A razor-thin finish
0.5600
points between champion and reserve
Closer than 87% of the 610 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.
- Rick's Racks
- Power I BBQ
Dadfest BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
— · Kansas City, MO · 📍 Vineyard Church
Reps: Dave Rogers, Peg Rogers · Prize money: $2,000
RICK'S RACKS won Grand Champion at the Dadfest BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) in Kansas City, MO at Vineyard Church, scoring 341.1200 in a field of 12 teams. Power I BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 340.5600. Category winners: Pork Ribs — RICK'S RACKS (172.5716).
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.
161.14
median 326.83
341.12 🏆
Entries
12
1 judged meat · 1 ancillary
Top score
341.1200
Winning margin
0.5600
GC over RC
Field average
313.75
161.14341.12
median 326.83 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.7488 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
317.6912
161.14341.12
10th place overall
Field spread
179.9772
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,000
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 85%
beats 15% 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
0.0116
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 8–9: Quesaders edged Rollin' Coal BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Power I BBQ edged Possum Belly Smokers by 0.0344.
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0344
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — ← this one | Kansas City, MO | Vineyard Church | 12 | 341.1200 | Rick's Racks |
| Jun 17, 2018 | Kansas City, MO | 12300 NW Arrowhead Trafficway | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 172.5716 | 166.8228 | 158.8456 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
12 entries · top 341.1200 · median 326.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 2 | Power I BBQ | |
| 3 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 4 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke Show BBQ | |
| 6 | Possum Belly Smokers | |
| 7 | Quesaders | |
| 8 | Smokin' Toad's BBQ | |
| 9 | Jonesing for BBQ | |
| 10 | So Good BBQ | |
| 11 | Beards, Brews and BBQ | |
| 12 | Rollin' Coal BBQ |
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 172.5716 · median 166.0114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 2 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 3 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 4 | Power I BBQ | |
| 5 | Possum Belly Smokers | |
| 6 | Smokin' Toad's BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke Show BBQ | |
| 8 | Quesaders | |
| 9 | Rollin' Coal BBQ | |
| 10 | So Good BBQ | |
| 11 | Jonesing for BBQ | |
| 12 | Beards, Brews and BBQ |
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 — Backyrd Chicken
11 entries · top 173.7028 · median 162.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power I BBQ | |
| 2 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 3 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 4 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 5 | Quesaders | |
| 6 | Smoke Show BBQ | |
| 7 | Possum Belly Smokers | |
| 8 | Jonesing for BBQ | |
| 9 | So Good BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin' Toad's BBQ | |
| 11 | Beards, Brews and BBQ |