A statement win
8.0116
points clear of the field
Wider than 85% of the 612 championships in the data
The champion won by 8.0116 points — a wider margin than 85% of championships in the data.
Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Apr 9–10, 2021 · Derby, KS · 📍 6841 S 143rd St E
Reps: Larry Voth, Lynda Voth
Damn Fine Beef & Swine won Grand Champion at the Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) on April 9, 2021 in Derby, KS at 6841 S 143rd St E, scoring 337.1200 in a field of 13 teams. Compete BBQ Team took Reserve Grand Champion with 329.1084. Category winners: Chicken — Damn Fine Beef & Swine (176.0000); Pork Ribs — Compete BBQ Team (172.0000).
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.
262.70
median 317.70
337.12 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176
- Pork Ribs 172
122.21
176
Entries
13
2 judged meats
Top score
337.1200
Winning margin
8.0116
GC over RC
Field average
310.53
262.70337.12
median 317.70 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
7.9772 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
303.8972
262.70337.12
10th place overall
Field spread
74.4228
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 91%
beats 9% of 612 Backyard Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.22 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,493
avg power rating going in · stronger than 0% of contests
Storylines (1 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.
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 | 176 | 157.1084 | 149.0968 |
| Pork Ribs | 172 | 164.0228 | 151.3600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
13 entries · top 337.1200 · median 317.7028
Chicken
13 entries · top 176 · median 154.9372
Pork Ribs
13 entries · top 172 · median 161.1200