A first Grand Championship
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title in the data
This was Good Old Boys BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data.
Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (Backyard) 2022
Jun 17–18, 2022 · Sioux City, IA · 📍 111 3rd Street
Reps: Alfred T Bowen, Fran Bowen · Prize money: $1,750
Good Old Boys BBQ won Grand Champion at the Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (Backyard) on June 17, 2022 in Sioux City, IA at 111 3rd Street, scoring 345.0856 in a field of 13 teams. Hillbilly Smoke took Reserve Grand Champion with 343.4056. Category winners: Chicken — 7.62 BBQ (170.2744); Pork Ribs — Good Old Boys BBQ (178.8572). This is the 3rd of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Go Ham BBQ; the next was held in 2023.
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.
298.78
median 321.62
345.09 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 170.27
- Pork Ribs 178.86
141.55
178.86
Entries
13
2 judged meats
Top score
345.0856
Winning margin
1.6800
GC over RC
Field average
320.24
298.78345.09
median 321.62 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.0460 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
306.1144
298.78345.09
10th place overall
Field spread
46.3084
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,750
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 75%
beats 25% of 610 Backyard Series wins in the data
Came back for more
36%
8 of 22 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.41 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,496
avg power rating going in · stronger than 0% of contests
Storylines (4 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
Good Old Boys BBQ finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: 7.62 BBQ and Patti's Pit Stop tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: ROCK'N HOGS BBQ edged Pig N Heat BBQ by 0.0344. Chicken places 9–10: Seaboard Triumph Foods edged Becca Soo's BBQ by 0.0456.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · 0.0344
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0456
A contest record in pork ribs
178.8572
best pork ribs ever cooked here
Good Old Boys BBQ turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 177.7372 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 177.7372
- across 2 past editions
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 | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd St | 14 | 331.4744 | Ferg A Que | — |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd st | 19 | 338.2972 | Hillbilly Smoke-IA | ROCK'N HOGS BBQ |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd st | 22 | 344.5944 | Go Ham BBQ | — |
| Jun 17, 2022 ← this one | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd Street | 13 | 345.0856 | Good Old Boys BBQ | — |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd Street | 15 | 351.4288 | Hillbilly Smoke BBQ | — |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd Street | 17 | 348.0228 | East Bow Que | — |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd Street | 20 | 354.9144 | BBQ Pit Bros | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 170.2744 | 166.2284 | 157.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 163.9772 | 154.8232 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
13 entries · top 345.0856 · median 321.6228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Good Old Boys BBQ | |
| 2 | Hillbilly Smoke | |
| 3 | 7.62 BBQ | |
| 4 | ROCK'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 5 | DIGGERS BBQ | |
| 6 | Patti's Pit Stop | |
| 7 | Pig N Heat BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 9 | 2 B's BBQ | |
| 10 | Louis Brothers Family BBQ | |
| 11 | Seaboard Triumph Foods | |
| 12 | Rock'm Sock'mmm BBQ | |
| 13 | Becca Soo's BBQ |
Chicken
13 entries · top 170.2744 · median 162.2284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.62 BBQ | |
| 2 | Patti's Pit Stop | |
| 3 | Hillbilly Smoke | |
| 4 | DIGGERS BBQ | |
| 5 | Good Old Boys BBQ | |
| 6 | ROCK'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 7 | Pig N Heat BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 9 | Seaboard Triumph Foods | |
| 10 | Becca Soo's BBQ | |
| 11 | 2 B's BBQ | |
| 12 | Rock'm Sock'mmm BBQ | |
| 13 | Louis Brothers Family BBQ |
Pork Ribs
13 entries · top 178.8572 · median 160.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Good Old Boys BBQ | |
| 2 | Hillbilly Smoke | |
| 3 | ROCK'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 4 | Louis Brothers Family BBQ | |
| 5 | DIGGERS BBQ | |
| 6 | 7.62 BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 8 | Pig N Heat BBQ | |
| 9 | Rock'm Sock'mmm BBQ | |
| 10 | Patti's Pit Stop | |
| 11 | 2 B's BBQ | |
| 12 | Seaboard Triumph Foods | |
| 13 | Becca Soo's BBQ |