Oct 25–26, 2019 · Lynchburg, TN · 📍 Wiseman Park
Reps: Larry Voth, Lynda Voth · Prize money: $5,350
Scratch N Dent BBQ won Grand Champion at the Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) on October 25, 2019 in Lynchburg, TN at Wiseman Park, scoring 526.8572 in a field of 42 teams. Skillinit took Reserve Grand Champion with 521.1428. Category winners: Chicken — Skillinit (178.8800); Pork Ribs — Sneaky Creek BBQ (178.8572); Pork — Scratch N Dent BBQ (177.1428). This is the 5th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by Bull & Bones.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2018 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100
Scratch N Dent BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, LEE LA Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Scratch N Dent BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data.
2 of 5 tracked editions
Bull & Bones has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
Scratch N Dent BBQ finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
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.
Scratch N Dent BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 3 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
Sneaky Creek BBQ turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 177.7372 that had stood across 4 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2015 | Lynchburg, TN | Lynchburg, TN | 41 | 521.1200 | Bull & Bones | SOUTH RYLAND |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Lynchburg, TN | Wiseman Park | 41 | 521.7028 | SOUTH RYLAND | Peach Pitters |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Lynchburg, TN | Wiseman Park | 42 | 519.9656 | I ATE DA BONES BBQ | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Lynchburg, TN | Wiseman Park | 41 | 515.3828 | Bull & Bones | Old Natchez Provisions |
| Oct 25, 2019 ← this one | Lynchburg, TN | Wiseman Park | 42 | 526.8572 | Scratch N Dent BBQ | — |
| 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 |
42 entries · top 526.8572 · median 493.3428 · out of 540, not the usual 360
42 entries · top 178.8800 · median 165.6684
42 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.8228
42 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.2456