Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL)
2019-10-25 – 2019-10-26 · Lynchburg, TN · 📍 Wiseman Park
Reps: LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH · Prize money: $5,350.00
Grand Champion: Scratch N Dent BBQ (526.8572) · 42 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Skillinit
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Bull & Bones has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Scratch N Dent BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: SWEET CHEEKS BBQ and The Real Squeal BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: The Real Squeal BBQ and Fat N Juicy Butts tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Dixie Pigs and Chicks BBQ Team and Sneaky Creek BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
Scratch N Dent BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, LEE LA Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-23 | Lynchburg, TN | 41 | 521.1200 | Bull & Bones | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 2016-10-21 | Wiseman Park | 41 | 521.7028 | SOUTH RYLAND | Peach Pitters | |
| 2017-10-27 | Wiseman Park | 42 | 519.9656 | I ATE DA BONES BBQ | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ | |
| 2018-10-26 | Wiseman Park | 41 | 515.3828 | Bull & Bones | Old Natchez Provisions | |
| 2019-10-25 ← this one | Lynchburg, TN | Wiseman Park | 42 | 526.8572 | Scratch N Dent BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8800 | 174.2628 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 170.2972 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 173.1200 | 171.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
42 entries · top 526.8572 · median 493.3428
Chicken
42 entries · top 178.8800 · median 165.6684
Pork Ribs
42 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.8228
Pork
42 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.2456