A first Grand Championship
2
tracked contests to get there
This was Miller's Barnyard's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY) 2019
Aug 2–3, 2019 · Warsaw, MO · 📍 Drake Harbor
Reps: Clara Williams, Jonathan B Williams · Prize money: $2,025
Miller's Barnyard won Grand Champion at the Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY) on August 2, 2019 in Warsaw, MO at Drake Harbor, scoring 349.7144 in a field of 15 teams. Naughty Dog BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 344.5828. Category winners: Chicken — Miller's Barnyard (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Big Creek BBQ (175.4056). This is the 1st of 4 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2021.
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.
289.70
median 326.87
349.71 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 175.41
142.89
180
Entries
15
2 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
349.7144
Winning margin
5.1316
GC over RC
Field average
325.97
289.70349.71
median 326.87 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5600 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
319.9316
289.70349.71
10th place overall
Field spread
60.0112
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,025
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 45%
beats 55% of 616 Backyard Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = 0.09 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,496
avg power rating going in · stronger than 0% of contests
Storylines (3 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
0.0344
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 3–4: Humbrucks edged Swinedotte CO BBQ by 0.0344. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Morri-Q edged Double Barrel by 0.0688.
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0344
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0688
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Miller's Barnyard · Chicken
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 | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2019 ← this one | Warsaw, MO | Drake Harbor | 15 | 349.7144 | Miller's Barnyard | — |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Warsaw, MO | 181 West Harrison | 19 | 671.4856 | Love 2 Q | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Warsaw, MO | Warsaw, MO 65355 | 25 | 701.6912 | Black Magic BBQ | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Warsaw, MO | Warsaw, MO 65355 | 5 | 350.2512 | Swine-O-Licious | — |
| Aug 5, 2023 | Warsaw, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 166.3088 | 161.1544 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4056 | 170.8456 | 165.0856 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
15 entries · top 349.7144 · median 326.8688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miller's Barnyard | |
| 2 | Naughty Dog BBQ | |
| 3 | Swinedotte CO BBQ | |
| 4 | Humbrucks | |
| 5 | Double Barrel BBQ'D | |
| 6 | Big Creek BBQ | |
| 7 | Condition One | |
| 8 | MO' BESTEST BBQ | |
| 9 | Crystal BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin' Toads BBQ | |
| 11 | LG BBQ | |
| 12 | Morri-Q | |
| 13 | Willardwick | |
| 14 | Double Barrel | |
| 15 | Inkwell Vineyard & BBQ |
Chicken
15 entries · top 180 · median 163.3944 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miller's Barnyard | |
| 2 | Naughty Dog BBQ | |
| 3 | Swinedotte CO BBQ | |
| 4 | Humbrucks | |
| 5 | Willardwick | |
| 6 | Condition One | |
| 7 | Double Barrel BBQ'D | |
| 8 | Smokin' Toads BBQ | |
| 9 | Crystal BBQ | |
| 10 | MO' BESTEST BBQ | |
| 11 | LG BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Creek BBQ | |
| 13 | Morri-Q | |
| 14 | Double Barrel | |
| 15 | Inkwell Vineyard & BBQ |
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 175.4056 · median 165.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Creek BBQ | |
| 2 | Double Barrel BBQ'D | |
| 3 | Humbrucks | |
| 4 | Swinedotte CO BBQ | |
| 5 | Naughty Dog BBQ | |
| 6 | Miller's Barnyard | |
| 7 | Condition One | |
| 8 | MO' BESTEST BBQ | |
| 9 | Morri-Q | |
| 10 | Double Barrel | |
| 11 | Crystal BBQ | |
| 12 | LG BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin' Toads BBQ | |
| 14 | Inkwell Vineyard & BBQ | |
| 15 | Willardwick |
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 — Beef
14 entries · top 174.2628 · median 161.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miller's Barnyard | |
| 2 | Double Barrel | |
| 3 | Naughty Dog BBQ | |
| 4 | Swinedotte CO BBQ | |
| 5 | Willardwick | |
| 6 | Big Creek BBQ | |
| 7 | Crystal BBQ | |
| 8 | Double Barrel BBQ'D | |
| 9 | Humbrucks | |
| 10 | Smokin' Toads BBQ | |
| 11 | MO' BESTEST BBQ | |
| 12 | LG BBQ | |
| 13 | Morri-Q | |
| 14 | Inkwell Vineyard & BBQ |
Ancillary — Dessert
6 entries · top 180 · median 176.8514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MO' BESTEST BBQ | |
| 2 | Crystal BBQ | |
| 3 | Miller's Barnyard | |
| 4 | Condition One | |
| 5 | Inkwell Vineyard & BBQ | |
| 6 | LG BBQ |