3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard

2021-11-12 – 2021-11-13 · Shawnee, OK

Reps: KAREN JANE WILLIAMS, RALPH WILLIAMS, SCOTT GRINSTEAD, STEVE GRINSTEAD

Grand Champion: Sweet & Savory BBQ (347.4172) · 33 teams

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SWEET & SAVORY BBQ

347.4172 · Backyard Series — Overall

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LEM'S MEAT VARNISH

346.2400 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Gold-N-Blue Barbecue

346.2284 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

2 categories

Top score

347.4172

Winning margin

1.1772

GC over RC

Field average

334.55

median 335.37

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

4.0000 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

339.3944

what a walk cost here

Field spread

35.5544

winner to last place

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 3.4284 pts — The Yardpigs

How hot was the win?

Top 89%

beats 11% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1592

avg power rating going in · stronger than 87% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Hickory Hangover

rated 1710 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1772 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

SWEET & SAVORY BBQ took the Grand Championship home to VA.

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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Backyard Series — Chicken

33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Country Boys BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	177.7028
3	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	177.7028
4	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	175.4172
5	LEM'S MEAT VARNISH	175.4056
6	SMOKIN' TOAD'S	174.2972
7	WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ	173.1200
8	UGLY BABY BBQ	173.1084
9	Compete BBQ Team	172.5600
10	THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY	171.9772
11	Damn Fine Beef & Swine	170.8344
12	OFF THE RACK BBQ	170.8228
13	The Yardpigs	169.6800
14	Full Throttle BBQ	169.6800
15	TFS PIT VIPERS	169.6684
16	HICKORY HANGOVER	169.1084
17	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	168.5600
18	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	168.5488
19	DAD BOD BARBEQUE	168.5372
20	Kane's BBQ	167.9656
21	Zoni-Q	167.9656
22	MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM	166.8228
23	2 Swine Crew	166.8228
24	BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE	166.2628
25	Optimus Swine	166.2400
26	PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q	165.0972
27	T Daddys BBQ	164.5372
28	Tojos Smoke Me Tender	164.5372
29	Stone Cold Grillers	163.9428
30	Ham Squad	163.3828
31	Dogpatch Q	162.8344
32	The Real Squeal BBQ	162.8000
33	Weber's Backyard BBQ	161.1200

Backyard Series — Overall

33 entries · top 347.4172 · median 335.3716

#	Team	Score
1	SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	347.4172
2	LEM'S MEAT VARNISH	346.2400
3	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	346.2284
4	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	343.9544
5	The Yardpigs	343.9428
6	UGLY BABY BBQ	342.7768
7	SMOKIN' TOAD'S	341.1544
8	THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY	340.5028
9	WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ	340.5028
10	Country Boys BBQ	339.3944
11	Damn Fine Beef & Swine	339.3944
12	HICKORY HANGOVER	339.3712
13	Kane's BBQ	338.7884
14	OFF THE RACK BBQ	337.6572
15	Optimus Swine	335.9084
16	DAD BOD BARBEQUE	335.3944
17	Compete BBQ Team	335.3716
18	PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q	335.3716
19	Tojos Smoke Me Tender	333.6572
20	MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM	333.0628
21	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	332.5372
22	TFS PIT VIPERS	332.5028
23	Full Throttle BBQ	331.3372
24	Zoni-Q	330.2284
25	2 Swine Crew	329.6572
26	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	329.0632
27	Ham Squad	329.0628
28	Stone Cold Grillers	329.0284
29	T Daddys BBQ	326.1944
30	Dogpatch Q	323.9776
31	Weber's Backyard BBQ	322.2172
32	BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE	316.4572
33	The Real Squeal BBQ	311.8628

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

33 entries · top 174.2628 · median 166.8344

#	Team	Score
1	The Yardpigs	174.2628
2	LEM'S MEAT VARNISH	170.8344
3	Kane's BBQ	170.8228
4	PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q	170.2744
5	HICKORY HANGOVER	170.2628
6	SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	169.7144
7	Optimus Swine	169.6684
8	UGLY BABY BBQ	169.6684
9	Tojos Smoke Me Tender	169.1200
10	Damn Fine Beef & Swine	168.5600
11	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	168.5372
12	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	168.5256
13	THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY	168.5256
14	WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ	167.3828
15	DAD BOD BARBEQUE	166.8572
16	SMOKIN' TOAD'S	166.8572
17	OFF THE RACK BBQ	166.8344
18	MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM	166.2400
19	Ham Squad	165.6800
20	Stone Cold Grillers	165.0856
21	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	163.9772
22	TFS PIT VIPERS	162.8344
23	2 Swine Crew	162.8344
24	Compete BBQ Team	162.8116
25	Zoni-Q	162.2628
26	T Daddys BBQ	161.6572
27	Full Throttle BBQ	161.6572
28	Dogpatch Q	161.1432
29	Weber's Backyard BBQ	161.0972
30	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	160.5144
31	Country Boys BBQ	159.3944
32	BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE	150.1944
33	The Real Squeal BBQ	149.0628