Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off (BACKYARD ONLY) 2018
Aug 25, 2018 · Nevada, MO · 📍 510 Centennial Blvd
Grand Champion: BIG CREEK BBQ (282.2516) · 8 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Bates County BBQ
The Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off (BACKYARD ONLY) 2018 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest held on August 25, 2018 in Nevada, MO at 510 Centennial Blvd. This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2019.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
Entries
8
2 side categories, no meats
Top score
148.0912
Winning margin
2.9940
1st over 2nd in Back Yard Chicken
Field average
122.99
Back Yard Chicken · median 134.82 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Master Series — Backyard Ribs
5.0628 pts across the top 5
Field spread
128.0912
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2018 ← this one | Nevada, MO | 510 Centennial Blvd | 8 | 282.2516 | BIG CREEK BBQ | Bates County BBQ |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Nevada, MO | 510 Centennial Blvd | 22 | 700.5256 | HEAVY SMOKE SLT | MAN MEAT BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back Yard Chicken | 148.0912 | 131.9200 | — |
| Backyard Ribs | 137.1544 | 132.0916 | — |
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 — Back Yard Chicken
8 entries · top 148.0912 · median 134.8172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bates County BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG CREEK BBQ | |
| 3 | CIRCLE N BBQ | |
| 4 | NEVADA DAILY MAIL | |
| 5 | Swine Flew 2 | |
| 6 | GATOR BBQ | |
| 7 | B-N-T | |
| 8 | BEEN LIT |
Master Series — Backyard Ribs
8 entries · top 137.1544 · median 132.3372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG CREEK BBQ | |
| 2 | GATOR BBQ | |
| 3 | Swine Flew 2 | |
| 4 | NEVADA DAILY MAIL | |
| 5 | Bates County BBQ | |
| 6 | B-N-T | |
| 7 | CIRCLE N BBQ | |
| 8 | BEEN LIT |