CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD)
2022-07-10 · Clayton, CA · 📍 6055 Main St
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $1,700.00
Grand Champion: Beards BBQ (340.5140) · 20 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 StandWithUkraine
Entries
20
2 judged meats
Top score
340.5140
Winning margin
1.6452
GC over RC
Field average
313.01
median 324.81
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.9544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
326.7772
10th place overall
Field spread
176.5252
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,700.00
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 89%
beats 11% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
0%
of the 20 teams with a home region came from outside CA
Form held
Weak
ρ = 0.08 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1499
avg power rating going in · stronger than 1% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: Sparky-Q BBQ edged Beards BBQ by 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 |