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)
2017-10-27 – 2017-10-28 · Lynchburg, TN · 📍 Wiseman Park
Grand Champion: I ATE DA BONES BBQ (519.9656) · 42 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ
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.
147.90
median 162.83
177.70 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 176.56
- Pork 180.00 🔥
143.38
180.00
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
42
3 judged meats
Top score
177.7028
Winning margin
2.2856
1st over 2nd
Field average
164.27
147.90177.70
median 162.83 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.9656 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
170.2744
147.90177.70
10th place overall
Field spread
29.8056
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 61%
beats 39% of 5564 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines (6 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 6 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 6–7: BAMA BOYS BBQ and BACKYARD PORKERS tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: BACKYARD PORKERS and PIT ROW BBQ tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: I ATE DA BONES BBQ edged Slingin Pig Meat by 0.0112.
- Pork 6–7 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0116
A contest record in pork
180.0000
best pork ever cooked here
HELL ON SQUEALS turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 177.1772 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 177.1772
- across 2 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SOUTH RYLAND (won 2016).
- SOUTH RYLAND · 2016
The biggest field yet
42
teams — a contest high
This contest usually draws about 41 teams
42 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 41.
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.
- HELL ON SQUEALS · Pork
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-23 | Lynchburg, TN | Lynchburg, TN | 41 | 521.1200 | Bull & Bones | SOUTH RYLAND |
| 2016-10-21 | Lynchburg, TN | Wiseman Park | 41 | 521.7028 | SOUTH RYLAND | Peach Pitters |
| 2017-10-27 ← this one | Lynchburg, TN | Wiseman Park | 42 | 519.9656 | I ATE DA BONES BBQ | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ |
| 2018-10-26 | Lynchburg, TN | Wiseman Park | 41 | 515.3828 | Bull & Bones | Old Natchez Provisions |
| 2019-10-25 | 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 | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 170.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 172.5944 | 168.0000 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 170.2972 | 169.6684 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Chicken
42 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 2 | FOLKS BBQ | |
| 3 | HILLBILLY SMOKE | |
| 4 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 5 | Carlee Que's | |
| 6 | MEX A QUE | |
| 7 | LEE LA Q | |
| 8 | RayRayQ | |
| 9 | I ATE DA BONES BBQ | |
| 10 | Slingin Pig Meat | |
| 11 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 12 | Hale-Fire and HamNation | |
| 13 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 14 | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE-N-HAWGS BBQ | |
| 16 | ROCKET CITY MOONSWINERS | |
| 17 | Jack of all Que | |
| 18 | Salt & Peppa BBQ | |
| 19 | Last Chance Q | |
| 20 | Rubbed Meat Smokers | |
| 21 | TOXIC Q | |
| 22 | Smokey Adams Bar-B-Q | |
| 23 | Lemme See It Cookers | |
| 24 | 2 Hicks With Sticks BBQ | |
| 25 | Vanbo BBQ | |
| 26 | BIG HUNGRY AND THE BOTTOMFEEDERS | |
| 27 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 28 | Bubba Q | |
| 29 | BACKYARD PORKERS | |
| 30 | JIMMY QUE | |
| 31 | Pond Switch Smokers | |
| 32 | Q30 BBQ | |
| 33 | Mainland America BBQ | |
| 34 | SMOKIN A FATTY | |
| 35 | ALL SMOKED UP | |
| 36 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 37 | STEEL KOOKIN | |
| 38 | SMOKIN SQUIRES | |
| 39 | NATIONAL TREASURE BBQ | |
| 40 | Barking Pig BBQ | |
| 41 | Good Water Smokers | |
| 42 | POOR BOYS BBQ COMPANY |
Pork Ribs
42 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.2570
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ | |
| 2 | HILLBILLY SMOKE | |
| 3 | SMOKIN A FATTY | |
| 4 | I ATE DA BONES BBQ | |
| 5 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 6 | Smokey Adams Bar-B-Q | |
| 7 | Slingin Pig Meat | |
| 8 | Salt & Peppa BBQ | |
| 9 | ROCKET CITY MOONSWINERS | |
| 10 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 11 | Mainland America BBQ | |
| 12 | 2 Hicks With Sticks BBQ | |
| 13 | NATIONAL TREASURE BBQ | |
| 14 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 15 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 16 | Bubba Q | |
| 17 | POOR BOYS BBQ COMPANY | |
| 18 | LEE LA Q | |
| 19 | JIMMY QUE | |
| 20 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 21 | Last Chance Q | |
| 22 | Rubbed Meat Smokers | |
| 23 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 24 | Hale-Fire and HamNation | |
| 25 | STEEL KOOKIN | |
| 26 | Barking Pig BBQ | |
| 27 | Carlee Que's | |
| 28 | TOXIC Q | |
| 29 | Good Water Smokers | |
| 30 | Jack of all Que | |
| 31 | Vanbo BBQ | |
| 32 | MEX A QUE | |
| 33 | ALL SMOKED UP | |
| 34 | Q30 BBQ | |
| 35 | Lemme See It Cookers | |
| 36 | SMOKE-N-HAWGS BBQ | |
| 37 | Pond Switch Smokers | |
| 38 | BACKYARD PORKERS | |
| 39 | BIG HUNGRY AND THE BOTTOMFEEDERS | |
| 40 | FOLKS BBQ | |
| 41 | SMOKIN SQUIRES | |
| 42 | RayRayQ |
Pork
42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.1314 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 2 | I ATE DA BONES BBQ | |
| 3 | Jack of all Que | |
| 4 | Q30 BBQ | |
| 5 | Rubbed Meat Smokers | |
| 6 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | BACKYARD PORKERS | |
| 8 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 9 | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ | |
| 10 | Hale-Fire and HamNation | |
| 11 | SMOKE-N-HAWGS BBQ | |
| 12 | Bubba Q | |
| 13 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 14 | SMOKIN A FATTY | |
| 15 | SMOKIN SQUIRES | |
| 16 | Carlee Que's | |
| 17 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 18 | Pond Switch Smokers | |
| 19 | ALL SMOKED UP | |
| 20 | Slingin Pig Meat | |
| 21 | MEX A QUE | |
| 22 | ROCKET CITY MOONSWINERS | |
| 23 | Smokey Adams Bar-B-Q | |
| 24 | Mainland America BBQ | |
| 25 | STEEL KOOKIN | |
| 26 | TOXIC Q | |
| 27 | NATIONAL TREASURE BBQ | |
| 28 | JIMMY QUE | |
| 29 | FOLKS BBQ | |
| 30 | 2 Hicks With Sticks BBQ | |
| 31 | Lemme See It Cookers | |
| 32 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 33 | Salt & Peppa BBQ | |
| 34 | Vanbo BBQ | |
| 35 | HILLBILLY SMOKE | |
| 36 | LEE LA Q | |
| 37 | Last Chance Q | |
| 38 | Barking Pig BBQ | |
| 39 | POOR BOYS BBQ COMPANY | |
| 40 | BIG HUNGRY AND THE BOTTOMFEEDERS | |
| 41 | Good Water Smokers | |
| 42 | RayRayQ |