Photo finishes
Tie
decided the closest call
Chicken places 5–6: The Seventh Layer BBQ and Bar-B-Qed Beast tied on 154.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
— · Frostburg, MD · 📍 11200 Hoffman Hollow RD
Reps: Angela McKee, Robert McKee · Prize money: $1,500
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue won Grand Champion at the Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) in Frostburg, MD at 11200 Hoffman Hollow RD, scoring 340.5600 in a field of 8 teams. Golden Idol BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 337.1656. Category winners: Chicken — Golden Idol BBQ (172.0344); Pork Ribs — Fire Crackin' BBQ (178.8800).
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.
174.85
median 328.54
340.56 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 172.03
- Pork Ribs 178.88
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178.88
Entries
8
2 judged meats
Top score
340.5600
Winning margin
3.3944
GC over RC
Field average
309.35
174.85340.56
median 328.54 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
14.3316 pts across the top 5
Field spread
165.7144
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,500
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 86%
beats 14% of 616 Backyard Series wins in the data
Storylines (1 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.
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
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — ← this one | Frostburg, MD | 11200 Hoffman Hollow RD | 8 | 340.5600 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue |
| Aug 18, 2018 | Frostburg, MD | Bobby Preston Amphitheater, 11300 Hoffman Hollow Rd | — | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Frostburg, MD | 11200 Hoffman Hollow Dr. | 18 | 346.2628 | Ham Squad |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Frostburg, MD | 11200 Hoffman Hollow Dr. | 12 | 339.4400 | Dog Bite Barbecue |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Frostburg, MD | 11200 Hoffman Hollow Dr. | 11 | 349.1544 | Better Half BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.0344 | 154.8456 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 164.5484 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
8 entries · top 340.5600 · median 328.5370
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 2 | Golden Idol BBQ | |
| 3 | Fire Crackin' BBQ | |
| 4 | D'Qued Barbeque | |
| 5 | Bar-B-Qed Beast | |
| 6 | Sweet Momma BBQ | |
| 7 | Ba Ba Que Black Sheep | |
| 8 | The Seventh Layer BBQ |
Chicken
8 entries · top 172.0344 · median 160.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden Idol BBQ | |
| 2 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 3 | D'Qued Barbeque | |
| 4 | Sweet Momma BBQ | |
| 5 | The Seventh Layer BBQ | |
| 6 | Bar-B-Qed Beast | |
| 7 | Fire Crackin' BBQ | |
| 8 | Ba Ba Que Black Sheep |
Pork Ribs
8 entries · top 178.8800 · median 164.8398
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire Crackin' BBQ | |
| 2 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 3 | Bar-B-Qed Beast | |
| 4 | Golden Idol BBQ | |
| 5 | D'Qued Barbeque | |
| 6 | Ba Ba Que Black Sheep | |
| 7 | Sweet Momma BBQ | |
| 8 | The Seventh Layer BBQ |