A first Grand Championship
24
tracked contests to get there
This was B Team BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 24th tracked contest.
Red White & Q (BACKYARD ONLY) 2024
Oct 4–5, 2024 · Henryetta, OK · 📍 Nichols Park
Reps: Larry Voth, Lynda Voth · Prize money: $3,250
B Team BBQ won Grand Champion at the Red White & Q (BACKYARD ONLY) on October 4, 2024 in Henryetta, OK at Nichols Park, scoring 356.0228 in a field of 9 teams. Sassy Sow BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 351.4400. Category winners: Chicken — Sassy Sow BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — B Team BBQ (178.3200).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
314.82
median 334.26
356.02 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 178.32
152.54
180
Entries
9
2 judged meats
Top score
356.0228
Winning margin
4.5828
GC over RC
Field average
335.66
314.82356.02
median 334.26 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
8.0344 pts across the top 5
Field spread
41.1996
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,250
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 9%
beats 91% of 610 Backyard Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.85 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,527
avg power rating going in
Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
0.0228
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 5–6: Smokin' Love BBQ edged JackHammer BBQ by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Sassy Sow BBQ edged MK-BBQ by 0.0344.
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0344
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Sassy Sow BBQ · Chicken
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2024 ← this one | Henryetta, OK | Nichols Park | 9 | 356.0228 | B Team BBQ |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Henryetta, OK | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 167.9772 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 178.3200 | 170.2856 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
9 entries · top 356.0228 · median 334.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B Team BBQ | |
| 2 | Sassy Sow BBQ | |
| 3 | Money$hot BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin' Love BBQ | |
| 5 | MK-BBQ | |
| 6 | Cactus BBQ | |
| 7 | Chris & Tracy's Bckyard BBQ | |
| 8 | JackHammer BBQ | |
| 9 | Floyd's Flavortown |
Chicken
9 entries · top 180 · median 167.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sassy Sow BBQ | |
| 2 | B Team BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokin' Love BBQ | |
| 4 | Money$hot BBQ | |
| 5 | Chris & Tracy's Bckyard BBQ | |
| 6 | MK-BBQ | |
| 7 | Cactus BBQ | |
| 8 | Floyd's Flavortown | |
| 9 | JackHammer BBQ |
Pork Ribs
9 entries · top 178.3200 · median 170.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B Team BBQ | |
| 2 | Money$hot BBQ | |
| 3 | Sassy Sow BBQ | |
| 4 | MK-BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokin' Love BBQ | |
| 6 | JackHammer BBQ | |
| 7 | Cactus BBQ | |
| 8 | Floyd's Flavortown | |
| 9 | Chris & Tracy's Bckyard BBQ |