Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY)
2022-03-25 – 2022-03-26 · Hammond, LA · 📍 Hammond, LA 70403
Reps: SCOTT GRINSTEAD, STEVE GRINSTEAD
Grand Champion: Cat Pumping (338.2972) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 United Rental
Entries
28
3 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
338.2972
Winning margin
2.2628
GC over RC
Field average
300.33
median 298.76
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4628 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
301.7148
10th place overall
Field spread
70.3320
winner to last place
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 91%
beats 9% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
4%
of the 28 teams with a home region came from outside LA
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.17 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1501
avg power rating going in · stronger than 4% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Backyard Series — Chicken places 6–7: Ole Joe's BBQ edged Cat Pumping by 0.0112. Backyard Series — Chicken places 8–9: Good Time BBQ edged Holly & Smith Architects 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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-25 | Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-03-25 ← this one | Hammond, LA | Hammond, LA 70403 | 28 | 338.2972 | Cat Pumping | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 172.0000 | 160.5484 | 154.2516 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 161.7600 | 156.6284 |
| Kids-Q — Chicken | 156.6284 | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
28 entries · top 338.2972 · median 298.7598
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Pumping | |
| 2 | United Rental | |
| 3 | LA Smokin Butts | |
| 4 | Blue Smoke Bayou BBQ | |
| 5 | Geaux-Chiro | |
| 6 | Good Time BBQ | |
| 7 | Back Porch BBQ | |
| 8 | Gulf Coast Bank | |
| 9 | WE DO BBQ | |
| 10 | Roger's Towing | |
| 11 | Holly & Smith Architects | |
| 12 | Ole Joe's BBQ | |
| 13 | DOUBLE E RACING | |
| 14 | Anton Chiropractic | |
| 15 | Wal Mart | |
| 16 | Ham-n-Pigs | |
| 17 | BADDADZ | |
| 18 | The Beam Team | |
| 19 | Smokin On The Tracks | |
| 20 | Custom House Plans | |
| 21 | LAMAR | |
| 22 | Smoke Showin | |
| 23 | Ed's Plumbing | |
| 24 | Northshore Media Group | |
| 25 | YLT Law 1 | |
| 26 | Melinora Landscape Group | |
| 27 | Emery, James, Ghores Insurance | |
| 28 | YLT LAW 2 |
Chicken
28 entries · top 172.0000 · median 148.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rental | |
| 2 | LA Smokin Butts | |
| 3 | Blue Smoke Bayou BBQ | |
| 4 | Geaux-Chiro | |
| 5 | BADDADZ | |
| 6 | Ole Joe's BBQ | |
| 7 | Cat Pumping | |
| 8 | Good Time BBQ | |
| 9 | Holly & Smith Architects | |
| 10 | Gulf Coast Bank | |
| 11 | YLT Law 1 | |
| 12 | Wal Mart | |
| 13 | Roger's Towing | |
| 14 | DOUBLE E RACING | |
| 15 | The Beam Team | |
| 16 | Ham-n-Pigs | |
| 17 | Anton Chiropractic | |
| 18 | Smokin On The Tracks | |
| 19 | Custom House Plans | |
| 20 | Ed's Plumbing | |
| 21 | Emery, James, Ghores Insurance | |
| 22 | LAMAR | |
| 23 | Back Porch BBQ | |
| 24 | Melinora Landscape Group | |
| 25 | Northshore Media Group | |
| 26 | WE DO BBQ | |
| 27 | YLT LAW 2 | |
| 28 | Smoke Showin |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 178.8800 · median 149.1486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Pumping | |
| 2 | Back Porch BBQ | |
| 3 | WE DO BBQ | |
| 4 | United Rental | |
| 5 | Good Time BBQ | |
| 6 | LA Smokin Butts | |
| 7 | Smoke Showin | |
| 8 | Blue Smoke Bayou BBQ | |
| 9 | Geaux-Chiro | |
| 10 | Gulf Coast Bank | |
| 11 | DOUBLE E RACING | |
| 12 | Anton Chiropractic | |
| 13 | Northshore Media Group | |
| 14 | Roger's Towing | |
| 15 | LAMAR | |
| 16 | Ham-n-Pigs | |
| 17 | Holly & Smith Architects | |
| 18 | Custom House Plans | |
| 19 | The Beam Team | |
| 20 | Smokin On The Tracks | |
| 21 | Wal Mart | |
| 22 | Ed's Plumbing | |
| 23 | Melinora Landscape Group | |
| 24 | Ole Joe's BBQ | |
| 25 | YLT LAW 2 | |
| 26 | Emery, James, Ghores Insurance | |
| 27 | BADDADZ | |
| 28 | YLT Law 1 |
Kids-Q
Chicken
2 entries · top 156.6284 · median 154.8970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caillouet Brothers BBQ | |
| 2 | Warehouse 51 |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Any Butt
22 entries · top 178.8800 · median 153.4228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Smoke Bayou BBQ | |
| 2 | Cat Pumping | |
| 3 | Gulf Coast Bank | |
| 4 | Smokin On The Tracks | |
| 5 | LA Smokin Butts | |
| 6 | Northshore Media Group | |
| 7 | Smoke Showin | |
| 8 | YLT Law 1 | |
| 9 | United Rental | |
| 10 | BADDADZ | |
| 11 | Ed's Plumbing | |
| 12 | Geaux-Chiro | |
| 13 | Roger's Towing | |
| 14 | LAMAR | |
| 15 | Ole Joe's BBQ | |
| 16 | WE DO BBQ | |
| 17 | Custom House Plans | |
| 18 | Wal Mart | |
| 19 | Emery, James, Ghores Insurance | |
| 20 | DOUBLE E RACING | |
| 21 | Anton Chiropractic | |
| 22 | Ham-n-Pigs |
Ancillary — Sauce
28 entries · top 169.7028 · median 141.0912
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rental | |
| 2 | Geaux-Chiro | |
| 3 | Emery, James, Ghores Insurance | |
| 4 | WE DO BBQ | |
| 5 | Holly & Smith Architects | |
| 6 | Wal Mart | |
| 7 | Roger's Towing | |
| 8 | Cat Pumping | |
| 9 | Gulf Coast Bank | |
| 10 | Blue Smoke Bayou BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin On The Tracks | |
| 12 | Ole Joe's BBQ | |
| 13 | BADDADZ | |
| 14 | LA Smokin Butts | |
| 15 | DOUBLE E RACING | |
| 16 | Good Time BBQ | |
| 17 | Custom House Plans | |
| 18 | LAMAR | |
| 19 | Northshore Media Group | |
| 20 | Ed's Plumbing | |
| 21 | The Beam Team | |
| 22 | Melinora Landscape Group | |
| 23 | Anton Chiropractic | |
| 24 | Back Porch BBQ | |
| 25 | YLT LAW 2 | |
| 26 | Smoke Showin | |
| 27 | Ham-n-Pigs | |
| 28 | YLT Law 1 |