The Gulf Coast BBQ Championship (BACKYARD ONLY)
2024-05-03 – 2024-05-04 · Mobile, AL
Reps: KAREN JANE WILLIAMS, RALPH WILLIAMS · Prize money: $5,700.00
Grand Champion: Flaps Up BBQ (355.4400) · 10 teams
Entries
10
2 categories
Top score
355.4400
Winning margin
0.0228
GC over RC
Field average
326.46
median 347.11
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
5.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
280.9024
what a walk cost here
Field spread
74.5376
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,700.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 78%
beats 22% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1545
avg power rating going in · stronger than 50% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0228 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
Flaps Up BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, RIBLIFE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-03 ← this one | Mobile, AL | 10 | 355.4400 | Flaps Up BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Mobile, AL | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
10 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIBLIFE | |
| 2 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | Porky Blinders | |
| 4 | Men of Sign | |
| 5 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 6 | Cook Shak BBQ | |
| 7 | Chase-N-Butts | |
| 8 | Oink-A-Doodle Moo | |
| 9 | Grumpy Old Men | |
| 10 | CPS Pork Pounders |
Backyard Series — Overall
10 entries · top 355.4400 · median 347.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | Porky Blinders | |
| 3 | Men of Sign | |
| 4 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 5 | Cook Shak BBQ | |
| 6 | RIBLIFE | |
| 7 | Chase-N-Butts | |
| 8 | Oink-A-Doodle Moo | |
| 9 | CPS Pork Pounders | |
| 10 | Grumpy Old Men |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 177.7372 · median 169.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | Porky Blinders | |
| 3 | Cook Shak BBQ | |
| 4 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 5 | Men of Sign | |
| 6 | RIBLIFE | |
| 7 | CPS Pork Pounders | |
| 8 | Chase-N-Butts | |
| 9 | Oink-A-Doodle Moo | |
| 10 | Grumpy Old Men |