FENDER BENDER BBQ WI
Rating
1689
peak 1689
Contests
52
in the data
First seen
2021-05-07
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#7
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
2
2 reserve
Category wins
7
14 podiums
Overall top-10s
22
of 52 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
346.48 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 345.30 (+1.19)
Walk rate
65%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
and counting
Consistency
±51.57
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.54 · weakest Brisket (150.24)
Road miles
3867
mi across 52 mapped stops · furthest 215 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Big Ten Bones has finished one call ahead of FENDER BENDER BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Porket About It has landed one call behind them 6 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 21 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of UGLY BABY BBQ in 16 of their 19 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 5 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.7256 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-05-15).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 37-team field at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD).
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 23% across 12 contests, versus top 35% the rest of the year.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 6-contest overall top-10 run.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 38 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.3600 | 168.07 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 51 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 178.8572 | 150.8116 | 168.17 | top 39% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 175.4056 | 169.6800 | 172.54 | top 19% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2400 | 150.2400 | 150.24 | top 86% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 20 | 1 | top 32% |
| MN | 14 | 0 | top 40% |
| IA | 4 | 1 | top 28% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 8 | 1 | top 52% |
| Medium (20–39) | 19 | 1 | top 32% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 27% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (26 of 52 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (51 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) (2025-06-27)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 345.30
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 349.1200 | 346.34 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 349.1200 | 340.61 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 346.2400 | 340.99 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 654.1256 | 372.44 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 345.7144 | 330.02 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 332.0344 | 329.30 |
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 | 1 / 37 (348.5488) | 8 (170.8344) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 8 / 40 (345.0972) | 6 (175.4172) | 18 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 19 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Owatonna, MN | 7 / 25 (341.0856) | 19 (165.0856) | 3 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY) Chippewa Falls, WI | 2 / 21 (348.5600) | 2 (175.4056) | 5 (173.1544) | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 3 / 77 (349.1200) | 4 (173.7028) | 3 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 6 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 2 / 24 (348.0000) | 10 (170.2628) | 1 (177.7372) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 11 / 42 (343.9544) | 12 (173.1200) | 11 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 4 / 17 (345.0972) | 8 (169.6800) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) Spencer, IA | 8 / 17 (333.0972) | 4 (171.4172) | 13 (161.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) Spencer, IA | 1 / 15 (349.1200) | 1 (176.5600) | 2 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (One Meat Ribs) Spencer, IA | — | — | 6 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 5 / 36 (345.6800) | 10 (170.8228) | 2 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 8 / 36 (345.0972) | 11 (173.1200) | 8 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 8 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 15 / 58 (337.1428) | 16 (171.4400) | 19 (165.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 20 (169.7144) | — | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 15 / 24 (329.0628) | 16 (163.3944) | 14 (165.6684) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 8 / 18 (335.9544) | 6 (171.9888) | 10 (163.9656) | — | — |
| 2024-07-05 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 4 / 16 (340.5256) | 8 (165.6684) | 4 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 7 / 37 (340.5260) | 7 (170.8344) | 5 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 5 / 41 (346.2400) | 1 (180.0000) | 14 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 11 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 10 / 58 (341.7144) | 17 (169.7144) | 8 (172.0000) | 1 (175.4056) | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 30 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 12 / 24 (334.7772) | 20 (165.0856) | 8 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 14 / 21 (331.3716) | 14 (166.8344) | 16 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 14 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 5 / 30 (340.5716) | 17 (165.7144) | 1 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 12 / 15 (324.4800) | 13 (155.3600) | 6 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que Spencer, IA | 9 / 28 (330.8000) | 12 (161.0972) | 3 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 6 / 40 (337.1544) | 8 (169.1772) | 7 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 30 / 43 (654.1256) | 24 (166.8228) | 21 (167.3828) | 16 (169.6800) | 37 (150.2400) |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 7 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 21 / 59 (326.2512) | 31 (156.5484) | 10 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 42 (158.2056) | — | — |
| 2022-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 14 / 20 (332.5372) | 15 (164.5600) | 9 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (One Meat Ribs) West Salem, WI | — | — | 11 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 8 / 22 (337.6800) | 7 (169.7028) | 9 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-09-10 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 6 / 30 (342.2628) | 7 (172.0000) | 6 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-08-20 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 14 / 15 (313.0628) | 10 (162.2512) | 15 (150.8116) | — | — |
| 2022-07-22 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 12 / 13 (323.3828) | 12 (161.6684) | 9 (161.7144) | — | — |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 3 / 37 (345.7144) | 13 (166.8572) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 17 / 39 (318.2056) | 16 (162.8456) | 22 (155.3600) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 17 / 38 (327.3372) | 18 (166.2400) | 21 (161.0972) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN | — | — | 34 (152.5028) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) Cambridge, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 18 / 36 (328.5028) | 16 (165.1084) | 20 (163.3944) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 17 / 40 (327.3484) | 9 (167.4056) | 26 (159.9428) | — | — |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May Cambridge, MN | 17 / 60 (332.0344) | 23 (162.8800) | 8 (169.1544) | — | — |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May - One Meat Contest - Ribs Cambridge, MN | — | — | 13 (170.2972) | — | — |
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 | #7 (1163 pts) | #19 (904 pts) | #4 (1187 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | — | #489 (260 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #51 (931 pts) | #59 (856 pts) | #37 (1049 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | — | #545 (392 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #68 (797 pts) | #62 (827 pts) | #79 (759 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | — | #850 (181 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #116 (554 pts) | #54 (963 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #647 (325 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #75 (640 pts) | #46 (830 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #117 (250 pts) | #163 (145 pts) | — | — |