Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY)
2021-09-24 – 2021-09-25 · Ashland, VA · 📍 11322 Air Park Drive
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, BILL JONES · Prize money: $1,650.00
Grand Champion: OPTIMUS SWINE 757 (510.2056) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Bowmans Butt & BBQ
Entries
19
3 judged meats
Top score
510.2056
Winning margin
3.4400
GC over RC
Field average
492.88
median 498.75
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.1316 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
498.7544
10th place overall
Field spread
49.2228
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,650.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 14%
beats 86% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
16%
of the 19 teams with a home region came from outside VA
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.7 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1567
avg power rating going in · stronger than 71% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: Optimus Swine and Mispillion Meat Works tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: LOVE-N-SMOKE and Buckshot's BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: LOVE-N-SMOKE and Optimus Swine tied on 163.9428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 | 176.5600 | 172.5828 | 167.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.8344 | 169.7028 | 162.2516 |
| Pork | 174.2744 | 169.1200 | 163.9428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
19 entries · top 510.2056 · median 498.7544
Chicken
19 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.9772
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 170.8344 · median 162.2516
Pork
19 entries · top 174.2744 · median 163.9428