A statement win
14.9260
points clear of the field
Wider than 97% of the 610 championships in the data
The champion won by 14.9260 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
The Stith Family Farms Backyard BBQ contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
— · Elizabethtown, KY · 📍 North Main St.
Prize money: $700
LEE LA Q won Grand Champion at The Stith Family Farms Backyard BBQ contest (BACKYARD ONLY) in Elizabethtown, KY at North Main St., scoring 330.8688 in a field of 7 teams. BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 315.9428. Category winners: Chicken — LEE LA Q (170.8572); Pork Ribs — BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ (160.5600).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 170.86
- Pork Ribs 160.56
131.95
170.86
Entries
7
2 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
330.8688
Winning margin
14.9260
GC over RC
Field average
281.01
149.67330.87
median 298.21 · last place to winner
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
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 97%
beats 3% 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 4–5: ON POINT BAR B Q PIT and 2 CHUBS AND A RUB tied on 149.6684 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ and ON POINT BAR B Q PIT tied on 160.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
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 | Elizabethtown, KY | North Main St. | 7 | 330.8688 | LEE LA Q |
| May 25, 2018 | Elizabethtown, KY | North Main | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 170.8572 | 149.6684 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 160.5600 | 142.8344 | — |
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 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.
Ancillary — Sponsers Choice 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' |