A rookie on the podium
2nd
at their first tracked contest
CHARLIE MICHAELS BBQ finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Cowchip BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1
2024-08-23 – 2024-08-24 · Beaver, OK · 📍 Beaver County Fairgrounds
Reps: LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH · Prize money: $1,250.00
Grand Champion: CURLY BIRD (333.6112) · 2 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 CHARLIE MICHAELS BBQ
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
Entries
2
3 judged meats
Top score
333.6112
Winning margin
5.1316
GC over RC
Field average
331.05
median 331.05 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7256 pts across the top 5
Field spread
5.1316
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,250.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 96%
beats 4% of 713 Backyard Series wins in the data
Field strength
1584
avg power rating going in
Storylines (2 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 double category winner
2
category wins in a day
CHARLIE MICHAELS BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
- Chicken 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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 165.6684 | — | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 169.6684 | — | — |
| Ancillary — Brisket | 170.8228 | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
2 entries · top 333.6112 · median 331.0454
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 2 | CHARLIE MICHAELS BBQ |
Chicken
2 entries · top 165.6684 · median 164.8056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHARLIE MICHAELS BBQ | |
| 2 | Curly Bird BBQ |
Pork Ribs
2 entries · top 169.6684 · median 166.2398
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 2 | CHARLIE MICHAELS BBQ |