2.8572
points across the top five
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 2.8572 points.
- 1st HESSHOGS
- 2nd BALLINGER BBQ
- 3rd SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ
- 4th RAMMER JAMMER BBQ
- 5th LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY
Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) 2021
Nov 12–13, 2021 · Vicksburg, MS · 📍 3900 Washington St.
Reps: Janet Appleton, Sam Appleton · Prize money: $15,000
HESSHOGS won Grand Champion at the Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) on November 12, 2021 in Vicksburg, MS at 3900 Washington St., scoring 355.4172 in a field of 30 teams. BALLINGER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 353.1316. Category winners: Chicken — HESSHOGS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ (180.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2022.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
299.38
median 338.82
355.42 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 180 🔥
140.54
180
Entries
30
2 judged meats
Top score
355.4172
Winning margin
2.2856
GC over RC
Field average
336.21
299.38355.42
median 338.82 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
343.4172
299.38355.42
10th place overall
Field spread
56.0344
winner to last place
Prize money
$15,000
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 13%
beats 87% of 610 Backyard Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.21 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,528
avg power rating going in · stronger than 20% of contests
Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A knife fight at the top
A rookie on the podium
1st
at their first tracked contest
HESSHOGS finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 8–9: EDDIE WRIGHT BBQ and SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: RAMMER JAMMER BBQ and RIVER CITY PIT BROS tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: RIVER CITY PIT BROS and LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- HESSHOGS · Chicken
- SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ · Pork Ribs
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2021 ← this one | Vicksburg, MS | 3900 Washington St. | 30 | 355.4172 | HESS HOGS 4 |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Vicksburg, MS | 3900 Washington St. | 28 | 346.8572 | Rammer Jammer BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2856 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 178.2972 | 172.5484 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
Chicken
30 entries · top 180 · 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 |
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 180 · 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 |