Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)
2021-11-12 – 2021-11-13 · Vicksburg, MS
Reps: JANET APPLETON, SAM APPLETON · Prize money: $15,000.00
Grand Champion: HESS HOGS 4 (355.4172) · 30 teams
Entries
30
2 categories
Top score
355.4172
Winning margin
2.2856
GC over RC
Field average
336.21
median 338.82
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
343.4172
what a walk cost here
Field spread
56.0344
winner to last place
Prize money
$15,000.00
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 79%
beats 21% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1524
avg power rating going in · stronger than 30% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
HESS HOGS 4 took the Grand Championship home to AL.
🃏 An upset on the books
HESSHOGS came in rated below the field's top team, REDBONES BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-12 ← this one | Vicksburg, MS | 30 | 355.4172 | HESS HOGS 4 |
| 2022-10-21 | Vicksburg, MS | 28 | 346.8572 | Rammer Jammer BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HESSHOGS | |
| 2 | BALLINGER BBQ | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 5 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 6 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 7 | SECOND HAND SMOKE | |
| 8 | EDDIE WRIGHT BBQ | |
| 9 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE & SMOKE CATERING | |
| 11 | Redbones BBQ | |
| 12 | CREEKSIDE BBQ | |
| 13 | RIBLIFE | |
| 14 | ADONIS KENNELS | |
| 15 | MOTHER HEIFER | |
| 16 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 17 | BACK PORCH BBQ | |
| 18 | LEE'S HEAVENLY BBQ | |
| 19 | M&M BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 20 | DA BAD BOYZ | |
| 21 | RIVER CITY PIT BROS | |
| 22 | COUNTRY BOYS CATERING | |
| 23 | SUGS BARBECUE | |
| 24 | TRIPLE C GRILL MASTERS | |
| 25 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 26 | PICK'N OUR BUTTS BBQ | |
| 27 | W&W SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 28 | BNB FOOD | |
| 29 | THE TATTOOED CHEF | |
| 30 | THE YARDCHEFF |
Backyard Series — Overall
30 entries · top 355.4172 · median 338.8170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HESSHOGS | |
| 2 | BALLINGER BBQ | |
| 3 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 4 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 5 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 6 | EDDIE WRIGHT BBQ | |
| 7 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 8 | RIBLIFE | |
| 9 | RIVER CITY PIT BROS | |
| 10 | SECOND HAND SMOKE | |
| 11 | M&M BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 12 | Redbones BBQ | |
| 13 | LEE'S HEAVENLY BBQ | |
| 14 | LEE LA Q | |
| 15 | CREEKSIDE BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKE & SMOKE CATERING | |
| 17 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 18 | COUNTRY BOYS CATERING | |
| 19 | ADONIS KENNELS | |
| 20 | BACK PORCH BBQ | |
| 21 | MOTHER HEIFER | |
| 22 | PICK'N OUR BUTTS BBQ | |
| 23 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 24 | BNB FOOD | |
| 25 | W&W SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 26 | THE YARDCHEFF | |
| 27 | SUGS BARBECUE | |
| 28 | DA BAD BOYZ | |
| 29 | TRIPLE C GRILL MASTERS | |
| 30 | THE TATTOOED CHEF |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8458 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 2 | EDDIE WRIGHT BBQ | |
| 3 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 4 | RIVER CITY PIT BROS | |
| 5 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 6 | HESSHOGS | |
| 7 | M&M BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 8 | RIBLIFE | |
| 9 | BALLINGER BBQ | |
| 10 | LEE'S HEAVENLY BBQ | |
| 11 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 12 | SECOND HAND SMOKE | |
| 13 | CREEKSIDE BBQ | |
| 14 | Redbones BBQ | |
| 15 | THE YARDCHEFF | |
| 16 | COUNTRY BOYS CATERING | |
| 17 | PICK'N OUR BUTTS BBQ | |
| 18 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 19 | SMOKE & SMOKE CATERING | |
| 20 | BNB FOOD | |
| 21 | ADONIS KENNELS | |
| 22 | BACK PORCH BBQ | |
| 23 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 24 | W&W SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 25 | LEE LA Q | |
| 26 | MOTHER HEIFER | |
| 27 | SUGS BARBECUE | |
| 28 | DA BAD BOYZ | |
| 29 | TRIPLE C GRILL MASTERS | |
| 30 | THE TATTOOED CHEF |