6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL
2024-05-25 – 2024-05-26 · Lebanon, TN
Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, CHARLIE BRINZA, DAVID BURSTEIN, EUGENE WICKHAM, JEANNE TITUS, SARAH WICKHAM
Grand Champion: Bushwood BBQ (357.7144) · 47 teams
Entries
47
2 categories
Top score
357.7144
Winning margin
1.1428
GC over RC
Field average
342.64
median 342.81
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
346.8228
what a walk cost here
Field spread
26.3316
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 77%
beats 23% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1616
avg power rating going in · stronger than 96% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Bushwood BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MO.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1616 power rating going in — stronger than 96% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Bushwood BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, NORALA BBQ TEAM, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
47 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rack Shack bbq | |
| 2 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 3 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 4 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 5 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 6 | Bentley Que | |
| 7 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 8 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 9 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 10 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 11 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 13 | LEE LA Q | |
| 14 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 15 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 16 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 17 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 18 | 309 BBQ | |
| 19 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 20 | Southside Smoke | |
| 21 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 22 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 23 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 24 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 25 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 26 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 27 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 28 | Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ | |
| 29 | Shmack Q | |
| 30 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 31 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 32 | RIBLIFE | |
| 33 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 34 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 35 | Sugar Shack | |
| 36 | Modest Meats | |
| 37 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 38 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 39 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 40 | SLATER HOUSE BBQ | |
| 41 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 42 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 43 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 44 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 45 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 46 | MEAT'S MY MISTRESS | |
| 47 | Unknown Smokers |
Backyard Series — Overall
47 entries · top 357.7144 · median 342.8116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 3 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 4 | Rack Shack bbq | |
| 5 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 8 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 9 | Shmack Q | |
| 10 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 11 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 12 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 13 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 14 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 15 | Bentley Que | |
| 16 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 17 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 18 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 19 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 20 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 21 | Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ | |
| 22 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 23 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 24 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 25 | Sugar Shack | |
| 26 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 27 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 28 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 29 | Southside Smoke | |
| 30 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 31 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 32 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 33 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 34 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 35 | 309 BBQ | |
| 36 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 37 | RIBLIFE | |
| 38 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 39 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 40 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 41 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 42 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 43 | Modest Meats | |
| 44 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 45 | MEAT'S MY MISTRESS | |
| 46 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 47 | SLATER HOUSE BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
47 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 3 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 4 | Shmack Q | |
| 5 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 8 | BROCK'S BBQ | |
| 9 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 10 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 11 | Sugar Shack | |
| 12 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 13 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 14 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 15 | Rack Shack bbq | |
| 16 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 17 | Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ | |
| 18 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 19 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 20 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 21 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 22 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 23 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 24 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 25 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 26 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 27 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 28 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 29 | Unknown Smokers | |
| 30 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 31 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 32 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 33 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 34 | MEAT'S MY MISTRESS | |
| 35 | RIBLIFE | |
| 36 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 37 | Southside Smoke | |
| 38 | Bentley Que | |
| 39 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 40 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 41 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 42 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 43 | Modest Meats | |
| 44 | SLATER HOUSE BBQ | |
| 45 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 46 | 309 BBQ | |
| 47 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' |