Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY)

2021-09-24 – 2021-09-25 · Ashland, VA

Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, BILL JONES · Prize money: $1,650.00

Grand Champion: OPTIMUS SWINE 757 (510.2056) · 19 teams

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Optimus Swine

510.2056 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Bowmans Butt & BBQ

506.7656 · Backyard Series — Overall

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LEM'S MEAT VARNISH

504.4912 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

3 categories

Top score

510.2056

Winning margin

3.4400

GC over RC

Field average

492.88

median 498.75

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

1.1316 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

498.7544

what a walk cost here

Field spread

49.2228

winner to last place

Prize money

$1,650.00

on the line

Most consistent

Optimus Swine

avg finish 5.33 across 3 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 3.4400 pts — Kane's BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 76%

beats 24% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1566

avg power rating going in · stronger than 71% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SWEET & SAVORY BBQ

rated 1671 pre-contest

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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Backyard Series — Chicken

19 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.9772

#	Team	Score
1	Optimus Swine	176.5600
2	Mispillion Meat Works	176.5600
3	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	175.4172
4	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	173.1200
5	LEM'S MEAT VARNISH	172.5828
6	LOVE-N-SMOKE	170.8228
7	Buckshot's BBQ	170.8228
8	Zoni-Q	169.1544
9	POOR BOYS BBQ	168.5372
10	SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	167.9772
11	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	167.9656
12	The Fat is Where It's At	165.7256
13	OFF THE RACK BBQ	165.0856
14	BLACK PUG SMOKE	163.3828
15	2 Pits BBQ	162.8000
16	Kane's BBQ	159.3828
17	THE PRINTING CENTER BBQ	157.7372
18	NEW RIVER BOYS	152.5716
19	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	150.1944

Backyard Series — Overall

19 entries · top 510.2056 · median 498.7544

#	Team	Score
1	Optimus Swine	510.2056
2	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	506.7656
3	LEM'S MEAT VARNISH	504.4912
4	POOR BOYS BBQ	502.2172
5	SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	501.0632
6	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	501.0400
7	OFF THE RACK BBQ	500.5372
8	Mispillion Meat Works	500.5144
9	The Fat is Where It's At	499.9428
10	LOVE-N-SMOKE	498.7544
11	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	498.7544
12	Kane's BBQ	497.6000
13	Zoni-Q	489.6800
14	Buckshot's BBQ	487.8856
15	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	482.6972
16	2 Pits BBQ	480.4800
17	THE PRINTING CENTER BBQ	478.2632
18	BLACK PUG SMOKE	462.7656
19	NEW RIVER BOYS	460.9828

Backyard Series — Pork

19 entries · top 174.2744 · median 163.9428

#	Team	Score
1	Kane's BBQ	174.2744
2	SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	170.8344
3	Buckshot's BBQ	170.2628
4	LEM'S MEAT VARNISH	169.6800
5	POOR BOYS BBQ	169.1200
6	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	167.9772
7	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	166.2628
8	OFF THE RACK BBQ	165.7372
9	LOVE-N-SMOKE	163.9428
10	Optimus Swine	163.9428
11	The Fat is Where It's At	163.3828
12	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	162.2400
13	Mispillion Meat Works	161.7144
14	NEW RIVER BOYS	161.6340
15	THE PRINTING CENTER BBQ	161.1316
16	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	161.0972
17	Zoni-Q	160.5828
18	2 Pits BBQ	151.9772
19	BLACK PUG SMOKE	145.7028

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

19 entries · top 170.8344 · median 162.2516

#	Team	Score
1	The Fat is Where It's At	170.8344
2	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	170.8228
3	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	170.2628
4	OFF THE RACK BBQ	169.7144
5	Optimus Swine	169.7028
6	2 Pits BBQ	165.7028
7	POOR BOYS BBQ	164.5600
8	LOVE-N-SMOKE	163.9888
9	Kane's BBQ	163.9428
10	SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	162.2516
11	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	162.2400
12	Mispillion Meat Works	162.2400
13	LEM'S MEAT VARNISH	162.2284
14	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	161.6572
15	Zoni-Q	159.9428
16	THE PRINTING CENTER BBQ	159.3944
17	BLACK PUG SMOKE	153.6800
18	Buckshot's BBQ	146.8000
19	NEW RIVER BOYS	146.7772