A statement win
14.3312
points clear of the field
Wider than 96% of the 610 championships in the data
The champion won by 14.3312 points — a wider margin than 96% of championships in the data.
Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 2 (Backyard Only)
— · Bakersville, Australia · AUSTRALIA · 📍 Feral Brewery
Reps: Karina Rumens, Rob Stevens
Fire in my Belly won Grand Champion at the Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 2 (Backyard Only) in Bakersville, WA at Feral Brewery, scoring 336.6400 in a field of 14 teams. Bush Chooken Carnivores took Reserve Grand Champion with 322.3088. Category winners: Chicken — Fire in my Belly (172.0228); Pork Ribs — Fire in my Belly (164.6172).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
293.66
median 309.99
336.64 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 172.02
- Pork Ribs 164.62
137.69
172.02
Entries
14
2 judged meats
Top score
336.6400
Winning margin
14.3312
GC over RC
Field average
311.07
293.66336.64
median 309.99 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
305.6800
293.66336.64
10th place overall
Field spread
42.9828
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 91%
beats 9% of 610 Backyard Series wins in the data
Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 4 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 5–6: Rack Em Up and Eatn' BBQ tied on 158.8800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: Smokin' Bush BBQ edged Goorjus BBQ by 0.0456. Pork Ribs places 2–3: Barker's Barbecue edged Bush Chooken Carnivores by 0.0456.
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 2–3 · 0.0456
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · 0.0456
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0456
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
Fire in my Belly won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
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
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.0228 | 161.1544 | 150.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 164.6172 | 158.8800 | 151.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
14 entries · top 336.6400 · median 309.9944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire in my Belly | |
| 2 | Bush Chooken Carnivores | |
| 3 | Goorjus BBQ | |
| 4 | GlazenUp BBQ | |
| 5 | Barker's Barbecue | |
| 6 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 7 | Smokin' Bush BBQ | |
| 8 | Yeet the meat | |
| 9 | Eatn' BBQ | |
| 10 | Rack Em Up | |
| 11 | BSA | |
| 12 | Baldie's BBQ | |
| 13 | Running Bird BBQ | |
| 14 | Stockyard BBQ |
Chicken
14 entries · top 172.0228 · median 157.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire in my Belly | |
| 2 | Smokin' Bush BBQ | |
| 3 | Goorjus BBQ | |
| 4 | Yeet the meat | |
| 5 | Bush Chooken Carnivores | |
| 6 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 7 | GlazenUp BBQ | |
| 8 | Stockyard BBQ | |
| 9 | Barker's Barbecue | |
| 10 | Running Bird BBQ | |
| 11 | Baldie's BBQ | |
| 12 | Eatn' BBQ | |
| 13 | Rack Em Up | |
| 14 | BSA |
Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 164.6172 · median 156.8628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire in my Belly | |
| 2 | Barker's Barbecue | |
| 3 | Bush Chooken Carnivores | |
| 4 | BSA | |
| 5 | Rack Em Up | |
| 6 | Eatn' BBQ | |
| 7 | GlazenUp BBQ | |
| 8 | Goorjus BBQ | |
| 9 | Baldie's BBQ | |
| 10 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 11 | Running Bird BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokin' Bush BBQ | |
| 13 | Yeet the meat | |
| 14 | Stockyard BBQ |