Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)
2021-11-12 – 2021-11-13 · Vicksburg, MS · 📍 3900 Washington St.
Reps: JANET APPLETON, SAM APPLETON · Prize money: $15,000.00
Grand Champion: HESS HOGS 4 (355.4172) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BALLINGER BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
HESS HOGS 4 took the Grand Championship home to AL.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🃏 An upset on the books
HESSHOGS came in rated below the field's top team, LEE LA Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-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
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-12 ← this one | Vicksburg, MS | 3900 Washington St. | 30 | 355.4172 | HESS HOGS 4 | — |
| 2022-10-21 | 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 | 180.0000 | 174.2856 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 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 180.0000 · 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 |
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 |