Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship (BACK YARD ONLY)
2019-05-03 – 2019-05-04 · Elk Grove, CA · 📍 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $500.00
Grand Champion: Smokin' Ray's BBQ (330.9144) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Smoke It Like It's Hot
Entries
15
2 judged meats
Top score
330.9144
Winning margin
5.2232
GC over RC
Field average
310.50
median 310.77
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
305.6800
10th place overall
Field spread
53.7140
winner to last place
Prize money
$500.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 97%
beats 3% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
7%
of the 15 teams with a home region came from outside CA
Form held
Weak
ρ = 0.06 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1499
avg power rating going in · stronger than 1% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
SON OF SMOKE has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 4–5: Smokin' Ray's BBQ and My Brothers Ribs tied on 160.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: KB BBQ and Steady Hoggin' BBQ tied on 159.9884 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: Drop It Like It's Hog edged PRISON BREAK BBQ by 0.0340.
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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-29 | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | 30 | 696.5140 | SON OF SMOKE | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2016-04-30 | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | — | — | — | — | |
| 2017-05-05 | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | 33 | 687.3600 | SON OF SMOKE | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 2018-05-04 | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | 35 | 701.6916 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 2019-05-03 | Elk Grove, CA | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | 27 | 695.9772 | The Smoking J's | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-05-03 ← this one | Elk Grove, CA | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | 15 | 330.9144 | Smokin' Ray's BBQ | — |
| 2022-05-06 | Elk Grove, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 170.3316 | 158.2628 | 153.1316 |
| Pork Ribs | 165.7256 | 160.5828 | 153.6916 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
15 entries · top 330.9144 · median 310.7652
Chicken
15 entries · top 170.3316 · median 154.8456
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 165.7256 · median 157.6800