3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard
2021-11-12 – 2021-11-13 · Shawnee, OK · 📍 FireLake Arena
Reps: KAREN JANE WILLIAMS, RALPH WILLIAMS, SCOTT GRINSTEAD, STEVE GRINSTEAD
Grand Champion: Sweet & Savory BBQ (347.4172) · 33 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 LEM'S MEAT VARNISH
Entries
33
2 judged meats
Top score
347.4172
Winning margin
1.1772
GC over RC
Field average
334.55
median 335.37
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.0000 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
339.3944
10th place overall
Field spread
35.5544
winner to last place
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 67%
beats 33% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
100%
of the 33 teams with a home region came from outside OK
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.21 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1594
avg power rating going in · stronger than 88% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SWEET & SAVORY BBQ took the Grand Championship home to VA.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: SWEET & SAVORY BBQ and Gold-N-Blue Barbecue tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Optimus Swine and UGLY BABY BBQ tied on 169.6684 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: LEM'S MEAT VARNISH edged Kane's BBQ by 0.0116.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2628 | 170.2628 | 168.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
33 entries · top 347.4172 · median 335.3716
Chicken
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 174.2628 · median 166.8344