Butlerfest 2019(BACKYARD ONLY)
2019-10-11 – 2019-10-12 · Butler, AL
Reps: JANET APPLETON, SAM APPLETON · Prize money: $3,600.00
Grand Champion: Ground Hog Smokers (345.7028) · 20 teams
Entries
20
3 categories
Top score
345.7028
Winning margin
5.1544
GC over RC
Field average
310.22
median 320.30
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Ancillary — Sauce
3.4056 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
320.5716
what a walk cost here
Field spread
176.0000
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,600.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 91%
beats 9% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1509
avg power rating going in · stronger than 14% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
Ground Hog Smokers came in rated below the field's top team, Sweet Cheeks BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Sauce
18 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.9770
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | Ground Hog Smokers | |
| 3 | RIBLIFE | |
| 4 | BuddyQ | |
| 5 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 6 | Sneaky Creek | |
| 7 | Southern Comfort | |
| 8 | Beachin Good Barbecue | |
| 9 | Bama-Que | |
| 10 | HOLD FAST BBQ | |
| 11 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 12 | Georgia Pacific | |
| 13 | BUTTS & BONES BBQ | |
| 14 | Blended Family BBQ | |
| 15 | Team Ballinger | |
| 16 | Pipeline Pit Krew | |
| 17 | Heavyweights BBQ | |
| 18 | Jaxson Brown BBQ |
Backyard Series — Chicken
20 entries · top 174.2628 · median 160.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | Pipeline Pit Krew | |
| 3 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 4 | Ground Hog Smokers | |
| 5 | Team Ballinger | |
| 6 | Beachin Good Barbecue | |
| 7 | Bama-Que | |
| 8 | RIBLIFE | |
| 9 | HOLD FAST BBQ | |
| 10 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 11 | Blended Family BBQ | |
| 12 | BUTTS & BONES BBQ | |
| 13 | Southern Comfort | |
| 14 | Jaxson Brown BBQ | |
| 15 | Sneaky Creek | |
| 16 | BuddyQ | |
| 17 | Lee & Reed BBQ Team | |
| 18 | Georgia Pacific | |
| 19 | TnT BBQ | |
| 20 | Heavyweights BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
20 entries · top 345.7028 · median 320.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ground Hog Smokers | |
| 2 | Beachin Good Barbecue | |
| 3 | Team Ballinger | |
| 4 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 6 | Bama-Que | |
| 7 | RIBLIFE | |
| 8 | Jaxson Brown BBQ | |
| 9 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 10 | Pipeline Pit Krew | |
| 11 | BuddyQ | |
| 12 | HOLD FAST BBQ | |
| 13 | Southern Comfort | |
| 14 | Georgia Pacific | |
| 15 | TnT BBQ | |
| 16 | BUTTS & BONES BBQ | |
| 17 | Blended Family BBQ | |
| 18 | Sneaky Creek | |
| 19 | Lee & Reed BBQ Team | |
| 20 | Heavyweights BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
20 entries · top 176.5600 · median 160.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaxson Brown BBQ | |
| 2 | Ground Hog Smokers | |
| 3 | Beachin Good Barbecue | |
| 4 | Bama-Que | |
| 5 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 6 | Team Ballinger | |
| 7 | RIBLIFE | |
| 8 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 9 | BuddyQ | |
| 10 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 11 | Southern Comfort | |
| 12 | Georgia Pacific | |
| 13 | HOLD FAST BBQ | |
| 14 | TnT BBQ | |
| 15 | Pipeline Pit Krew | |
| 16 | BUTTS & BONES BBQ | |
| 17 | Blended Family BBQ | |
| 18 | Sneaky Creek | |
| 19 | Lee & Reed BBQ Team | |
| 20 | Heavyweights BBQ |