A first Grand Championship
2
tracked contests to get there
This was Big Belly Barbecue's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) 2019
Jun 9, 2019 · 📍 N49 W 34400
Reps: Dena Milhous, Ron Milhous · Prize money: $1,300
Big Belly Barbecue won Grand Champion at the Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) on June 9, 2019 at N49 W 34400, scoring 341.1772 in a field of 22 teams. BS Chicken & Ribs took Reserve Grand Champion with 330.2628. Category winners: Chicken — Big Belly Barbecue (173.7600); Pork Ribs — Big Belly Barbecue (167.4172). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition came before it.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
278.24
median 304.02
341.18 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.76
- Pork Ribs 167.42
133.11
173.76
Entries
22
2 judged meats
Top score
341.1772
Winning margin
10.9144
GC over RC
Field average
306.46
278.24341.18
median 304.02 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4172 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
306.7656
278.24341.18
10th place overall
Field spread
62.9376
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,300
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 85%
beats 15% of 616 Backyard Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = 0.04 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,489
avg power rating going in · stronger than 0% of contests
Storylines (6 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.
A statement win
10.9144
points clear of the field
Wider than 93% of the 616 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.9144 points — a wider margin than 93% of championships in the data.
A rookie on the podium
2nd
at their first tracked contest
BS Chicken & Ribs finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
0.0116
closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 4–5: Thermal Chaos BBQ edged Good Grefe! by 0.0116. Chicken places 6–7: Smokey and the Bandits edged Incipient Phase BBQ by 0.0800. Pork Ribs places 2–3: We" B" Smokin edged BS Chicken & Ribs by 0.1144.
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0116
- Chicken 6–7 · 0.0800
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · 0.1144
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
Big Belly Barbecue won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Red Line BBQ (won ).
- Red Line BBQ ·
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Okauchee, WI | N49W34400 Wisconsin Ave | 19 | 345.1656 | Red Line BBQ |
| Jun 10, 2017 | Okauchee, WI | N49W 34400 E Wisconsin Ave | — | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Okauchee, WI | N49W 34400 E Wisconsin Ave | — | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2019 ← this one | N49 W 34400 | 22 | 341.1772 | Big Belly Barbecue |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.7600 | 158.3428 | 155.3484 |
| Pork Ribs | 167.4172 | 164 | 151.9200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
22 entries · top 341.1772 · median 304.0230
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Belly Barbecue | |
| 2 | BS Chicken & Ribs | |
| 3 | Thermal Chaos BBQ | |
| 4 | Good Grefe! | |
| 5 | Pete's BBQ | |
| 6 | We" B" Smokin | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' YER BUTT GANG | |
| 8 | Smokin 5 o's | |
| 9 | Incipient Phase BBQ | |
| 10 | Barbed Wire Barbeque | |
| 11 | Two Hoss Evan's | |
| 12 | Rum & Smoke | |
| 13 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 14 | J.R's Post Oak Smoke | |
| 15 | Canardly wait 4 cue | |
| 16 | SURVEYOR OF THE BBQ | |
| 17 | 4 Men and a Pig | |
| 18 | Papa D's Rib Ticklers | |
| 19 | Smokey and the Bandits | |
| 20 | JJ Que | |
| 21 | Bavet Boys BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Griff's BBQ |
Chicken
22 entries · top 173.7600 · median 152.6000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Belly Barbecue | |
| 2 | BS Chicken & Ribs | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' YER BUTT GANG | |
| 4 | Pete's BBQ | |
| 5 | Papa D's Rib Ticklers | |
| 6 | Smokey and the Bandits | |
| 7 | Incipient Phase BBQ | |
| 8 | Thermal Chaos BBQ | |
| 9 | Good Grefe! | |
| 10 | Smokin 5 o's | |
| 11 | Two Hoss Evan's | |
| 12 | J.R's Post Oak Smoke | |
| 13 | Rum & Smoke | |
| 14 | Barbed Wire Barbeque | |
| 15 | We" B" Smokin | |
| 16 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 17 | Canardly wait 4 cue | |
| 18 | 4 Men and a Pig | |
| 19 | SURVEYOR OF THE BBQ | |
| 20 | Bavet Boys BBQ | |
| 21 | JJ Que | |
| 22 | Big Griff's BBQ |
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 167.4172 · median 151.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Belly Barbecue | |
| 2 | We" B" Smokin | |
| 3 | BS Chicken & Ribs | |
| 4 | Thermal Chaos BBQ | |
| 5 | Good Grefe! | |
| 6 | Smokin 5 o's | |
| 7 | Pete's BBQ | |
| 8 | Barbed Wire Barbeque | |
| 9 | Two Hoss Evan's | |
| 10 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' YER BUTT GANG | |
| 12 | Rum & Smoke | |
| 13 | Canardly wait 4 cue | |
| 14 | SURVEYOR OF THE BBQ | |
| 15 | J.R's Post Oak Smoke | |
| 16 | Incipient Phase BBQ | |
| 17 | 4 Men and a Pig | |
| 18 | JJ Que | |
| 19 | Bavet Boys BBQ | |
| 20 | Papa D's Rib Ticklers | |
| 21 | Smokey and the Bandits | |
| 22 | Big Griff's BBQ |