A first Grand Championship
1
title in the data
This was Cat Pumping's first Grand Championship in the data.
Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) 2022
Mar 25–26, 2022 · Hammond, LA
Reps: Scott Grinstead, Steve Grinstead
Cat Pumping won Grand Champion at the Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) on March 25, 2022 in Hammond, LA, scoring 338.2972 in a field of 28 teams. United Rental took Reserve Grand Champion with 336.0344. Category winners: Chicken — United Rental (172.0000); Pork Ribs — Cat Pumping (178.8800). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2022 edition came before it.
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.
267.97
median 298.76
338.30 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 172
- Pork Ribs 178.88
127.38
178.88
Entries
28
2 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
338.2972
Winning margin
2.2628
GC over RC
Field average
300.33
267.97338.30
median 298.76 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
11.4516 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
301.7148
267.97338.30
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 90%
beats 10% of 610 Backyard Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.19 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,500
avg power rating going in · stronger than 1% of contests
Storylines (3 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 rookie on the podium
1st
at their first tracked contest
Cat Pumping finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
0.0112
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: Ole Joe's BBQ edged Cat Pumping by 0.0112. Chicken places 8–9: Good Time BBQ edged Holly & Smith Architects by 0.0116.
- Chicken 6–7 · 0.0112
- Chicken 8–9 · 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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2022 | Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2022 ← 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172 | 160.5484 | 154.2516 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 161.7600 | 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 · 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 |
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 |
Kids-Q — Chicken Little
2 entries · top 156.6284 · median 154.8970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caillouet Brothers BBQ | |
| 2 | Warehouse 51 |
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 |