16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY)
2019-05-17 – 2019-05-18 · Riverside, CA · 📍 8351 Magnolia Ave
Reps: KATHLEEN MCINTOSH, KELLY MCINTOSH
Grand Champion: 5th Gear BBQ (677.0744) · 16 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Sweet Willy’s BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Field strength
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 2–3: 5TH GEAR BBQ and Sweet Willy’s BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Smoque-ology edged Montia's Pythons in Search of the Holy Grill by 0.0112. Pork places 5–6: Montia's Pythons in Search of the Holy Grill edged ROLLIN FOG BARBECUE by 0.0228.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 165.1428 | 155.4628 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2972 | 163.9772 | 154.2172 |
| Pork | 174.8456 | 167.4400 | 156.0228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
16 entries · top 677.0744 · median 633.0628
Chicken
16 entries · top 180.0000 · median 158.2970 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 174.2972 · median 155.1200
Pork
16 entries · top 174.8456 · median 158.0000
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Backyard Series — Backyard Tri-Tip
16 entries · top 165.1200 · median 155.3830