K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
2026-07-11 · Kennett Square, PA · 📍 401 Birch St
Reps: ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $590.00
Grand Champion: Fire & Shine BBQ (346.8572) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Zoni-Q
Entries
15
2 judged meats
Top score
346.8572
Winning margin
1.1772
GC over RC
Field average
323.45
median 326.19
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.9888 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
317.6228
10th place overall
Field spread
58.9028
winner to last place
Prize money
$590.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 70%
beats 30% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
33%
of the 15 teams with a home region came from outside PA
Came back for more
33%
4 of 12 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.68 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1561
avg power rating going in · stronger than 66% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
FIRE & SHINE BBQ took the Grand Championship home to VA.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: Zoni-Q edged Hot Thang by 0.0116. Chicken places 3–4: Fire & Shine BBQ edged Yardogs BBQ by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Chambers & Char BBQ edged Yardogs BBQ by 0.0344.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Oink N' Doink BBQ (won 2024), Yardogs BBQ (won 2025).
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-30 | Kennett Square, PA | 401 Birch St | 12 | 350.8228 | Sauce 'Em & Toss 'EM | — |
| 2024-07-06 | Kennett Square, PA | 401 Birch St | 14 | 343.9312 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | — |
| 2025-07-12 | Kennett Square, PA | 401 Birch St | 12 | 343.9428 | Yardogs BBQ | — |
| 2026-07-11 ← this one | Kennett Square, PA | 401 Birch St | 15 | 346.8572 | Fire & Shine BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2744 | 170.2856 | 157.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 168.5256 | 161.1316 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
15 entries · top 346.8572 · median 326.1944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire & Shine BBQ | |
| 2 | Zoni-Q | |
| 3 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 4 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 5 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 6 | Tame the Flame BBQ | |
| 7 | Hot Thang | |
| 8 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | Puff Puff BBQ | |
| 10 | Whiskey Business BBQ | |
| 11 | FAFO BBQ | |
| 12 | Chambers & Char BBQ | |
| 13 | Duffy's BBQ | |
| 14 | Bird & Brew BBQ | |
| 15 | Hands Down BBQ |
Chicken
15 entries · top 174.2744 · median 162.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoni-Q | |
| 2 | Hot Thang | |
| 3 | Fire & Shine BBQ | |
| 4 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 5 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 6 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 7 | Tame the Flame BBQ | |
| 8 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | Whiskey Business BBQ | |
| 10 | Puff Puff BBQ | |
| 11 | Duffy's BBQ | |
| 12 | FAFO BBQ | |
| 13 | Chambers & Char BBQ | |
| 14 | Hands Down BBQ | |
| 15 | Bird & Brew BBQ |
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 174.8572 · median 165.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire & Shine BBQ | |
| 2 | Zoni-Q | |
| 3 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 4 | Chambers & Char BBQ | |
| 5 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 6 | FAFO BBQ | |
| 7 | Tame the Flame BBQ | |
| 8 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 9 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | Bird & Brew BBQ | |
| 11 | Puff Puff BBQ | |
| 12 | Whiskey Business BBQ | |
| 13 | Duffy's BBQ | |
| 14 | Hot Thang | |
| 15 | Hands Down BBQ |