A statement win
10.9144
points clear of the field
Wider than 92% of the 713 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.9144 points — a wider margin than 92% of championships in the data.
Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY)
2023-09-22 – 2023-09-23 · Ashland, VA · 📍 11322 Air Park Drive
Reps: BILL JONES · Prize money: $1,725.00
Grand Champion: POOR BOYS BBQ (531.4288) · 24 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Swine 'N' Roses BBQ
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
321.70
median 510.79
531.43 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.30
- Pork Ribs 178.86
- Pork 178.86
142.81
178.86
Entries
24
3 judged meats
Top score
531.4288
Winning margin
10.9144
GC over RC
Field average
499.07
321.70531.43
median 510.79 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
514.2400
321.70531.43
10th place overall
Field spread
209.7260
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,725.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 5%
beats 95% of 713 Backyard Series wins in the data
Came back for more
50%
10 of 20 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.71 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1566
avg power rating going in · stronger than 52% of contests
Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: Gold-N-Blue Barbecue and HotMess BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: HotMess BBQ and The Swine Doctor's BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Zoni-Q and Pink Ring BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
POOR BOYS BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
3 of 3
meats called to the stage
POOR BOYS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 3 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 1st
A contest record in pork ribs
178.8572
best pork ribs ever cooked here
Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 176.5716 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 176.5716
- across 1 past editions
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-23 | Ashland, VA | 11322 Air Park Drive | 20 | 533.1316 | MISPILLION MEAT WORKS | — |
| 2023-09-22 ← this one | Ashland, VA | 11322 Air Park Drive | 24 | 531.4288 | POOR BOYS BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 176.5600 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 171.4056 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2856 | 173.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
24 entries · top 531.4288 · median 510.7942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 3 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 4 | Zoni-Q | |
| 5 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 6 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 7 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 8 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 9 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 10 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 12 | Pink Ring BBQ | |
| 13 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 14 | TWIZTED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 16 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 17 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' BROS | |
| 21 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 22 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 23 | BBQ WHISKY SMOKE | |
| 24 | BOOSTED BBQ |
Chicken
24 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 4 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 5 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 6 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 7 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 8 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 9 | Zoni-Q | |
| 10 | Pink Ring BBQ | |
| 11 | TWIZTED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 14 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 15 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 16 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' BROS | |
| 18 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 19 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 20 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 21 | BBQ WHISKY SMOKE | |
| 22 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 23 | BOOSTED BBQ | |
| 24 | Conviction BBQ Team |
Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 2 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 3 | Zoni-Q | |
| 4 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 5 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 7 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 8 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 10 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 11 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 12 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 13 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 14 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 15 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 16 | TWIZTED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | Pink Ring BBQ | |
| 18 | BOOSTED BBQ | |
| 19 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' BROS | |
| 22 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 23 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 24 | BBQ WHISKY SMOKE |
Pork
23 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 3 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 4 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 5 | Pink Ring BBQ | |
| 6 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 7 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 8 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 9 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 11 | Zoni-Q | |
| 12 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 13 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 14 | TWIZTED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' BROS | |
| 19 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 20 | BBQ WHISKY SMOKE | |
| 21 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 22 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 23 | Troublemaker BBQ |