The Stith Family Farms Backyard BBQ contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
· Elizabethtown, KY · 📍 North Main St.
Prize money: $700.00
Grand Champion: LEE LA Q (330.8688) · 7 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ
Entries
7
3 judged meats
Top score
330.8688
Winning margin
14.9260
GC over RC
Field average
281.01
median 298.21
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
17.7256 pts across the top 5
Field spread
181.2004
winner to last place
Prize money
$700.00
on the line
Double threats
5
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
29%
of the 7 teams with a home region came from outside KY
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 14.9260 points — a wider margin than 96% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
LEE LA Q took the Grand Championship home to AL.
📸 Photo finishes
Backyard Series — Chicken places 4–5: ON POINT BAR B Q PIT and 2 CHUBS AND A RUB tied on 149.6684 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 1–2: BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ and ON POINT BAR B Q PIT tied on 160.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 | Elizabethtown, KY | North Main St. | 7 | 330.8688 | LEE LA Q | — |
| 2018-05-25 | North Main | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 170.8572 | 149.6684 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 160.5600 | 142.8344 | — |
| Ancillary — Pork Ribs | 164.6400 | 140.5484 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
7 entries · top 330.8688 · median 298.2056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | ON POINT BAR B Q PIT | |
| 4 | KENTUCKY SMOKE BREAK | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' AND JOKIN' | |
| 6 | PRIMETIME HOLY SMOKERS | |
| 7 | 2 CHUBS AND A RUB |
Chicken
7 entries · top 170.8572 · median 149.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' AND JOKIN' | |
| 4 | ON POINT BAR B Q PIT | |
| 5 | 2 CHUBS AND A RUB | |
| 6 | KENTUCKY SMOKE BREAK | |
| 7 | PRIMETIME HOLY SMOKERS |
Pork Ribs
6 entries · top 160.5600 · median 157.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 2 | ON POINT BAR B Q PIT | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | KENTUCKY SMOKE BREAK | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' AND JOKIN' | |
| 6 | PRIMETIME HOLY SMOKERS |
Ancillary
Pork Ribs
7 entries · top 164.6400 · median 148.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | ON POINT BAR B Q PIT | |
| 4 | KENTUCKY SMOKE BREAK | |
| 5 | 2 CHUBS AND A RUB | |
| 6 | PRIMETIME HOLY SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' AND JOKIN' |