Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY)

2021-09-25 – 2021-09-26 · Ashland, VA

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

Grand Champion: Lems Meat Varnish (519.9428) · 18 teams

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LEM'S MEAT VARNISH

519.9428 · Backyard Series — Overall

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SWEET & SAVORY BBQ

518.2516 · Backyard Series — Overall

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LOVE-N-SMOKE

518.2172 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

3 categories

Top score

519.9428

Winning margin

1.6912

GC over RC

Field average

497.64

median 505.39

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

2.3316 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

505.0628

what a walk cost here

Field spread

91.4856

winner to last place

Prize money

$1,650.00

on the line

Most consistent

LEM'S MEAT VARNISH

avg finish 3.67 across 3 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 1.0972 pts — LEM'S MEAT VARNISH

How hot was the win?

Top 74%

beats 26% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1575

avg power rating going in · stronger than 77% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SWEET & SAVORY BBQ

rated 1675 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6912 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.

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

18 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.8630

#	Team	Score
1	SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	178.8572
2	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	178.8572
3	LOVE-N-SMOKE	177.7144
4	The Fat is Where It's At	177.7028
5	LEM'S MEAT VARNISH	173.7028
6	Mispillion Meat Works	173.1084
7	Ham Squad	171.4172
8	Buckshot's BBQ	170.8228
9	POOR BOYS BBQ	169.1316
10	NEW RIVER BOYS	168.5944
11	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	168.5488
12	Kane's BBQ	166.2972
13	OFF THE RACK BBQ	166.2400
14	Optimus Swine	165.0972
15	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	162.2516
16	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	156.5488
17	The Printing Center BBQ	153.1084
18	OG Ribs and BBQ	134.8000

Backyard Series — Overall

18 entries · top 519.9428 · median 505.3886

#	Team	Score
1	LEM'S MEAT VARNISH	519.9428
2	SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	518.2516
3	LOVE-N-SMOKE	518.2172
4	The Fat is Where It's At	513.6344
5	Mispillion Meat Works	512.4912
6	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	509.0400
7	POOR BOYS BBQ	506.8232
8	Optimus Swine	506.7660
9	Kane's BBQ	505.7144
10	Ham Squad	505.0628
11	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	504.4916
12	NEW RIVER BOYS	495.3948
13	OFF THE RACK BBQ	493.0972
14	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	490.7888
15	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	489.5888
16	Buckshot's BBQ	487.3028
17	The Printing Center BBQ	452.5144
18	OG Ribs and BBQ	428.4572

Backyard Series — Pork

18 entries · top 172.0000 · median 165.1028

#	Team	Score
1	Mispillion Meat Works	172.0000
2	Ham Squad	171.9656
3	LOVE-N-SMOKE	169.6800
4	The Fat is Where It's At	169.6800
5	LEM'S MEAT VARNISH	169.6684
6	Optimus Swine	168.5372
7	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	167.3828
8	SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	167.3828
9	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	165.6684
10	POOR BOYS BBQ	164.5372
11	Kane's BBQ	163.9428
12	Buckshot's BBQ	163.3828
13	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	161.0972
14	OFF THE RACK BBQ	160.5600
15	NEW RIVER BOYS	160.5144
16	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	160.5144
17	The Printing Center BBQ	155.9772
18	OG Ribs and BBQ	147.9772

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

18 entries · top 176.5716 · median 167.1028

#	Team	Score
1	LEM'S MEAT VARNISH	176.5716
2	Kane's BBQ	175.4744
3	POOR BOYS BBQ	173.1544
4	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	173.1428
5	Optimus Swine	173.1316
6	SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	172.0116
7	LOVE-N-SMOKE	170.8228
8	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	170.2744
9	Mispillion Meat Works	167.3828
10	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	166.8228
11	OFF THE RACK BBQ	166.2972
12	NEW RIVER BOYS	166.2860
13	The Fat is Where It's At	166.2516
14	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	162.8000
15	Ham Squad	161.6800
16	Buckshot's BBQ	153.0972
17	OG Ribs and BBQ	145.6800
18	The Printing Center BBQ	143.4288