The Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY)
2025-05-30 – 2025-05-31 · Leesburg, VA · 📍 17558 Dry Mill Rd.
Reps: LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $4,000.00
Grand Champion: Leaning Jowler BBQ (347.3944) · 12 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Pinky Out BBQ
Entries
12
3 judged meats
Top score
347.3944
Winning margin
0.5372
GC over RC
Field average
318.55
median 323.12
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.1772 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
297.0512
10th place overall
Field spread
84.1148
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 69%
beats 31% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
17%
of the 12 teams with a home region came from outside VA
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.85 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1567
avg power rating going in · stronger than 71% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5372 points — closer than 91% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 6–7: Tito's BBQ edged Better Half Barbecue by 0.0228.
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176.5600 | 166.2400 | 144.5368 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 175.4516 | 170.2744 | 152.5144 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 171.4056 | 161.7140 | 148.5028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
12 entries · top 347.3944 · median 323.1202
Chicken
12 entries · top 176.5600 · median 159.6744
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 175.4516 · median 165.1086
Ancillary
Pork
11 entries · top 171.4056 · median 159.3600