Oct 29–30, 2021 · Buckhannon, WV · 📍 90 East Main Street
Reps: Bill Jones · Prize money: $1,600
Optimus Swine won Grand Champion at the Almost Heaven's Spooktacular Backyard BBQ on October 29, 2021 in Buckhannon, WV at 90 East Main Street, scoring 350.8344 in a field of 12 teams. Ham Squad took Reserve Grand Champion with 347.4056. Category winners: Chicken — Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — SWEET & SAVORY BBQ (177.1428).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Chicken places 5–6: Ham Squad and Better Half Barbecue tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: Mispillion Meat Works edged Optimus Swine by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Kane's BBQ edged LEM'S MEAT VARNISH by 0.0116.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 172.5600 | 165.6684 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 172.5716 | 169.6916 |
12 entries · top 350.8344 · median 342.5084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Optimus Swine | |
| 2 | Ham Squad | |
| 3 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 4 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 5 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 7 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 8 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 10 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 11 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 12 | Dogpatch Q |
12 entries · top 178.2972 · median 171.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 2 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 3 | Optimus Swine | |
| 4 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 5 | Ham Squad | |
| 6 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 7 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 8 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 9 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 11 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 12 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ |
12 entries · top 177.1428 · median 170.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 2 | Optimus Swine | |
| 3 | Ham Squad | |
| 4 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 5 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 7 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 8 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 9 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 10 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 11 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 12 | Dogpatch Q |