A statement win
13.1424
points clear of the field
Wider than 95% of the 713 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.1424 points — a wider margin than 95% of championships in the data.
Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY)
2019-09-06 – 2019-09-07 · Arab, AL · 📍 Arab, AL 35016
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER
Grand Champion: Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ (523.3596) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 REDBONES BBQ
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.
459.22
median 497.01
523.36 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.70
- Pork Ribs 180.00 🔥
- Pork 173.12
149.07
180.00
Entries
19
3 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
523.3596
Winning margin
13.1424
GC over RC
Field average
496.69
459.22523.36
median 497.01 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
497.0056
459.22523.36
10th place overall
Field spread
64.1368
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 8%
beats 92% of 713 Backyard Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.72 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1543
avg power rating going in · stronger than 32% of contests
Storylines (4 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
Tie
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: Bonnie BlueBBQ and SWEET CHEEKS BBQ tied on 172.5484 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: BAMA BOYS BBQ and PERFECTLY BLENDED tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: DANG GOOD BBQ and HELL ON SQUEALS tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 3
meats called to the stage
SWEET CHEEKS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 3 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 4th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 3rd
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.
- SWEET CHEEKS BBQ · Pork Ribs
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.7028 | 171.9656 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 169.7144 | 166.2284 |
| Pork | 173.1200 | 169.6800 | 165.6684 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
19 entries · top 523.3596 · median 497.0056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 2 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 3 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 4 | LEE LA Q | |
| 5 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 6 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 7 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | Slingin Pig Meat | |
| 9 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 10 | RIBLIFE | |
| 11 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 12 | Bonnie BlueBBQ | |
| 13 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 14 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 15 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 17 | Simply Smoked | |
| 18 | All Smoked Up | |
| 19 | Asphalt Cowboys BBQ Team |
Chicken
19 entries · top 173.7028 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 2 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 3 | Bonnie BlueBBQ | |
| 4 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 7 | RIBLIFE | |
| 8 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 10 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 11 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 12 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 13 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 14 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 15 | Simply Smoked | |
| 16 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 17 | Slingin Pig Meat | |
| 18 | Asphalt Cowboys BBQ Team | |
| 19 | All Smoked Up |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2284 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 2 | Slingin Pig Meat | |
| 3 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 4 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 7 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 8 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 9 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 10 | Simply Smoked | |
| 11 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 12 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 14 | Bonnie BlueBBQ | |
| 15 | All Smoked Up | |
| 16 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 17 | RIBLIFE | |
| 18 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 19 | Asphalt Cowboys BBQ Team |
Pork
19 entries · top 173.1200 · median 165.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 2 | RIBLIFE | |
| 3 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 4 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 5 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 6 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 7 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 8 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 9 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | LEE LA Q | |
| 11 | Slingin Pig Meat | |
| 12 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 13 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 14 | All Smoked Up | |
| 15 | Bonnie BlueBBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 17 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 18 | Simply Smoked | |
| 19 | Asphalt Cowboys BBQ Team |
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 — Dessert
7 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIBLIFE | |
| 2 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | Asphalt Cowboys BBQ Team | |
| 5 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 6 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 7 | BAMA BOYS BBQ |