K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
2024-07-06 · Kennett Square, PA
Reps: JEFF CHAMBERS · Prize money: $590.00
Grand Champion: Oink N' Doink BBQ (343.9312) · 14 teams
Entries
14
2 categories
Top score
343.9312
Winning margin
1.6568
GC over RC
Field average
329.91
median 335.38
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4628 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
325.6000
what a walk cost here
Field spread
45.7368
winner to last place
Prize money
$590.00
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 93%
beats 7% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1566
avg power rating going in · stronger than 71% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6568 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
Oink N' Doink BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Weber's Backyard BBQ, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-30 | Kennett Square, PA | 12 | 350.8228 | Sauce 'Em & Toss 'EM |
| 2024-07-06 ← this one | Kennett Square, PA | 14 | 343.9312 | Oink N' Doink BBQ |
| 2025-07-12 | Kennett Square, PA | 12 | 343.9428 | Yardogs BBQ |
| 2026-07-11 | Kennett Square, PA | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
14 entries · top 175.4400 · median 170.2858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenlight BBQ | |
| 2 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 3 | All About the Wood | |
| 4 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 5 | Zoni-Q | |
| 6 | Big Butts BBQ | |
| 7 | Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ | |
| 8 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 9 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 10 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 11 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 12 | Puff Puff BBQ | |
| 13 | Pappas Backyard BBQ | |
| 14 | Tomahawk Chop |
Backyard Series — Overall
14 entries · top 343.9312 · median 335.3774
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Butts BBQ | |
| 3 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 4 | Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ | |
| 5 | Zoni-Q | |
| 6 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 7 | All About the Wood | |
| 8 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 9 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 10 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 11 | Puff Puff BBQ | |
| 12 | Greenlight BBQ | |
| 13 | Pappas Backyard BBQ | |
| 14 | Tomahawk Chop |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 174.2628 · median 161.0974
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 2 | Big Butts BBQ | |
| 3 | Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ | |
| 4 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 5 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 6 | Zoni-Q | |
| 7 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 8 | All About the Wood | |
| 9 | Puff Puff BBQ | |
| 10 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 11 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 12 | Tomahawk Chop | |
| 13 | Pappas Backyard BBQ | |
| 14 | Greenlight BBQ |