Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY)
2022-09-24 – 2022-09-25 · Ashland, VA
Reps: BILL JONES · Prize money: $1,310.00
Grand Champion: POOR BOYS BBQ (525.7144) · 18 teams
Entries
18
3 categories
Top score
525.7144
Winning margin
1.1772
GC over RC
Field average
508.13
median 511.92
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
511.3488
what a walk cost here
Field spread
48.1368
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,310.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 73%
beats 27% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1605
avg power rating going in · stronger than 93% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1772 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1605 power rating going in — stronger than 93% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
POOR BOYS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Ham Squad, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-24 ← this one | Ashland, VA | 18 | 525.7144 | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| 2023-09-23 | Ashland, VA | 20 | 529.6916 | BETTER HALF BARBECUE |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
18 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 2 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 3 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 5 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 6 | Zoni-Q | |
| 7 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 8 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 9 | Ham Squad | |
| 10 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 11 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 12 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 13 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 14 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 15 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 16 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 17 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 18 | Col. Buck’s BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
18 entries · top 525.7144 · median 511.9200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Ham Squad | |
| 3 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 4 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 5 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 6 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 7 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 8 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 9 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 10 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 11 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 12 | Zoni-Q | |
| 13 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 14 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 16 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 17 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 18 | Col. Buck’s BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork
18 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ham Squad | |
| 2 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 3 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 5 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 6 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 7 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 8 | Zoni-Q | |
| 9 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 10 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 11 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 12 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 13 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 14 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 15 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 16 | Col. Buck’s BBQ | |
| 17 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 18 | Country Boys BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 176.5716 · median 171.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 2 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 3 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 4 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 5 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 6 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 7 | Ham Squad | |
| 8 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 9 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 10 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 11 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 13 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 14 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 15 | Zoni-Q | |
| 16 | Col. Buck’s BBQ | |
| 17 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 18 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ |