Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds
2025-03-14 – 2025-03-15 · Dover, FL · State championship
Reps: MIKE GARRETSON · Prize money: $5,050.00
Grand Champion: Tillman's BBQ (703.9544) · 15 teams
Entries
15
8 categories
Top score
340.5372
Winning margin
10.9144
GC over RC
Field average
323.72
median 324.23
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Field spread
34.9028
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,050.00
on the line
Double threats
12
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 95%
beats 5% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1536
avg power rating going in · stronger than 42% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
Tillman's BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Kings BBQ Team, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-16 | Dover, FL | 15 | 703.9544 | Kings BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 ← this one | Dover, FL | 15 | 703.9544 | Tillman's BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Brisket
8 entries · top 176.0000 · median 163.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | When Pigs Fly Family BBQ | |
| 2 | HOOKED ON QUE | |
| 3 | K-Dub's Barbecue | |
| 4 | HSW BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoking Problems | |
| 6 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 7 | Future Primative | |
| 8 | A Family Tradition BBQ |
Ancillary — Pork
8 entries · top 163.9428 · median 154.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | K-Dub's Barbecue | |
| 2 | When Pigs Fly Family BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoking Problems | |
| 4 | Future Primative | |
| 5 | A Family Tradition BBQ | |
| 6 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 7 | HOOKED ON QUE | |
| 8 | HSW BBQ |
Backyard Series — Chicken
8 entries · top 177.1544 · median 164.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | When Pigs Fly Family BBQ | |
| 2 | Future Primative | |
| 3 | HSW BBQ | |
| 4 | K-Dub's Barbecue | |
| 5 | HOOKED ON QUE | |
| 6 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 7 | Smoking Problems | |
| 8 | A Family Tradition BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
8 entries · top 340.5372 · median 324.2286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | When Pigs Fly Family BBQ | |
| 2 | HOOKED ON QUE | |
| 3 | Future Primative | |
| 4 | Smoking Problems | |
| 5 | HSW BBQ | |
| 6 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 7 | K-Dub's Barbecue | |
| 8 | A Family Tradition BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
8 entries · top 167.9772 · median 159.1202
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoking Problems | |
| 2 | HOOKED ON QUE | |
| 3 | When Pigs Fly Family BBQ | |
| 4 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 5 | HSW BBQ | |
| 6 | Future Primative | |
| 7 | A Family Tradition BBQ | |
| 8 | K-Dub's Barbecue |
Master Series — Brisket
15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE N' ASH BBQ | |
| 2 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 3 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Bull and Heifer BBQ | |
| 5 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 6 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 7 | KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 8 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 9 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 10 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 11 | Matty B's BBQ | |
| 12 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 13 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 14 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 15 | 2 Guys BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
15 entries · top 177.1428 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE N' ASH BBQ | |
| 3 | KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 5 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 6 | 2 Guys BBQ | |
| 7 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 8 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 9 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 10 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 12 | Bull and Heifer BBQ | |
| 13 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 14 | Matty B's BBQ | |
| 15 | Cool Guys BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
15 entries · top 703.9544 · median 682.7540
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE N' ASH BBQ | |
| 3 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 4 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 5 | KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 6 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 7 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 8 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 9 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 10 | Bull and Heifer BBQ | |
| 11 | 2 Guys BBQ | |
| 12 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 13 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 14 | Matty B's BBQ | |
| 15 | Cool Guys BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
15 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 3 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 4 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 5 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 6 | Bull and Heifer BBQ | |
| 7 | KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE N' ASH BBQ | |
| 9 | 2 Guys BBQ | |
| 10 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 11 | Matty B's BBQ | |
| 12 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 14 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 15 | Yeti Mafia BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 3 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 4 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 5 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 6 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE N' ASH BBQ | |
| 8 | KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 9 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 10 | 2 Guys BBQ | |
| 11 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 12 | Bull and Heifer BBQ | |
| 13 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 14 | Matty B's BBQ | |
| 15 | Yeti Mafia BBQ |