Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 1)

2025-06-06 – 2025-06-07 · Grahamsville, NY

Reps: JEFF CHAMBERS, REGINA BODNAR · Prize money: $1,600.00

Grand Champion: Capt. Blue BBQ (352.0116) · 8 teams

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Capt. Blue BBQ

352.0116 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Leaning Jowler BBQ

350.8688 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Yardogs BBQ

348.5256 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

2 categories

Top score

352.0116

Winning margin

1.1428

GC over RC

Field average

341.63

median 343.96

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

4.5828 pts across the top 5

Field spread

30.8572

winner to last place

Prize money

$1,600.00

on the line

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 3.4400 pts — Leaning Jowler BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 83%

beats 17% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1604

avg power rating going in

Top-rated in the field

Leaning Jowler BBQ

rated 1715 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

Capt. Blue BBQ took the Grand Championship home to PA.

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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2025-06-06 ← this one	Grahamsville, NY	8	352.0116	Capt. Blue BBQ
2025-06-07	Grahamsville, NY	8	360.0000	Leaning Jowler BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Backyard Series — Chicken

8 entries · top 177.7372 · median 171.4114

#	Team	Score
1	Leaning Jowler BBQ	177.7372
2	Capt. Blue BBQ	174.2972
3	Yardogs BBQ	174.2628
4	Rough Cut Q	173.1084
5	Tame the Flame BBQ	169.7144
6	Red and Black BBQ Shack	167.4400
7	All About the Wood	165.1084
8	3 Muskabeers	164.0000

Backyard Series — Overall

8 entries · top 352.0116 · median 343.9600

#	Team	Score
1	Capt. Blue BBQ	352.0116
2	Leaning Jowler BBQ	350.8688
3	Yardogs BBQ	348.5256
4	Rough Cut Q	347.3828
5	All About the Wood	340.5372
6	Tame the Flame BBQ	339.9772
7	Red and Black BBQ Shack	332.5484
8	3 Muskabeers	321.1544

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

8 entries · top 177.7144 · median 173.6972

#	Team	Score
1	Capt. Blue BBQ	177.7144
2	All About the Wood	175.4288
3	Rough Cut Q	174.2744
4	Yardogs BBQ	174.2628
5	Leaning Jowler BBQ	173.1316
6	Tame the Flame BBQ	170.2628
7	Red and Black BBQ Shack	165.1084
8	3 Muskabeers	157.1544