Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY)
2020-06-05 – 2020-06-06 · Butler, AL · 📍 213 Hamburg Ave
Reps: JANET APPLETON, SAM APPLETON
Grand Champion: LeelaQ (352.0116) · 23 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Ground Hog Smokers
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💪 A statement win
The champion won by 8.5600 points — a wider margin than 85% of championships in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
LEE LA Q won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 9–10: RIBLIFE and The Real Squeal tied on 166.2400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Batwing BBQ edged RAMMER JAMMER BBQ by 0.0112. Chicken places 8–9: RIBLIFE edged PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q by 0.0344.
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)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-05 ← this one | Butler, AL | 213 Hamburg Ave | 23 | 352.0116 | LeelaQ | — |
| 2021-06-04 | Butler, AL | 1512 West Pushmataha St | 14 | 348.5600 | HICKORY HANGOVER | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 170.2628 | 166.2516 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 169.1200 | 166.2400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
23 entries · top 352.0116 · median 326.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | Ground Hog Smokers | |
| 3 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 4 | The Real Squeal | |
| 5 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 6 | RIBLIFE | |
| 7 | Out House Smokers | |
| 8 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 9 | Batwing BBQ | |
| 10 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 11 | Poppa Pig | |
| 12 | Sneaky Creek | |
| 13 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 14 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 15 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 16 | Holy Smokers | |
| 17 | Beachin Good Barbecue | |
| 18 | TnT BBQ | |
| 19 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 20 | HOLD FAST BBQ | |
| 21 | Teryk' BBQ Crew | |
| 22 | Blended Family BBQ | |
| 23 | Tasty Biscuits |
Chicken
23 entries · top 175.4400 · median 162.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | Ground Hog Smokers | |
| 3 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 4 | The Real Squeal | |
| 5 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 6 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 8 | RIBLIFE | |
| 9 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 10 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 11 | HOLD FAST BBQ | |
| 12 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 13 | Batwing BBQ | |
| 14 | Out House Smokers | |
| 15 | Blended Family BBQ | |
| 16 | Sneaky Creek | |
| 17 | Beachin Good Barbecue | |
| 18 | Holy Smokers | |
| 19 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 20 | Poppa Pig | |
| 21 | TnT BBQ | |
| 22 | Teryk' BBQ Crew | |
| 23 | Tasty Biscuits |
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 176.5716 · median 165.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | Out House Smokers | |
| 3 | Poppa Pig | |
| 4 | Ground Hog Smokers | |
| 5 | Sneaky Creek | |
| 6 | Batwing BBQ | |
| 7 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 8 | TnT BBQ | |
| 9 | RIBLIFE | |
| 10 | The Real Squeal | |
| 11 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 12 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 13 | Holy Smokers | |
| 14 | Beachin Good Barbecue | |
| 15 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 16 | Teryk' BBQ Crew | |
| 17 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 18 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 19 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 20 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 21 | HOLD FAST BBQ | |
| 22 | Tasty Biscuits | |
| 23 | Blended Family BBQ |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Backyard Sauce
16 entries · top 174.8456 · median 167.7142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 3 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 4 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 5 | The Real Squeal | |
| 6 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 7 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 8 | Teryk' BBQ Crew | |
| 9 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 10 | Batwing BBQ | |
| 11 | Ground Hog Smokers | |
| 12 | Holy Smokers | |
| 13 | Out House Smokers | |
| 14 | Beachin Good Barbecue | |
| 15 | RIBLIFE | |
| 16 | out house smoker A |