A razor-thin finish
0.0228
points between champion and reserve
Closer than 93% of the 610 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0228 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
- 4th Little Pig
- Lee La Q
Smoke On the Diamond (BACKYARD ONLY) 2019
Mar 22–23, 2019 · Brookwood, AL · 📍 15689 Hwy 216
Prize money: $4,200
4th Little Pig won Grand Champion at the Smoke On the Diamond (BACKYARD ONLY) on March 22, 2019 in Brookwood, AL at 15689 Hwy 216, scoring 349.1428 in a field of 17 teams. Lee La Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 349.1200. Category winners: Chicken — Lee La Q (178.8572); Pork Ribs — 4th Little Pig (178.2972). This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q; the next was held in 2020.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
279.81
median 332.51
349.14 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Backyard Series — Chicken 178.86
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 178.30
- Ancillary — Pork 173.12
133.01
178.86
Entries
17
3 judged meats
Top score
349.1428
Winning margin
0.0228
GC over RC
Field average
326.85
279.81349.14
median 332.51 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
4.5944 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
327.9432
279.81349.14
10th place overall
Field spread
69.3376
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,200
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 51%
beats 49% of 610 Backyard Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.46 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,508
avg power rating going in · stronger than 6% of contests
Storylines (6 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.
A first Grand Championship
1
title in the data
This was 4th Little Pig's first Grand Championship in the data.
A rookie on the podium
1st
at their first tracked contest
4th Little Pig finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
Ancillary — Pork places 2–3: PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q and HOLY SMOKIN!!! tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Ancillary — Pork places 3–4: HOLY SMOKIN!!! and Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Ancillary — Pork places 8–9: RIBLIFE edged BAMA BOYS BBQ by 0.0112.
- Ancillary — Pork 2–3 · tie
- Ancillary — Pork 3–4 · tie
- Ancillary — Pork 8–9 · 0.0112
- Backyard Series — Chicken 4–5 · 0.0228
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
4th Little Pig won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q (won 2018).
- PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q · 2018
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2017 | Brookwood, AL | 15689 Hwy 216 | — | — | — | — |
| May 18, 2018 | Brookwood, AL | 15689 Hwy 216 | 16 | 523.3944 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | The Real Squeal BBQ |
| Mar 22, 2019 ← this one | Brookwood, AL | 15689 Hwy 216 | 17 | 349.1428 | 4th Little Pig | — |
| Mar 20, 2020 | Brookwood, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 171.9772 | 162.8228 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 169.6800 | 162.2400 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 173.1200 | 168.5256 | 165.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
17 entries · top 349.1428 · median 332.5144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4th Little Pig | |
| 2 | Lee La Q | |
| 3 | Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ | |
| 4 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 5 | RIBLIFE | |
| 6 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 7 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 9 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 10 | Wright on Q | |
| 11 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 12 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 13 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 14 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 15 | BOSTON BUTT STRANGLERS | |
| 16 | 2 Brothers BBQ | |
| 17 | Blue Creek BBQ |
Chicken
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee La Q | |
| 2 | Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ | |
| 3 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 4 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 5 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 6 | 4th Little Pig | |
| 7 | Wright on Q | |
| 8 | RIBLIFE | |
| 9 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 10 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 11 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 13 | 2 Brothers BBQ | |
| 14 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 15 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 16 | BOSTON BUTT STRANGLERS | |
| 17 | Blue Creek BBQ |
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4th Little Pig | |
| 2 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | Lee La Q | |
| 4 | Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ | |
| 5 | RIBLIFE | |
| 6 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 7 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 8 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 9 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 10 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 11 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 12 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 13 | BOSTON BUTT STRANGLERS | |
| 14 | Wright on Q | |
| 15 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Blue Creek BBQ | |
| 17 | 2 Brothers BBQ |
Ancillary
Pork
17 entries · top 173.1200 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4th Little Pig | |
| 2 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 3 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 4 | Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ | |
| 5 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 6 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 7 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 8 | RIBLIFE | |
| 9 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | Lee La Q | |
| 11 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 12 | Wright on Q | |
| 13 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 14 | Blue Creek BBQ | |
| 15 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 16 | 2 Brothers BBQ | |
| 17 | BOSTON BUTT STRANGLERS |