Sensuous BBQ WI
Rating
1677
peak 1718 · rated over 50 contests
Best runs
25
straight top-10s
Contests
59
in the data
First seen
2021-10-15
latest 2026-08-15
Best ToY finish
#37
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
5
4 reserve
Category wins
14
30 podiums
Overall top-10s
38
of 59 contests
Avg finish
top 27%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
338.45 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 340.32 (-1.87)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
25
best run (overall)
Consistency
±6.23
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.97 · weakest Pork (165.89)
Road miles
5274
mi across 59 mapped stops · furthest 384 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
Purse competed for
$297K
listed at 55 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2 🏅
GCs in 26 state-championship entries
Master avg
675.06 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
340.32 / 360
48 Backyard contests · 5 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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
DAWGS BBQ 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
Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 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 27% 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)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWGS BBQ | 43 | 28 | 15 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 37 | 21 | 16 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Ten Bones | 35 | 19 | 16 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Racks BBQ | 33 | 21 | 11 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Porket About It | 31 | 20 | 11 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY GQ | 31 | 19 | 12 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| Wrecking Crew BBQ | 27 | 14 | 13 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | 27 | 13 | 14 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| Marty Party BBQ | 26 | 19 | 7 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| DAD BOD BARBEQUE | 25 | 17 | 8 | 68% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 25 | 5 | 18 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 24 | 21 | 2 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Lucky Shoes BBQ | 24 | 20 | 4 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Sugar Shack | 24 | 20 | 4 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | 24 | 13 | 10 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 50 | 36 | 7 | 17 | 178.8572 | 158.7884 | 171.95 | top 28% |
| Pork Ribs | 59 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 177.7028 | 155.9200 | 168.05 | top 37% |
| 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 | 22 | 3 | top 27% |
| 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) | 12 | 1 | top 36% |
| Medium (20–39) | 25 | 2 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 2 | top 20% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 5 | 1 | 1 | top 27% | 2026-06-12 |
| Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 | 2 | 0 | top 38% | 2026-08-15 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 5 | 4 | 0 | top 28% | 2026-06-13 |
| Minnesota in May | 4 | 1 | 1 | top 13% | 2026-05-08 |
| Smokin' in Steele | 4 | 5 | 0 | top 28% | 2025-05-30 |
| Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 21% | 2024-09-07 |
| Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 30% | 2026-04-24 |
| Iowa State BBQ Championship | 3 | 10 | 0 | top 38% | 2026-04-03 |
| Art of the Que (Backyard 2) | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 49% | 2025-06-27 |
| Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 19% | 2023-07-21 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 9% | 2022-10-14 |
| Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 22% | 2023-10-28 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 25% | 2023-10-15 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 12% | 2022-10-15 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MN (25 of 59 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (59 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-10-14)
- Wins it all in 8% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 675.06 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 340.32 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-10-15 — First tracked contest · Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD)
- 📣 2021-10-15 — First call · Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD)
- 🏆 2022-10-14 — First Grand Championship · Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 🎖️ 2023-09-09 — 25th tracked contest · Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2024-05-31 — Career-best overall score (677.6572) · Smokin in Steele
- 📈 2024-08-17 — Peak power rating (1718) · Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 🎖️ 2025-08-16 — 50th tracked contest · Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) | 2021-10-16 |
| +14.3 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) | 2022-05-13 |
| +14.2 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2022-06-10 |
| +13.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) | 2021-10-15 |
| +12.9 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2022-10-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.6 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2026-08-15 |
| -14.6 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 2025-06-27 |
| -11.3 | MN Masters BBQ | 2024-08-23 |
| -9.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2026-06-13 |
| -8.9 | Smokin in Steele | 2024-05-31 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 56% | top 39% | 95.9% | 94.2% |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 78% | top 42% | 95.2% | 93.6% |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 73% | top 31% | 97.3% | 94.4% |
| 2023 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 80% | top 18% | 97.9% | 95.2% |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 100% | top 20% | 98.7% | 94.7% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 10% | 94.6% | 93.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 15 / 18 (334.7424) | 16 (162.7768) | 10 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 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) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #49 (757 pts) | #21 (1007 pts) | #63 (682 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | — | #787 (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) | — | — |