Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL)
2019-10-25 – 2019-10-26 · Lynchburg, TN
Reps: LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH · Prize money: $5,350.00
Grand Champion: Scratch N Dent BBQ (526.8572) · 42 teams
Entries
42
3 categories
Top score
526.8572
Winning margin
5.7144
GC over RC
Field average
494.65
median 493.34
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
4.0228 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
510.8800
what a walk cost here
Field spread
77.1772
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,350.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 73%
beats 27% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1515
avg power rating going in · stronger than 20% of contests
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.
🃏 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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-23 | 41 | 521.1200 | Bull & Bones | |
| 2016-10-21 | 41 | 521.7028 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 2017-10-27 | 42 | 519.9656 | I ATE DA BONES BBQ | |
| 2018-10-26 | 41 | 515.3828 | Bull & Bones | |
| 2019-10-25 ← this one | Lynchburg, TN | 42 | 526.8572 | Scratch N Dent BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
42 entries · top 178.8800 · median 165.6684
Backyard Series — Overall
42 entries · top 526.8572 · median 493.3428
Backyard Series — Pork
42 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.2456
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
42 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.8228