Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
2022-08-19 – 2022-08-20 · Frostburg, MD
Reps: ANGELA MCKEE, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $1,700.00
Grand Champion: Dog Bite Barbecue (339.4400) · 12 teams
Entries
12
2 categories
Top score
339.4400
Winning margin
0.5944
GC over RC
Field average
324.05
median 329.94
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
6.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
316.4572
what a walk cost here
Field spread
54.9600
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,700.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 95%
beats 5% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1576
avg power rating going in · stronger than 78% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Dog Bite Barbecue took the Grand Championship home to VA.
🃏 An upset on the books
Dog Bite Barbecue came in rated below the field's top team, Ham Squad, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frostburg, MD | 8 | 340.5600 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 2018-08-18 | — | — | — | |
| 2021-08-20 | Frostburg, MD | 18 | 346.2628 | Ham Squad |
| 2022-08-19 ← this one | Frostburg, MD | 12 | 339.4400 | Dog Bite Barbecue |
| 2023-08-18 | Frostburg, MD | 11 | 349.1544 | Better Half BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
12 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | Ham Squad | |
| 3 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 4 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 5 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 7 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 8 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 9 | Zoni-Q | |
| 10 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 11 | Sweet Rick's BBQ | |
| 12 | Ba Ba Que Black Sheep |
Backyard Series — Overall
12 entries · top 339.4400 · median 329.9430
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 2 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | Ham Squad | |
| 4 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 5 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 6 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 7 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 8 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 9 | Zoni-Q | |
| 10 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 11 | Sweet Rick's BBQ | |
| 12 | Ba Ba Que Black Sheep |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 171.4172 · median 160.5430
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 2 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | Ham Squad | |
| 4 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 5 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 6 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 7 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 8 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 9 | Zoni-Q | |
| 10 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 11 | Sweet Rick's BBQ | |
| 12 | Ba Ba Que Black Sheep |