A first Grand Championship
2
tracked contests to get there
This was Beards BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD)
Jul 10, 2022 · Clayton, CA · 📍 6055 Main St
Reps: Ian Schmidt, Julie Poe · Prize money: $1,700
Beards BBQ won Grand Champion at the CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD) on July 10, 2022 in Clayton, CA at 6055 Main St, scoring 340.5140 in a field of 20 teams. StandWithUkraine took Reserve Grand Champion with 338.8688. Category winners: Chicken — StandWithUkraine (173.7144); Pork Ribs — JW's BBQ (173.7028).
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.
163.99
median 324.81
340.51 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.71
- Pork Ribs 173.70
20
173.71
Entries
20
2 judged meats
Top score
340.5140
Winning margin
1.6452
GC over RC
Field average
313.01
163.99340.51
median 324.81 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.9544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
326.7772
163.99340.51
10th place overall
Field spread
176.5252
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,700
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 87%
beats 13% of 612 Backyard Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = 0.05 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,499
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
2nd
at their first tracked contest
StandWithUkraine finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
0.0344
decided the closest call
Chicken places 2–3: Sparky-Q BBQ edged Beards BBQ by 0.0344.
- Chicken 2–3 · 0.0344
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.7144 | 169.7600 | 162.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 167.9656 | 161.7372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
20 entries · top 340.5140 · median 324.8058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beards BBQ | |
| 2 | StandWithUkraine | |
| 3 | Sparky-Q BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin Bullies BBQ | |
| 5 | Off In The Woods | |
| 6 | Alotta BS BBQ | |
| 7 | Low-N-Slow Smokin' Que's | |
| 8 | Smoking Ray's BBQ | |
| 9 | NB Construction BBQ | |
| 10 | ALL HEART BBQ | |
| 11 | If Looks Could Grill BBQ | |
| 12 | Stewart BBQ | |
| 13 | JW's BBQ | |
| 14 | The Smokin Rib | |
| 15 | Bad Dads BBQ | |
| 16 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 17 | Mutants, Inc. | |
| 18 | Pir8house BBQ | |
| 19 | Friends BBQ | |
| 20 | Jimbo's Bar & Grill |
Chicken
20 entries · top 173.7144 · median 161.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | StandWithUkraine | |
| 2 | Sparky-Q BBQ | |
| 3 | Beards BBQ | |
| 4 | Low-N-Slow Smokin' Que's | |
| 5 | Off In The Woods | |
| 6 | Bad Dads BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoking Ray's BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin Bullies BBQ | |
| 9 | If Looks Could Grill BBQ | |
| 10 | Alotta BS BBQ | |
| 11 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 12 | Stewart BBQ | |
| 13 | NB Construction BBQ | |
| 14 | Mutants, Inc. | |
| 15 | The Smokin Rib | |
| 16 | Pir8house BBQ | |
| 17 | ALL HEART BBQ | |
| 18 | JW's BBQ | |
| 19 | Friends BBQ | |
| 20 | Jimbo's Bar & Grill |
Pork Ribs
20 entries · top 173.7028 · median 161.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JW's BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin Bullies BBQ | |
| 3 | ALL HEART BBQ | |
| 4 | NB Construction BBQ | |
| 5 | Beards BBQ | |
| 6 | Alotta BS BBQ | |
| 7 | Sparky-Q BBQ | |
| 8 | StandWithUkraine | |
| 9 | Off In The Woods | |
| 10 | Smoking Ray's BBQ | |
| 11 | Stewart BBQ | |
| 12 | The Smokin Rib | |
| 13 | If Looks Could Grill BBQ | |
| 14 | Low-N-Slow Smokin' Que's | |
| 15 | Bad Dads BBQ | |
| 16 | Jimbo's Bar & Grill | |
| 17 | Bad Bears BBQ | |
| 18 | Friends BBQ | |
| 19 | Mutants, Inc. | |
| 20 | Pir8house BBQ |