Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)

2021-04-17 · Chelsea, AL

Reps: JANET APPLETON, SAM APPLETON · Prize money: $3,000.00

Grand Champion: Pig Destroyer (517.6684) · 21 teams

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Pig Destroyer

517.6684 · Backyard Series — Overall

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The Real Squeal BBQ

515.9660 · Backyard Series — Overall

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LEE LA Q

511.9084 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

3 categories

Top score

517.6684

Winning margin

1.7024

GC over RC

Field average

485.58

median 496.49

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

3.4400 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

497.5540

what a walk cost here

Field spread

217.7712

winner to last place

Prize money

$3,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

The Real Squeal BBQ

avg finish 2.67 across 3 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 4.5944 pts — Pig Destroyer

How hot was the win?

Top 75%

beats 25% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1538

avg power rating going in · stronger than 44% of contests

Top-rated in the field

LEE LA Q

rated 1717 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.7024 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

Pig Destroyer took the Grand Championship home to TN.

🃏 An upset on the books

Pig Destroyer came in rated below the field's top team, LEE LA Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2018-04-21		—	—	—
2019-04-05	Chelsea, AL	18	356.5944	RedBones BBQ
2021-04-17 ← this one	Chelsea, AL	21	517.6684	Pig Destroyer
2022-04-02	Chelsea, AL	20	520.5144	RibLife
2023-04-14	Chelsea, AL	17	521.6572	Smokey Bee's
2024-04-05	Chelsea, AL	16	347.3944	Jury's Out

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Backyard Series — Chicken

20 entries · top 174.2744 · median 168.5544

#	Team	Score
1	The Real Squeal BBQ	174.2744
2	Redline BBQ	172.5600
3	Alright Guys BBQ	172.5600
4	Pig Destroyer	171.4056
5	Dogpatch Q	170.8344
6	Thin Blue Swine	170.8228
7	Twin States BBQ	170.8228
8	LEE LA Q	170.8228
9	HELL ON SQUEALS	169.6916
10	Jury's Out	169.1316
11	RIBLIFE	167.9772
12	A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT	167.3944
13	HOLY SMOKIN!!!	167.3712
14	REDBONES BBQ	165.1084
15	TFS PIT VIPERS	164.5372
16	Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team	162.7884
17	Butt Munchers	160.5028
18	The Right Wingers	159.3940
19	Team Spirit	155.9544
20	2 Couyons BBQ Team	147.9200

Backyard Series — Overall

21 entries · top 517.6684 · median 496.4920

#	Team	Score
1	Pig Destroyer	517.6684
2	The Real Squeal BBQ	515.9660
3	LEE LA Q	511.9084
4	HELL ON SQUEALS	510.2404
5	TFS PIT VIPERS	502.2060
6	REDBONES BBQ	502.2056
7	Twin States BBQ	502.1944
8	RIBLIFE	500.5372
9	Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team	498.6968
10	HOLY SMOKIN!!!	497.5540
11	Jury's Out	496.4920
12	A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT	495.3372
13	Dogpatch Q	493.6116
14	Team Spirit	488.5144
15	Butt Munchers	486.1028
16	Thin Blue Swine	484.3884
17	Redline BBQ	482.1488
18	Alright Guys BBQ	474.6972
19	2 Couyons BBQ Team	472.4112
20	The Right Wingers	464.4684
21	Swinging Swine	299.8972

Backyard Series — Pork

21 entries · top 176.0116 · median 165.1200

#	Team	Score
1	Pig Destroyer	176.0116
2	The Real Squeal BBQ	171.4172
3	RIBLIFE	170.2972
4	HOLY SMOKIN!!!	169.6800
5	Twin States BBQ	169.6800
6	Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team	169.6684
7	Alright Guys BBQ	167.9772
8	REDBONES BBQ	167.4056
9	LEE LA Q	167.3828
10	TFS PIT VIPERS	166.2400
11	HELL ON SQUEALS	165.1200
12	Butt Munchers	161.6456
13	A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT	161.0856
14	2 Couyons BBQ Team	159.9540
15	Team Spirit	157.7028
16	Jury's Out	157.6688
17	Thin Blue Swine	155.9084
18	Dogpatch Q	154.8000
19	Redline BBQ	152.5028
20	The Right Wingers	152.5028
21	Swinging Swine	150.8228

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

21 entries · top 175.4288 · median 166.2400

#	Team	Score
1	HELL ON SQUEALS	175.4288
2	Team Spirit	174.8572
3	LEE LA Q	173.7028
4	TFS PIT VIPERS	171.4288
5	The Real Squeal BBQ	170.2744
6	Pig Destroyer	170.2512
7	REDBONES BBQ	169.6916
8	Jury's Out	169.6916
9	Dogpatch Q	167.9772
10	A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT	166.8572
11	Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team	166.2400
12	2 Couyons BBQ Team	164.5372
13	Butt Munchers	163.9544
14	RIBLIFE	162.2628
15	Twin States BBQ	161.6916
16	HOLY SMOKIN!!!	160.5028
17	Thin Blue Swine	157.6572
18	Redline BBQ	157.0860
19	The Right Wingers	152.5716
20	Swinging Swine	149.0744
21	Alright Guys BBQ	134.1600