A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 5 tracked editions
Bull & Bones has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
- 2015
- 2018
Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD - JUDGES FULL) 2015
Oct 23–24, 2015 · Lynchburg, TN
Grand Champion: Bull & Bones (521.1200) · 41 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SOUTH RYLAND
Full results from the Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD - JUDGES FULL) 2015, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on October 23, 2015 in Lynchburg, TN. SOUTH RYLAND took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — THE BARBECUE GRILLBILLIES (177.7372); Pork Ribs — The 4th Little Pig (177.7372); Pork — THE SMOKIN' CHIEF (177.1772). This is the 1st of 5 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.
149.07
median 167.98
177.74 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.74
- Pork Ribs 177.74
- Pork 177.18
146.80
177.74
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2018 — this edition picked out.
Entries
41
3 judged meats
Top score
177.7372
Winning margin
1.7372
1st over 2nd in Chicken
Field average
167.15
149.07177.74
Chicken · median 167.98 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8916 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
172.5600
149.07177.74
10th place in Chicken
Field spread
28.6628
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 50%
beats 50% 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: JIMMY QUE and Hale-Fire and HamNation tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Professor Pat's Pit Barbecue and THE FAT GUYZ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: SOUTH RYLAND and THE FAT GUYZ tied on 176.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Pork 2–3 · tie
- Pork 5–6 · tie
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2015 ← this one | Lynchburg, TN | Lynchburg, TN | 41 | 521.1200 | Bull & Bones | SOUTH RYLAND |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Lynchburg, TN | Wiseman Park | 41 | 521.7028 | SOUTH RYLAND | Peach Pitters |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Lynchburg, TN | Wiseman Park | 42 | 519.9656 | I ATE DA BONES BBQ | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Lynchburg, TN | Wiseman Park | 41 | 515.3828 | Bull & Bones | Old Natchez Provisions |
| Oct 25, 2019 | Lynchburg, TN | Wiseman Park | 42 | 526.8572 | Scratch N Dent BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 174.8456 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 172.5944 | 170.3088 |
| Pork | 177.1772 | 174.2628 | 170.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Chicken
41 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BARBECUE GRILLBILLIES | |
| 2 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 3 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 4 | JIMMY QUE | |
| 5 | Hale-Fire and HamNation | |
| 6 | Ain't You BBQ | |
| 7 | Buckeye Barbeque | |
| 8 | Gabby's & Hannah's BBQ | |
| 9 | BONNIE BLUE BBQ | |
| 10 | Heavy Metal Q | |
| 11 | NATIONAL TREASURE BBQ | |
| 12 | THE SMOKIN' CHIEF | |
| 13 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 14 | Professor Pat's Pit Barbecue | |
| 15 | Grill'n N Chill'n | |
| 16 | Bull & Bones | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 18 | QUE'N CREW | |
| 19 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 20 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Puck Daddy's Killer Q | |
| 22 | Creek Bank Smokers | |
| 23 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 24 | Fat N Juicy Butts | |
| 25 | SMOKEY ADAMS BAR-B-Q | |
| 26 | SMOKEY MOUNTAIN Q | |
| 27 | G&G BBQ | |
| 28 | WILD BOARS | |
| 29 | Heavy P BBQ | |
| 30 | Mainland America | |
| 31 | STEEL KOOKIN | |
| 32 | ALL SMOKED UP | |
| 33 | LONGWOOD SMOKERS | |
| 34 | SALT & PEPPA BBQ | |
| 35 | NEW MARKET BBQ | |
| 36 | 2 DOCS BBQ | |
| 37 | Bubba Q | |
| 38 | GOOD 'N SAUCED | |
| 39 | Black Magic | |
| 40 | BACKWOODS SMOKE SHACK | |
| 41 | SMOKIN SQUIRES |
Pork Ribs
41 entries · top 177.7372 · median 164.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 2 | Bull & Bones | |
| 3 | Bubba Q | |
| 4 | Hale-Fire and HamNation | |
| 5 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 6 | Professor Pat's Pit Barbecue | |
| 7 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 8 | Buckeye Barbeque | |
| 9 | SMOKIN SQUIRES | |
| 10 | 2 DOCS BBQ | |
| 11 | ALL SMOKED UP | |
| 12 | NEW MARKET BBQ | |
| 13 | Fat N Juicy Butts | |
| 14 | Puck Daddy's Killer Q | |
| 15 | SMOKEY ADAMS BAR-B-Q | |
| 16 | THE BARBECUE GRILLBILLIES | |
| 17 | JIMMY QUE | |
| 18 | Creek Bank Smokers | |
| 19 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 20 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 21 | SMOKEY MOUNTAIN Q | |
| 22 | Ain't You BBQ | |
| 23 | Heavy P BBQ | |
| 24 | THE SMOKIN' CHIEF | |
| 25 | NATIONAL TREASURE BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 27 | GOOD 'N SAUCED | |
| 28 | Heavy Metal Q | |
| 29 | Gabby's & Hannah's BBQ | |
| 30 | BONNIE BLUE BBQ | |
| 31 | QUE'N CREW | |
| 32 | SALT & PEPPA BBQ | |
| 33 | Grill'n N Chill'n | |
| 34 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 35 | BACKWOODS SMOKE SHACK | |
| 36 | Mainland America | |
| 37 | WILD BOARS | |
| 38 | G&G BBQ | |
| 39 | LONGWOOD SMOKERS | |
| 40 | Black Magic | |
| 41 | STEEL KOOKIN |
Pork
41 entries · top 177.1772 · median 165.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKIN' CHIEF | |
| 2 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 3 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 4 | Bull & Bones | |
| 5 | SMOKEY MOUNTAIN Q | |
| 6 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 7 | SMOKEY ADAMS BAR-B-Q | |
| 8 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | SALT & PEPPA BBQ | |
| 10 | THE BARBECUE GRILLBILLIES | |
| 11 | BACKWOODS SMOKE SHACK | |
| 12 | Grill'n N Chill'n | |
| 13 | Bubba Q | |
| 14 | Fat N Juicy Butts | |
| 15 | QUE'N CREW | |
| 16 | Buckeye Barbeque | |
| 17 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 18 | Mainland America | |
| 19 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 20 | 2 DOCS BBQ | |
| 21 | Hale-Fire and HamNation | |
| 22 | ALL SMOKED UP | |
| 23 | LONGWOOD SMOKERS | |
| 24 | STEEL KOOKIN | |
| 25 | NATIONAL TREASURE BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN SQUIRES | |
| 27 | G&G BBQ | |
| 28 | Heavy Metal Q | |
| 29 | Black Magic | |
| 30 | Heavy P BBQ | |
| 31 | Gabby's & Hannah's BBQ | |
| 32 | Creek Bank Smokers | |
| 33 | WILD BOARS | |
| 34 | Professor Pat's Pit Barbecue | |
| 35 | Puck Daddy's Killer Q | |
| 36 | NEW MARKET BBQ | |
| 37 | BONNIE BLUE BBQ | |
| 38 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 39 | JIMMY QUE | |
| 40 | Ain't You BBQ | |
| 41 | GOOD 'N SAUCED |