Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 3
2020-08-29 · Herron, 6211 · AUSTRALIA · 📍 185 Clifton Downs Rd
Reps: KARINA RUMENS, ROB STEVENS
Grand Champion: Fire In My Belly (325.6912) · 14 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Goorjus BBQ
Entries
14
2 judged meats
Top score
325.6912
Winning margin
1.1540
GC over RC
Field average
298.39
median 305.10
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.3316 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
302.2400
10th place overall
Field spread
168.5368
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 99%
beats 1% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.08 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1496
avg power rating going in · stronger than 0% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 7–8: Bush Chooken Carnivores edged Barker's Barbecue by 0.0112. Chicken places 5–6: Pit Bull Smokers edged Smokin' Bush BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Running Bird BBQ edged Blue Smoke BBQ by 0.0116.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 165.7256 | 157.1544 | 152.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 165.1544 | 158.8228 | 149.1428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
14 entries · top 325.6912 · median 305.1032
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire in my Belly | |
| 2 | Goorjus BBQ | |
| 3 | BSA | |
| 4 | Barker's Barbecue | |
| 5 | Bush Chooken Carnivores | |
| 6 | Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | Running Bird BBQ | |
| 8 | GlazenUp BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin' Bush BBQ | |
| 10 | Yeet the meat | |
| 11 | Baldies BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokey Hunter BBQ | |
| 13 | Stockyard BBQ | |
| 14 | Pit Bull Smokers |
Chicken
14 entries · top 165.7256 · median 155.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire in my Belly | |
| 2 | BSA | |
| 3 | Goorjus BBQ | |
| 4 | GlazenUp BBQ | |
| 5 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 6 | Smokin' Bush BBQ | |
| 7 | Bush Chooken Carnivores | |
| 8 | Barker's Barbecue | |
| 9 | Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | Stockyard BBQ | |
| 11 | Running Bird BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokey Hunter BBQ | |
| 13 | Yeet the meat | |
| 14 | Baldies BBQ |
Pork Ribs
13 entries · top 165.1544 · median 154.8460
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goorjus BBQ | |
| 2 | Baldies BBQ | |
| 3 | Fire in my Belly | |
| 4 | BSA | |
| 5 | Barker's Barbecue | |
| 6 | Bush Chooken Carnivores | |
| 7 | Running Bird BBQ | |
| 8 | Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | Yeet the meat | |
| 10 | Smokey Hunter BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin' Bush BBQ | |
| 12 | Stockyard BBQ | |
| 13 | GlazenUp BBQ |