Team of the Year

Team profile

FENDER BENDER BBQ

Listed under another spelling in the results: Fender Bender BBQ.

Contests
55
Grand Championships GC
4
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
2
Overall top 10s
27
Average overall score
345.492
Best overall score
654.126
Seasons active
2021–2026
Sanctioning bodies
KCBS

Strengths by category

How often the team finishes where, call by call. “Typical finish” is the average finish as a share of the field — lower is better.

Chicken

Typical finishTop 44%

Entries
44
Firsts
3
Top 10s
22

Ribs

Typical finishTop 40%

Entries
57
Firsts
6
Top 10s
35

Pork

Typical finishTop 37%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Brisket

Typical finishTop 88%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Season by season

Overall results per year: how many contests, how they finished, and how the scores moved.

Contests enteredby how the team finished
Contests by year for FENDER BENDER BBQ Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2021 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2026 with 13 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 051015 2021: 3 contests 3 2021 2022: 8 contests, 3 top 10s 8 2022 2023: 8 contests, 3 top 10s 8 2023 2024: 5 contests, 5 top 10s 5 2024 2025: 7 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 5 top 10s 7 2025 2026: 13 contests, 3 Grand Championships, 11 top 10s 13 2026
Overall contests by year for FENDER BENDER BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2021300329.295
2022803330.023
2023803372.441
2024505340.992
2025715340.614
202613311346.522
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for FENDER BENDER BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 372.441 in 2023. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 320340360380 2021: average overall score 329.295329.3 2021 2022: average overall score 330.023330.0 2022 2023: average overall score 372.441372.4 2023 2024: average overall score 340.992341.0 2024 2025: average overall score 340.614340.6 2025 2026: average overall score 346.522346.5 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 3rd

    Tri City BBQ Fest

    Sep 18, 2026KCBS IA 10 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    343.954
  2. 9th

    Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)

    Aug 15, 2026KCBS Canton, MN 18 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    342.228
  3. 1stGC

    Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY)

    Aug 7, 2026KCBS Montevideo, MN 14 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    355.44
  4. 1stGC

    Cruisin' and BBQin'

    Jul 31, 2026KCBS Hampton, IA 15 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    350.857
  5. 13th

    Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2)

    Jul 18, 2026KCBS Miles, IA 28 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    343.383
  6. 9th

    Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1)

    Jul 17, 2026KCBS Miles, IA 27 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    344.56
  7. 1stGC

    Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)

    Jun 13, 2026KCBS N5334 Neshonoc Rd. West Salem, WI 28 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    348.549
  8. 8th

    Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)

    Jun 12, 2026KCBS N5334 Neshonoc Rd. West Salem, WI 38 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    345.097
  9. 7th

    Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)

    May 29, 2026KCBS Owatonna, MN 25 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    341.086
  10. 2ndRGC

    BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY)

    May 15, 2026KCBS Chippewa Falls, WI 21 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    348.56
  11. 3rd

    Minnesota in May

    May 8, 2026KCBS Nicolett County Fair Grounds 400 Union St. St. Peter, MN 35 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    349.12
  12. 2ndRGC

    Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY)

    Apr 24, 2026KCBS Chapman Park Stanley, WI 24 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    348

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