Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
2021-08-20 – 2021-08-21 · Frostburg, MD · 📍 11200 Hoffman Hollow Dr.
Reps: ANGELA MCKEE, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $1,450.00
Grand Champion: Ham Squad (346.2628) · 18 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Gold-N-Blue Barbecue
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5368 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Ham Squad took the Grand Championship home to VA.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 3–4: Optimus Swine and SWEET & SAVORY BBQ tied on 169.1316 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Gold-N-Blue Barbecue and Kane's BBQ tied on 167.4288 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: 4 J's BBQ edged Dog Bite Barbecue by 0.1144.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Gold-N-Blue Barbecue (won ).
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)
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Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frostburg, MD | 11200 Hoffman Hollow RD | 8 | 340.5600 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | — | |
| 2018-08-18 | Bobby Preston Amphitheater, 11300 Hoffman Hollow Rd | — | — | — | — | |
| 2021-08-20 ← this one | Frostburg, MD | 11200 Hoffman Hollow Dr. | 18 | 346.2628 | Ham Squad | — |
| 2022-08-19 | Frostburg, MD | 11200 Hoffman Hollow Dr. | 12 | 339.4400 | Dog Bite Barbecue | — |
| 2023-08-18 | Frostburg, MD | 11200 Hoffman Hollow Dr. | 11 | 349.1544 | Better Half BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 170.2628 | 162.2400 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0344 | 167.4288 | 161.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
18 entries · top 346.2628 · median 328.2286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ham Squad | |
| 2 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 3 | Optimus Swine | |
| 4 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 5 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 6 | Zoni-Q | |
| 7 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 8 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 9 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 10 | 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker | |
| 11 | Zen Piggy | |
| 12 | 2 Pits BBQ | |
| 13 | 4 J's BBQ | |
| 14 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 15 | Cross Crease BBQ | |
| 16 | Fire Crafted Barbeque Co. | |
| 17 | 'Ba-Ba-Que Black Sheep | |
| 18 | Golden Idol BBQ |
Chicken
18 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 2 | Optimus Swine | |
| 3 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 4 | Ham Squad | |
| 5 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 6 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 7 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 8 | 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker | |
| 9 | 2 Pits BBQ | |
| 10 | Zen Piggy | |
| 11 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 12 | Fire Crafted Barbeque Co. | |
| 13 | Zoni-Q | |
| 14 | 4 J's BBQ | |
| 15 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 16 | Cross Crease BBQ | |
| 17 | Golden Idol BBQ | |
| 18 | 'Ba-Ba-Que Black Sheep |
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 176.0344 · median 161.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoni-Q | |
| 2 | Ham Squad | |
| 3 | Optimus Swine | |
| 4 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 5 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 6 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 7 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 8 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 9 | 4 J's BBQ | |
| 10 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 11 | Zen Piggy | |
| 12 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 13 | 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker | |
| 14 | Cross Crease BBQ | |
| 15 | 'Ba-Ba-Que Black Sheep | |
| 16 | 2 Pits BBQ | |
| 17 | Fire Crafted Barbeque Co. | |
| 18 | Golden Idol BBQ |