A statement win
20.0920
points clear of the field
Wider than 99% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 20.0920 points — a wider margin than 99% of championships in the data.
Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds 2024
Mar 16–17, 2024 · Dover, FL · 📍 215 Sydney Washer Rd · State championship
Reps: Jeanne Titus, Mike Garretson · Prize money: $5,050
Kings BBQ Team won Grand Champion at the Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds on March 16, 2024 in Dover, FL at 215 Sydney Washer Rd, scoring 703.9544 in a field of 15 teams. ACCUTECH BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.8624. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — Kings BBQ Team (176.5600); Pork — Kings BBQ Team (177.7144); Brisket — Kings BBQ Team (174.2628). The Backyard Series standings were won by Curly Bird BBQ with 351.9772. This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2025.
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.
558.91
median 669.55
703.95 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 177.71
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 176.56
- Master Series — Pork 177.71
- Master Series — Brisket 174.26
- Backyard Series — Chicken 177.70
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 174.31
- Ancillary — Pork 177.70
- Ancillary — Brisket 177.71
127.44
177.71
Entries
15
8 judged meats
Top score
703.9544
Winning margin
20.0920
GC over RC
Field average
655.14
558.91703.95
median 669.55 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.6060 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
648.4116
558.91703.95
10th place overall
Field spread
145.0400
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,050
on the line
Double threats
14
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 18%
beats 82% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.67 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,525
avg power rating going in · stronger than 17% of contests
Storylines (4 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.
A hat-trick of category wins
3
category wins in a day
Kings BBQ Team won Pork Ribs, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Pork Ribs places 6–7: Going Yard BBQ and Slapulator BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Brisket places 7–8: Slam Cans BBQ edged Smokin’ Me Crazy BBQ by 0.0112. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 2–3: Ramblin Fork BBQ Co edged Cold Beer BBQ by 0.0116.
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Master Series — Brisket 7–8 · 0.0112
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 2–3 · 0.0116
- Master Series — Chicken 7–8 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Kings BBQ Team took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 4th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2024 ← this one | Dover, FL | 215 Sydney Washer Rd | 15 | 703.9544 | Kings BBQ | ACCUTECH BBQ |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Dover, FL | 215 Sydney Washer Rd | 15 | 703.9544 | Tillman's BBQ | SMOKE N' ASH BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7144 | 173.1084 | 161.6456 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 170.8228 | 162.2400 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7144 | 170.2744 | 161.6800 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 174.2628 | 165.1200 | 159.3600 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 162.8688 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 174.3088 | 154.2744 | — |
| Ancillary — Pork | 177.7028 | 163.4400 | — |
| Ancillary — Brisket | 177.7144 | 143.9084 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
15 entries · top 703.9544 · median 669.5544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 2 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 3 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 5 | Ramblin Fork BBQ Co | |
| 6 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 7 | Blessed Beyond BBQ | |
| 8 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 9 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 10 | HOOKED ON QUE | |
| 11 | Smokin’ Me Crazy BBQ | |
| 12 | Slam Cans BBQ | |
| 13 | HSW BBQ | |
| 14 | Drice's Backwoods BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE SHACK BBQ |
Chicken
15 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 2 | Blessed Beyond BBQ | |
| 3 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 4 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 5 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 6 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 7 | Ramblin Fork BBQ Co | |
| 8 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 9 | HOOKED ON QUE | |
| 10 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 11 | Drice's Backwoods BBQ | |
| 12 | HSW BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin’ Me Crazy BBQ | |
| 14 | Slam Cans BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE SHACK BBQ |
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Ramblin Fork BBQ Co | |
| 3 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 4 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 5 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 6 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 7 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 9 | Blessed Beyond BBQ | |
| 10 | HOOKED ON QUE | |
| 11 | Slam Cans BBQ | |
| 12 | Drice's Backwoods BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin’ Me Crazy BBQ | |
| 14 | HSW BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE SHACK BBQ |
Pork
15 entries · top 177.7144 · median 163.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 2 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 4 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 5 | Blessed Beyond BBQ | |
| 6 | Ramblin Fork BBQ Co | |
| 7 | HSW BBQ | |
| 8 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 9 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 10 | HOOKED ON QUE | |
| 11 | Smokin’ Me Crazy BBQ | |
| 12 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 13 | Drice's Backwoods BBQ | |
| 14 | Slam Cans BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE SHACK BBQ |
Brisket
15 entries · top 174.2628 · median 164.5488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 3 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 4 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 5 | Ramblin Fork BBQ Co | |
| 6 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 7 | Slam Cans BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin’ Me Crazy BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 10 | Blessed Beyond BBQ | |
| 11 | HOOKED ON QUE | |
| 12 | HSW BBQ | |
| 13 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 14 | Drice's Backwoods BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE SHACK BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
6 entries · top 351.9772 · median 333.6744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 2 | Nuts & Butts | |
| 3 | Smoking Problems | |
| 4 | K-Dub's Barbecue | |
| 5 | A Family Tradition BBQ | |
| 6 | The Pepper People |
Chicken
6 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 2 | Nuts & Butts | |
| 3 | K-Dub's Barbecue | |
| 4 | A Family Tradition BBQ | |
| 5 | The Pepper People | |
| 6 | Smoking Problems |
Pork Ribs
6 entries · top 174.3088 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoking Problems | |
| 2 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 3 | Nuts & Butts | |
| 4 | K-Dub's Barbecue | |
| 5 | The Pepper People | |
| 6 | A Family Tradition BBQ |
Ancillary
Pork
6 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuts & Butts | |
| 2 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoking Problems | |
| 4 | K-Dub's Barbecue | |
| 5 | A Family Tradition BBQ | |
| 6 | The Pepper People |
Brisket
6 entries · top 177.7144 · median 161.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuts & Butts | |
| 2 | K-Dub's Barbecue | |
| 3 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoking Problems | |
| 5 | A Family Tradition BBQ | |
| 6 | The Pepper People |