Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)
2021-10-01 – 2021-10-02 · Tahlequah, OK
Reps: LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH · Prize money: $4,375.00
Grand Champion: Second Hand Smoke (532.0000) · 20 teams
Entries
20
4 categories
Top score
532.0000
Winning margin
5.7484
GC over RC
Field average
494.60
median 490.50
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
493.0628
what a walk cost here
Field spread
80.1144
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,375.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 73%
beats 27% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1505
avg power rating going in · stronger than 8% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Second Hand Smoke took the Grand Championship home to AL.
🃏 An upset on the books
Secondhand Smoke came in rated below the field's top team, Damn Fine Beef & Swine, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-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)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-01 ← this one | Tahlequah, OK | 20 | 532.0000 | Second Hand Smoke |
| 2023-08-04 | Tahlequah, OK | 36 | 699.9772 | TINY E |
| 2023-08-04 | Tahlequah, OK | 23 | 176.0116 | SPEEDY PIG |
| 2025-05-02 | Tahlequah, OK | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-02 | Tahlequah, OK | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-02 | Tahlequah, OK | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Anything butt
11 entries · top 173.7256 · median 169.6800
Backyard Series — Chicken
20 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.4172
Backyard Series — Overall
20 entries · top 532.0000 · median 490.4972
Backyard Series — Pork
20 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6744
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
20 entries · top 176.5716 · median 163.9658