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)
2018-10-26 – 2018-10-27 · Lynchburg, TN · 📍 Wiseman Park
Reps: LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH
Grand Champion: Bull & Bones (515.3828) · 41 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Old Natchez Provisions
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.
151.99
median 166.24
176.56 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.56
- Pork Ribs 177.71
- Pork 174.30
147.36
177.71
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
41
3 judged meats
Top score
176.5600
Winning margin
1.1544
1st over 2nd
Field average
165.17
151.99176.56
median 166.24 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
1.1772 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
170.2744
151.99176.56
10th place overall
Field spread
24.5712
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 75%
beats 25% of 5564 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines (3 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 8 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 8–9: Puck Daddy's Killer Q and HAWGDAWG Q'N tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: Wright On Que and EYES ITCH YOU NOT BBQ TEAM tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Mempho Q edged BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE by 0.0112.
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0116
Back to defend
3
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Bull & Bones (won 2015), SOUTH RYLAND (won 2016), I ATE DA BONES BBQ (won 2017).
- Bull & Bones · 2015
- SOUTH RYLAND · 2016
- I ATE DA BONES BBQ · 2017
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 | Lynchburg, TN | Wiseman Park | 42 | 519.9656 | I ATE DA BONES BBQ | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ |
| 2018-10-26 ← this one | 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 | 176.5600 | 172.5600 | 170.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 168.5484 | 167.4056 |
| Pork | 174.2972 | 173.1200 | 170.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Chicken
41 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2400
Pork Ribs
41 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.1088
Pork
41 entries · top 174.2972 · median 166.8228