HOME FARM BBQ IA
Rating
1599
peak 1622
Contests
66
in the data
First seen
2019-09-06
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#100
Master 2025
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
5
15 podiums
Overall top-10s
12
of 66 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
680.69 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 658.90 (+21.79)
Walk rate
55%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±93.83
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.85 · weakest Brisket (166.68)
Road miles
15437
mi across 66 mapped stops · furthest 580 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ has finished one call ahead of HOME FARM BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
MACHETE BOYS BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 31 of their 37 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Bucknutz BBQ in 15 of their 18 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 4.0228 points of the Grand Championship at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2025-06-13).
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at KTD Smokn' Gobbler (2025-07-11) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, HOT DADDY'S BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 59 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 179.4400 | 155.4056 | 170.85 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 61 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 153.1544 | 168.20 | top 48% |
| Pork | 59 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.9428 | 170.37 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 58 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 177.7372 | 155.9888 | 166.68 | top 53% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 20 | 0 | top 49% |
| WI | 16 | 0 | top 45% |
| TN | 5 | 0 | top 52% |
| MN | 4 | 1 | top 37% |
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 52% |
| MI | 4 | 0 | top 32% |
| KS | 3 | 0 | top 28% |
| ND | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 28 | 1 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 30 | 0 | top 47% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (14 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IA (20 of 66 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (61 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: KTD Smokn' Gobbler (2025-07-11)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 658.90
- 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 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 692.4684 | 680.98 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 695.9544 | 686.66 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 695.9544 | 677.48 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 681.0632 | 670.75 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 679.9200 | 625.00 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 689.6460 | 671.89 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 653.1656 | 491.04 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 643.3148 | 643.31 |
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 | 12 / 37 (686.7656) | 12 (174.2744) | 6 (174.8572) | 32 (165.0856) | 11 (172.5484) |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 31 / 40 (663.2800) | 26 (167.3828) | 32 (163.9544) | 7 (171.9772) | 35 (159.9656) |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 55 / 82 (687.9200) | 13 (178.2972) | 64 (170.2628) | 76 (165.0856) | 29 (174.2744) |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 43 / 117 (690.1828) | 29 (175.4172) | 24 (175.4172) | 80 (168.5256) | 53 (170.8228) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 52 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 51 / 77 (675.3260) | 25 (173.1316) | 16 (173.1200) | 35 (170.8344) | 71 (158.2400) |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 20 / 71 (682.2168) | 15 (172.5828) | 27 (169.6800) | 19 (171.9884) | 32 (167.9656) |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) Osage City, KS | 31 / 101 (692.4684) | 27 (175.4172) | 31 (174.2628) | 50 (171.9656) | 49 (170.8228) |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 29 / 42 (674.1484) | 32 (168.5372) | 39 (163.3828) | 9 (174.2628) | 24 (167.9656) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 55 / 125 (686.7196) | 80 (169.6684) | 4 (178.8572) | 86 (168.5256) | 72 (169.6684) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 32 (172.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 25 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-01-30 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 22 / 38 (670.7888) | 4 (174.2744) | 35 (161.1088) | 6 (176.5600) | 34 (158.8456) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 187 / 401 (679.3368) | 49 (176.0000) | 191 (169.6800) | 98 (174.2628) | 333 (159.3940) |
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 42 / 90 (687.9428) | 8 (178.8572) | 67 (168.5600) | 47 (171.4056) | 52 (169.1200) |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown La Belle, MO | 10 / 39 (695.9544) | 19 (173.1316) | 19 (173.7028) | 16 (173.1200) | 6 (176.0000) |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 39 / 56 (683.3372) | 11 (177.1428) | 37 (169.6800) | 32 (170.8228) | 50 (165.6916) |
| 2025-08-22 | Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 12 / 29 (674.1600) | 14 (167.3828) | 25 (159.9544) | 1 (178.8572) | 10 (167.9656) |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 21 / 43 (677.0740) | 16 (171.4400) | 26 (167.9772) | 18 (171.4056) | 27 (166.2512) |
| 2025-07-18 | Shenandoah ShenDig Shenandoah, IA | 10 / 30 (693.0512) | 17 (170.8112) | 6 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 18 (165.6800) |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler Worthington, MN | 1 / 26 (694.8000) | 1 (177.7028) | 2 (172.5716) | 6 (174.2628) | 10 (170.2628) |
| 2025-06-20 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 7 / 25 (691.9200) | 3 (176.0000) | 13 (169.6800) | 1 (178.8572) | 15 (167.3828) |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 3 / 36 (690.2632) | 21 (170.8344) | 24 (167.4172) | 6 (174.2744) | 2 (177.7372) |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 2 / 36 (691.3600) | 5 (174.2628) | 6 (173.7144) | 13 (172.5600) | 15 (170.8228) |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 14 / 58 (688.5488) | 31 (169.6800) | 30 (168.5944) | 5 (177.7144) | 14 (172.5600) |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 17 / 49 (678.8116) | 7 (176.0116) | 16 (171.4172) | 19 (170.8572) | 43 (160.5256) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 35 / 444 (695.9544) | 6 (179.4400) | 33 (176.5716) | 201 (169.6800) | 147 (170.2628) |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 45 / 56 (672.4456) | 46 (167.4172) | 47 (165.0972) | 43 (168.5256) | 16 (171.4056) |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 38 / 53 (677.5656) | 46 (166.2400) | 19 (171.9772) | 30 (170.8228) | 34 (168.5256) |
| 2024-08-02 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 7 / 40 (689.1200) | 21 (168.5484) | 13 (169.7144) | 2 (178.8572) | 9 (172.0000) |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 21 / 37 (654.1952) | 25 (165.1204) | 15 (167.3944) | 19 (165.6916) | 28 (155.9888) |
| 2024-06-14 | 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 15 / 25 (671.3256) | 15 (167.4056) | 16 (166.8344) | 21 (165.0856) | 8 (172.0000) |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 19 / 36 (674.7312) | 13 (173.1200) | 12 (170.8228) | 16 (170.2628) | 31 (160.5256) |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 9 / 42 (684.5028) | 31 (167.9772) | 13 (170.8456) | 4 (174.8572) | 14 (170.8228) |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) Washington Island, WI | 13 / 28 (681.0632) | 8 (173.1316) | 5 (174.2744) | 19 (168.5372) | 17 (165.1200) |
| 2023-08-24 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) Washington Island, WI | 20 / 27 (663.2572) | 20 (167.9772) | 17 (163.9544) | 21 (163.9428) | 18 (167.3828) |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 11 / 44 (677.6344) | 30 (167.3712) | 34 (163.4060) | 3 (176.0000) | 10 (170.8572) |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 16 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 32 / 45 (666.1484) | 26 (169.1200) | 34 (165.6684) | 25 (169.6800) | 37 (161.6800) |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 32 / 59 (670.1944) | 33 (169.6800) | 22 (169.1200) | 20 (170.2744) | 46 (161.1200) |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 35 / 47 (666.1828) | 43 (159.9772) | 13 (171.9772) | 14 (170.8572) | 37 (163.3712) |
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 11 / 36 (679.3944) | 19 (170.2972) | 12 (169.1200) | 3 (176.5716) | 23 (163.4056) |
| 2022-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 11 / 25 (674.7312) | 15 (168.5372) | 8 (170.8228) | 7 (171.9772) | 21 (163.3940) |
| 2022-08-26 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI | 15 / 26 (655.2916) | 16 (165.0972) | 18 (161.0972) | 8 (170.2628) | 17 (158.8344) |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 19 / 50 (677.0172) | 11 (173.1200) | 18 (169.6800) | 20 (167.9772) | 27 (166.2400) |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI | — | — | 19 (165.1428) | — | — |
| 2022-06-17 | Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest State Center, IA | 10 / 32 (679.9200) | 13 (170.2628) | 14 (167.9656) | 8 (173.1316) | 11 (168.5600) |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 16 / 37 (674.7776) | 2 (178.8572) | 33 (158.8116) | 29 (163.3944) | 6 (173.7144) |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 25 / 39 (660.4684) | 26 (167.9772) | 13 (168.5600) | 31 (163.9884) | 28 (159.9428) |
| 2022-04-29 | Masters in May Bancroft, WI | 10 / 43 (673.6916) | 1 (178.8572) | 16 (167.4172) | 26 (162.2972) | 20 (165.1200) |
| 2022-04-29 | Masters in May (One Meat Ribs) Bancroft, WI | — | — | 19 (153.1544) | — | — |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 22 / 48 (678.1944) | 10 (174.2972) | 7 (174.2744) | 30 (165.0972) | 30 (164.5256) |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak) Altoona, IA | 17 (157.6684) | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-03-18 | Smoke on The Shores Lebanon, TN | 42 / 63 (663.8168) | 44 (165.6800) | 52 (161.0740) | 24 (170.8228) | 36 (166.2400) |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 7 / 44 (681.6116) | 26 (165.0972) | 8 (171.9772) | 18 (169.1200) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2021-09-24 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 13 / 35 (682.7656) | 19 (169.1200) | 16 (169.1200) | 2 (177.7028) | 19 (166.8228) |
| 2021-09-17 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 6 / 20 (689.6460) | 2 (176.0116) | 13 (165.0972) | 2 (173.7028) | 6 (175.4172) |
| 2021-08-27 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI | 19 / 25 (662.6740) | 19 (162.8000) | 14 (165.1084) | 5 (174.2628) | 21 (160.5028) |
| 2021-08-26 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI | 12 / 25 (664.4688) | 4 (173.7144) | 17 (161.6916) | 10 (164.5372) | 13 (164.5256) |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 26 / 35 (658.7316) | 13 (172.0000) | 19 (165.6916) | 5 (166.2856) | 22 (162.2400) |
| 2021-07-16 | Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff Cedar Rapids, IA | 18 / 26 (663.3144) | 10 (173.1428) | 13 (167.3944) | 23 (155.9428) | 9 (166.8344) |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 48 / 66 (653.0744) | 43 (165.7028) | 50 (159.4400) | 37 (166.8344) | 47 (161.0972) |
| 2020-07-17 | Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off MARION, IA | 16 / 36 (653.1656) | 30 (155.4056) | 9 (166.8572) | 5 (170.8800) | 21 (160.0228) |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO | 31 / 109 (166.8800) | — | — | — | 30 (166.8800) |
| 2019-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 20 / 39 (643.3148) | 23 (159.9544) | 22 (158.2744) | 24 (158.8116) | 11 (166.2744) |
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 ↗ | Master | #145 (705 pts) | #97 (925 pts) | #117 (915 pts) | #79 (935 pts) | #152 (675 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #100 (1605 pts) | #123 (1460 pts) | #208 (1146 pts) | #58 (1770 pts) | #162 (1225 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #288 (760 pts) | #330 (715 pts) | #325 (780 pts) | #242 (915 pts) | #312 (750 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #395 (500 pts) | #468 (465 pts) | #366 (690 pts) | #328 (650 pts) | #410 (495 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #208 (1008 pts) | #127 (1333 pts) | #197 (1123 pts) | #192 (1078 pts) | #268 (858 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #245 (786 pts) | #205 (921 pts) | #277 (761 pts) | #210 (926 pts) | #234 (851 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #570 (165 pts) | #696 (120 pts) | #543 (205 pts) | #466 (245 pts) | #645 (140 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1784 (85 pts) | #1976 (70 pts) | #1933 (75 pts) | #2004 (65 pts) | #1488 (130 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |