The Stith Family Farms Backyard BBQ contest (BACKYARD ONLY)

· Elizabethtown, KY

Prize money: $700.00

Grand Champion: LEE LA Q (330.8688) · 7 teams

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LEE LA Q

330.8688 · Backyard Series — Overall

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BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ

315.9428 · Backyard Series — Overall

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ON POINT BAR B Q PIT

310.2284 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

3 categories

Top score

330.8688

Winning margin

14.9260

GC over RC

Field average

281.01

median 298.21

Perfect 180s

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

Most consistent

BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ

avg finish 1.33 across 3 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 15.4744 pts — LEE LA Q

How hot was the win?

Top 97%

beats 3% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

LEE LA Q took the Grand Championship home to AL.

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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
← this one	Elizabethtown, KY	7	330.8688	LEE LA Q
2018-05-25		—	—	—

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Ancillary — Pork Ribs

7 entries · top 164.6400 · median 148.5372

#	Team	Score
1	BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ	164.6400
2	LEE LA Q	152.6172
3	ON POINT BAR B Q PIT	150.2628
4	KENTUCKY SMOKE BREAK	148.5372
5	2 CHUBS AND A RUB	140.5484
6	PRIMETIME HOLY SMOKERS	133.1316
7	SMOKIN' AND JOKIN'	130.8460

Backyard Series — Chicken

7 entries · top 170.8572 · median 149.6684

#	Team	Score
1	LEE LA Q	170.8572
2	BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ	155.3828
3	SMOKIN' AND JOKIN'	154.8456
4	ON POINT BAR B Q PIT	149.6684
5	2 CHUBS AND A RUB	149.6684
6	KENTUCKY SMOKE BREAK	142.8000
7	PRIMETIME HOLY SMOKERS	132.5372

Backyard Series — Overall

7 entries · top 330.8688 · median 298.2056

#	Team	Score
1	LEE LA Q	330.8688
2	BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ	315.9428
3	ON POINT BAR B Q PIT	310.2284
4	KENTUCKY SMOKE BREAK	298.2056
5	SMOKIN' AND JOKIN'	297.6800
6	PRIMETIME HOLY SMOKERS	264.4916
7	2 CHUBS AND A RUB	149.6684

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

6 entries · top 160.5600 · median 157.7086

#	Team	Score
1	BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ	160.5600
2	ON POINT BAR B Q PIT	160.5600
3	LEE LA Q	160.0116
4	KENTUCKY SMOKE BREAK	155.4056
5	SMOKIN' AND JOKIN'	142.8344
6	PRIMETIME HOLY SMOKERS	131.9544