O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #2
2023-09-22 – 2023-09-23 · Oneonta, AL · 📍 Blount County-Oneonta Agri
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $1,550.00
Grand Champion: Jury's Out (350.8344) · 11 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Smokey Bees BBQ - MS
Entries
11
2 judged meats
Top score
350.8344
Winning margin
11.4628
GC over RC
Field average
332.59
median 335.91
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.9884 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
317.0056
10th place overall
Field spread
35.5544
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,550.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 49%
beats 51% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
27%
of the 11 teams with a home region came from outside AL
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.49 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1598
avg power rating going in · stronger than 90% of contests
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 11.4628 points — a wider margin than 93% of championships in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 7–8: MAD ROCKET BARBECUE edged 931 BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 2–3: MAD ROCKET BARBECUE edged 931 BBQ by 0.0116.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1598 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 167.3944 | 159.3716 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1084 | 169.1200 | 156.5028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
11 entries · top 350.8344 · median 335.9084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jury's Out | |
| 2 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 3 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 4 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | 931 BBQ | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 8 | Phat Bites BBQ | |
| 9 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 10 | Modest Meats | |
| 11 | Pork Life |
Chicken
11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jury's Out | |
| 2 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 3 | 931 BBQ | |
| 4 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 6 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 7 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 8 | LEE LA Q | |
| 9 | Modest Meats | |
| 10 | Phat Bites BBQ | |
| 11 | Pork Life |
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 173.1084 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | Phat Bites BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 4 | Jury's Out | |
| 5 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 6 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 8 | 931 BBQ | |
| 9 | Pork Life | |
| 10 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 11 | Modest Meats |