Smokin' & Stokin' Trussville (BACKYARD ONLY)
2019-10-11 – 2019-10-12 · Trussville, AL · 📍 5381 Trussville Clay RD
Reps: MERRIALYCE ALVAREZ, STEVE ALVAREZ · Prize money: $3,100.00
Grand Champion: Hell On Squeals (498.2172) · 17 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 The Real Squeal BBQ
Entries
17
3 judged meats
Top score
498.2172
Winning margin
2.2628
GC over RC
Field average
473.31
median 477.66
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
4.5944 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
474.7884
10th place overall
Field spread
52.4112
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,100.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 16%
beats 84% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
12%
of the 17 teams with a home region came from outside AL
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.07 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1506
avg power rating going in · stronger than 9% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 5–6: Drytech Fire Service edged Backyard Grilling & Smoking by 0.0112. Chicken places 1–2: Poppalicious edged HELL ON SQUEALS by 0.0228. Pork places 5–6: BUBBAQ edged BBQ Realtor by 0.0228.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.7372 | 163.4400 | 154.7884 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7256 | 164.5828 | 160.0572 |
| Pork | 165.7372 | 161.1428 | 157.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
17 entries · top 498.2172 · median 477.6576
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 2 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 3 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 4 | Poppalicious | |
| 5 | Backyard Grilling & Smoking | |
| 6 | BUBBAQ | |
| 7 | Smokology | |
| 8 | Drytech Fire Service | |
| 9 | Pork Life | |
| 10 | Double A's BBQ | |
| 11 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke em if you got em | |
| 13 | All Sauced Up | |
| 14 | Blue Creek Q | |
| 15 | MEALFIT | |
| 16 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 17 | BBQ Realtor |
Chicken
17 entries · top 173.7372 · median 155.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poppalicious | |
| 2 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 3 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 4 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 5 | Drytech Fire Service | |
| 6 | Pork Life | |
| 7 | BUBBAQ | |
| 8 | Double A's BBQ | |
| 9 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 10 | Backyard Grilling & Smoking | |
| 11 | All Sauced Up | |
| 12 | Smokology | |
| 13 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 14 | Blue Creek Q | |
| 15 | Smoke em if you got em | |
| 16 | BBQ Realtor | |
| 17 | MEALFIT |
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 173.7256 · median 160.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 2 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokology | |
| 4 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 5 | Drytech Fire Service | |
| 6 | Backyard Grilling & Smoking | |
| 7 | BUBBAQ | |
| 8 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 9 | Double A's BBQ | |
| 10 | Smoke em if you got em | |
| 11 | All Sauced Up | |
| 12 | Poppalicious | |
| 13 | MEALFIT | |
| 14 | Pork Life | |
| 15 | Blue Creek Q | |
| 16 | BBQ Realtor | |
| 17 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team |
Pork
17 entries · top 165.7372 · median 158.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Backyard Grilling & Smoking | |
| 2 | Pork Life | |
| 3 | Smokology | |
| 4 | MEALFIT | |
| 5 | BUBBAQ | |
| 6 | BBQ Realtor | |
| 7 | Poppalicious | |
| 8 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 9 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 10 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Double A's BBQ | |
| 12 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 13 | Blue Creek Q | |
| 14 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke em if you got em | |
| 16 | Drytech Fire Service | |
| 17 | All Sauced Up |