The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY)
2024-07-12 – 2024-07-13 · Shelbyville, TN
Reps: JANET APPLETON, SAM APPLETON · Prize money: $1,925.00
Grand Champion: Smokey Bees BBQ - MS (355.4172) · 17 teams
Entries
17
3 categories
Top score
355.4172
Winning margin
2.2972
GC over RC
Field average
339.01
median 343.39
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
4.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
342.8116
what a walk cost here
Field spread
52.0800
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,925.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 79%
beats 21% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1580
avg power rating going in · stronger than 80% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS took the Grand Championship home to MS.
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 ↗
Ancillary — Pork
17 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 2 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 3 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 4 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 5 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 7 | 931 BBQ | |
| 8 | Red, White & Que | |
| 9 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 10 | Bailey Smokes | |
| 11 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 12 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 13 | WestNash BBQ | |
| 14 | Bad company cookers | |
| 15 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | Pork Life | |
| 17 | Crazy Thunder BBQ Team |
Backyard Series — Chicken
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 2 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 3 | Pork Life | |
| 4 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Red, White & Que | |
| 6 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 7 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 8 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 9 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 10 | Bad company cookers | |
| 11 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 12 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 13 | 931 BBQ | |
| 14 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | WestNash BBQ | |
| 16 | Bailey Smokes | |
| 17 | Crazy Thunder BBQ Team |
Backyard Series — Overall
17 entries · top 355.4172 · median 343.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 2 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 3 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 4 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 6 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 7 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 8 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 9 | 931 BBQ | |
| 10 | Bad company cookers | |
| 11 | Pork Life | |
| 12 | Red, White & Que | |
| 13 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 15 | Crazy Thunder BBQ Team | |
| 16 | WestNash BBQ | |
| 17 | Bailey Smokes |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 2 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 3 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 4 | 931 BBQ | |
| 5 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 7 | Bad company cookers | |
| 8 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 9 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 10 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 12 | Pork Life | |
| 13 | Red, White & Que | |
| 14 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 15 | Crazy Thunder BBQ Team | |
| 16 | WestNash BBQ | |
| 17 | Bailey Smokes |