Photo finishes
0.4912
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 7–8: Ace Of Spades edged ALLSTATE by 0.4912.
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.4912
Fire at the Foothills BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (BACKYARD CONTEST) 2015
Apr 17–18, 2015 · Chelsea, AL
Grand Champion: Wright On Q (348.5256) · 11 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 The Real Squeal BBQ
Full results from the Fire at the Foothills BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (BACKYARD CONTEST) 2015, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on April 17, 2015 in Chelsea, AL. The Real Squeal BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — Wright On Q (171.9656); Pork Ribs — Wright On Q (176.5600). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2016.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
158.83
median 166.85
171.97 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 171.97
- Pork Ribs 176.56
153.68
176.56
Entries
11
2 judged meats
Top score
171.9656
Winning margin
0.5600
1st over 2nd in Chicken
Field average
165.94
158.83171.97
Chicken · median 166.85 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.5600 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
158.8340
158.83171.97
10th place in Chicken
Field spread
13.1316
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 96%
beats 4% of 5595 Chicken wins in the data
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
Wright On Q won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 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
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2015 ← this one | Chelsea, AL | Chelsea, AL 35043 | 11 | 348.5256 | Wright On Q | The Real Squeal BBQ |
| Apr 29, 2016 | Chelsea, AL | Chelsea, AL 35043 | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Chelsea, AL | Chelsea, AL 35043 | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 171.9656 | 167.4056 | 158.8340 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 164.5372 | 155.9316 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Chicken
10 entries · top 171.9656 · median 166.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wright On Q | |
| 2 | Ace Of Spades | |
| 3 | Vegan Destroyers | |
| 4 | Steve Stevenson | |
| 5 | SCHOOLIN'Q | |
| 6 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 7 | LOS CERDOS LOCOS | |
| 8 | Chubbs Grub Station | |
| 9 | PORKNADO | |
| 10 | Bucks BBQ |
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.0116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wright On Q | |
| 2 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 3 | Bucks BBQ | |
| 4 | PORKNADO | |
| 5 | SCHOOLIN'Q | |
| 6 | Vegan Destroyers | |
| 7 | Ace Of Spades | |
| 8 | ALLSTATE | |
| 9 | Chubbs Grub Station | |
| 10 | LOS CERDOS LOCOS | |
| 11 | Steve Stevenson |