Smoke & Ale Fall Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2018
Oct 13–14, 2018 · Chelsea, MI
Grand Champion: QUEFELLAS BBQ (330.8116) · 13 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE KIDS OF S&G BBQ
The Smoke & Ale Fall Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2018 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest held on October 13, 2018 in Chelsea, MI. This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by FIREHOUSE SMOKE.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2018 — this edition picked out.
Entries
13
2 side categories, no meats
Top score
171.4400
Winning margin
4.0228
1st over 2nd in Backyard Chicken
Field average
155.01
Backyard Chicken · median 154.83 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Master Series — Backyard Ribs
7.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
146.8684
10th place in Backyard Chicken
Field spread
34.9144
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 58%
beats 42% of 242 backyard chicken wins in the data
Came back for more
5%
2 of 38 teams from the previous edition returned
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per category)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2017 | Chelsea, MI | Chelsea Fiargrounds | 32 | 681.7028 | AWW HELL | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Chelsea, MI | Chelsea Fiargrounds | 38 | 684.5600 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ |
| Oct 13, 2018 ← this one | Chelsea, MI | Chelsea Fiargrounds | 13 | 330.8116 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | THE KIDS OF S&G BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Chicken | 171.4400 | 160.5484 | 146.8684 |
| Backyard Ribs | 168.5600 | 161.1200 | 151.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary categories
This contest judged side dishes only — no meats and no overall — so these boards are the contest, and the figures and charts above are read off them.
Master Series — Backyard Chicken
13 entries · top 171.4400 · median 154.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAWG'D UP BBQ | |
| 2 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 3 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 4 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 5 | THE KIDS OF S&G BBQ | |
| 6 | Mama Jitsu | |
| 7 | Ace Casino's Smokeshow | |
| 8 | Cascade Pit Boys BBQ | |
| 9 | Innuendo BBQ | |
| 10 | Three Dudes BBQ | |
| 11 | Brown Road Brewery | |
| 12 | NICK'S BBQ | |
| 13 | THE MEAT HEADS |
Master Series — Backyard Ribs
13 entries · top 168.5600 · median 154.2284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Innuendo BBQ | |
| 2 | THE KIDS OF S&G BBQ | |
| 3 | Mama Jitsu | |
| 4 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 5 | Three Dudes BBQ | |
| 6 | Ace Casino's Smokeshow | |
| 7 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 8 | Brown Road Brewery | |
| 9 | Cascade Pit Boys BBQ | |
| 10 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 11 | HAWG'D UP BBQ | |
| 12 | NICK'S BBQ | |
| 13 | THE MEAT HEADS |