 (331.4056) | 1 (173.1200) | 13 (158.2856) | — | — |
| 2022-08-05 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 9 / 21 (337.7256) | 12 (168.0228) | 5 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2022-07-22 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 4 / 13 (339.9656) | 11 (164.5256) | 1 (175.4400) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) Bancroft, IA | 2 / 14 (355.4172) | 3 (177.7144) | 1 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 5 / 37 (343.3944) | 7 (173.1200) | 7 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 2 / 39 (341.6916) | 1 (175.4172) | 8 (166.2744) | — | — |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) Owatonna, MN | 7 / 33 (324.4912) | 6 (162.2628) | 6 (162.2284) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 2 / 38 (345.7256) | 4 (173.1428) | 3 (172.5828) | — | — |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) Altoona, IA | 10 / 27 (339.3828) | 8 (171.9772) | 9 (167.4056) | — | — |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 3 / 36 (340.6176) | 4 (174.3088) | 14 (166.3088) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 5 / 40 (335.3944) | 2 (174.2628) | 22 (161.1316) | — | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #38 (754 pts) | #11 (1007 pts) | #54 (644 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | — | #689 (140 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #66 (771 pts) | #70 (762 pts) | #68 (815 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1293 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #37 (977 pts) | #45 (919 pts) | #33 (1016 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #726 (199 pts) | #501 (414 pts) | #619 (335 pts) | #924 (124 pts) | #585 (319 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #6 (1294 pts) | #29 (1133 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #688 (290 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #11 (1232 pts) | #14 (1205 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #78 (470 pts) | #131 (190 pts) | — | — |