A statement win
12.0688
points clear of the field
Wider than 94% of the 610 championships in the data
The champion won by 12.0688 points — a wider margin than 94% of championships in the data.
Brandywine Backyard Barbeque Festival (BACKYARDONLY)
— · Landenberg, PA · 📍 New Garden Township Park
Reps: Alan Rothrock, Jeff Chambers · Prize money: $2,000
Poultrygeist won Grand Champion at the Brandywine Backyard Barbeque Festival (BACKYARDONLY) in Landenberg, PA at New Garden Township Park, scoring 338.8456 in a field of 17 teams. D'Qued Barbeque took Reserve Grand Champion with 326.7768. Category winners: Chicken — IF YOU GOT IT - SMOKE IT (170.2628); Pork Ribs — Poultrygeist (168.5828).
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.
273.20
median 310.80
338.85 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 170.26
- Pork Ribs 168.58
122.80
170.26
Entries
17
2 judged meats
Top score
338.8456
Winning margin
12.0688
GC over RC
Field average
308.93
273.20338.85
median 310.80 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.3200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
310.2400
273.20338.85
10th place overall
Field spread
65.6456
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,000
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 89%
beats 11% of 610 Backyard Series wins in the data
Storylines (2 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 2 calls decided inside half a point
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.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 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
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand 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 |