Brandywine Backyard Barbeque Festival(BACKYARDONLY)
· Landenberg, PA · 📍 New Garden Township Park
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, JEFF CHAMBERS · Prize money: $2,000.00
Grand Champion: Poultrygeist (338.8456) · 17 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 D'Qued Barbeque
Entries
17
2 judged meats
Top score
338.8456
Winning margin
12.0688
GC over RC
Field average
308.93
median 310.80
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.3200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
310.2400
10th place overall
Field spread
65.6456
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,000.00
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 91%
beats 9% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
12%
of the 17 teams with a home region came from outside PA
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 12.0688 points — a wider margin than 94% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Poultrygeist took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: IF YOU GOT IT - SMOKE IT and Poultrygeist tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: THE NUT HOUSE edged Bullet Smoke BBQ by 0.0004.
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
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ← this one | Landenberg, PA | New Garden Township Park | 17 | 338.8456 | Poultrygeist | — |
| Landenberg, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 170.2628 | 162.8112 | 153.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 168.5828 | 162.2628 | 153.0860 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
17 entries · top 338.8456 · median 310.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poultrygeist | |
| 2 | D'Qued Barbeque | |
| 3 | Zoni-Q | |
| 4 | Clarksboro BBQ Co. | |
| 5 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 6 | IF YOU GOT IT - SMOKE IT | |
| 7 | THE NUT HOUSE | |
| 8 | Pappas Backyard BBQ | |
| 9 | Bullet Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | Hog Wash | |
| 11 | JUST Q IT | |
| 12 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 13 | Danny D's BBQ | |
| 14 | THE FAT IS WHERE IT'S AT BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | Chasin' The Pig | |
| 16 | Team Servpro | |
| 17 | Team Pull Party |
Chicken
17 entries · top 170.2628 · median 153.6456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IF YOU GOT IT - SMOKE IT | |
| 2 | Poultrygeist | |
| 3 | D'Qued Barbeque | |
| 4 | Hog Wash | |
| 5 | Clarksboro BBQ Co. | |
| 6 | Zoni-Q | |
| 7 | THE NUT HOUSE | |
| 8 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 9 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 10 | Bullet Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | JUST Q IT | |
| 12 | Team Servpro | |
| 13 | Team Pull Party | |
| 14 | Danny D's BBQ | |
| 15 | THE FAT IS WHERE IT'S AT BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | Pappas Backyard BBQ | |
| 17 | Chasin' The Pig |
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 168.5828 · median 157.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poultrygeist | |
| 2 | Pappas Backyard BBQ | |
| 3 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 4 | Chasin' The Pig | |
| 5 | Zoni-Q | |
| 6 | D'Qued Barbeque | |
| 7 | Clarksboro BBQ Co. | |
| 8 | THE NUT HOUSE | |
| 9 | Bullet Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | THE FAT IS WHERE IT'S AT BARBEQUE | |
| 11 | JUST Q IT | |
| 12 | Danny D's BBQ | |
| 13 | IF YOU GOT IT - SMOKE IT | |
| 14 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 15 | Hog Wash | |
| 16 | Team Servpro | |
| 17 | Team Pull Party |