First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY)
2025-09-28 · Milford, DE
Reps: BILL JONES, LOUISE WEIDNER
Grand Champion: Fire & Shine BBQ (352.0000) · 14 teams
Entries
14
2 categories
Top score
352.0000
Winning margin
8.0456
GC over RC
Field average
335.53
median 338.51
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.5944 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
331.9200
what a walk cost here
Field spread
33.8056
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 83%
beats 17% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1615
avg power rating going in · stronger than 95% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Fire & Shine BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
FIRE & SHINE BBQ took the Grand Championship home to VA.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1615 power rating going in — stronger than 95% of every contest tracked.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | Milford, DE | 25 | 697.6688 | Drilling & Grilling |
| 2025-09-26 | Milford, DE | 16 | 176.0116 | Fire & Shine BBQ |
| 2025-09-26 | Milford, DE | 12 | 178.8572 | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-09-28 ← this one | Milford, DE | 14 | 352.0000 | Fire & Shine BBQ |
| 2026-09-25 | Milford, DE | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
14 entries · top 177.1544 · median 168.5314
Backyard Series — Overall
14 entries · top 352.0000 · median 338.5086
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 176.5944 · median 166.8228