Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY)
2023-09-23 – 2023-09-24 · Ashland, VA
Reps: BILL JONES · Prize money: $1,725.00
Grand Champion: BETTER HALF BARBECUE (529.6916) · 20 teams
Entries
20
3 categories
Top score
529.6916
Winning margin
1.1544
GC over RC
Field average
507.38
median 512.81
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
513.0860
what a walk cost here
Field spread
78.5144
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,725.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 73%
beats 27% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1567
avg power rating going in · stronger than 72% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1544 points — closer than 80% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
Better Half Barbecue came in rated below the field's top team, POOR BOYS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-24 | Ashland, VA | 18 | 525.7144 | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-09-23 ← this one | Ashland, VA | 20 | 529.6916 | BETTER HALF BARBECUE |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
20 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.1314 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 2 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 3 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 6 | Pink Ring BBQ | |
| 7 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 8 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 9 | TWIZTED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 11 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 12 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 13 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 14 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 15 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 16 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 17 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 18 | BOOSTED BBQ | |
| 19 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 20 | Conviction BBQ Team |
Backyard Series — Overall
20 entries · top 529.6916 · median 512.8058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 2 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 3 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 4 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 6 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 7 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 8 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 9 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 10 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 11 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 12 | TWIZTED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 14 | Pink Ring BBQ | |
| 15 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 16 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 17 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 18 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 19 | BOOSTED BBQ | |
| 20 | Conviction BBQ Team |
Backyard Series — Pork
20 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 3 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 5 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 7 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 8 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 9 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 10 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 11 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 12 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 13 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 14 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 15 | TWIZTED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 17 | Pink Ring BBQ | |
| 18 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 19 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 20 | BOOSTED BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
20 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8458 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 2 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 3 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | HotMess BBQ | |
| 5 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 6 | BOOSTED BBQ | |
| 7 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 8 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 9 | TWIZTED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | Pink Ring BBQ | |
| 11 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 12 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 13 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 14 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 15 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 17 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 18 | Troublemaker BBQ | |
| 19 | Conviction BBQ Team | |
| 20 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ |