West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY)
2026-05-15 – 2026-05-16 · Kansas City, MO
Reps: CLARA WILLIAMS, JONATHAN B WILLIAMS · Prize money: $6,200.00
Grand Champion: Big Reds Backyard BBQ (353.7028) · 16 teams
Entries
16
2 categories
Top score
353.7028
Winning margin
0.5828
GC over RC
Field average
339.57
median 341.38
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4056 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
338.8116
what a walk cost here
Field spread
46.3432
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,200.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 81%
beats 19% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1535
avg power rating going in · stronger than 41% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
Big Reds Backyard BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Too Sauced BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 ← this one | Kansas City, MO | 16 | 353.7028 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | Kansas City, MO | 15 | 178.8800 | Smokey Jokers |
| 2026-05-15 | Kansas City, MO | 15 | 177.1428 | Too Sauced BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
16 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska BBQ Mann | |
| 2 | Bald Beauties BBQ | |
| 3 | HevyQue | |
| 4 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 5 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 6 | SadieQ | |
| 7 | HOG TUAH BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoked By The Brooks | |
| 9 | Sasquatch Smoke N Que | |
| 10 | 10 In The Pit BBQ | |
| 11 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 12 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 13 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | Leuchen Hausgemacht | |
| 15 | i smell smoke | |
| 16 | SMOKEY JOKERS |
Backyard Series — Overall
16 entries · top 353.7028 · median 341.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 2 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 3 | Bald Beauties BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoked By The Brooks | |
| 5 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 6 | HevyQue | |
| 7 | Sasquatch Smoke N Que | |
| 8 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 10 | Alaska BBQ Mann | |
| 11 | HOG TUAH BBQ | |
| 12 | SadieQ | |
| 13 | 10 In The Pit BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKEY JOKERS | |
| 15 | i smell smoke | |
| 16 | Leuchen Hausgemacht |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoked By The Brooks | |
| 2 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 4 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 5 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Bald Beauties BBQ | |
| 7 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 8 | Sasquatch Smoke N Que | |
| 9 | SMOKEY JOKERS | |
| 10 | HevyQue | |
| 11 | i smell smoke | |
| 12 | HOG TUAH BBQ | |
| 13 | 10 In The Pit BBQ | |
| 14 | SadieQ | |
| 15 | Alaska BBQ Mann | |
| 16 | Leuchen Hausgemacht |