A first Grand Championship
3
tracked contests to get there
This was Fire In My Belly's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 3
Aug 29, 2020 · Herron, Australia · AUSTRALIA · 📍 185 Clifton Downs Rd
Reps: Karina Rumens, Rob Stevens
Fire in my Belly won Grand Champion at the Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 3 on August 29, 2020 in Herron, 6211 at 185 Clifton Downs Rd, scoring 325.6912 in a field of 14 teams. Goorjus BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 324.5372. Category winners: Chicken — Fire in my Belly (165.7256); Pork Ribs — Goorjus BBQ (165.1544).
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.
157.15
median 305.10
325.69 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 165.73
- Pork Ribs 165.15
139.99
165.73
Entries
14
2 judged meats
Top score
325.6912
Winning margin
1.1540
GC over RC
Field average
298.39
157.15325.69
median 305.10 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.3316 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
302.2400
157.15325.69
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 610 Backyard Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.14 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,496
avg power rating going in · stronger than 0% of contests
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.
A rookie on the podium
2nd
at their first tracked contest
Goorjus BBQ finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
0.0112
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
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.
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0112
- Chicken 5–6 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · 0.0460
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)
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 |